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Vocabulary Ch. 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The accounting equation is stated as:

a)

Stockholder's Equity=Asset + Liabilities

b)

Asset=Liabilities + Owner's Equity

c)

Owner's Equity=Liabilities + Asset

d)

Liabilities= Asset + Stockholder's Equity

2.

A ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements is

a)

journal

b)

file maintenance

c)

general ledger

d)

controlling account

3.

A journal used to record only one kind of transaction.

a)

Journal

b)

Subsidiary Ledger

c)

General Journal

d)

Special Journal

4.

Liability is

a)

The amount owned.

b)

The amount renewed.

c)

The amount owed by a business.

d)

The amount paid in full by a business.

5.

Asset is

a)

Anything owed by a business.

b)

Anything that is due on a specific due date.

c)

Anything that is a liability

d)

Anything of value that is owned

6.

Business papers from which information is obtasined for a journal entry.

a)

Source Documents

b)

File Journal

c)

File Maintenance

d)

General Documents

7.

Subsidiary Ledger

a)

A ledger that is summarized in multiple entries.

b)

A journal that is used inside of a journal.

c)

A ledger that is summarized in a single general ledger account.

d)

A ledger that is summarized in the subsidiary ledger.

8.

A liability account has a normal debit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Expense accounts have normal credit balances.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Revenue accounts have a normal credit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Owner's Equity accounts have a normal credit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Decreases in revenue accounts are recorded on the credit side.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Increases in liability accounts are recorded on credit side.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Increases in asset accounts are recorded on the credit side.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Decreases in expense accounts are recorded on the credit side.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Owner's Equity is

a)

The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities - the value of all assets.

b)

The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities + the value of all assets.

c)

The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities / the value of all assets.

d)

The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities x the value of all assets.

17.

The recording of debit and credit parts of a transaction.

a)

Subsidiary ledger

b)

Accounting equation

c)

General ledger

d)

Double-entry accounting

18.

The procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current.

a)

Source documenting

b)

File maintenance

c)

Special Journal

d)

Controlling account

19.

An amount of cash kept on hand and used for making small payments.

a)

Contra cash

b)

Petty cash

c)

Petty change

d)

Contra account

20.

Purchase discount is

a)

a cash discount taken on merchandise purchased on account.

b)

a discount markup taken on merchandise purchased on an account.

c)

a deduction that a vendor allows on an invoice amount to encourage prompt payment.

d)

a discount taken on merchandise only when purchased with cash.

21.

Contra account is

a)

A deduction that vendor allows.

b)

A form prepared by the customer showing the price deduction taken by the customer.

c)

An account showing accounting information for two or more departments.

d)

An account that reduces a related account on a financial statement.

22.

Replenishing the petty cash fund increases the Petty Cash account balance.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

When a customer returns merchandise for credit, the customer issues a debit memorandum for the amount of the return.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A purchase discount is usually stated as a percentage.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Individual amounts in the Accounts Payable Credit column of the purchases journal are posted at the end of each month.

a)

True

b)

False