HSM 340 Week 2 Quiz

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(TCO 2) A statement that reports inflows and outflows of cash during the accounting period in the categories of operations, investing, and financing, is called a(an):

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(TCO 2) Two major methods of asset valuation are:

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(TCO 2) _____ is the most important financial metric to review to determine long-term financial viability.

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(TCO 2) What should be a firm's primary long-term financial objective?

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(TCO 2) Explain the difference between the accrual basis of accounting and the cash basis of accounting.?

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(TCO 2) What is an accounting entity?

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(TCO 2) The HC method, which uses unadjusted historical costs, does not take into account depreciation expenses, purchasing power, and unrealized gains in replacement value. Despite these weaknesses as a financial reporting method, the HC method is used more frequently for accounting purposes than other methods, such as the HC-GPL, CV, and CV-GPL methods. Why is this so?

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(TCO 2) Define and describe the purpose of fund accounting (now called net assets).