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Cash flows from investing activities do not include:
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Borrowing.
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Cash flows from financing activities include:
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Dividends paid.
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Issuing common stock for cash is considered a(n):
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Financing cash flow.
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Providing services to customers on account is considered a(n):
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Not a cash flow.
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Payment of dividends to stockholders is considered a(n):
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Financing cash flow.
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Investing cash flows would include which of the following?
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Purchase of a building with cash.
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Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the reporting of cash?
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Cash flows from buying and selling investments and long-term productive assets are called operating cash flows.
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Cash flows from investing do not include cash flows from:
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Borrowing.
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Operating cash flows would exclude:
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Payment of dividends.
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The statement of cash flows reports cash flows from the activities of:
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Financing, investing, and operating.
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A company's cash balance is reported in which two financial statements?
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Balance sheet and statement of cash flows.
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Consider the following cash flow items:
Pay amount owed to bank for previous borrowing.
Pay utility costs.
Purchase equipment to be used in operations.
Purchase office supplies.
Purchase one year of rent in advance.
Pay workers' salaries.
Pay for research and development costs.
Pay taxes to the IRS.
Sell common stock to investors.
How many of these cash flow items involve financing activities?
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Two
(1) Pay amount owed to bank for previous borrowing and (2) Sell common stock to investors.
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Consider the following cash flow items:
Pay amount owed to bank for previous borrowing.
Pay utility costs.
Purchase equipment to be used in operations.
Purchase office supplies.
Pay one year of rent in advance.
Pay workers' salaries.
Pay for research and development costs.
Pay taxes to the IRS.
Sell common stock to investors.
How many of these cash flow items involve investing activities?
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Purchase equipment to be used in operations.
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The following data were obtained from the bank statement and from the process of reconciling it:
Bank service charges = $20
Deposit outstanding = $150
Interest earned on the bank account = $10
Checks outstanding = $400
Which items should be deducted from and added to the bank balance in completing the reconciliation?
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Deduct checks outstanding; add deposit outstanding.
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After preparing a bank reconciliation, a check outstanding for the payment of advertising would be recorded with a:
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No entry is needed
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After preparing a bank reconciliation, the service fee charged by the bank would be recorded with a:
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Debit to Service Fees Expense.
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After preparing a bank reconciliation, the collection of a note by the bank on a company's behalf would be recorded with a:
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Credit to Notes Receivable.
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Which of the following is correct with respect to a bank reconciliation?
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Subtract NSF checks from the company's balance.
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Which of the following is NOT a reason why a bank reconciliation is necessary?
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Petty cash has a low balance.
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Cash transactions that have been recorded by the company but not the bank include:
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Deposits outstanding.
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The following information was taken from the bank reconciliation for Mooner Sooner Inc. at the end of the year:
Bank balance: $8,000
Checks outstanding: $5,800
Note collected by the bank: $1,500
Service fee: $20
Deposits outstanding: $4,000
NSF check (bad check) returned for $300
What is the correct cash balance that should be reported in Mooner Sooner's balance sheet at the end of the year?
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Bank balance ($8,000) + deposits outstanding ($4,000) − checks outstanding ($5,800) = $6,200.
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Cash transactions recorded by the bank but not yet recorded by the company include all of the following except
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Checks outstanding.
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Which of the following would NOT need to be accounted for in a bank reconciliation?
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Checks written by the company and recorded by the bank.
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Regarding a bank reconciliation, which one of the following is an item recorded by the company but not by the bank?
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Checks outstanding.
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When preparing a bank reconciliation, a deposit outstanding would be:
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Added to the bank's cash balance.
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After preparing the bank reconciliation, an NSF check would result in which of the following when recording the adjustment to the company's cash balance?
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Debit to Accounts Receivable.
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Which of the following would not be considered good internal control for cash receipts?
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Requiring the employee receiving cash from customers to also deposit the cash into the company's bank account.
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Requiring the employee receiving cash from customers to also deposit the cash into the company's bank account.
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Employees responsible for making cash disbursements should also be in charge of cash receipts.
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Which of the following would NOT represent good controls over cash disbursements?
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Require only one signature for checks, especially larger ones.
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A customer purchased a $2,000 item at ApplianceWorld, paying with a credit card. ApplianceWorld is charged a 2% fee by the credit card company. When recording this sale, ApplianceWorld would:
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Credit Sales Revenue for $2,000.
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McGregor Company allows customers to pay with credit cards. The credit card company charges McGregor 3% of the sale. When a customer uses a credit card to pay McGregor $200 for services provided, McGregor would:
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Debit Service Fee Expense for $6.
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Which of the following would NOT be recorded as a cash sale?
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A customers who buys on account.
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Which of the following would NOT represent good controls over cash receipts?
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The employee that receives cash and checks should also deposit them in the bank.
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Common examples of cash equivalents include all of the following except:
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Accounts receivable.
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Cash may not include:
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Accounts receivable.
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Which of the following is considered cash for financial reporting purposes?
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Checks received from customers.
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Which employees have an impact on the operation and effectiveness of internal controls?
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All employees.
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Separation of duties refers to:
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Individuals who have physical responsibility for assets should not also have access to accounting records
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The components of internal control do not directly include:
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Inflation adjustment.
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A framework for designing an internal control system is provided by the:
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Committee of Sponsoring Organizations.
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Having an independent party assess each year the adequacy of the company's internal control procedures is an example of which detective control?
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Audits.
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Checking actual outcome of individuals or processes against their expected outcome is an example of which detective control?
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Performance reviews.
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Having management periodically determine whether the amount of physical assets of the company match the accounting records is an example of which detective control?
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Reconciliations.
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Allowing only certain individuals to have passwords to conduct online purchases is an example of which preventive control?
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E-commerce controls.
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Providing employees with appropriate guidance to ensure they have the knowledge necessary to carry out their job duties is an example of which preventive control?
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Employee management.
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Giving only management the right to make purchases over a certain amount is an example of which preventive control?
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Proper authorization.
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Keeping supplies in a locked room with access allowed only to authorized personnel is an example of which preventive control?
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Physical controls.
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Which of the following is an example of detective controls?
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Reconciliations.
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Which of the following is not an example of preventive controls?
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Reconciliations.
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What is the concept behind separation of duties in establishing internal controls?
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Employee fraud is less likely to occur when access to assets and access to accounting records are separated.
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Which of the following best describes the goal of internal controls?
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Improving the accuracy and the reliability of financial information.
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Which employees are the ones who must take final responsibility for the establishment and success of internal controls?
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Top executives.
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The act of collusion refers to:
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Two or more people acting in coordination to circumvent internal controls.
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Which of the following is NOT a design feature of effective internal controls?
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Ensure the company's price advantage over competitors.
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) mandates which of the following?
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Increased regulations related to auditor-client relations.
Increased regulations related to internal control.
Increased regulations related to corporate executive accountability.
All of these.
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Fraudulent reporting by management could include:
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Fictitious revenues from a fake customer.
Improper asset valuation.
Mismatching revenues and expenses.
All of these.
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Which element of the fraud triangle do companies have the greatest ability to eliminate?
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Opportunity.
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The three elements of the fraud triangle are:
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Motive.
Rationalization.
Opportunity.
All of these.
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Occupational fraud:
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Is the use of one's occupation for personal enrichment through the deliberate misuse or misapplication of the employing organization's resources.
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Under the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, auditors must do which of the following?
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Maintain working papers for at least seven years following an audit.
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Under the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporate executives:
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Must personally certify the company's financial statements.
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Which of the following does not represent a major provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
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Quarterly financial statements.
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What key piece of legislation was passed in response to corporate accounting scandals by Enron, WorldCom, and others?
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act.