Accounting Principles Quiz

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Which term is often used interchangeably with 'accounting' in the text?

  • Stakeholders
  • Financial reporting (correct)
  • Economic entities
  • Accountants

Which field of accounting focuses on the measurement, analysis, and reporting of an organization's financial information to external users?

  • Tax accounting
  • Cost accounting
  • Management accounting
  • Financial accounting (correct)

What is the primary purpose of accounting?

  • To measure economic entities
  • To process non-financial information
  • To communicate financial information (correct)
  • To manage economic activities

What is another term for accountancy?

<p>Financial reporting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are practitioners of accounting called?

<p>Accountants (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used interchangeably with 'management accounting' in the text?

<p>Managerial accounting (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of management accounting?

<p>To assist in decision-making and control functions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of identifying, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating information to managers in order to achieve business goals called?

<p>Management accounting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of information does management accounting provide to managers?

<p>Both financial and non-financial information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), what is management accounting?

<p>A process of providing decision-making information to managers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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