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accounting principles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Communication of economic events is the part of the accounting process that involves

a)

identifying economic events.

b)

quantifying transactions into dollars and cents.

c)

preparing accounting reports.

d)

recording and classifying information

2.

The requirement that only transaction data capable of being expressed in terms of money be included in the accounting records relates to the ______________.

a)

economic entity assumption

b)

monetary unit assumption

c)

cost principle

d)

both b and c

3.

Financial statements combining the operations of Juan Cruz and J. Cruz Plumbing Services would violate the ______________.

a)

economic entity assumption

b)

monetary unit assumption

c)

ownership assumption

d)

cost principle

4.

''GAAP'' refers to ________________.

a)

Guidelines for Accountants, Accounting Procedures

b)

General Association of Accounting Practitioners

c)

General Accounting and Auditing Principles

d)

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

5.

The accounting process involves all of the following EXCEPT___

a)

identifying economic transactions that are relevant to the business.

b)

communicating financial information to users by preparing financial reports.

c)

recording non-chronological events measured in dollars.

d)

analyzing and interpreting financial reports

6.

The accounting process is correctly sequenced as

a)

identification, communication, recording.

b)

recording, communication, identification.

c)

identification, recording, communication.

d)

communication, recording, identification

7.

Which of the following would NOT be considered internal users of accounting data for a company?

a)

The manager of the company.

b)

Salesmen of the company.

c)

Creditors of the company.

d)

production supervisor of the company

8.

Which of the following is an external user of accounting information?

a)

Labor unions.

b)

Finance directors.

c)

Company officers.

d)

Managers.

9.

A business organized as a corporation______

a)

is not a separate legal entity in most states.

b)

requires that stockholders be personally liable for the debts of the business.

c)

is owned by its stockholders.

d)

terminates when one of its original stockholders dies

10.

The proprietorship form of business organization

a)

must have at least three owners

b)

owner has limited liability for the company debts

c)

legally, the owner has personal liability for the debts of the business

d)

has indefinite life

11.

The basic accounting equation may be expressed as

a)

Assets = Equities.

b)

Assets – Liabilities = Owner's Equity.

c)

Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity.

d)

All of these answer choices are correct.

12.

Liabilities are defined as__

a)

future economic benefits.

b)

existing debts and obligations.

c)

possess service potential.

d)

things of value used by the business in its operation.

13.

Owner's equity can be described as

a)

creditorship claim on total assets.

b)

owners' claim against total assets.

c)

benefactor's claim on total assets.

d)

debtor claim on total assets.

14.

Sources of increases to owner's equity are

a)

additional investments by owners.

b)

purchases of merchandise.

c)

withdrawals by the owner.

d)

expenses.

15.

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.