ACCT 1A&B: Fundamentals of Accounting

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Fundamentals of Accounting Part I
Introduction to Accounting
Multiple Choice.
Choose the letter of the best answer.
Use the following choices to answer nos. 1 3:
A. Defined by the Accounting Standards Council (ASC)
B. Defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Committee
on Accounting Terminology
C. Defined by the Board of Accountancy (BOA)
D. Defined by the American Accounting Association (AAA)
1. Accounting is the art of recording, classifying and summarizing in a significant
manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are in part at least of
a financial character and interpreting the results thereof.
2. Accounting is a service activity. Its function is to provide quantitative information,
primarily financial in nature, about economic entities, that is intended to be useful in
making economic decision.
3. Accounting is the process of identifying, measuring and communicating economic
information to permit informed judgment and decision by users of the information.
4. All
A.
B.
C.
D.

of the following describe accounting, except

A service activity
An information system
An exact science rather than an art
A universal language of business

5. The important points made in the definition of accounting include all of the following,
except
A. Accounting information is both quantitative and qualitative.
B. Accounting information is quantitative.
C. Accounting information is financial in nature.
D. Accounting information is useful in decision making.
6. The overall objective of accounting is
A. To provide the information that the managers of an entity need to control the
operations.
B. To provide information that the creditors can use in deciding whether to make
additional loans.
C. To measure the periodic income of the entity.
D. To provide quantitative financial information about an entity that is useful in
making economic decisions.
7. What is
A. R.A.
B. R.A.
C. R.A.
D. R.A.

the law regulating the practice of accountancy in the Philippines?

9892
9298
9928
9982

8. It is the body authorized by law to promulgate rules and regulations affecting the
practice of the accountancy profession in the Philippines.
A. Board of Accountancy (BOA)
B. Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)

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C. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
D. Financial Reporting Standards Council (FRSC)
9. What are the three main areas in the practice of the accountancy profession?
A. Public accounting, private accounting and government accounting
B. Public accounting, private accounting and managerial accounting
C. Auditing, taxation and managerial accounting
D. Financial accounting, managerial accounting and corporate accounting
10. What is the primary service of CPAs in public practice?
A. Auditing
B. Taxation
C. Controllership
D. Managerial accounting
11. Accountants employed in entities in various capacity as accounting staff, chief
accountant or controller are said to be engaged in
A. Public accounting
B. Private accounting
C. Government accounting
D. Financial accounting
12. It is the area of the accountancy profession that encompasses the process of
analyzing, classifying, summarizing and communicating all transactions involving the
receipt and disposition of government funds and property and interpreting the results
thereof.
A. Internal auditing
B. External auditing
C. Government accounting
D. Private accounting
13. Financial accounting is concerned with
A. General-purpose reports on financial position and financial performance.
B. Specialized reports for inventory management and control.
C. Specialized reports for income tax computation and recognition.
D. General-purpose reports on change in share prices and future estimate of market
position.
14. Financial accounting can be broadly defined as the area of accounting that prepares
A. General purpose financial statements to be used by parties internal to the entity.
B. Financial statements to be used by investors.
C. General purpose financial statements to be used by parties both internal and
external to the entity.
D. Financial statements to be used primarily by management.
15. Managerial accounting is the area of accounting that emphasizes
A. Reporting financial information to external users.
B. Reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
C. Combining accounting knowledge with an expertise in data processing.
D. Developing accounting information for use within an entity.
16. The following information is provided by the basic accounting reports, except
A. Profitability
B. Liquidity
C. Stability

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D. Feasibility
17. Statement 1:
The primary function of accounting is to prepare the financial
reports and provide them for the economic decision makers.
Statement 2:
The purpose of accounting is to help financial users see the true
picture of the business in social and psychological terms.
A. Only statement 1 is correct.
B. Only statement 2 is correct.
C. Both statements are correct.
D. Both statements are not correct.
18. This work in accounting is performed after the work of accountant is complete.
A. Bookkeeping
B. Recording
C. Reporting
D. Auditing
19. The field of accounting which is directly involved in the preparation of financial
statement is
A. Cost accounting
B. Managerial accounting
C. Internal auditing
D. General accounting
20. The field of accounting which deals on ensuring adherence to prescribed
management policies is
A. General accounting
B. Cost accounting
C. Managerial accounting
D. Internal auditing
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they
can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember,
you can achieve.
~Mary Kay Ash

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. A

Suggested Key
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. D
17. A
18. D
19. D
20. C

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