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Cengage Accounting ll Final Exam Study Guide

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the journal entry to record the purchase of merchandise on account?

a)

Purchases

Accounts Payable

b)

Purchases

Sales

c)

Accounts Payable

Purchases

d)

Accounts Receivable

Purchases

2.

Using the straight-line method of depreciation, what is the annual depreciation expense if the original cost of the asset is $820, estimated salvage/disposal value is $100, and the useful life of the asset is 5 years?

a)

$200

b)

$144

c)

$164

d)

$364

3.

How is the book value of Accounts Receivable calculated?

a)

Accounts Receivable - Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

b)

Net Sales - Accounts Receivable

c)

Accounts Receivable - Net Purchases

d)

Net Sales - Bad Debts or Uncollectible Expense

4.

Which account has a normal credit balance?

a)

Sales Discounts

b)

Purchases Returns and Allowances

c)

Sales Returns and Allowances

d)

Accounts Receivable

5.

When ABC Company makes a cash payment on account, ABC Company's Accounts Payable is debited. Which account is credited?

a)

Merchandise Inventory

b)

Cash

c)

Accounts Receivable

d)

Supplies

6.

What type of business purchases and sells goods?

a)

Service

b)

Merchandising

c)

Consulting

d)

Manufacturing

7.

Elliot's employer pays time-and-a-half for all hours worked over 40 hours per week. Elliot's regular hourly rate is $9.00 per hour. During the week, Elliot worked 49 hours. What are the gross wages/earnings for Elliot this week?

a)

$481.50

b)

$441.00

c)

$360.00

d)

$661.5

8.

What would be the NET PAY for Jacob Perkins?


Earnings-$500;

Federal Inc. Tax-$82;

State Inc. Tax-$10;

Social Security/Medicare (FICA)-$38.25;

Health Insurance-$10;

Retirement-$10; NET PAY equal?

a)

$369.75

b)

$408.00

c)

$349.75

d)

$311.50

9.

Where is the information found to prepare a Trial Balance?

a)

Balance sheet

b)

General ledger

c)

Source document

d)

Income statement

10.

Which financial statement reports assets, liablilities, and stockholder's equity?

a)

Cash Flow Statement

b)

Income Statement

c)

Balance Sheet

d)

Statement of Stockholder's Equity

11.

Where is a controlling account found?

a)

General Ledger

b)

Source Documents

c)

Accounts Payable Subsidiary

d)

Accounts Receivable Subsidiary

12.

What would be the result if the entry to adjust Supplies is NOT made at the end of the fiscal period?

a)

Liabilities would be overstated

b)

Supplies would be understated

c)

Supplies would be overstated

d)

Liabilities would be understated

13.

Which financial statement shows the sales discount account Gross Profit on Sales?

a)

Income statement

b)

Statement of stockholder's equity

c)

Post-closing trial balance

d)

Balance sheet

14.

Which journal entry is used to adjust the Prepaid Insurance account?

a)

Income Summary - Dr

Prepaid Insurance - Cr

b)

Insurance Expense - Dr

Prepaid Insurance - Cr

c)

Prepaid Insurance - Dr

Income Summary - Cr

d)

Insurance Expense - Dr

Income Summary - Cr

15.

Using the percentage of net sales method, what is the adjustment amount for Uncollectible Accounts (Bad Debts Expense) if net sales is $64,000 and the uncollectible rate is 2%

a)

$12,800

b)

$1,280

c)

$62,700

d)

$65,280

16.

Which of the following accounts is debited when journalizing closing entries?

a)

Sales

b)

Sales Returns and Allowances

c)

Purchases

d)

Cash

17.

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

a)

Post-Closing Trial Balance

b)

Statement of Owner's Equity

c)

Closing Cash Flow Statement

d)

Income Statement

18.

Which accounts appear on the Post-Closing Trial Balance?

a)

Revenue accounts

b)

Temporary accounts

c)

Expense accounts

d)

Permanent accounts

19.

How are employer taxes classified BEFORE payment is made?

a)

Assets

b)

Expenses

c)

Liabilities

d)

Revenues

20.

What type of account is Sales Returns and Allowances?

a)

Expense account

b)

Contra expense account

c)

Revenue account

d)

Contra revenue account

21.

What report shows personal payroll data and yearly cumulative earnings, deductions, and net pay for each employee?

a)

W-4 Form

b)

Employer Earnings (Record)

c)

Time Card

d)

Employee's Accounts Payable

22.

If a customer returns merchandise to the seller, which account will the SELLER debit?

a)

Accounts Payable

b)

Purchases Returns and Allowances

c)

Accounts Receivable

d)

Sales Returns and Allowances

23.

Who pays social security and medicare taxes?

a)

Federal and local governments

b)

Both employer and employees

c)

Employee

d)

Employer

24.

Merchandise is sold on account for $300 plus a 5% sales tax. How much would be debited to Accounts Receivable?

a)

$15.00

b)

$315.00

c)

$300.00

d)

$301.50

25.

What is the result when a transaction is properly analyzed and recorded?

a)

Only two accounts will be used

b)

One or more temporary accounts will be used

c)

Total debits will equal total credits

d)

once account will increase and another will decrease

26.

Which of the following equations is used to compute Cost of Goods Sold?

a)

Gross Sales + Purchase + Ending Inventory

b)

Beginning Inventory + Net Sales - Ending Inventory

c)

Net Sales + Beginning Inventory + Ending Inventory

d)

Beginning Inventory + Purchases - Ending Inventory

27.

What is the journal entry to record the employer's payroll taxes?

a)

Payroll Tax Expense

Federal Income Tax Payable

b)

Payroll Tax Expense

Employees' State Income Tax Payable

Employees' Health Insurance Payable

c)

Payroll Tax Expense

Cash

d)

Payroll Tax Expense

Social Security Tax Payable

Medicare Tax Payable

Federal Unemployment Tax Payable

State Unemployment Tax Payable

28.

What is the balance of temporary accounts at the beginning of each new fiscal period?

a)

Debit

b)

Credit

c)

Negative

d)

Zero

29.

What is the result when total expenses exceeds total revenues?

a)

Retained Earnings

b)

Net income

c)

Capital gain

d)

Net loss

30.

A tax-exempt customer purchased goods for $560 on account. Later a credit memorandum was issued for the return of $160 of goods. What is the balance due?

a)

$160

b)

$560

c)

$720

d)

$400

31.

On May 6, MM Company sold merchandise on account for $9,500 with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. What is the journal entry to record the receipt of payment on May 14?

a)

Cash 9,310

Accounts Receivable 9,310

b)

Cash 9,500

Accounts Receivable 9,500

c)

Cash 9,310

Sales Discount 190

Accounts Receivable 9,500

d)

Cash 8,550

Sales Discount 950

Accounts Receivable 9,500

32.

What is the total cash paid on an $835 invoice dated March 12 with terms of 2/10, n30, paid on March 18?

a)

$16.70

b)

$818.30

c)

$835

d)

$851.70

33.

What is the amount paid to an employee based on a percentage of the employee's sales?

a)

Piece-rate

b)

Bonus

c)

Commission

d)

Overtime pay

34.

What is the correct method to calculate Gross Profit on Sales?

a)

Net Sales + cost of merchandise sold

b)

Net Sales - expenses

c)

Net Sales - cost of merchandise sold

d)

Net Sales + expenses

35.

What is the total employer payroll tax expense?

Taxable Earnings $4,700

FICA Social Security 6.2%

FICA Medicare 1.45%

FUTA Tax 0.8%

SUTA Tax 5.4%

a)

$105.75

b)

$650.95

c)

$291.40

d)

$253.80

36.

What is the term for recording transactions in chronological order?

a)

Journalizing

b)

Analyzing transactions

c)

Posting

d)

Balancing accounts

37.

What document shows a list of all accounts and their account numbers?

a)

Chart of accounts

b)

Income statement

c)

Balance accounts

d)

Source document

38.

Which journal entry is used to record the purchase of merchandise with cash?

a)

Cash Debit

Purchases Credit

b)

Purchases Debit

Cash Credit

c)

Cash Debit

Purchases Returns and Allowances Credit

d)

Purchases Debit

Accounts Payable Credit

39.

What is the term for allocating or equally distributing the cost of a plant asset over the asset's useful life?

a)

Book value

b)

Depreciation

c)

Disposal value

d)

Plant asset

40.

What is Total Assets?

Cash $5,500.00

Petty Cash $100.00

Accounts Payable 2,600.00

Drawing/Withdrawals $800.00

Office Equipment $3,100.00

Accounts Receivable $1,500.00

a)

$12,000

b)

$10,100

c)

$10,200

d)

$11,000

41.

Using the allowance method, what is the journal entry to record Jay Smith's account as being uncollectible?

a)

Accounts Payable/Jay Smith- Debit

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts- Credit

b)

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts- Debit

Accounts Payable/Jay Smith- Credit

c)

Accounts Receivable/Jay Smith- Debit

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts- Credit

d)

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts- Debit

Accounts Receivable/Jay Smith- Credit

42.

What are the owners of a corporation called?

a)

Board of Directors

b)

Officers

c)

Creditors

d)

Stockholders

43.

Salazar Company returned damaged merchandise purchased from LLS Company. How would Salazar Company record this transaction?

a)

Accounts Payable/LLS Company- Debit

Purchases Return and Allowances- Credit

b)

Purchases- Debit

Accounts Payable/LLS Company- Credit

c)

Purchases Returns and Allowances- Debit

Accounts Payable/LLS Company- Credit

d)

Accounts Payable/ LLS Company- Debit

Purchases- Credit

44.

What report lists each customer, the balance in the customer's account, and the total amount due from all customers?

a)

Statement of Owner's Equity

b)

Income Statement

c)

Schedule of Accounts Receivable

d)

Schedule of Accounts Payable

45.

Trinity earned $1,200 this pay period. What are the deductions withheld for Social Security tax (6.2%) and Medicare tax (1.45%)?

a)

Social Security - $74.40; Medicare - $174.00

b)

Social Security - $74.40; Medicare - $17.40

c)

Social Security - $7.44; Medicare - $17.40

d)

Social Security - $744.00; Medicare - $174.00

46.

How are accounts affected when the owner withdraws cash for personal use?

a)

Assets decrease and drawing/withdrawals decreases

b)

Drawing/withdrawals increases and assets decrease

c)

Liabilities decrease and assets decrease

d)

Liabilities increase and assets decrease

47.

What is the source document for a purchase of merchandise on account?

a)

Receipt

b)

Purchase invoice

c)

Check

d)

Credit memo

48.

ABC Company issued a credit memorandum to customer Ann Fischer for merchandise returned including sales tax. How would ABC Company record this transaction?

a)

Sales Returns and Allowances- Debit

Cash- Credit

b)

Ann Fischer/Accounts Receivable- Debit

Sales Return and Allowance- Credit

Sales Tax Payable- Credit

c)

Sales Return and Allowance- Debit

Sales Tax Payable- Debit

Ann Fischer/Accounts Receivable- Credit

d)

CashDebitSales Tax Payable- Debit

Sales- Credit

49.

What is the term used to describe the steps completed to record financial information for a fiscal period?

a)

Accounting Cycle

b)

Accounting Equation

c)

Financial Method

d)

Financial System

50.

What is the adjusting entry to record annual depreciation expense?

a)

Depreciation Expense- Debit

Equipment- Credit

b)

Depreciation Expense- Debit

Accumulated Depreciation- Credit

c)

Accumulated Depreciation- Debit

Depreciation Expense- Credit

d)

Equipment- Debit

Depreciation Expense- Credit

51.

Which order below shows the correct steps of the accounting cycle?

a)

Collect, verify and analyze source documents

Prepare trial balance

Journalize and post closing entries

Prepare post-closing trial balance

Journalize and post adjusting entries

Prepare financial statements

journalize and post adjusting entries

b)

journalize and post adjusting entries

Prepare financial statements

Journalize and post adjusting entries

Prepare post-closing trial balance

Journalize and post closing entries

Prepare trial balance

Collect, verify and analyze source documents

c)

Collect, verify and analyze source documents

journalize and post business transactions

Prepare trial balance

Journalize and post adjusting entries

Prepare financial statements

Journalize and post closing entries

Prepare post-closing trial balance

52.

What is the take home pay for an employee after deductions are withheld?

a)

Employee pay

b)

Salary Expense

c)

Net pay

d)

Gross pay

53.

How is the accounting equation affected if a business receives $5,000 from revenue/sales?

a)

Decrease assets and decrease revenue

b)

Increase assets and increase revenue

c)

Increase liabilities and decrease stockholder's equity

d)

Increase assets and decrease liabilities

54.

Assuming net sales are $164,000, Cost of Goods Sold is $83,000, and Expenses are $47,000. What is the net income?

a)

$128,000

b)

$128,000

c)

$294,000

d)

$34,000

55.

When a company receives a payment on account, Accounts Receivable decreases. What other account is affected and how?

a)

Account payable increases

b)

Accounts payable decreases

c)

Cash decreases

d)

Cash increases

56.

What accounts are closed at the end of a fiscal period?

a)

Asset

b)

Liability

c)

Temporary

d)

Permanent

57.

What is an organization with the legal rights of a separate entity and which may be owned by many persons?

a)

Partnership

b)

Corporation

c)

Sole proprietorship

d)

Cooperative

58.

What is the source document for recording a cash sale transaction?

a)

Receipt or tape

b)

Memorandum

c)

Sales invoice

d)

Check

59.

All assset account balances are shown on which financial statement?

a)

Income statement

b)

Distribution of net income

c)

Statement of stockholder's equity

d)

Balance sheet

60.

What is a primary advantage of a corporation over other forms of business ownership?

a)

Limited capital

b)

Limited liability

c)

Decisions are made by one person

d)

Ease of organization

61.

Which journal entry REINSTATES Juan Garcia's account, which was PREVIOUSLY written off using the allowance method?

a)

Accounts Payable/Juan Garcia Debit

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Credit

b)

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Debit

Accounts Payable/Juan Garcia Credit

c)

Accounts Receivable/Juan Garcia Debit

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Credit

d)

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Debit

Accounts Receivable/Juan Garcia Credit

62.

What is the process of transferring amounts from a journal to a ledger?

a)

Balancing

b)

Journalizing

c)

Reconciling

d)

Posting

63.

What is the term for the total amount of money an employee earns in a pay period?

a)

Payroll

b)

Sales

c)

Net pay

d)

Gross earnings

64.

An asset is purchased on April 1 and has an annual depreciation amount of $3,600. What is the partial-year depreciation expense on December 31? Clue: calculate from April to December; how many months out of 12?

a)

$3,000

b)

$3,240

c)

$2,900

d)

$2,700

65.

When ABC Company records a sale of merchandise on account, Sales and Sales Tax Payable would be credited? Which account should be debited?

a)

Sales

b)

Accounts payable

c)

Cash

d)

Accounts receivable

66.

When an error in journalizing is discovered AFTER POSTING, what should be done?

a)

Write the correction above the error

b)

Journalize a correcting error

c)

Draw a line through the journal entry

d)

Erase the journal entry

67.

Which date range represents a fiscal year?

a)

November 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020

b)

October 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

c)

August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020

d)

January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019

68.

GAAP is used to ensure consistent ethical business practices. What does GAAP stand for?

a)

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

b)

Guidelines for Applied Accounting Procedures

c)

Global Administration Accounting Procedures

d)

General Accounting Administrative Policies

69.

What is the term for Sales less Sales Discount and Sales Return and Allowances?

a)

Net income

b)

Gross profit

c)

Gross sales

d)

Net sales