Financial Accounting 4th Canadian Edition Solution Manual

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Chapter 1
Business Decisions and Financial Accounting

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

1. Accounting is a system of analyzing, recording, and summarizing the results of a
business’s activities and then reporting them to decision makers.

2. An advantage of operating as a sole proprietorship, rather than a corporation, is that it is
easy to establish. Another advantage is that income from a sole proprietorship is taxed
only once in the hands of the individual proprietor (income from a corporation is taxed in
the corporation and then again in the hands of the individual proprietor). A disadvantage
of operating as a sole proprietorship, rather than a corporation, is that the individual
proprietor can be held responsible for the debts of the business.

3. Financial accounting focuses on preparing and using the financial statements that are
made available to owners and external users such as customers, creditors, and potential
investors who are interested in reading them. Managerial accounting focuses on other
accounting reports that are not released to the general public, but instead are prepared
and used by employees, supervisors, and managers who run the company.

4. Financial reports are used by both internal and external groups and individuals. The
internal groups are comprised of the various managers of the business. The external
groups include investors, creditors, governmental agencies, other interested parties, and
the public at large.

5. The business itself, not the individual shareholders who own the business, is viewed as
owning the assets and owing the liabilities on its balance sheet. A business’s balance
sheet includes the assets, liabilities, and shareholders’ equity of only that business and
not the personal assets, liabilities, and equity of the shareholders. The financial
statements of a company show the results of the business activities of only that company.

6. (a) Operating These activities are directly related to earning profits. They include buying
supplies, making products, serving customers, cleaning the premises, advertising, renting
a building, repairing equipment, and obtaining insurance coverage.

(b) Investing These activities involve buying and selling productive resources with long
lives (such as buildings, land, equipment, and tools), purchasing investments, and lending
to others.

(c) Financing Any borrowing from banks, repaying bank loans, receiving
contributions from shareholders, or paying dividends to shareholders are considered
financing activities.

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