Chapter 1 - Accounting in Action

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T or F: Accounting communicates financial information about a business enterprise to both internal and external users

True

T or F: Financial statements are the major means of communicating accounting information to interested parties

True

T or F: The origins of accounting are attributed to Luca Paciolli, a famous mathematician

True

T or F: Transactions that can be measured in dollars and cents are recorded in the information system

True

T or F: A working knowledge of accounting is not relevant to a lawyer or an architect

False

T or F: Accounting information is used only by external users with a financial interest in a business enterprise

False

T or F: Bookkeeping and accounting are one and the same because the bookkeeping function includes the accounting process

False

T or F: Management of a business enterprise is the major external user of information

False

T or F: Owners of business firms are the only people who need accounting information

False

T or F: Private accountants are accountants who are not employees of business enterprises

False

T or F: The Hiring of a new company president is an economic event recorded by the financial information system

False

T or F: The Study of accounting is not useful for a business career unless your career objective is to become an accountant

False

T or F: The Study of accounting will be useful only if a student is interested in working for a profit oriented business firm

False


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