Chapter 1, Problem 3Q

(a)

To determine

Accounting Data:

Accounting data refers to all the information and data that are available in journals, ledgers, and other reports that act as the basis of financial statements. Accounting data may be available on paper or in computer readable form. All businesses, big or small have a large amount of accounting data.

Strangely, even a very small firm has a huge amount of accounting data. Every single transaction that occurs in a business is recorded into its financial records. The most common uses of accounting data include its implementation in business planning, business analysis, investment choices, and benchmarking.

Internal Users:

Internal users of accounting data refer to the people within an organization who use accounting data for various managerial purposes. The internal users of accounting data are usually the managers, employees, and owners of an organization who use accounting data in the various processes.

To ascertain: Internal users of accounting data

(b)

To determine

To ascertain: The relevancy of accounting data to internal users.