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Chapter 9 - Purchases and Cash Payments

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a periodic inventory is conducted by counting, weighing, or measuring items of merchandise on hand.

a)

physical inventory

b)

periodic inventory

c)

perpetual inventory

d)

merchandise inventory

2.

The amount a business pays for goods it purchases to sell.

a)

requisition

b)

cost of merchandise

c)

purchase total

d)

purchase on account

3.

A list of assets, usually containing the value of individual items.

a)

periodic inventory

b)

merchandise inventory

c)

Inventory

d)

physical inventory

4.

A form requesting the purchase of merchandise.

a)

purchases journal

b)

terms of sale

c)

purchase order

d)

requisition

5.

An inventory determined by keeping a continuous record of increases, decreases, and the balance on hand of each item of merchandise.

a)

inventory

b)

perpetual inventory

c)

merchandise inventory

d)

physical inventory

6.

A merchandise inventory evaluated at the end of a fiscal period.

a)

inventory

b)

perpetual inventory

c)

physical inventory

d)

periodic inventory

7.

The goods a business has on hand for sale to customers.

a)

physical inventory

b)

merchandise inventory

c)

periodic inventory

d)

perpetual inventory

8.

A listing of vendor accounts, account balances, and the total amount due to all vendors.

a)

schedule of accounts payable

b)

list price

c)

terms of sale

d)

articles of incorporation

9.

The credit limit is the maximum outstanding balance allowed to a customer by a vendor

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A journal amount column that is not headed with an account title.

a)

cash credit column

b)

accounts payable column

c)

general amount column

d)

purchases column

11.

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

a)

Spending Discount

b)

Trade Discount

c)

Discount

d)

Cash Discount

12.

A journal used to record only one kind of transaction.

a)

Random Jounal

b)

Important Journal

c)

Cash Journal

d)

Special Journal

13.

A form requesting that a vendor sell merchandise to a business.

a)

Requisition

b)

Terms of Sale

c)

Purchase Order

d)

Special Journal

14.

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

a)

Controlling Account

b)

Contra Account

c)

Sales Account

d)

Property Tax Account

15.

An agreement between a buyer and a seller about payment for merchandise.

a)

Legal Contract

b)

Promise

c)

Deal

d)

Terms of Sale

16.

A reduction in the list price granted to a merchandising business.

a)

Trade Discount

b)

Cash Discount

c)

Sales Discount

d)

Discount

17.

The retail price listed in a catalog or on an Internet site.

a)

Final Price

b)

List Price

c)

Discount Price

d)

At-Cost Price

18.

An account in a general ledger that summarizes all accounts in a subsidiary ledger.

a)

Contra Account

b)

Legal Account

c)

Controlling Account

d)

Cash Account

19.

A legal document that identifies basic characteristics of a corporation.

a)

Contract

b)

Terms and Conditions

c)

Articles of Incorporation

d)

Requisition

20.

The owner of one or more shares of stock.

a)

Stockholder

b)

Rich

c)

Stock Broker

d)

Gambler

21.

An organization with the legal rights of a person which many persons or other corporations may own.

a)

Cost of Merchandise

b)

Small Business

c)

Share of stock

d)

Corporation

22.

Each unit of ownership in a corporation.

a)

Share of Stock

b)

Terms of Sale

c)

Credit Limit

d)

Terms of Sale

23.

A business that buys and resells merchandise primarily to other merchandising businesses.

a)

Retail Merchandising Business

b)

Wholesale Merchandising Business

c)

Online Merchandising Business

d)

In-Store Merchandising Business

24.

A merchandising business that sells to those who use or consume the goods.

a)

Wholesale Merchandising Business

b)

In-Store Merchandising Business

c)

Online Merchandising Business

d)

Retail Merchandising Business

25.

A transaction to record merchandise purchased with a trade discount would include a debit to Merchandise Discount.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The petty cash account Cash Short and Over is a temporary account.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

A corporation can own property, incur liabilities, and enter into contracts in its own name.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

A corporation exists independent of its owners.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The terms of sale 1/10, n/30 means that 1/10, or 10%, of the invoice amount may be deducted if paid within 30 days.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The total of accounts in the accounts payable subsidiary ledger equals the balance of the controlling account, Accounts Payable.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The contra account Purchases Discount has a normal debit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

A merchandising business places Purchases in the Operating Expenses section of the income statement.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The periodic inventory method does not require records of the quantity and cost of individual goods.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The total of a schedule of accounts payable less purchases discounts taken during the month will equal the total of Accounts Payable.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

A purchase of merchandise for cash would be posted

a)

Individually to Purchases

b)

Individually to Purchases and individually to Accounts Payable

c)

as part of a column total to Purchases

d)

as part of column totals to Purchases and Accounts Payable

36.

Merchandise with a list price of $1,500.00 is purchased on account for $900.00 on August 1. Terms of sale are 2/10, n/30. Payment is made on August 17. The amount paid should be

a)

$1,500

b)

$900.00

c)

$600.00

d)

$882.00

37.

The Purchases account is classified as a(n)

a)

liability account

b)

expense account

c)

asset account

d)

cost of goods sold account

38.

A periodic inventory conducted by counting, weighing, or measuring items of merchandise on hand is called a(n)

a)

physical inventory

b)

inventory certification

c)

perpetual inventory

d)

audit verfication

39.

Supplies bought for use in a business are recorded in the

a)

Supplies Expense account

b)

Supplies account

c)

Cash account

d)

Purchases account

40.

An employee working with an account can trace a transaction back to the correct journal by using information in the

a)

Purch. No. column

b)

Post. Ref. column

c)

Item column

d)

Vendor column

41.

Since contra accounts are offsets to their related accounts, contra account normal balances are

a)

credits

b)

the same as the normal balances of their related accounts

c)

debits

d)

opposite the normal balances of their related accounts

42.

To replenish a $300.00 petty cash fund, if the petty cash custodian had receipts totaling $224.00 and cash of $74.00 in the petty cash box, one part of the journal entry is a

a)

credit to Cash Short and Over for $2.00

b)

debit to Cash Short and Over for $2.00

c)

credit to Cash for $224.00

d)

debit to Petty Cash for $224.00