1. Introduction to Accounting

The summary of vital information about all employees and their earnings is called the:

What is the primary objective of financial reporting?

Which of the following best describes a ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements?

Which of the following items would most likely appear on Ernst Consulting's balance sheet?

Which of the following financial statements do managers primarily use for financial planning purposes?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the balance sheet?

All the property you own is called a list of:

How are items typically classified on the income statement?

Which of the following accounts is correctly matched with its proper balance sheet classification?

Which of the following best describes the effect of recording sales on account on the balance sheet?

Given the following partial information from the comparative balance sheet of Levi Corporation, which financial statement would most likely use this information to determine the change in cash during the period?\begin{align*}\text{Assets (beginning of year):} & \quad \$120,000 \\\text{Assets (end of year):} & \quad \$135,000 \\\text{Liabilities (beginning of year):} & \quad \$50,000 \\\text{Liabilities (end of year):} & \quad \$60,000 \end{align*}

All of the following are general-purpose financial statements except:

Given the following data for Shilow Company: \begin{align*}\text{Sales Revenue} &= \$120,000 \\\text{Cost of Goods Sold} &= \$70,000 \\\text{Operating Expenses} &= \$30,000 \end{align*}What is the company's net income for the period?

Which of the following best describes what the income statement shows?

Where is the time period covered by the income statement typically found?