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Intermediate Accounting 4 Edition by J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Lawrence A.
Tomassini
Chapter 1-21

Chapter 001 Environment
and Theoretical Structure of Financial Accounting

True / False Questions


1. The primary function of financial accounting is to provide relevant financial information to
parties external to business enterprises.
TRUE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 1
Level of Learning: 1



2. Accrual accounting attempts to measure revenues and expenses that occurred during
accounting periods so they equal net operating cash flow.
FALSE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Comprehension
Learning Objective: 2
Level of Learning: 1



3. The FASB is currently the public sector organization responsible for setting accounting
standards in the U.S.
FALSE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 3
Level of Learning: 1




1-1

,4. The Public Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley) changed the
entity responsible for setting auditing standards in the United States.
TRUE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 4
Level of Learning: 1




5. A rules-based approach to standard setting stresses professional judgment as opposed to
following a list of rules.
FALSE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 4
Level of Learning: 1



6. Under federal securities laws, the SEC has the authority to set accounting standards in the
U.S.
TRUE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 4
Level of Learning: 1



7. The primary responsibility for properly applying GAAP when communicating with
investors and creditors through financial statements lies with a firm's auditors.
FALSE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 6
Level of Learning: 1




1-2

,8. Auditors play an important role in the resource allocation process by adding credibility to
financial statements.
TRUE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Comprehension
Learning Objective: 6
Level of Learning: 1



9. Materiality can be affected by the dollar amount of an item, the nature of the item, or both.
TRUE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 6
Level of Learning: 1



10. Conservatism is a desired qualitative characteristic of accounting information.
FALSE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 6
Level of Learning: 1



11. Equity is a residual amount representing the owner's interest in the assets of the business.
TRUE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 6
Level of Learning: 1



12. Revenues are inflows or other enhancements of assets or settlements of liabilities from
activities that constitute the entity's ongoing operations.
TRUE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 6
Level of Learning: 1




1-3

, 13. Gains or losses result, respectively, from the disposition of business assets for greater
than, or less than, their book values.
TRUE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 6
Level of Learning: 1



14. Comprehensive income is another term for net income.
FALSE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 6
Level of Learning: 1



15. Determining fair value by calculating the present value of future cash flows is a level 1
type of input.
FALSE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 8
Level of Learning: 1



16. SFAC No. 157 doesn't change the situations in which fair value is used under current
GAAP.
TRUE


AACSB: Reflective thinking
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 8
Level of Learning: 1




Essay Questions




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