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WGU D196 Pre-Assessment, Exams of Accounting

Western Governors University (WGU)Accounting

WGU D196 Pre-Assessment What is a transaction? - Two parties exchanging something of value What is the effect of a company's accounting department maintaining high ethical standards? - The company's accounting information will increase in value. Why might employees be interested in their company's financial accounting information? - Financial statement data are often used in determining employee

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WGU D196 Pre-Assessment
What is a transaction? - ✔✔Two parties exchanging something of value
What is the effect of a company's accounting department maintaining high ethical standards? -
✔✔The company's accounting information will increase in value.
Why might employees be interested in their company's financial accounting information? -
✔✔Financial statement data are often used in determining employee bonuses.
Which group establishes financial accounting rules in the United States? - ✔✔financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB)
Which report is one of the three primary financial statements? - ✔✔Assets decrease by $5,000;
expenses increase by $5,000
A company borrowed $80,000 cash from a bank.
How does this transaction affect the accounting equation of the borrowing company? - ✔✔Assets
increase by $80,000; liabilities increase by $80,000.
A company paid $5,000 cash in advertising costs.
How does this transaction affect the paying company's accounting equation? - ✔✔Assets decrease by
$5,000; expenses increase by $5,000.
What is the impact of expenses on the accounting equation? - ✔✔Expenses decrease owners' equity.
Which type of account are accounts payable and notes payable both examples of? - ✔✔Liability
What is the purpose of the financial accounting cycle? - ✔✔To turn information about transactions
into financial statements
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What is a transaction? - ✔✔Two parties exchanging something of value What is the effect of a company's accounting department maintaining high ethical standards? - ✔✔The company's accounting information will increase in value. Why might employees be interested in their company's financial accounting information? - ✔✔Financial statement data are often used in determining employee bonuses. Which group establishes financial accounting rules in the United States? - ✔✔financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Which report is one of the three primary financial statements? - ✔✔Assets decrease by $5,000; expenses increase by $5, A company borrowed $80,000 cash from a bank. How does this transaction affect the accounting equation of the borrowing company? - ✔✔Assets increase by $80,000; liabilities increase by $80,000. A company paid $5,000 cash in advertising costs. How does this transaction affect the paying company's accounting equation? - ✔✔Assets decrease by $5,000; expenses increase by $5,000. What is the impact of expenses on the accounting equation? - ✔✔Expenses decrease owners' equity. Which type of account are accounts payable and notes payable both examples of? - ✔✔Liability What is the purpose of the financial accounting cycle? - ✔✔To turn information about transactions into financial statements

According to the accounting equation, the amount of liabilities and equity must always be equal to another amount. What is that other amount? - ✔✔Assets Which item is an expense item? - ✔✔Cost of goods sold How is gross profit computed? - ✔✔Sales minus cost of goods sold Which type of account is retained earnings? - ✔✔Equity For purposes of cash flow classification in the statement of cash flows, which item is an operating activity? - ✔✔Paying employees How does a classified balance sheet provide useful information to a decision maker? - ✔✔It distinguishes between current and long-term assets. What information does a balance sheet provide to a decision maker? - ✔✔Summary of the financial position of a company at a particular date What is an account payable? - ✔✔The amount owed by a company that purchased goods or services from a supplier on credit Based on your analysis, what should management be concerned about? - ✔✔The increase in operating expenses over the past two years Which action would make the profitability of the company in 20X9 the same as in 20X7? - ✔✔Increasing the proportion of gross profit to sales by about 2%

What are the three primary functions that company managers use managerial accounting information for? - ✔✔Planning, controlling, and evaluating What is the proper accounting for a product cost? - ✔✔Record as an inventory cost until the item is sold How could a period cost be reported in an income statement? - ✔✔As an administrative expense A retail company purchased inventory costing $100,000. By the end of the year, inventory costing $75,000 had been sold. How is the remaining $25,000 in inventory reported in the financial statements? - ✔✔As an asset in the balance sheet How are the wages of cashiers classified in a merchandising company? - ✔✔Selling expense How are wages of office staff in a company headquarters building classified? - ✔✔Administrative expense Which label is given to the cost of the wood used in the construction of a piece of wooden furniture? - ✔✔Direct materials Which label is given to the cost of electricity in a furniture factory? - ✔✔Manufacturing overhead What is the sequence of the flow of costs through a manufacturing operation? - ✔✔Raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, cost of goods sold What is the CVP equation? - ✔✔Sales - variable costs - fixed costs = profit Which cost category is not formally tracked in a company's accounting system? - ✔✔Opportunity costs

A company reports these data: Total sales revenue = $250, Number of units sold = 50,000 units Variable costs = $100, If the company is operating at its break-even point, what is the company's total contribution margin? - ✔✔$150, A company reports these data: Price per unit = $ Variable costs per unit = $ Fixed costs = $15, Given these data, what is the variable cost ratio? - ✔✔60% Why is the concept of relevant range important to a manager? - ✔✔Outside the relevant range, the variable cost per unit can change Which statement correctly describes applied manufacturing overhead? - ✔✔The amount of manufacturing overhead that is assigned to the goods produced What is the label given to the quantity computed as estimated overhead costs divided by estimated level of activity? - ✔✔Predetermined overhead rate In a job order costing system, what is the proper accounting for a product cost? - ✔✔It is reported as a part of cost of goods sold. Which item is a period cost? - ✔✔Utility bills to heat the headquarters building Which statement is true with respect to activity-based costing (ABC) systems? - ✔✔An ABC system allocates overhead based on multiple activities.