Data Is Useful for Understanding Individual Sales, but to Gain

question 236

Multiple Choice

Data is useful for understanding individual sales, but to gain deeper insight into a business data needs to be turned into information. Which of the following offers an example of turning data into information?

• A)Who are my best customers?
• B)What is my best-selling product?
• C)What is my worst-selling product?
• D)All of the above

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Definitions:

Adjusted Trial Balance

A statement listing all accounts and their balances after adjusting entries have been made, used to verify the balance of debits and credits.

Post-Closing Trial Balance

A post-closing trial balance is a list of all accounts and their balances after closing entries are made, ensuring the accounts are in balance before the next accounting period begins.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent accounts, effectively resetting the temporary accounts for the next period.

Accounting Cycle

The collective process of recording and processing all financial transactions of a company, from when the transaction occurs, to its representation in the financial statements.