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The four categories of equity accounts are ________, ________, ________, and ________.

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common stock; divide...

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The same four basic financial statements are prepared by both U.S. GAAP and IFRS.

A) True
B) False

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Identify which error will cause the trial balance to be out of balance.


A) A $200 cash salary payment posted as a $200 debit to Cash and a $200 credit to Salaries Expense.
B) A $100 cash receipt from a customer in payment of her account posted as a $100 debit to Cash and a $10 credit to Accounts Receivable.
C) A $75 cash receipt from a customer in payment of her account posted as a $75 debit to Cash and a $75 credit to Cash.
D) A $50 cash purchase of office supplies posted as a $50 debit to Office Equipment and a $50 credit to Cash.
E) An $800 prepayment from a customer for services to be rendered in the future was posted as an $800 debit to Unearned Revenue and an $800 credit to Cash.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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A record containing all the separate accounts for a company as well as all of their balances is called the________

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Identify the account used by businesses to record the transfer of assets from a business to its stockholders:


A) A revenue account.
B) The Dividends account.
C) The Common stock account.
D) An expense account.
E) A liability account.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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________ and ________ are the starting points for the analyzing and recording process.

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Business transaction...

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A credit is used to record an increase in all of the following accounts except:


A) Accounts Payable
B) Service Revenue
C) Unearned Revenue
D) Wages Expense
E) Common Stock

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Cloud Solutions had the following accounts and balances as of December 31: Cloud Solutions had the following accounts and balances as of December 31:   Using the information in the table, calculate the total assets reported on the balance sheet for the period. A)  $24,900. B)  $25,400. C)  $22,500. D)  $25,900. E)  $23,400. Using the information in the table, calculate the total assets reported on the balance sheet for the period.


A) $24,900.
B) $25,400.
C) $22,500.
D) $25,900.
E) $23,400.

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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Alicia Tax Services paid $500 to settle an account payable. Which of the following general journal entries will Alicia Tax Services make to record this transaction?


A) Debit Office supplies expense, $500; credit Cash, $500.
B) Debit Cash, $500; credit Office supplies, $500.
C) Debit Office supplies, $500; credit Cash, $500.
D) Debit Office supplies, $500; credit Accounts payable, $500.
E) Debit Accounts payable, $500; credit Cash, $500.

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Sarah's Paralegal Services completed these transactions in February: a. Purchased office supplies on account, $300. b. Completed work for a client on credit, $500. c. Paid cash for the office supplies purchased in (a). d. Completed work for a client and received $800 cash. e. Received $500 cash for the work described in (b). f. Received $1,000 in advance from a client for services to be performed in March. Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions. Explanations are not necessary.

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Andrea Apple opened Apple Photography on January 1 of the current year. During January, the following transactions occurred and were recorded in the company's books: 1. Andrea invested $13,500 cash in the business in exchange for common stock. 2) Andrea contributed $20,000 of photography equipment to the business. 3) The company paid $2,100 cash for an insurance policy covering the next 24 months. 4) The company received $5,700 cash for services provided during January. 5) The company purchased $6,200 of office equipment on credit. 6) The company provided $2,750 of services to customers on account. 7) The company paid cash of $1,500 for monthly rent. 8) The company paid $3,100 on the office equipment purchased in transaction #5 above. 9) Paid $275 cash for January utilities. Based on this information, the amount reported as total stockholders' equity on the balance sheet at month-end would be:


A) $31,400.
B) $39,200.
C) $31,150.
D) $40,175.
E) $30,875.

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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Dividends are subtracted on the income statement as a business expense.

A) True
B) False

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A company's ledger is:


A) A record containing increases and decreases in a specific asset, liability, equity, revenue, or expense item.
B) A journal in which transactions are first recorded.
C) A collection of documents that describe transactions and events entering the accounting process.
D) A list of all identification numbers used by the company.
E) A record containing all accounts and their balances used by the company.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Jason Hope opened a hotel. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions. Hope uses the accounts Room Rental Revenue and Event Revenue. All expenses for special events are recorded as Event Expense. (Omit explanations.) Jason Hope opened a hotel. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions. Hope uses the accounts Room Rental Revenue and Event Revenue. All expenses for special events are recorded as Event Expense. (Omit explanations.)

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Unearned revenues are generally:


A) Revenues that have been earned and received in cash.
B) Revenues that have been earned but not yet collected in cash.
C) Liabilities created when a customer pays in advance for products or services before the revenue is earned.
D) Recorded as an asset in the accounting records.
E) Increases to common stock.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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When a company bills a customer for $700 for services performed, the journal entry to record this transaction will include a $700 debit to Services Revenue.

A) True
B) False

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If cash is received from customers in payment for services that have not yet been performed, the business would record the cash receipt as:


A) A debit to an unearned revenue account.
B) A debit to a prepaid expense account.
C) A credit to an unearned revenue account.
D) A credit to a prepaid expense account.
E) A credit to accounts payable.

F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

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Neither U.S. GAAP nor IFRS require the use of accrual basis accounting.

A) True
B) False

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The fourth step in the analyzing and recording process is to transfer (or post) entries from the journal to the ________.

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At year-end, Henry Laundry Service noted the following errors in its trial balance: 1. It understated the total debits to the Cash account by $500 when computing the account balance. 2. A credit sale for $311 was recorded as a credit to the revenue account, but the offsetting debit was not posted. 3. A cash payment to a creditor for $2,600 was never recorded. 4. The $680 balance of the Prepaid Insurance account was listed in the credit column of the trial balance. 5. A $24,900 van purchase was recorded as a $24,090 debit to Equipment and a $24,090 credit to Notes Payable. 6. A purchase of office supplies for $150 was recorded as a debit to Office Equipment. The offsetting credit entry was correct. 7. An additional investment of $4,000 by stockholders was recorded as a debit to Common Stock and as a credit to Cash. 8. The cash payment of the $510 utility bill for December was recorded (but not paid) twice. 9. The revenue account balance of $79,817 was listed on the trial balance as $97,817. 10. A $1,000 cash dividend was recorded as a $100 debit to Dividends and $100 credit to cash. Using the form below, indicate whether each error would cause the trial balance to be out of balance, the amount of any imbalance, and whether a correcting journal entry is required. At year-end, Henry Laundry Service noted the following errors in its trial balance: 1. It understated the total debits to the Cash account by $500 when computing the account balance. 2. A credit sale for $311 was recorded as a credit to the revenue account, but the offsetting debit was not posted. 3. A cash payment to a creditor for $2,600 was never recorded. 4. The $680 balance of the Prepaid Insurance account was listed in the credit column of the trial balance. 5. A $24,900 van purchase was recorded as a $24,090 debit to Equipment and a $24,090 credit to Notes Payable. 6. A purchase of office supplies for $150 was recorded as a debit to Office Equipment. The offsetting credit entry was correct. 7. An additional investment of $4,000 by stockholders was recorded as a debit to Common Stock and as a credit to Cash. 8. The cash payment of the $510 utility bill for December was recorded (but not paid) twice. 9. The revenue account balance of $79,817 was listed on the trial balance as $97,817. 10. A $1,000 cash dividend was recorded as a $100 debit to Dividends and $100 credit to cash. Using the form below, indicate whether each error would cause the trial balance to be out of balance, the amount of any imbalance, and whether a correcting journal entry is required.

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