4) Discuss the major differences between a perpetual inventory system and a periodic
inventory system.
5) What is the purpose of the statement of cash flows?
6) Indicate how each event affects the elements of financial statements. Use the
following letters to record your answer in the box shown below each element. You do
not need to enter amounts.
The bank statement of Stein Company included an NSF check that had been given to
the company by a customer in payment of its account with Stein.
7) Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.
1>Cost accumulation is not useful or necessary in a service-type business
2>Cost accumulation refers to identifying whether a particular cost is fixed or variable
3>Cost objects may be departments, sales territories, or individual products
4>A cost driver has a cause-and-effect relationship with a cost object
5>Accuracy of managerial accounting information is more important than its timeliness