Financial and Managerial Accounting 9e Wild

Chapter 1 Accounting in Business
1) Accounting is an information and measurement system that identifies, records, and
communicates relevant, reliable, and comparable information about an organization's business
activities.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Importance of Accounting
Learning Objective: 01-C1 Explain the purpose and importance of accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
Accessible/AICPA: Keyboard Navigation
2) Recordkeeping, or bookkeeping, is the recording of transactions and events, either manually
or electronically. This is just one part of accounting.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Importance of Accounting
Learning Objective: 01-C1 Explain the purpose and importance of accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
Accessible/AICPA: Keyboard Navigation
3) An accounting system captures relevant data about transactions and then classifies, records,
and reports data.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Importance of Accounting
Learning Objective: 01-C1 Explain the purpose and importance of accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
Accessible/AICPA: Keyboard Navigation
4) Financial accounting is the area of accounting aimed at serving external users by providing
them with general-purpose financial statements.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication