Match the Terms with the Definitions

question 47

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with the definitions.

-A system of gathering financial information about a business and reporting this information to users.

• A) accountant
• B) accounting
• C) accounting derk
• D) analyzing
• E) auditing
• F) bookkeeper
• G) budgeting
• H) Certified Public Accountant
• I) classifying
• J)controller
• K) corporation
• L) cost accounting
• M) financial accounting
• N) generally accepted accounting principles
• O) internal auditing
• P) interpreting
• Q) manufacturing business
• R) merchandising business
• S) para-accountant
• T) partnership
• U) recording
• V) reporting
• W) service business
• X) sole proprietorship
• Y) summarizing
• Z) tax accounting

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Definitions:

Financial Reporting

The process of producing statements that disclose an organization's financial status to management, investors, and regulators.

Direct Manufacturing Cost

Expenses that are directly attributable to the production of goods, including materials and labor directly involved in the manufacture.

Period Costs

Expenses that are not directly tied to the production process and are instead charged to the period in which they are incurred.

Financial Reporting

Developing communications that display an organization’s monetary status to those in charge, investors, and the government.