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Accounting Chapter 14

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts does not comply with generally accepted accounting principles

a)

True

b)

False

2.

When a customer account is written off under the allowance method, the book value of accounts receivable decreases

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A note provides a business with legal evidence of a debt in the event it becomes necessary to go to court to collect

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The total assets are reduced when a business accepts a note receivable from a customer needing an extension of time to pay an account receivable

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The book value of accounts receivable must be a resonable and unbiased estimate of the money the business expects to collect in the future

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The accounting concept Neutrality is applied when the process of making accounting estimates is free from bias

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The expense of an uncollectible account should be recorded in the accounting period that the account becomes uncollectible

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The account Allowance for Uncollecible Accounts has a natural credit balance

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A business usually knows at the end of the fiscal year which customer accounts will become uncollectible

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The account Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts is reported on the Income Statement

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The percent of each age group of an accounts receivable aging that is expected to become uncollectible is determined by generally accepted accounting principles

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts reduces the balance of the Accounts Receivable account

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A business having a $600 debit balance in Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts and estimating its uncollectible accounts using accounts receivable againg to be $6,000 , would record a $6,600 credit to Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Interest rates are stated as a percentage of the principal

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Interest income is classified as revenue from normal operations

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When using the allowance method, writing off an uncollectible account does not change the net realizable value of accounts receivable

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The direct write-off method complies with generally accepted accounting principles

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The direct write-off method matches the expense of uncollectible accounts to the revenue that is earned in the same period

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The original amount of a note, sometimes referred to as the face amount

a)

book value

b)

interest rate

c)

principal

d)

maturity value

20.

Crediting the estimated value of uncollectible accounts to a contra account

a)

percent of accounts receivable method

b)

allowance method

c)

percent of sales method

d)

direct write-off method

21.

The interest earned on money loaned

a)

interest expense

b)

interest payable

c)

interest income

d)

interest uncollectible

22.

The difference between an asset's account balance and its related contra account

a)

book value

b)

net realizable value

c)

maturity value

d)

interest income

23.

A promissory note that a business accepts from a customer

a)

note payable

b)

note receivable

c)

dishonored note

d)

I don't know

24.

The amount of accounts receivable a business expects to collect

a)

maturity value

b)

principal

c)

interest income

d)

net realizable value

25.

The difference between the balance of Accounts Receivable and its contra account, Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

a)

book value

b)

maturity value

c)

book value of accounts receivable

d)

principal