Accounting Information for Business Decisions 2nd Edition by Billie Cunningham – Test Bank

Accounting Information for Business Decisions 2nd Edition by Billie Cunningham – Test Bank

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Accounting Information for Business Decisions 2nd Edition by Billie Cunningham – Test Bank

Accounting Information for Business Decisions 2nd Edition by Billie Cunningham

Accounting Information for Business Decisions 2nd Edition

Accounting Information for Business Decisions

ISBN-13: 9780170253703 (978-0-17-025370-3) ISBN-10:0170253708 (0-17-025370-8)

Chapter 1 – Introduction to Business Accounting and the Role of Professional Skills

COMPLETION

1. Information explosion, evolving forms of businesses, more complex business activities, increased regulations, globalisation and technological advances are all factors affecting the ______________of the business environment.

ANS: complexity

PTS:   1                    DIF: Difficult           TOP: The changing business environment

2. An __________ ___________ is a means by which accounting information about a business’ activity is identified, measured, recorded and summarised so it can be communicated in an accounting report.

ANS:  accounting system

PTS:   1                    DIF: Moderate          TOP: The accounting system

3. A business financial statement is meant to convey information about the business to ________ and __________ users in order to help them make decisions about the business.

ANS:  internal; external

PTS:   1                    DIF: Difficult           TOP: Ethics in business and accounting

4. __________ ___________ is a system in which individuals own businesses that produce and sell services and/or goods for a profit.

ANS:  Private enterprise

PTS:   1                    DIF: Moderate          TOP: Private enterprise

5. _________ ___________ perform services or activities that benefit individuals or business customers.

ANS:  Service businesses

PTS:   1                    DIF: Easy                 Top: Service businesses

6. ____________________ businesses purchase goods for resale to their customers.

ANS:  Merchandising

PTS:   1                    DIF: Easy                 TOP: Merchandising business

7. ____________________ are merchandising businesses that sell their products directly to the final customer or consumers.

ANS:  Retailers

PTS:   1                    DIF: Easy                 TOP: Merchandising business

8. ____________________ are merchandising businesses that sell their goods to retailers or other commercial users.

ANS:  Wholesalers

PTS:   1                    DIF: Easy                 TOP: Merchandising business