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ACCT - Chapter 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ is the planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information.

a)

Finance

b)

Accounting

c)

Business

d)

Entrepreneurship

2.

A mathematical equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity:

a)

Break-even point

b)

Quadratic

c)

Pi

d)

Accounting equation

3.

The formula Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity is known as the:

a)

Break-even point

b)

Accounting equation

c)

Pi

d)

Quadratic

4.

Something that has value, meaning it can be used to acquire other assets or used in the operation of the business.

a)

Liabilities

b)

Assets

c)

Expenses

d)

Owner's Equity

5.

The owner's stake in the business; this is the amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets.

a)

Liability

b)

Asset

c)

Expense

d)

Owner's Equity

6.

An amount owed by a business:

a)

Liability

b)

Asset

c)

Withdrawal

d)

Owner's Equity

7.

The accounting equation must always remain in balance.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

GAAP stands for:

a)

Generally Accepted Accounting Problems

b)

Generally Accepted Accounting Programs

c)

Generally Accepted Accounting Practices

d)

Globally Accepted Accounting Practices

9.

To ensure that financial statements are consistent across companies, accountants must follow GAAP.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When cash is paid for expenses, owner's equity increases.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation is known as a(n):

a)

Asset

b)

Account

c)

Transaction

d)

Financial statement

12.

The amount in an account is the account:

a)

Balance

b)

Amount

c)

Total

d)

Capital

13.

Organized summaries of a business's financial activities are known as accounting:

a)

Systems

b)

Equations

c)

Transactions

d)

Records

14.

When assets are taken out of the business for the owner's personal use, it is known as a(n):

a)

Payment

b)

Owner's equity

c)

Withdrawal

d)

Sale

15.

Financial rights to the assets of a business is known as:

a)

Equity

b)

Ownership

c)

Capital

d)

Liabilities

16.

The account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business is the __________ account.

a)

Accounts Payable

b)

Cash

c)

Capital

d)

Supplies

17.

A decrease in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business:

a)

Withdrawal

b)

Expense

c)

Liability

d)

Sale

18.

An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business:

a)

Transaction

b)

Liability

c)

Revenue

d)

Expense

19.

A sale for which cash will be received at a later date is known as a:

a)

Sale on account

b)

Bill on account

c)

Payment on account

d)

Purchase on account

20.

When a business buys items that will be paid for at a later date it is known as a(n):

a)

Sale on account

b)

Bill on account

c)

Payment on account

d)

Purchase on account

21.

When a customer makes a payment that lessens the amount that they owe a business it is known as a(n):

a)

Sale on account

b)

Bill on account

c)

Payment on account

d)

Purchase on account

22.

A(n) ____________________ is a business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity.

a)

Transaction

b)

Account

c)

Expense

d)

Sale

23.

When cash is received from a sale, the total amount of both ________________________ and _______________________ is effected.

a)

Assets & owner's equity

b)

Liabilities & owner's equity

c)

Assets & liabilities

24.

An owner withdrawal of supplies will:

a)

Increase both owner's equity & assets

b)

Decrease owner's equity & increase assets

c)

Decrease both owner's equity & assets

d)

Decrease assets & increase owner's equity

25.

An owner investment of cash will:

a)

Decrease both cash & owner's equity

b)

Increase cash & decrease owner's equity

c)

Decrease cash & increase owner's equity

d)

Increase both cash & owner's equity

26.

Your business making a payment on account will:

a)

Increase both cash & accounts payable

b)

Decrease both cash & accounts payable

c)

Increase cash & decrease accounts payable

d)

Decrease cash & increase accounts payable

27.

Purchasing supplies using cash will:

a)

Increase both supplies and cash

b)

Increase supplies and decrease cash

c)

Decrease both supplies and cash

d)

Decrease supplies and increase cash

28.

A customer making a cash payment on their account will:

a)

Increase cash & decrease accounts receivable

b)

Decrease cash & increase accounts receivable

c)

Increase both cash & accounts receivable

d)

Decrease cash & decrease accounts receivable

29.

Any owner withdrawal will __________ owner's equity.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Have no impact

30.

If two accounts on the same side of the accounting equation are affected by a transaction, one must be positive, while the other must be negative, in order to remain in balance.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

If accounts on the opposite side of the accounting equation are affected by a transaction, then their signs must be opposite in order to remain in balance.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The name given to an account is the:

a)

Account name

b)

Account title

c)

Account listing

d)

Account identifier

33.

A planned process for providing financial information that will be useful to management is the:

a)

Accounting records

b)

Accounting equation

c)

Generally accepted accounting practices

d)

Accounting system

34.

This refers to the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions.

a)

Morals

b)

Ethics

c)

Reasoning

d)

Equity

35.

Financial reports that summarize the financial condition and operations of a business are:

a)

Financial transactions

b)

Financial statements

c)

Financial practices

d)

Financial records

36.

A business owned by one person is a(n):

a)

Corporation

b)

Partnership

c)

Proprietorship

d)

Franchise

37.

A business that performs an activity for a fee is a(n) __________ business.

a)

Service

b)

Accounting

c)

Corporate

d)

Franchise

38.

Keeping personal and business records separate is an application of the business entity concept.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Accounting is the language of business.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Insurance is a liability.

a)

True

b)

False