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Sooner Company has had a net income of $8,000,$5,000,$12,000,and $10,000 over the first four years of the company's existence.If the average annual amount of dividends paid over the last four years is $3,000,what is the ending retained earnings balance?


A) $47,000.
B) $35,000.
C) $23,000.
D) $7,000.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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The conceptual framework's qualitative characteristic of faithful representation includes:


A) Predictive value.
B) Neutrality.
C) Confirmatory value.
D) Comparability.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Define the four basic assumptions underlying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: (a)economic entity,(b)going concern,(c)periodicity,(d)monetary unit.

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On January 1,2012,Gucci Brothers Inc.started the year with a $492,000 balance in Retained Earnings and a $605,000 balance in Common Stock.During 2012,the company earned net income of $92,000,paid a dividend of $15,200,and issued more common stock for $27,500.What is total stockholders' equity on December 31,2012?


A) $1,231,700.
B) $1,097,000.
C) $1,201,300.
D) $1,588,300.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The assumption that a business can continue to remain in operation into the future is the:


A) Monetary unit assumption.
B) Periodicity assumption.
C) Economic entity assumption.
D) Going concern assumption.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Retained earnings represents the cumulative amount of net income earned over the life of the company that has not been distributed to stockholders as dividends.

A) True
B) False

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Describe the three fundamental business activities that accountants measure.What account classifications are typically associated with each type of business activity?

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Financing activities are transactions in...

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Financial reporting objectives do not include providing information:


A) Useful to investors and creditors in making decisions.
B) To determine market values,assess profit potential,and evaluate management.
C) Helpful to investors in predicting cash flows.
D) That tells about a company's economic resources and claims to those resources.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Today,financial accounting and reporting standards in the United States are established primarily by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

A) True
B) False

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Which financial statement reports a company's retained earnings?


A) Income statement.
B) Balance sheet.
C) Statement of cash flows.
D) All of the above.

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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The accounts which represent the resources of the company are called:


A) Liabilities.
B) Revenues.
C) Expenses.
D) Assets.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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The costs associated with producing revenues are referred to as:


A) Dividends.
B) Assets.
C) Liabilities.
D) Expenses.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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The difference between revenues and expenses is referred to as net income or net loss.

A) True
B) False

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Transactions related to the primary business activities of the company,such as selling goods and services to customers,are referred to as:


A) Investing activities.
B) Management activities.
C) Operating activities.
D) Financing activities.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Investors and creditors rely heavily on financial accounting information in making investment and lending decisions.

A) True
B) False

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Operating activities include transactions that relate to the primary operations of the company.

A) True
B) False

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If a company has stockholders' equity of $60,000 at the end of the year,which of the following statements must be true?


A) The company's assets exceed liabilities by $60,000.
B) The company has issued $60,000 of common stock.
C) Net income for the year equals $60,000.
D) Total revenues earned during the year equal $60,000.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following items would not appear in an income statement?


A) Salaries expense.
B) Advertising expense.
C) Service revenue.
D) Cash.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Operating cash flows generally include cash transactions for the purchase and sale of investments and productive long-term assets.

A) True
B) False

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The conceptual framework's qualitative characteristic of relevance includes:


A) Predictive value.
B) Verifiability.
C) Completeness.
D) Neutrality.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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