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Chapter
1-1
CHAPTER 1
ACCOUNTING IN ACTION
Chapter
1-2
Study Objectives
1. Explain what accounting is.
2. Identify the users and uses of accounting.
3. Understand why ethics is a fundamental business concept.
4. Explain generally accepted accounting principles and the
cost principle.
5. Explain the monetary unit assumption and the economic
entity assumption.
6. State the accounting equation, and define assets, liabilities,
and owner’s equity.
7. Analyze the effects of business transactions on the
accounting equation.
8. Understand the four financial statements and how they are
prepared.
Chapter
1-3
Accounting in Action
Chapter
1-4
What is Accounting?
Chapter
1-5 LO 1 Explain what accounting is.
What is Accounting?
Illustration 1-1
Three Activities Accounting process
Chapter
1-6 LO 1 Explain what accounting is.
Who Uses Accounting Data?
Internal Users
Management IRS
Human Investors
Resources
Labor
Unions
Finance Common Questions
Creditors
Marketing
Customers SEC
External
Users
Chapter
1-7 LO 2 Identify the users and uses of accounting.
Who Uses Accounting Data?
Common Questions Asked User
1. Can we afford to give our
employees a pay raise? Human Resources
2. Did the company earn a
satisfactory income? Investors
3. Do we need to borrow in the
near future? Management
4. Is cash sufficient to pay
dividends to the stockholders? Finance
5. What price for our product
will maximize net income? Marketing
6. Will the company be able to
pay its short-term debts? Creditors
Chapter
1-8 LO 2 Identify the users and uses of accounting.
Who Uses Accounting Data?
Discussion Question
Q1. “Accounting is ingrained in our society and it is
vital to our economic system.” Do you agree? Explain.
Review Question
Ethics are the standards of conduct by which one's
actions are judged as:
a. right or wrong.
b. honest or dishonest.
c. fair or not fair.
d. all of these options.
Chapter
1-11 LO 3 Understand why ethics is a fundamental business concept.
The Building Blocks of Accounting
Financial Statements
Various users Balance Sheet
need financial Income Statement
Statement of Owners’ Equity
information Statement of Cash Flows
Note Disclosure
Chapter
1-12 LO 4 Explain generally accepted accounting principles and the cost principle.
The Building Blocks of Accounting
Chapter
1-13 LO 4 Explain generally accepted accounting principles and the cost principle.
The Building Blocks of Accounting
Chapter
1-14 LO 4 Explain generally accepted accounting principles and the cost principle.
Assumptions
Review Question
Combining the activities of Kellogg and General
Mills would violate the
a. cost principle.
b. economic entity assumption.
c. monetary unit assumption.
d. ethics principle.
Review Question
A business organized as a separate legal entity
under state law having ownership divided into
shares of stock is a
a. proprietorship.
b. partnership.
c. corporation.
d. sole proprietorship.
Owners’
Assets = Liabilities +
Equity
Owners’
Assets = Liabilities +
Equity
Assets
Owners’
Assets = Liabilities +
Equity
Liabilities
Owners’
Assets = Liabilities +
Equity
Owners’ Equity
Record/
Don’t Record
Discussion Question
Q18. In February 2008, Paula King invested an
additional $10,000 in her business, King’s
Pharmacy, which is organized as a proprietorship.
King’s accountant, Lance Jones, recorded this
receipt as an increase in cash and revenues. Is
this treatment appropriate? Why or why not?
Owners’ Statement
Income Balance
Equity of Cash
Statement Sheet
Statement Flows
Chapter
1-37 LO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Financial Statements
Review Question
Net income will result during a time period when:
a. assets exceed liabilities.
b. assets exceed revenues.
c. expenses exceed revenues.
d. revenues exceed expenses.
Chapter
1-38 LO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Financial Statements
Income Statement
Barone’s Repair Shop Reports the revenues
Income Statement
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
and expenses for a
Revenues:
specific period of time.
Service revenue $ 5,850
Expenses: Net income – revenues
Salary expense 2,000
exceed expenses.
Rent expense 400
Advertising expense 250
Total expenses 2,650 Net loss – expenses
Net income $ 3,200 exceed revenues.
Chapter
1-39 LO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Financial Statements
Owners’ Equity
Income Statement Statement
Barone’s Repair Shop Barone’s Repair Shop
Income Statement Owners' Equity Statement
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007 For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
Chapter
1-41 LO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Financial Statements
Owners’ Equity
Balance Sheet Statement
Barone’s Repair Shop
Barone’s Repair Shop
Balance Sheet
Owners' Equity Statement
May 31, 2007
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
Assets
Cash $ 6,820 Barone's, Capital May 1 $ -
Accounts receivable 630 Add: Investment 10,000
Equipment 5,000 Net income 3,200
Total assets $ 12,450 13,200
Liabilities Less: Drawings 1,000
Accounts payable $ 250 Barone's, Capital May 31 $ 12,200
Owners' Equity
Barone's, capital 12,200
Total liab. & equity $ 12,450 The ending balance in owner’s equity is
needed in preparing the balance sheet
Chapter
1-42 LO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Financial Statements
Balance Sheet
Reports the assets,
Barone’s Repair Shop
Balance Sheet liabilities, and owner’s
May 31, 2007 equity at a specific date.
Assets
Cash $ 6,820
Accounts receivable 630
Assets listed at the top,
Equipment 5,000 followed by liabilities
Total assets $ 12,450
Liabilities
and owner’s equity.
Accounts payable $ 250
Owners' Equity Total assets must equal
Barone's, capital 12,200
total liabilities and
Total liab. & equity $ 12,450
owner’s equity.
Chapter
1-43 LO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Financial Statements
Statement of Cash Flows
Balance Sheet
Barone’s Repair Shop
Barone’s Repair Shop Statement of Cash Flows
Chapter
1-44 LO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Financial Statements
Statement of Cash Flows
Information for a
specific period of time. Barone’s Repair Shop
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Month Ended May 31, 2007
Answers the following: Cash flow from Operations
Cash receipts from customers $ 5,220
1. Where did cash come Cash paid for expenses (2,400)
from? Cash provided by operations 2,820
Cash flow from Investing
Chapter
1-45 LO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Financial Statements
Review Question
Which of the following financial statements is
prepared as of a specific date?
a. Balance sheet.
b. Income statement.
c. Owner's equity statement.
d. Statement of cash flows.
Chapter
1-46 LO 8 Understand the four financial statements and how they are prepared.
Financial Statements
Discussion Question
Q19. “A company’s net income appears directly
on the income statement and the owner’s equity
statement, and it is included indirectly in the
company’s balance sheet.” Do you agree? Explain.