Matching Principle in Accounting
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What is the main purpose of accounting according to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants?

  • To interpret financial results (correct)
  • To record all transactions accurately
  • To classify financial events
  • To summarize transactions effectively
  • In the accounting process, what is the primary responsibility of a bookkeeper?

  • Recording and journalizing transactions
  • Identifying financial transactions
  • Developing and maintaining accounting records (correct)
  • Analyzing the effects of transactions
  • What does the accountant focus on in accounting that relates to the 'decision-usefulness' of data?

  • Journalizing filtered transactions
  • Interpreting financial results (correct)
  • Analyzing financial effects
  • Identifying financial events
  • Which phase of the accounting process involves filtering out transactions into different accounting documents?

    <p>Recording and journalizing transactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the art of recording, classifying, and summarizing transactions in terms of money?

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

    What is the primary focus of financial accounting?

    <p>Preparing financial statements for various users</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of accounting is mainly responsible for determining the cost of production of goods and services?

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

    What kind of information does management accounting primarily gather for use by the management?

    <p>Projected financial data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element is not part of the manufacturing cost in cost accounting?

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

    In financial accounting, what kind of data does it present to serve the information needs of various users?

    <p>Historical Data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does cost accounting primarily produce information for?

    <p>Internal users like owners and managers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the foundation of the double-entry accounting system?

    <p>Assets = Liabilities + Equity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is considered a current asset?

    <p>Accounts Receivable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are liabilities in accounting?

    <p>Obligations of the entity to transfer an economic resource</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of assets includes Land and Building?

    <p>Non-Current Assets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Equity represent in accounting?

    <p>Residual interest in the assets after deducting liabilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the accounting equation, what does Equity equal to when expressed without words?

    <p>$$Equity = Assets - Liabilities$$</p> Signup and view all the answers

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