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100

This professor teaches Intro to Financial Accounting, as well the Audit course taken much later in your Pitt career

Who is Heidi Bartholomew?

100

BusACC 0030

What is Intro to Financial Accounting?

100

The first Indiana Jones movie (chronologically)

What is "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?"

100

The process of planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information

What is Accounting ?

100
This basic equation is most commonly used to make sure balance sheet total amounts match up

What are Assets = Liabilities + Equity?

200

Professor known for his saying of "Not Monday, not Tuesday, but ____"

Who is G.G. Hegde?

200

BusACC 0040

What is Managerial Accounting?

200

The winner of the 2022 NBA All- Stars Slam Dunk Contest

Who is Obi Toppin?

200

An accountant who has passed the uniform certified public accounting exam and met the licensing requirement for a state 

What is a CPA ( Certified Public Accountant ) 

200

The equation used to determine how many sales ($ or units) are needed to have a net income of 0

What is Breakeven?

300

This professor used to teach MCE before Dr. Badawy, writing his own book and making students pay for it as a part of the curriculum.

Who is Robert S. Atkin?

300

BusACC 1205

What is Intermediate Financial Reporting 2?

300

The state with the highest posted speed limit (85) on rural interstates

What is Texas?

300

Indirect cost allocated to efforts to keep operations going, typically allocated on unit basis

What is Overhead?

300

Net Income less Preferred Dividends divided by Shares Outstanding

What is EPS?

400

There are currently 13 Information Systems professors listed on the Pitt Business Faculty page, name three

Altaf Ahmad, Ruba Aljafari, Manmohan Aseri, Dennis Galletta, Priyanga Gunarathne, Zia Hydari, Chris Kemerer, James Kimpel, Laurie Kirsch, Kaushik Mitra, Anna Pavone, Narayan Ramasubbu, Anthony Rodi

400

BusACC 1210

What is Financial Statement Analysis?

400

The 17th President of the United States

Who is Andrew Johnson?

400

Promises to provide a good or service that must be met before revenue can be recognized 

What is a Performance Obligation?

400

Beginning Inventory + Net Purchases - Ending Inventory

What is Cost of Goods Sold?

500

The number of faculty listed under Pitt Business Faculty page for accounting

What is 18?

500

BusACC 1236

What is Audit?

500

The year that the first "3-D" movie was shown to the public.

What is 1922?

500

The opinion given by an auditor that indicates they are satisfied with a company's financial reporting

What is an Unqualified Opinion?

500

Pension Plan Assets less Projected Benefit Obligation

What is the Funded Status of a Pension?