What is the need for the notes to the financial statements when a firm's operations are already documented in the financial statements?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Not all actions of the firm can be directly converted to an entry on the financial statements. For example, the firm may be involved in off balance sheet transactions, which have to be reported through notes to the financial statements.

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Costs that have been found to bear observable and known relationships to a quantifiable activity base are referred to as __________________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is NOT consistent with lean practices?

a. reduced waiting b. reducing transportation c. minimizing overproduction d. excess motion

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A taxable account is normally a(n) _________________________ type account and is subject to taxes when you realize a stock sale.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Jasper makes a $25,000, 90-day, 7% cash loan to Clayborn Co. Jasper's entry to record the transaction should be:

A) Debit Notes Receivable for $25,000; credit Cash $25,000. B) Debit Accounts Receivable $25,000; credit Notes Receivable $25,000. C) Debit Cash $25,000; credit Notes Receivable for $25,000. D) Debit Notes Payable $25,000; credit Accounts Payable $25,000. E) Debit Notes Receivable $25,000; credit Sales $25,000.

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