Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 5th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118128168
ISBN 13: 978-1-11812-816-9

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Financial Statements - Exercises - Page 29: E1-1

Answer

a) auditor's opinion b) corporation c) common stock d) accounts payable e) accounts receivable f) creditor g) stockholder h) partnership

Work Step by Step

a) An auditor determines whether financial statements were generated using accepted accounting principles. b) A corporation is a type of business owned by stockholders. c) Common stock is the money invested by shareholders. d) Payables are amounts owed by a company. e) Accounts receivable are amounts the company expects to receive from customers. f) A creditor could be a supplier or a lender. g) A stockholder invests money in a corporation in exchange for a share of ownership, which is represented by common stock. h) A partnership is a privately owned company with more than one owner.
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