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Accounting: Cycle 1 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The usual sequence of steps in the transaction recording process is

a)

journal --> analyze --> ledger.

b)

analyze --> journal --> ledger.

c)

journal --> ledger --> analyze.

d)

ledger --> journal --> analyze.

2.

The journalizing process occurs

a)

once a year.

b)

once a month.

c)

repeatedly during the accounting period.

d)

infrequently in a manual accounting system.

3.

A debit is not the normal balance for which of the following?

a)

Asset account

b)

Drawings account

c)

Expense account

d)

Capital account

4.
A financial statement showing the revenue and expenses for a fiscal period.
a)
Income Statement
b)
Balance Sheet
c)
Work Sheet
d)
Trial Balance
5.
A proof of the equality of debits and credit in general ledger.
a)
trial balance
b)
adjustments
c)
balance sheet
d)
work sheet
6.
On a work sheet, the balance of the owner's capital account is extended to the
a)
Balance Sheet Debit column
b)
Balance Sheet Credit column
c)
Income Statement Debit column
d)
Income Statement Credit column
7.
Temporary accounts must start each fiscal period with a zero balance.
a)
True
b)
False
8.

A transaction recorded in a journal is not considered a permanent record.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The source document for an electronic funds transfer is a memorandum.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A transaction for the sale of goods or services results in a decrease in owner's equity.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The formula for calculating net income is total revenue minus total expenses.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

If the previous account balance and the current entry posted to an account are both credits, the new account balance is a credit.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Information needed to prepare an income statement's Revenue section is obtained from a work sheet's Account Title column and

a)

Income Statement Debit column

b)

Income Statement Credit column

c)

Balance Sheet Debit column

d)

Balance Sheet Credit column

14.

Reporting changes in financial information for a specific period of time in the form of financial statements is an application of the accounting concept

(a)  

15.

The first step in the posting procedure is writing the

a)

entry date in the Date column of the account

b)

journal page number in the Post Ref. column of the journal

c)

account number in the Post Ref. column of the account

d)

entry amount in the Debit or Credit column of the account

16.

The formula for calculating the net income ratio is

a)

net income divided by total sales

b)

total sales divided by total expenses

c)

total sales minus total expenses divided by net income

d)

none of these

17.

If an error is recorded in a journal entry,

a)

cancel the error by drawing a neat line through the error

b)

correct the entry by writing the correct item above the canceled error

c)

do not erase the incorrect item

d)

all of these

18.

Concept: A business's records should never be mixed with an owner's personal records and reports

(a)  

19.

Concept: When a source document is prepared for each transaction

a)

going concern

b)

materiality

c)

realization of revenue

d)

objective evidence

20.

Concept: When a business activity is large enough to impact business decisions, it should be recorded clearly in the financial statements

(a)  

21.

Concept: Financial statements are prepared with the expectation that business will remain in operation indefinately

(a)  

22.

Concept: The same accounting procedures must be followed in the same way each accounting period

(a)  

23.

Concept: Revenue is recorded at the same time goods or services are sold.

(a)  

24.

Concept: Business transactions are reported in numbers that have common values. Meaning all reporting should be done in terms of money

(a)  

25.
Another name for a temporary account is a(n): 
a)
Real account
b)
Contra account
c)
Accrued account
d)
Nominal account
26.
Which of the following is the usual final step in the accounting cycle
a)
Journalizing transactions
b)
Preparing an adjusted trial balance
c)
Preparing a post-closing trial balance
d)
Preparing the financial statements
27.

Double entry in accounting means there must be________ entries for every transaction?

a)

two

b)

Three

c)

six

d)

one

28.
In accounting, money is referred to as
a)
cash
b)
checks
c)
accounts receivable
d)
anything of value
29.
Cash receipts are journalized
a)
at the end of the month
b)
at the end of the week
c)
when the bank deposit is made
d)
at the time cash is received
30.
Ownership of a check can be transfered only once.
a)
true
b)
false
31.
The source document for a debit card purchase is a purchase invoice.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Voided checks should be recorded in the journal.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
An endorsement on the back of a check indicating that the check is to be accepted for deposit only is a
a)
blank endorsement
b)
special endorsement
c)
restrictive endorsement
d)
deposit endorsement
34.
A petty cash fund is always replenished
a)
daily
b)
weekly
c)
at the end of the month
d)
none of these
35.

After each transaction, the accounting equation must remain in balance.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

A checkmark in the account title column when journalizing a transaction indicates

a)

the transaction is to be voided

b)

there is not an account title to be used; both amounts have been placed in special amount columns

c)

nothing will be posted individually

d)

that the source document needs to be checked for accuracy

37.

Which is not part of a journal entry?

a)

Date

b)

Debit

c)

Credit

d)

Account Title

38.

Proving a journal means that

a)

the debit and credit columns of a journal equal

b)

the general ledger debits and credits equal

c)

the cash in the check register equals the amount stated in the general ledger

d)

each journal entry has a debit and credit

39.

Which type of endorsement limits how a check can be used?

a)

blank

b)

special

c)

full

d)

restrictive

40.

The account Cash Short and Over is shown with what type of accounts on a chart of accounts?

a)

Owner's Equity

b)

Liabilities

c)

Expenses

d)

Assets