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Accounting

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

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1.

A Statement of Owner's Equity for a sole proprietorship is called what for a corporation?

a)

They are named the same.

b)

A corporation does not have an equivalent.

c)

Statement of Retained Earnings.

d)

Statement of Capital.

2.

Financial accounting focuses on ...

a)

Recording and summarizing transactions to prepare financial statements for interested users.

b)

Creating internal controls.

c)

Developing product costs

d)

To only serve the decision making needs of internal users.

3.

A ledger account

a)

Initially records an accounting transaction.

b)

Lists all of the debits and credits to make sure they are in balance.

c)

Records the increases and decreases of a specific account (like accounts payable) to calculate its ending balance.

d)

Is a listing of accounts used by a business with corresponding account numbers.

4.

How many basic financial statements are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

5.

The cost principle requires transactions to be recorded ...

a)

At the amount actually paid.

b)

At market value.

c)

When cash is exchanged.

d)

At the lower of cost or market.

6.

A book of original entry where transactions are first recorded.

a)

General Journal

b)

General Ledger

c)

Trial Balance

d)

Subsidiary Ledger

7.

A company purchases $1,200 of merchandise on January 1. On January 5, it returned $200 of merchandise. On January 10, it paid the balance taking a 2% early payment discount. How much was paid for the merchandise?

a)

$800

b)

$880

c)

$900

d)

$980

8.

Purchase discounts is an expense account that is increased with a credit, the opposite side of increasing a normal expense account. This kind of account is called a(n) ...

a)

Journal account

b)

Contra account

c)

Inventory account

9.

Financial statement are prepared in what order?

a)

Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Owner's Equity, Statement of Cash Flows.

b)

Income Statement, Balance sheet, Statement of Owner's Equity, Statement of Cash Flows.

c)

Income Statement, Statement of Owner's Equity, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows.

d)

Statement of Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Statement of Owner's Equity, Income Statement.

10.

An account used to record the cost of products sold in a perpetual inventory system is ...

a)

Cost of Goods Sold

b)

Purchases

c)

Merchandise Inventory

d)

Sales

11.

On the worksheet, the purpose of adjusting entries is to ...

a)

Adjust permanent accounts to their actual balances by increasing or decreasing revenues or expenses.

b)

Calculate Net Income.

c)

To split accounts between the income statement and the Balance sheet.

d)

To close temporary accounts.

12.

The basic payroll taxes withheld from an employee's check are

a)

FICA Social Security, FICA Medicare, Federal Income Tax and State Income Tax

b)

Hourly Rate, Gross Pay, Net Pay, and Overtime Pay

c)

Withholding Allowance, FICA, Income Tax, Net Pay

d)

Sales Tax, Employment Tax, Retirement Tax, General Tax.

13.

An employees take-home pay is calculated as ...

a)

Gross Pay minus Withholding Allowances.

b)

Hours worked * Hourly rate

c)

Gross Pay plus Payroll Taxes

d)

Gross Pay minus Payroll Taxes

14.

Which document is used as the source of information to record the payroll for all of the employees.

a)

Journal

b)

Payroll Register

c)

Ledger

d)

Employee earnings report

15.

Where does the W-2 information come from in the payroll system?

a)

W-4

b)

Payroll Register

c)

Employee Earnings Register

d)

941

16.

Which form is used to report and remit FICA Social Security, FICA Medicare, and Federal Income Taxes to the IRS?

a)

940

b)

941

c)

W-4

d)

W-2

17.

Which form is used to report and pay unemployment insurance to the IRS

a)

940

b)

941

c)

W-2

d)

W-4

18.

What payroll taxes is an employer responsible for?

a)

State Income Tax, FUTA, SUTA, FICA Taxes

b)

Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax, FICA Social Security (EE Match), FICA Medicare (EE Match)

c)

FICA Social Security (EE Match), FICA Medicare (EE Match), FUTA and SUTA

d)

FICA Social Security (EE Match), Federal Income Tax, FUTA

19.

What is the difference between Journal(s) and Ledger Account(s)?

a)

Journals calculate account balances, Ledgers record transactions.

b)

Journals list accounts and their ending balances, Ledgers list accounts and their beginning balances

c)

Journals are used to prepare source documents, Ledgers are used to record source documents.

d)

Journals record transactions, Ledgers calculate account balances.

20.

What accounting document is used to calculate individual customer account balances?

a)

Journal

b)

Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Ledger

c)

Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger

d)

Accounts Receivable General Ledger

21.

A controlling ledger account

a)

Controls the journal entries

b)

A subsidiary ledger that controls the general ledger account

c)

A general ledger account that controls the subsidiary ledger account

d)

A general ledger account that controls the trial balance.

22.

The total of the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger accounts must

a)

Equal the accounts payable general ledger control account.

b)

Equal the accounts receivable general ledger control account.

c)

Exceed the accounts payable general ledger control account.

d)

Exceed the accounts receivable general ledger control account.

23.

How are the accounts receivable subsidiary ledgers reconciled to the accounts receivable general ledger controlling account?

a)

With the Financial Statements.

b)

They are not reconciled.

c)

The Schedule of Accounts Receivable must equal the accounts receivable account balance on the trial balance.

d)

With a journal.

24.

What is the purpose of posting references?

a)

To state where transaction information is going to (ledger) or coming from (journal)

b)

To balance the accounts

c)

To calculate the balance of a specific account.

d)

To reconcile subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger controlling account.

25.

The journal entry to record the initial start-up of a business is ...

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

What does double entry accounting mean?

a)

Transactions must be recorded on a journal.

b)

Transactions must be posted to a ledger account.

c)

Debits must equal credits in at least two different accounts.

d)

Debits must exceed credits on the trial balance.

27.

Where does the information come from to record transactions in the Journals?

a)

Source Documents.

b)

The Ledger.

c)

The Trial Balance.

d)

The Computer.

28.

Why would a credit in the sales account on a post-closing trial balance indicate an error.

a)

There is no error.

b)

Temporary accounts (Revenues, Expenses, and Owner Withdrawals) are closed to the Capital account at the end of the year, so their balances should be 0 after the closing entry.

c)

The sales account should have a debit balance.

29.

Why does the book cash balance need reconciled to the bank statement monthly?

a)

To give the accountant something to do.

b)

They do not need reconciled.

c)

To update the book records for timing differences (Recorded Transactions vs. Bank Reported Transactions).

d)

To update the bank records.

30.

A check that is recorded in the checkbook but has not been processed by the bank is an

a)

Outstanding Check

b)

Debit Memo

c)

Deposit in Transit

d)

Credit Memo

31.

Bank initiated transactions that are not recorded in the business checkbook yet are

a)

Outstanding checks

b)

Debit and Credit Memos

c)

Deposit in transit

d)

Book errors

32.

Deposits recorded in the business checkbook, but have not been processed by the bank are

a)

Outstanding Checks

b)

Deposits in transit

c)

Credit Memos

d)

Debit Memos

33.

The four basic closing entries are

a)

1. Close Liabilities

2. Close Expenses

3. Close Revenues

4. Close Assets

b)

1. Close Revenues

2. Close Expenses

3. Close Assets

4. Close Withdrawals

c)

1.Close Assets

2. Close Liabilities

3. Close Withdrawals

4. Close Accumulated Depreciation

d)

1. Close income statement debits.

2. Close income statement credits.

3. Close Net Income to Capital

4. Close Withdrawals to Capital.

34.

The journal entry to replenish the petty cash fund would be

a)

List expenses on the petty cash slips as expenses (debit),

Credit cash

b)

List expenses on the petty cash slips as expenses (Credits),

Debit cash

c)

List expenses on the petty cash slips as expenses (debit),

Credit Capital

d)

List expenses on the petty cash slips as expenses (Credits),

Debit Withdrawals

35.

Procedures used by managers to monitor and control business activities to protect assets, ensure reliable accounting, promote efficient operations, and urge adherence to company policies are

a)

Bookkeeping

b)

Recordkeeping

c)

Internal Controls

d)

External Controls

36.

A major tenet of internal controls is to

a)

Separate duties (Authorization, Recordkeeping, Asset Custody)

b)

Only have one person reconcile the bank account.

c)

Only have one person write checks.

d)

Only have one person record transactions.

37.

Who writes Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) that accountants follow when recording transactions?

a)

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

c)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

d)

International Accounting Standards Board

38.

Who issues guidance and regulations on the accounting methods to be used in financial statements that are filed with it by publicly traded companies pursuant to the federal securities laws.

a)

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

c)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

d)

Institute of Certified Financial Planners

39.

Which accounting principle dictates that revenues are recorded when earned, not when cash is received?

a)

Cost Principle

b)

Expense Recognition Principle

c)

Revenue Recognition Principle

d)

Materiality Principle

40.

Which accounting principle states that businesses should report their financial results in distinct time periods such as monthly, quarterly, or annually?

a)

Time period principle

b)

Matching principle

c)

Objectivity principle

d)

Relevance principle

41.

Which accounting principle states that accounting transactions will be supported by unbiased evidence?

a)

Cost Principle

b)

Objectivity Principle

c)

Full Disclosure Principle

d)

Matching Principle

42.

Which accounting method creates accounts like accounts receivable and accounts payable because the revenue recognition and expense recognition principles are followed?

a)

Cash

b)

Accrual

43.

Which accounts are used in a perpetual inventory system to record merchandise inventory purchases and sales?

a)

Merchandise Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold

b)

Purchases, and Merchandise Inventor

c)

Purchases, Purchase discounts, Purchase returns and allowances, Transportation-in.

d)

Merchandise inventory and Purchase returns.