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WorksheetsDiagnostic Test - 5th Form Sept 2020
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3570secs
Which of the following can be found on both the income statement and on the balance sheet?
Drawings
Net profit
Bank overdraft
Account Receivable
All the following are internal users of accounting except:
potential investors
board of directors
employees
owners
Which of the following items will be recorded in the Returns Inwards Journal of L Cheng Ltd.?
Sale made for cash
Sales made on credit
Customer returns faulty goods to L Cheng Ltd
Faulty good return to a supplier by L Cheng Ltd.
When a transaction is credited in the bank column of the cash book what source of payment is used in this transaction?
Cash
Cheque
Debit card
Credit card
The source document entered in the Purchases Journal is a
purchases invoice
purchases receipt
credit note
debit note
Which of the following is NOT ethical principle of accounting:
due care
integrity
subjectivity
professional behaviour
Which of the following is NOT considered to be an outflow?
Rent
Sales
Utilities
Wages and salaries
The total in the purchases book signifies total
cash and credit purchses
credit purchases
cash purchases
purchases
Using the permanency method, the descending order in which current assets should be shown in a balance sheet is
cash, bank, accounts receivable, inventory
inventory, accounts receivable, bank, cash
inventory, bank, cash, accounts receivable
accounts receivable, inventory, bank, cash
Land, machinery, fixtures and fitting and inventory, are all examples of
liabilities account s
personal accounts
nominal accounts
real accounts
V Verano sold goods on credit to W Watson. In which ledger would the record of the transaction for W.Watson appear?
Purchases ledger
General ledger
Sales ledger
Cash ledger
Which of the following is NOT an asset?
Cash
Premises
Inventory
Creditors
Which of the following are ALL components of the Income Statement?
Net sales, Cost of sales, Net profit
Non-current liabilities, Capital, Expenses
Net current assets, Gross profit, Cost of sales
Gross profit, Current assets, Current liabilities
Which of the following would you expect to be included in the duties of an accountant?
i. preparing budgets
ii. working with auditors
iii. analysing financial statements
A. i and ii only
B. i and iii only
C. ii and iii only
D. i, ii and iii
Which of the following would you expect to be included in the duties of a bookkeeper?
i. preparing trial balances
ii payroll records
iii. developing financial systems
A. i and ii only
B. i and iii only
C. ii and iii only
D. i, ii and iii
Which of the following is not an ethical principle of accounting?
A. objectivity
B. confidentiality
C. consistency
D. due care
Which of the following could result from inappropriate application of ethical principles?
i. fines
ii. job loss
iii.imprisonment
A. i and ii only
B. i and iii only
C. ii and iii only
D. i, ii and iii
Double entry accounting requires that:
A. every account affects at least two transactions.
B. the number of accounts with entries on the right hand side is
equal to the number of accounts with entries on the left hand
side.
C. the total dollar value of debit entries is equal to the total
dollar value of credit entries.
D. the number of accounts is equal to the number of
transactions.
A record of a business' exchanges as it affects one aspect of the business is a/an
A. account
B. transaction
C. debit entry
D. credit entry
Any withdrawal of money by the owner is considered a reduction in the amount the business owes. This is supported by the
A. consistency concept
B. prudence concept
C. dual aspect concept
D. the separate entity concept
Which of the following lists includes only current assets?
A. accounts receivable, motor vehicle, cash in hand
B. prepaid rent, cash at bank, accounts payable
C. furniture, bank overdraft, inventory
D.inventory, accounts receivable, cash
Which of the following is a provider of capital?
A. banker
B. proprietor
C. supplier
D. accountant
Which of the following is an example of a current liability?
A. bank overdraft
B. 5 year bank loan
C. cash at bank
D. mortgage loan
The purchases day book (journal) records all
A. purchases of assets on credit
B. credit purchases
C. goods for resale purchased on credit
D. purchases
A business may offer trade discounts to customers in order to
A. save money
B. encourage trade
C. encourage early payment
D. discourage late payment
The information needed to record transaction in the sales journal is taken from the
A. bank statement
B. credit note
C. debit note
D. sales invoice
The total of the sales journal represents total
A. sales for the period
B. creditors for the period
C. debtors for the period
D. liability for the period
When a customer returns goods, the seller will prepare
A. a debit note
B. a credit note
C. a statement
D. an invoice
Which of the following is a typical example of a non-current (long-term) liability?
A. Mortgage
B. Accounts payable
C. Accounts receivable
D. Factory building
The following lists of assets were found in Ashley's Balance Sheet. If they were to be arranged in the 'Order of Liquidity', the sequence would be
A. building, land, cash, bank
B. bank, cash, building, land
C. Cash, bank, building, land
D. land, bank, building, cash
How would the purchase of buildings on credit affects a firm's Balance Sheet?
A. Increase assets, decrease liabilities
B. Decrease assets, decrease liabilities
C. Increase assets, increase liabilities
D. Decrease assets, increase liabilities
Keri Walters, a sole trader, sold an old computer no longer suited to her business on credit. In which journal should Keri record her transaction?
A. General Journal
B. Sales Journal
C. Sales Returns Journal
D. Petty Cash Book
Which of the following are entries made in the Purchases Journal?
i bought goods on credit
ii vehicle purchased on credit
iii goods bought on credit that have been undercharged
A. i only
B. i and ii only
C. i and iii only
D. ii and iii only
The total of inventory sent back by credit customers is recorded in which book?
A. Sales Day Book
B. Purchased Day Book
C. Sales Returns Day Book
D. Purchases returns Day Book
The total value of goods sent back to credit suppliers is recorded in which book?
A. Sales Day Book
B. Purchases Day Book
C. Sales Returns Day Book
D. Purchases Returns Day Book
In which book of original entry should the business record a cheque sent to N. Rampersad for goods purchased?
A. Purchases Day Book
B. Sales Day Book
C. General Journal
D. Cash Book
Which of the following is NOT a contra entry?
A. Deposited cash into bank.
B. Cashed cheque to be be used in the office.
C. Withdrew cash from bank for office use.
D. Cash sales paid directly into bank.
Details from which of the following are used to prepare the Petty Cash Book?
A. Vouchers
B Cheques.
C. Invoices
D. Receipts
Philip Leslie, a customer, returned some goods previously purchased. They were the wrong colour. In which book of original entry will this transaction be recorded?
A. Purchases Journal
B. Customers' Return Journal
C. Returns Inwards Journal
Returns Outwards Journal
Philip Leslie, a customer, returned some goods previously purchased. They were the wrong colour. What source document should be issued to Mr. Leslie?
A. Invoice
B. Voucher
C. Debit Note
D. Credit Note
In which of the following does a business record the details of an invoice sent to a customer?
A. Cash Book
B. Sales Journal
C. General Journal
D. Purchases Journal
Which of the following are contra entries?
i. Dr Cash; Cr Bank
ii Dr Bank; Cr Cash
iii Dr Cash; Cr Cash
A. i and ii only
B. i and iii only
C. ii and iii only
D. i, ii and iii
Accounting is
A. recording anything that happens in a business
B. recording the transaction of a business
C. recording, analysing and interpreting the business'
transactions
D. recording, summarising, analysing and interpreting the
business' transactions
The recording of the transactions in the accounting of books of a business is called
A. accounting
B. book-keeping
C. liabilities
D. resources
The purposes of preparing accounting documents and financial statements are to
i show information of the resources of a business
ii show who has claims on the business' resources
iii help users of financial information make decisions about
the business
A i and ii only
B. i and iii only
C. ii and iii only
D. i, ii and iii
Which lists represents both internal and external users of financial statements?
A. Banks, government and investors
B. Creditors, government and managers
C. Creditors, banks and investors
D. Suppliers, investors and banks
Which accounting user is correctly matched with its need?
A. Banker - to determine taxes to charge the business.
B. Government - to find out if the business can repay a loan.
C. Supplier - to find out if he should invest capital in the
business.
D. Owner - to determine the profit of the business over the
financial period.
Marlon Ettienne prepared the financial statements for Brown Town Hardware. He is of the view that the statements should show more information about the transactions that are important to the owners than simply following accounting principles. His view is against the principle of
A. integrity
B. objectivity
C. confidentiality
D. professional competence
Gordon Corbin, the manager of Sea Sea Hotel, fired his accountant. He then promoted his niece, Janet Cain, the bartender, who has no accounting training or experience, as the accountant. Which of the following does Janet lack?
A. Integrity
B. Objectivity
C. Confidentiality
D. Professional competence
Salina is newly employed as a clerk in the accounts department of Zanny Stores. She shared with her friend, the messenger, the balance in the three bank accounts of the business. Which ethical principle in accounting has she breached?
A. Integrity
B. Objectivity
C. Confidentiality
D. Professional competence
Allan Piper prepared a cheque for $100 000 in his name and forged signatures on the cheque. Which of the following has Allan displayed a lack of?
A. Integrity
B. Objectivity
C. Confidentiality
D. Professional competence
John Dough, the accountant, does not lock unused cheques away securely, leaves cheques on his desk incomplete and accessible by other employees and prepares reports two months after the month has passed. Which of the following describes John's behaviour?
A. Lack of objectivity
B. Lack of confidentiality
C. Unprofessional behaviour
D. Unprofessional competence
A cashier at a leading high school, responsible for collecting school fees from students, uses the fees from time to time to loan to employees, charging the employees 10% of the loan. The cashier hopes the employees repay quickly so that the missing funds will not be noticed. Some of the employees have not been repaying the loans and the manager has now asked the cashier to account for the shortages in the cash. Which of the following has the cashier been committing?
A. Fraud
B. Tax evasion
C. Theft
D. Errors
Which of the following are business organizations formed by members?
i Cooperatives
ii Non-profit organizations
iii Partnerships
A. i only
B. ii only
C. i and ii only
D. i and iii only
Under which of the following headings would Accounts Receivable be entered in the Balance Sheet?
A. Capital
B. Fixed Assets
C. Current Assets
D. Current Liabilities
Which of the following would be entered in the liabilities section of the Balance Sheet?
A. Capital, accounts payable, cash
B. Cash, cash at bank, accounts payable
C. Accounts payable, bank overdraft, loan
D. Capital, cash, accounts payable
Under which of the following headings would Accounts Receivable be entered in the Balance Sheet?
A. Capital
B. Fixed Assets
C. Current Assets
Current Liabilities
The source document entered in the Purchases Journal is a
purchases invoice
purchases receipt
credit note
debit note
