Question: 1. For each transaction, indicate whether a company would classify the related account as an asset, liability, stockholders' equity, dividend, revenue, or expense. Transactions Related
1. For each transaction, indicate whether a company would classify the related account as an asset, liability, stockholders' equity, dividend, revenue, or expense.
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| | | | Transactions | Related Accounts | Account Classification | | 1. | Receive cash from investors. | Common Stock | | | 2. | Pay rent for the current period. | Rent Expense | | | 3. | Purchase office equipment. | Equipment | | | 4. | Pay cash to stockholders. | Dividends | | | 5. | Provide services to customers. | Service Revenue | | |
2. Account classifications include assets, liabilities, stockholders' equity, dividends, revenues, and expenses. Indicate the account classification for each account name.
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| | | | Related Transactions | Accounts | Account Classifications | | 1. | Sell common stock to investors. | Common Stock | | | 2. | Receive cash from customers. | Cash | | | 3. | Incur amounts owed to employees. | Salaries Payable | | | 4. | Sell services to customers. | Service Revenue | | | 5. | Incur cost of utilities. | Utilities Expense | | | 6. | Purchase of office supplies. | Supplies | | | 7. | Pay for cost of advertising. | Advertising Expense | | | 8. | Purchase building for operations. | Buildings | | | 9. | Purchase supplies on credit. | Accounts Payable | | | 10. | Distribute cash to stockholders. | Dividends | | |
3. Indicate whether a company would classify the transaction as financing, investing, or operating.
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| | | | Transactions | Type of Business Activity | | 1. | Receive cash from investors. | | | 2. | Pay rent for the current period. | | | 3. | Purchase office equipment. | | | 4. | Pay cash to stockholders. | | | 5. | Provide services to customers. | | |
4. Below are typical transactions for a company. Indicate whether each transaction is classified as a financing, investing, or operating activity.
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| | | | Transactions | Type of Business Activity | | 1. | Purchase office building. | | | 2. | Pay building maintenance fees. | | | 3. | Pay sales taxes to the local government. | | | 4. | Provide services to customers. | | | 5. | Borrow from the bank. | | | 6. | Pay workers salaries. | | | 7. | Sell equipment used in operations. | | | 8. | Sell common stock to investors. | | |
Listed below are several terms and definitions associated with the FASB's conceptual framework. Required: Select the term that relates to each definition.
- Comparability
- Completeness
- Cost effectiveness
- Decision usefulness
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| | | Definitions | Terms | | a. | Requires the consideration of the costs and value of information. | | | b. | Recording transactions only for the company. | | | c. | The indefinite life of a company can be broken into definite periods. | | | d. | Accounting should be useful in making decisions. | | | e. | Agreement between a measure and the phenomenon it represents. | | | f. | Information arrives prior to the decision. | | | g. | Information is related to the decision at hand. | | | h. | Implies consensus among different measures. | | | i. | Concerns the relative size of an item and its effect on decisions. | | |