Introduction to Accounting Concepts
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What is the primary focus of financial accounting?

  • Preparing financial statements (correct)
  • Measuring economic transactions
  • Recording personal transactions
  • Communicating with internal stakeholders
  • Which branch of accounting is responsible for interpreting the results from financial statements?

  • Managerial accounting (correct)
  • Tax accounting
  • Cost accounting
  • Auditing
  • What type of transactions are recorded in financial books according to the text?

  • Personal transactions
  • Investment transactions (correct)
  • Managerial transactions
  • Neither business nor personal transactions
  • Which branch of accounting focuses on the measurement of Peso amounts for economic transactions?

    <p>Cost accounting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are examples of neither business nor personal transactions according to the text?

    <p>Death of an owner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of accounting is primarily concerned with the recording of business transactions?

    <p>Financial accounting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is measuring assets at historical cost appropriate?

    <p>When the business is a going concern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opposite of a going concern assumption?

    <p>Liquidating concern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which principle dictates that income should be recognized when earned and expenses when incurred?

    <p>Accrual basis of accounting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under the prudence concept in accounting, what does the accountant do when facing uncertainty?

    <p>Choose the unfavorable outcome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of dividing the life of a business into reporting periods?

    <p>To match revenues and expenses for each period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When are costs initially recognized as assets and then charged as expenses?

    <p>When revenue is recognized</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of Cost Accounting?

    <p>Proper accumulation of costs such as materials, labor, and overhead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which area of accounting involves evaluating business processes and providing management consulting?

    <p>Management Accounting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key focus of Taxation in accounting?

    <p>Study of provisions of the law with regard to taxation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which form of business organization is the owner personally liable for all debts?

    <p>Sole Proprietorship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of accounting involves examining financial statements to ensure compliance with accounting standards?

    <p>Auditing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of Management Accounting?

    <p>Evaluation of business processes and management consulting</p> Signup and view all the answers

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