ACCT 3110-001: Intermediate Financial 1
Fall Semester 2020
Exam 1 Study Guide
Exam format: The exam consists of a total of 50 multiple choice questions worth 2 points each over chapters 1, 3, and 4.
Total points: 100
Exam 1 location: Exam 1 is available through the Exam 1 Learning Module link on Blackboard.
Availability period: Exam 1 is available until 11:00pm, Saturday, September 19.
Time limit: 60 minutes (if started by 10:00pm, Saturday, September 19).
Attempts allowed: 1
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Grade Release Policy: Exam grades will be released Sunday morning, September 20.
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Exam 1 is an individual event and not a group effort.
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Exam 1 must be completed in one sitting.
Once students have submitted Exam 1, access to Exam 1 will end.
Any missed exam will be assigned a grade of zero.
Please see the Late Work Policy on page 2 of the class syllabus.
Exam Topics: Exam 1 questions are based on the textbook learning objectives listed below.
CHAPTER 1: Environment and Theoretical Structure of Accounting (17 questions)
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Learning objective 1-1: Describe the function and primary focus of financial accounting.
Learning objective 1-2: Explain the difference between cash and accrual accounting.
Learning objective 1-3: Define generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and discuss the
historical development of accounting standards, including convergence between U.S. and international
standards.
Learning objective 1-6: Explain the purpose of the conceptual framework.
Learning objective 1-7: Identify the objective and qualitative characteristics of financial reporting
information and the elements of the financial statements.
Learning objective 1-8: Describe the four basic assumptions underlying GAAP.
Learning objective 1-9: Describe the recognition, measurement, and disclosure concepts that
guide accounting practice.
CHAPTER 3: The Balance Sheet and Financial Disclosures (16 questions)
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Learning objective 3-1:
limitations.
Learning objective 3-2:
Learning objective 3-3:
Learning objective 3-4:
Learning objective 3-6:
Describe the purpose of the balance sheet and understand its usefulness and
Identify and describe the various asset classifications.
Identify and describe the various liability and shareholders' equity classifications.
Explain the purpose of financial statement disclosures.
Explain the purpose of an audit and describe the content of the audit report.
CHAPTER 4: Income Statement, Comprehensive Income, and the Statement of Cash Flows (17 questions)
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Learning objective 4-1: Discuss the importance of income from continuing operations and describe its
components.
Learning objective 4-3: Discuss the components of operating and nonoperating income and their
relationship to earnings quality.
Learning objective 4-4: Define what constitutes discontinued operating and describe the appropriate
income statement presentation for these transactions.
Learning objective 4-6: Explain the difference between net income and comprehensive income sand
how we report components of the difference.
Learning objective 4-7: Describe the purpose of the statement of cash flows.
Learning objective 4-8: Identify and describe the various classifications of cash flows presented in a
statement of cash flows.