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Accounting I Post-Test Study Guide

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Most corporations pay dividends by writing checks to stockholders on the day after the dividends are declared.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following can a corporation do? Choose all that apply.

a)

Own property

b)

Incur liabilities

c)

Enter into contracts in its own name

d)

None of these

3.

Which of the following accounts are temporary accounts? Choose all that apply.

a)

Cash

b)

Accounts Payable

c)

Sales

d)

Cash Short and Over Expense

4.

Errors found in the process of totaling and proving a journal page do not need to be corrected until the end of a fiscal period.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Sales Taxes are stated as a percentage of

a)

Accounts Receivable

b)

Accounts Payable

c)

Taxable Sales

d)

Taxable Purchases

6.

Which of the following accounts have a normal debit balance? Choose all that apply.

a)

Salary Expense

b)

Sales Tax Payable

c)

Cash

d)

Dividends Payable

7.

What happens when cash is received on account?

a)

Cash is increased and A/R is decreased

b)

A/R is increased and Cash is increased

c)

A/P is decreased and Cash is increased

d)

None of these is correct.

8.

A listing of customer accounts, account balances, and total amount due from all customers is called

a)

Schedule of Accounts Payable

b)

Schedule of Accounts Receivable

c)

Post-Closing Trial Balance

d)

Chart of Accounts

9.

The balance of the controlling account Accounts Payable equals

a)

the total of all customer account balances in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger.

b)

the total of all vendor account balances in the accounts payable subsidiary ledger.

c)

the total of all account balances in the general ledger

d)

none of these is correct

10.

The money paid for employee services is

a)

a salary

b)

wages

c)

payroll

d)

earnings

11.

The period covered by a salary payment is a pay period.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A separate checking account for payroll checks is

a)

against GAAP

b)

to make it easier to reconcile

c)

to protect and control payroll payments.

d)

not necessary

13.

Employee total earnings are calculated as

a)

regular hours plus overtime hours

b)

total hours times regular rate

c)

total hours times overtime rate

d)

regular hours x regular rate plus overtime hours x overtime rate

14.

Which report is prepared after adjusting and closing entries have been posted?

a)

Balance Sheet

b)

Income Statement

c)

Post-Closing Income Statement

d)

Post-Closing Trial Balance

15.

How is an account with a normal credit balance closed?

a)

Debit the account and credit Cash

b)

Debit the account and credit Income Summary

c)

Debit Cash and credit the account

d)

Debit Income summary and credit the account

16.

All temporary accounts begin each fiscal period with which of the following?

a)

debit balance

b)

credit balance

c)

zero balance

d)

balance reflecting income from the previous period

17.

Which types of journal entries are needed to change general ledger account balances at the end of the fiscal period? Choose all that apply.

a)

Correcting entries

b)

Closing entries

c)

Adjusting entries

d)

Journal entries

18.

A company with revenue of $200,000 and total expenses of $50,000 has a component percentage for net income of..?

a)

25%

b)

75%

c)

45%

d)

100%

19.

Which accounts are used to declare a dividend?

a)

Dividends and Cash

b)

Dividends Payable and Cash

c)

Retained Earnings and Dividends Payable

d)

Dividends and Dividends Payable

20.

To close the expense accounts

a)

debit the expense accounts, credit Income Summary

b)

debit the expense accounts, credit Capital

c)

debit Income Summary, credit the expense accounts

d)

debit Income Summary, credit the capital accounts

21.

On a worksheet, Sales is extended to the

a)

income statement debit column

b)

income statement credit column

c)

balance sheet debit column

d)

balance sheet credit column

22.

Recording expense in the fiscal period in which the expenses contribute to earning revenue is an application of the accounting concept

a)

Accounting Period Cycle

b)

Full Disclosure

c)

Matching Expenses with Revenue

d)

Historical Cost

23.

Preparing a worksheet at the end of each fiscal period is an application of the accounting concept

a)

Accounting Period Cycle

b)

Full Disclosure

c)

Matching Expenses with Revenue

d)

Historical Cost

24.

How are employees paid by Direct Deposit?

a)

payroll checks

b)

payroll registers

c)

EFT (electronic funds transfer)

d)

payroll cards

25.

The withholding allowances of an employee might affect

a)

social security tax withheld

b)

Medicare tax withheld

c)

federal unemployment tax withheld

d)

federal income tax withheld

26.

What are the advantages of using a point-of-sale terminal? Choose all that apply.

a)

enables management to prepare a report of merchandise inventory to be recorded

b)

report sales by time of day to assist management to effectively schedule employees

c)

uses UPC to increase efficiency and accuracy of entering sales

d)

is required for a business to accept and process credit cards

27.

The accumulated earnings column on the employee earnings record

a)

shows Net Pay for the year

b)

shows Net Pay for one quarter

c)

is the total earnings since the first of the year

d)

is the gross earnings for one quarter

28.

The entry to journalize a purchase of merchandise on account is

a)

debit Accounts Payable; credit Merchandise

b)

debit Accounts Payable; credit Purchases

c)

debit Purchases; credit Accounts Payable

d)

debit Purchases; credit Merchandise

29.

The entry to journalize a Sale of merchandise on account.

a)

debit Merchandise and credit Sales

b)

debit Sales and credit Accounts Receivable

c)

debit Accounts Receivable and credit Sales

d)

debit Sales and credit Inventory

30.

Which journal is used to journalize only cash payment transactions?

a)

Sales Journal

b)

Purchases Journal

c)

Cash Receipts Journal

d)

Cash Payments Journal

31.

Which journal is used to record Purchases of merchandise on account?

a)

Cash Payments Journal

b)

Cash Receipts Journal

c)

Purchases Journal

d)

Sales Journal

32.

Which journal is used to record cash Purchases?

a)

Purchases Journal

b)

Cash Payments Journal

c)

Cash Receipts Journal

d)

Sales Journal

33.

Which journal is used to record cash sales?

a)

Sales Journal

b)

Cash Receipts Journal

c)

General Journal

d)

None of these.

34.

Which of the following accounts are used to record the replenishment of the petty cash fund? Choose all that apply.

a)

Cash

b)

Appropriate expense and other asset accounts

c)

Petty Cash

d)

Cash Short and Over

35.

Company A purchased $360.00 of merchandise from Company B on June 1. Company B offers a 2% discount if the invoice is paid within 10 days of purchase. On July 11, Company A writes a check to Company B for how much?

a)

$7.20

b)

$360.00

c)

$367.20

d)

$352.80

36.

A form prepared by the customer showing the price deduction taken by the customer for a return or an allowance is called a

a)

credit memorandum

b)

sales discount invoice

c)

debit memorandum

d)

purchases discount invoice

37.

A form prepared by the vendor showing the amount deducted for returns and allowances.

a)

credit memorandum

b)

sales discount invoice

c)

debit memorandum

d)

purchases discount invoice

38.

A subsidiary ledger containing only accounts for vendors from whom items are purchased or bought on account is

a)

an accounts receivable ledger

b)

an accounts payable ledger

c)

a general ledger

d)

none of these

39.

A subsidiary ledger containing only accounts for customers who purchase items on account is

a)

an accounts receivable ledger

b)

an accounts payable ledger

c)

a general ledger

d)

none of these

40.

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

a)

an expense account

b)

a contra account

c)

a capital account

d)

a controlling account

41.

A listing of vendor accounts, account balances, and total amount due to all vendors is called

a)

Schedule of Accounts Payable

b)

Schedule of Accounts Receivable

c)

Post-Closing Trial Balance

d)

Chart of Accounts