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Accounting Worksheets

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An element of the income statement that informs the business of just how much money it is making

a)

Net income

b)

Creditors

c)

Revenue

d)

Income Statement

2.

If Owner's Equity is $300 and Assets are $1500, the Liabilities are:

a)

$1800

b)

$1200

c)

$300

d)

$1500

3.

From which accounting document is the trial balance prepared?

a)

Journals

b)

Ledgers

c)

Source documents

d)

Vouchers

4.

This is the process of transferring amounts from journals to ledgers.

a)

Classifying

b)

Posting

c)

Summarizing

d)

Recording

5.

This refers to the process of entering information in the journals which occurs immediately after the analysis phase of the accounting cycle.

a)

Adjusting

b)

Closing

c)

Journalizing

d)

Classifying

6.

Adjusting entries are necessary because accounts are allowed to become inaccurate between financial statement dates.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
Net income on a work sheet is calculated by subtracting the Income Statement Debit column total from the Income Statement Credit column total.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Changes recorded on a worksheet to update general ledger accounts at the end of a fiscal period.
a)
adjustments
b)
alignments
c)
balances
d)
expenses
9.
The length of time for which a business summarizes financial information and reports its financial performance.
a)
fiscal period
b)
fiscal stage
c)
full year
d)
trial balance
10.
A columnar accounting form used to summarize the general ledger information needed to p prepare financial statements.
a)
balance sheet
b)
income statement
c)
worksheet
d)
trial balance
11.

Journal entries recorded to update general ledger accounts at the end of a fiscal period.

a)

adjusting entries

b)

controlled entries

c)

balance sheet

d)

income statement

12.
A financial statement showing the revenue and expenses for a fiscal period.
a)
balance sheet
b)
income statement
c)
worksheet
d)
fiscal period
13.
A proof of the equality of debits and credits in a general ledger.
a)
net income
b)
trial entry
c)
income statement
d)
trial balance
14.
The difference between total revenue and total expenses when total expenses are greater.
a)
income statement
b)
net income
c)
net loss
d)
work sheet
15.
Making adjustments to general ledger accounts is an application of the Matching Expenses with Revenue accounting concept.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

If an amount is written in an incorrect column on a worksheet, the errors should be erased and the amount should be written in the correct column.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
If the Trial Balance columns are not equal and the difference is $50, the error most likely is a $25 amount written in the wrong column.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Journals, ledgers, and worksheets are considered permanent records.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Two financial statements are prepared from the information on the worksheet.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
On a trial balance
a)
all general ledger account titles are listed
b)
only general ledger accounts that have balances are listed
c)
only accounts with debit balances are listed
d)
only accounts with credit balances are listed
21.
If a pair of worksheet columns do not balance and the difference between the totals is an amount that appears elsewhere on the worksheet, the error is most likely
a)
an error in addition
b)
an amount that has been written in the wrong column
c)
an amount that has not been extended
d)
a slide
22.
On a worksheet, the balance of an expense 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
23.
Recording revenue from business activities and expenses associated with earning that revenue in the same accounting period is an application of the accounting concept
a)
Matching Expenses with Revenue
b)
Accounting Period Cycle
c)
Consistent Reporting
d)
Going Concern
24.
A net loss is entered in the worksheet's
a)
Income Statement Debit and Balance Sheet Credit columns
b)
Income Statement Credit and Balance Sheet Debit columns
c)
Balance Sheet Debit and Trail Balance Credit columns
d)
Income Statement Debit and Trial Balance Credit columns
25.
If the Trial Balance columns are not equal and the difference is 1, the error often is
a)
transposed numbers or a "slide"
b)
in writing an amount in the wrong column
c)
in posting
d)
in addition
26.

The value of the prepaid insurance coverage used during a fiscal period is an expense.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

When the Income Statement Credit column total is greater than the Income Statement Debit column total on a worksheet, the business has a net income.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

If there are errors in the worksheet's Trial Balance columns, it might be because not all general ledger account balances were copied in the Trial Balance column correctly.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The first two columns of the Work Sheet which contain the balances from the _________________.

a)

Balance Sheet

b)

General Ledger

c)

Income Statement

d)

Journal

30.

The date on a work sheet should be labeled as:

a)

For Month Ended April 30, 20xx

b)

April 30, 20xx

31.

The difference between revenue and expenses when revenue is greater.

a)

net income

b)

net loss

32.

The difference between revenue and expenses when expenses are greater.

a)

net income

b)

net loss

33.

The amount of supplies used during the fiscal period will be recorded is what account?

a)

Supplies

b)

Insurance

c)

Supplies Expense

d)

Insurance Expense

34.

A balance sheet is a financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity for a(n):

a)

month

b)

day

c)

year

d)

week

35.

A single line under each amount column on a work sheet means the amounts:

a)

need to be added

b)

have already been added

c)

lines don't matter

d)

are verified as correct

36.

Double lines under each amount column on a work sheet means the amounts:

a)

need to be added

b)

are not correct

c)

lines don't matter

d)

have been added and are verified as correct