External Users of Accounting Information Include All of the Following

question 173

Multiple Choice

External users of accounting information include all of the following except:

• A) Shareholders.
• B) Customers.
• C) Purchasing managers.
• D) Government regulators.
• E) Creditors.

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Definitions:

Stock Dividend

A dividend payment made in the form of additional shares rather than a cash payout, representing a reinvestment of a company’s earnings.

Market Value

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a marketplace.

Treasury Stock

Stocks that the company originally sold and then bought back, decreasing the number of shares available for trade in the public market.

Cash Dividend

A distribution of earnings made by a company to its shareholders, typically in the form of profits.