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AE 13 CHAPTER 1 PRE-LECTURE QUIZ

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

GAAP stands for

a)

Generally Accepted Auditing Procedures.

b)

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

c)

Generally Accepted Auditing Principles.

d)

Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures.

2.

Owner's equity is best depicted by the following:

a)

Assets = Liabilities.

b)

Liabilities + Assets.

c)

Residual equity + Assets.

d)

Assets – Liabilities.

3.

Liabilities

a)

are future economic benefits.

b)

are existing debts and obligations.

c)

possess service potential.

d)

are things of value used by the business in its operation.

4.

Liabilities of a company are owed to

a)

debtors.

b)

benefactors.

c)

creditors.

d)

shareholders.

5.

The basic accounting equation cannot be restated as

a)

Assets – Liabilities = Owner's Equity.

b)

Assets – Owner's Equity = Liabilities.

c)

Owner's Equity + Liabilities = Assets.

d)

Assets + Liabilities = Owner's Equity

6.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a)

Accounting communicates financial information about a business enterprise to both

internal and external users.

b)

Financial statements are the major means of communicating accounting information to

interested parties.

c)

The purchase of office equipment on credit increases total assets and total liabilities.

d)

The normal balance of Assets is credit.

7.

A net loss will result during a time period when

a)

liabilities exceed assets.

b)

drawings exceed investments.

c)

expenses exceed revenues.

d)

revenues exceed expenses.

8.

If expenses are paid in cash, then

a)

assets will increase.

b)

liabilities will decrease.

c)

owner's equity will increase.

d)

assets will decrease.

9.

Net income results when

a)

Assets > Liabilities.

b)

Revenues = Expenses.

c)

Revenues > Expenses.

d)

Revenues < Expenses.

10.

Which of the following statement is true?

a)

Owners of business firms are the only people who need accounting information.

b)

The origins of accounting are attributed to Luca Pacioli, a famous mathematician.

c)

The basic accounting equation states that Assets = Liabilities

d)

Net income for the period is determined by subtracting total expenses and drawings from

total revenues.