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Accounting Part 1 Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A list of accounts used by a business.

a)

chart of accounts

b)

accounting system

c)

accrual basis of accounting

2.

A planned process designed to compile financial data and summarize the results in accounting records and reports.

a)

chart of accounts

b)

accounting system

c)

accrual basis of accounting

3.

Reporting income when earned and expenses when incurred.

a)

chart of accounts

b)

accounting system

c)

accrual basis of accounting

4.

A financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity on a specific date.

a)

balance sheet

b)

income statement

5.

A financial statement showing the revenue and expenses for a fiscal period.

a)

balance sheet

b)

income statement

6.

A person or business to whom a liability is owed.

a)

creditor

b)

revenue

c)

expense

7.

An increase in equity resulting from the sale of goods or services

a)

creditor

b)

revenue

c)

expense

8.

The cost of goods or services used to operate a business.

a)

creditor

b)

revenue

c)

expense

9.

Transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account.

a)

posting

b)

trial balance

c)

t-account

10.

A proof of the equality of debits and credits in a general ledger.

a)

posting

b)

trial balance

c)

t-account

11.

An accounting device used to analyze transactions.

a)

trial balance

b)

t-account

c)

posting

12.

Accounts used to accumulate information until it is transferred to the owner’s capital account.

a)

temporary accounts

b)

permanent accounts

13.

Accounts used to accumulate information from one fiscal period to the next.

a)

temporary accounts

b)

permanent accounts

14.

Journal entries used to prepare temporary accounts for a new fiscal period.

a)

closing entries

b)

adjusting entries

15.

Journal entries recorded to update general ledger accounts at the end of a fiscal period.

a)

closing entries

b)

adjusting entries

16.

A transaction recorded in a journal is not considered a permanent record.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

The source document for an electronic funds transfer is a memorandum.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

The drawing account is a permanent account.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

A balance sheet reports financial information for a period of time.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

A transaction for the sale of goods or services results in a decrease in owner’s equity.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

The formula for calculating net income is total revenue minus total expenses.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

If the previous account balance and the current entry posted to an account are both credits, the new account balance is a credit.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Adjusting entries must be posted to the general ledger accounts.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Temporary accounts are used to accumulate information until it is transferred to the owner’s capital account.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

If an error is recorded in a journal entry,

a)

cancel the error by drawing a neat line through the error.

b)

correct the entry by writing the correct item above the canceled error.

c)

do not erase the incorrect item.

d)

all of these.

26.

The first step in the posting procedure is writing the

a)

entry date in the Date column of the account.

b)

journal page number in the Post. Ref. column of the journal.

c)

account number in the Post. Ref. column of the account.

d)

entry amount in the Debit or Credit column of the account.

27.

Income Summary is a(n)

a)

asset account.

b)

liability account.

c)

temporary account.

d)

permanent account.

28.

Assets taken out of a business for the personal use of the owner are called

a)

net income.

b)

net loss.

c)

investments.

d)

withdrawals.

29.

The entry to establish a $200.00 petty cash fund is

a)

debit Petty Cash, $200.00; credit Cash, $200.00.

b)

debit Petty Cash, $200.00; credit Miscellaneous Expense, $200.00.

c)

debit Miscellaneous Expense, $200.00; credit Cash, $200.00.

d)

debit Cash, $200.00; credit Petty Cash, $200.00.

30.

If an amount is recorded on the side of a T account opposite the normal balance side, the account balance is

a)

increased.

b)

decreased.

c)

unaffected.

d)

correct.

31.

On a work sheet, the balance of the owner’s drawing account is extended to the

a)

Income Statement Debit column.

b)

Income Statement Credit column.

c)

Balance Sheet Debit column.

d)

Balance Sheet Credit column.

32.

Information needed to prepare an income statement’s Revenue section is obtained from a work sheet’s Account Title column and

a)

Income Statement Debit column.

b)

Income Statement Credit column.

c)

Balance Sheet Debit column.

d)

Balance Sheet Credit column.

33.

When cash is paid for insurance,

a)

Prepaid Insurance is decreased.

b)

Prepaid Insurance is credited.

c)

Prepaid Insurance is increased.

d)

none of these.

34.

The first digit in the account number 410 means that the account is in the

a)

Assets division of the general ledger.

b)

Liabilities division of the general ledger.

c)

Revenue division of the general ledger.

d)

Expenses division of the general ledger.

35.

The journal entry to close Income Summary when there is a net income is

a)

debit Sales; credit Income Summary.

b)

debit owner’s capital; credit Income Summary

c)

debit Income Summary; credit Sales.

d)

debit Income Summary; credit owner’s capital.

36.

Asset accounts include Cash, Prepaid Insurance, and

a)

Accounts Payable.

b)

Accounts Receivable.

c)

Sales.

d)

Utilities Expense

37.

The formula for calculating the net income ratio is

a)

net income divided by total sales.

b)

total sales divided by total expenses.

c)

total sales minus total expenses divided by net income.

d)

none of these.

38.

Reporting changes in financial information for a specific period of time in the form of financial statements is an application of the accounting concept

a)

Matching Expenses with Revenue.

b)

Accounting Period Cycle

c)

Consistent Reporting

d)

Going Concern.

39.

The normal balance side of any expense account is

a)

the debit side.

b)

the credit side.

c)

the right side.

d)

either the debit side or credit side.