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EXAMS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which principle/guideline requires the company's financial statements to have footnotes containing information that is important to users of the financial statements?
a)
Historical Principle
b)
Business Entity
c)
Accrual Principle
d)
Adequate disclosure Principle
2.

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

a)

adequate disclosure

b)

business entity

c)

objective evidence

d)

going concern

3.

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

a)

accounting period cycle

b)

objective evidence

c)

consistent reporting

d)

materiality

4.

Concept: The actual amount paid for merchandise or other items purchased is recorded, even though the value of the asset may be different

a)

unit of measurement

b)

historical cost

c)

matching expenses with revenue

d)

consistent reporting

5.
The Matching Concept states that revenue should only be recognised when it is earned and not received. If a company sells goods on credit in March and receives payment in May, this would be shown in the sales figure for?
a)
The month the goods were sold.
b)
The month the goods were produced.
c)
The month the cash is creceived from the customer.
d)
None of the above.
6.

A form for recording transactions in chronological order is called a what?

a)

journalizing

b)

entry

c)

journal

d)

accounting

7.

Information for each transaction recorded in a journal is called...

a)

accounting

b)

entry

c)

journal

d)

journalizing

8.

A business paper from which information is obtained for a journal entry. What is this called?

a)

journal

b)

document

c)

source document

d)

accounting document

9.

A form describing the goods or services sold, the quantity, the price, and the terms of sale. This is called a...

a)

invoice

b)

check

c)

sales invoice

d)

journal

10.

A form on which a brief message is written to describe a transaction is called a receipt.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

1. A cashbook which records both cash and bank transactions is called a …… cashbook.

a)

single column

b)

flex

c)

double column

d)

hyper

12.

3. The discount on the debit side of a triple column cashbook is called………

a)

discount allowed

b)

Trade discount

c)

discount received

d)

discount flow

13.

4. The discount on the credit side of a triple column cashbook is called ……

a)

discount allowed

b)

Trade discount

c)

discount received

d)

discount flow

14.

7. The letter ‘C’ in the folio column of a two or three column cashbook stands for……

a)

coffee

b)

contra entry

c)

coconut

d)

control

15.

10. The column for showing details or description of the type of transaction is the ……..

a)

folio

b)

particulars

c)

amount

d)

date

16.

Is the act of reporting unethical or illegal actions by one’s superiors or peers to authorities or to the media.  They can sometimes be viewed as traitors by their employers and co-workers.

a)

Referee

b)

Stakeholder

c)

Accountant

d)

Whistleblower

17.

The principles of right or wrong that guide an individual in making decisions

a)

Ethics

b)

The law

c)

Code of Conduct

d)

Integrity

18.

A group of accounts is called a ledger

a)

True

b)

False

19.

There are _____ steps for posting the total of the Sales Credit Column

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

3

20.
Transferring information form a journal entry to a ledger account is called
a)
double entry accounting
b)
journalizing
c)
posting 
d)
transaction entry