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Financial Reporting And Analysis

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Benefit gained from providing information should be greater than the cost of providing it






2. Difference between gross margin and operating expense






3. Information presented in such a way that decision makers can recognize similarities - differences - and trends over different periods






4. Obligations that must be satisfied within 1 year or within normal operating cycle






5. When a choice between 2 equally acceptable procedures - choose the one least like to overstate assets or income






6. Amount a merchandiser paid for the merchandise it sold during an accounting period






7. FASB established standards to facilitate interpretation of accounting information






8. Accounts reflect the amount of assets invested by stockholders






9. The relative importance of an item or event






10. Final figure of an income statement






11. Net income / net sales






12. Gross proceeds from sales less sales returns and allowance and any discounts allowed






13. Represents the stockholder's claim to the assets that are earned from operations and reinvested in corporate operations






14. Not related to a company's operating activities






15. Net income / (average total assets/2)






16. Net sales / (average total assets/2)






17. Assets usually long term that are not used in normal business operations and management does not plan to convert to cash within the next year






18. Tangible long-term assets used in a business day to day operations






19. Accountants prepare financial statements in accordance with practices that are intended to make the information understandable






20. Current assets - current liabilities = working capital






21. Cash and other asset that a company can reasonably expect to covert to cash. sell - or consumer within 1 year






22. Expenses for accounting - personal - credit checking - collections - and other expenses that apply to insure expenses






23. Total cash sales and total credit sales during an accounting period






24. The average time it needs to go from spending cash to receiving cash






25. The difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold






26. Once a company adopted an accounting procedure - it must use it from one period to the next






27. Expenses incurred in running a business other than the cost of goods sold






28. Total liabilities / owner's equity






29. Net income / (average owner's equity/2)






30. Requires all financial statements presents all information relevant to users understanding of statements






31. Debts that fall due more than 1 year in the future or beyond the normal operating cycle






32. The expense for federal - state - and local taxes on corporate income






33. Current assets / current liabilities






34. Cost of storing goods and preparing them for sale






35. Cash refunds - credit on account - and discounts from selling prices made to customers who have received defective products or products that are otherwise unsatisfactory