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Part Three—Analyzing Financial Statements for a Merchandising Business
Directions: Place a T for True or an F for False in the Answers column to show whether each of the
following statements is true or false.
1. Financial statements provide the primary source of information needed by owners and
managers to make decisions on the future activity of a business. (p. 472)
2. Reporting financial information the same way from one fiscal period to the next is an
application of the accounting concept Adequate Disclosure. (p. 472)
3. An income statement for a merchandising business has four main sections: operating
revenue, cost of merchandise sold, operating expenses, and other revenue. (p. 473)
10. Total operating expenses on an income statement are deducted from gross profit to
determine income from operations. (p. 478)
11. Federal income tax expense is an example of an operating expense. (pp. 478–479)
12. All the information required to prepare a statement of stockholders’ equity is obtained from
the income statement and the adjusted trial balance. (p. 482)
13. A statement of stockholders’ equity contains two major sections: (1) Capital Stock and (2)
Retained Earnings. (p. 483)
14. The beginning balance of the capital stock account is the amount of capital stock issued as of
the beginning of the year. (p. 483)
15. The amounts in the capital stock section of the statement of stockholders’ equity are obtained
from the general ledger account, Capital Stock. (p. 483)
16. Net income is shown on the last line of a statement of stockholders’ equity. (p. 484)
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