Chapter 01 - Introduction to Accounting and Business True / False 1. A merchandising business buys products from other businesses to sell to customers. a. True b. False 2. The role of accounting is to provide many different users with financial information to make economic decisions. a. True b. False 3. Accounting information users need reports about the economic activities and condition of businesses. a. True b. False 4. Managerial accounting information is used by external and internal users equally. a. True b. False 5. Senior executives cannot be criminally prosecuted for the wrongdoings they commit on behalf of the companies where they work. a. True b. False 6. Financial accounting provides information to all users, while the main focus for managerial accounting is to provide information to the management. a. True b. False 7. Proper ethical conduct implies that you only consider what's in your best interest. a. True b. False 8. Some of the major fraudulent acts committed by senior executives started as what they considered to be small ethical lapses that grew out of control. a. True b. False 9. A business is an organization in which basic resources