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WorksheetsFBLA Accounting 2005
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
The capital account is an owner's equity account.
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False
If two amounts are recorded on the same side of the accounting equation, the equation will no longer be in balance.
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False
A business that performs an activity for a fee is a service business.
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False
A proprietorship is also known as a sole proprietorship.
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False
A business has two types of equities.
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False
When an owner withdraws cash from the business, the transaction affects both assets and owner's equity.
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False
When cash is paid to the owner for personal use, assets decrease and owner's equity decreases.
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False
The right side of a balance sheet presents liabilities and assets.
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False
Sandra Stern, Drawing is increased with a credit.
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False
The source document for cash payments is a check.
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False
The Objective Evidence accounting concept requires that there be proof that a transaction did occur.
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False
A journal shows in one place all the changes in a single account.
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False
A chart of accounts is a list of account titles and numbers showing the location of each account in a ledger.
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False
If a bank does not receive payment from the person who signed the check, each endorser of the check is individually liable for payment.
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False
Blank endorsements should be used when sending checks through the mail.
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False
Most banks will accept postdated checks.
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False
Anytime a payment is made from the petty cash fund, a petty cash slip is prepared showing proof of a petty cash payment.
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False
The petty cash slip is the source document for the entry to replenish petty cash.
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False
All general ledger account titles are listed on a trial balance even if some accounts do not have a balance.
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False
Making adjustments to general ledger accounts is an application of the Matching Expenses with Revenue accounting concept.
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False
When the Income Statement Credit column total is greater than the Income Statement Debit column total on a work sheet, the business has a net income.
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False
Information needed to prepare the liabilities section of a balance sheet is obtained from the work sheet's Account Title column and the Balance Sheet Credit column.
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False
The Adequate Disclosure accounting concept is applied when financial statements contain all information necessary to understand a business's financial condition.
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False
Only revenue accounts and expense accounts are used in preparing the income statement.
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False
The net income on an income statement is verified by checking the balance sheet.
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False
An amount written in parentheses on a financial statement indicates an estimate.
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False
A balance sheet reports information about the elements of the accounting equation.
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False
A cash sale is a sale in which a credit card is used for the total amount of the sale at the time of the transaction.
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False
A listing of customer accounts, account balances, and total amount due from all customers is a schedule of accounts receivable.
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False
Medicare is funded by the federal government but not under the social security law.
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False
Employers in many states are required to withhold state, city, or county income tax from employee earnings.
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False
The information used to prepare payroll checks is taken from a payroll register.
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False
Employers must pay to the government the taxes withheld from employee earnings.
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False
The employer social security tax rate is not the same as the employee social security tax rate.
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False
Work sheets for service and merchandising businesses are very different.
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False
The inventory of supplies at the end of a fiscal period is determined by actually counting the amount of supplies on hand.
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False
Data needed to prepare the liabilities section of a balance sheet are obtained from a work sheet's Balance Sheet Debit column.
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False
Indicating a source document is not necessary when journalizing adjusting entries.
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False
Amounts needed for the closing entries are obtained from the Trial Balance columns of a work sheet.
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False
Expense accounts are closed by debiting the expense accounts and crediting Income Summary.
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False
Only one type of accounting system can be used to record, summarize, and report a business's financial information.
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False
The amount on each line of a purchases journal is posted as a credit to the named vendor account in the accounts payable ledger.
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False
When several journals are used, an abbreviation is used in the Post. Ref. column of a ledger to show the journal from which the posting is made.
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False
Purchases on account are recorded in a purchases journal at list price.
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False
A schedule of accounts receivable is prepared before financial statements are prepared to prove the accounts receivable ledger.
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False
A sales invoice is the source document for journalizing a sales on account transaction.
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False
When the allowance account has a previous credit balance, this previous balance is subtracted from the amount of the adjustment for uncollectible accounts expense.
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False
The Realization of Revenue accounting concept explains why failing to collect an account at a later date than the original sale cancels the sale and reduces revenue.
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False
Canceling the balance of a customer account because the customer does not pay is called writing off an account.
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False
When an account is written off, the account balance is transferred to Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts.
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False
A business has total cash of $30,000.00. Then the business pays $1,000.00 on account, buys insurance coverage of $750.00, buys supplies for $1,200.00, and pays $300.00 more on account. The balance of the cash account is now ____.
$25,750.00
$26,750.00
$28,700.00
none of the above
A business has total assets of $30,000.00. Then the business pays $1,000.00 on account, buys insurance coverage of $750.00, buys supplies for $1,200.00, and pays $300.00 more on account. Total assets are now ____.
$25,750.00
$26,750.00
$28,700.00
none of the above
When the owner withdraws cash for personal use, ____.
liabilities increase and assets decrease
assets decrease and owner's equity increases
assets decrease and owner's equity decreases
liabilities decrease and assets decrease
When the owner invests cash in a business, the owner's capital account is ____.
increased by a debit
decreased by a credit
increased by a credit
decreased by a debit
In a transaction by a revenue, Sales is ____.
increased by a debit
decreased by a credit
increased by a credit
decreased by a debit
Debits must equal credits ____.
in a T account
on the equation's left side
on the equation's right side
in all transactions
The normal balance side of any revenue account is ____.
the credit side
the debit side
the left side
none of the above
A sale on account ____.
increases an owner's equity account and increases an asset account
increases a liability account and increases an asset account
increases an owner's equity account and increases a liability account
increases an owner's equity account and decreases a liability account
If an error is discovered in a general journal entry, ____.
cancel the error by drawing a neat line through the error
correct the entry by writing the correct item above the canceled error
do not erase the incorrect item
all of the above
When the previous balance of an account is zero and a credit amount is posted to the account, the new balance is ____.
a dollar amount
a credit
a debit
none of the above
When the previous balance of an account is a debit and a debit amount is posted to the account, the new balance is ____.
a dollar amount
a credit
a debit
none of the above
A business form ordering a bank to pay cash from a bank account is ____.
a signature card
a deposit slip
a check
none of the above
An endorsement on the back of a check consisting only of a signature is ____.
a blank endorsement
a special endorsement
a restrictive endorsement
an incorrect endorsement
A lost check with a blank endorsement on it can be cashed by ____.
anyone who has the check
only the person whose name follows the words "Pay to the order of"
only the person who endorsed the check
no one
On a work sheet, the balance of Cash is extended to the ____.
Balance Sheet Debit column
Balance Sheet Credit column
Income Statement Debit column
Income Statement Credit column
If the Trial Balance columns are not equal and the difference is 1, the error often is ____.
a transposed numbers or a "slide"
in posting
in addition
in writing an amount in the wrong column
If the Trial Balance columns are not equal and the difference can by divided evenly by 9, the error most likely is ____.
a transposed numbers or a "slide"
in posting
in addition
in writing an amount in the wrong column
The sections of an income statement are ____.
assets, liabilities, and owner's equity
heading, revenue, expenses, and net income or net loss
assets, liabilities, and net income or net loss
assets, revenue, and net income or net loss
After the adjusting entry for Prepaid Insurance has been posted, Insurance Expense has an up-to-date balance, which is the ____.
same as the beginning balance for Prepaid Insurance
same as the ending balance for Prepaid Insurance
value of insurance premiums used during the fiscal period
value of insurance premiums bought during the fiscal period
Temporary accounts begin each new fiscal period with a ____.
debit balance
credit balance
zero balance
balance equal to the net income
When the total expenses are greater than the total revenue, ____.
the income summary account has a credit balance
the income summary account has a debit balance
debits equal credits
none of the above
The journal entry to close the expense accounts is ____.
debit Income Summary; credit owner's capital
debit Income Summary for the total expenses; credit each expense account
debit each expense account; credit Income Summary
none of the above
Information needed to journalize a closing entry for the owner's drawing account is obtained from the ____.
work sheet's Balance Sheet Debit column
work sheet's Balance Sheet Credit column
income statement
work sheet's Income Statement Debit column.
The last step in the accounting cycle is ____.
to journalize and post the closing entries
to prepare a work sheet and financial statements
to analyze transactions and journalize and post them
none of the above
Keeping the reports and financial records of a business separate from the personal records of the partners is an application of the accounting concept ____.
Going Concern
Business Entity
Historical Cost
Objective Evidence
The entry to journalize a purchase of merchandise on account is ____.
debit Accounts Payable; credit Merchandise
debit Accounts Payable; credit Purchases
debit Purchases; credit Accounts Payable
debit Purchases; credit Merchandise
An increase in revenue resulting from a sale on account should be recorded ____.
at the time of the sale
at the end of each month
at the end of the fiscal period
when the final payment is made
A sale for which cash will be received at a later date is a ____.
cash sale
credit card sale
delayed-payment sale
sale on account
A subsidiary ledger containing only accounts for vendors from whom items are purchased or bought on account is ____.
an accounts payable ledger
an accounts receivable ledger
a general ledger
none of the above
An account in a general ledger that summarizes all accounts in a subsidiary ledger is ____.
an expense account
a contra account
a controlling account
a capital account
The special amount column totals of the cash receipts journal are ____.
posted monthly to a customer account
posted to the general ledger controlling account at the end of each month
not posted
posted often
A general ledger sorts and summarizes all information affecting ____.
income statement and balance sheet accounts
accounts receivable accounts
accounts payable accounts
none of the above
The period covered by a salary payment is a ________.
biweekly base
pay period
pay schedule
payroll
A business form used to record payroll information is ________.
a wage register
a payroll tax register
a payroll register
an employee time card
When a semimonthly payroll is paid, the credit to Cash is equal to the ________.
total earnings of all employees
total deductions for income tax and social security and Medicare tax
total deductions
net pay of all employees
To record the total federal tax payment for employee income tax, social security tax and Medicare tax, the account credited is ________.
Cash
Social Security Tax Payable
Employee Income Tax Payable
Medicare Care Tax Payable
To record the payment of federal unemployment tax, the account debited is ________.
a revenue account
an expense account
a liability account
an asset account
Preparing a work sheet at the end of each fiscal period is an application of the accounting concept ________.
Accounting Period Cycle
Matching Expenses with Revenue
Adequate Disclosure
Historical Cost
The amount of goods on hand for sale to customers is ________.
a merchandise inventory
a schedule of goods on hand
an inventory
a purchases inventory
On a work sheet, Accounts Payable is extended to the ________.
Income Statement Debit column
Income Statement Credit column
Balance Sheet Debit column
Balance Sheet Credit column
When a work sheet is completed, a net loss will appear in the ________.
Income Statement Debit and Balance Sheet Credit columns
Income Statement Credit and Balance Sheet Debit columns
Income Statement Debit and Income Statement Credit columns
Balance Sheet Debit and Balance Sheet Credit columns
Acceptable component percentages should be determined ________.
based only on industry standards
based only on comparisons with prior fiscal periods
based on industry standards and comparisons with prior fiscal periods
based on the amount of each sales dollar that is considered acceptable
The two types of journal entries needed to change general ledger account balances at the end of the fiscal period are ________.
adjusting and correcting entries
adjusting and closing entries
closing and correcting entries
none of the above
To close the revenue account, the revenue account balance for the fiscal period is transferred into ________.
the income summary account
the cash account
the partners' capital accounts
none of the above
The unit of ownership in a corporation is ________.
a share of stock
capital stock
a trade discount
none of the above
Total shares of ownership in a corporation is ____.
a. a share of stock
b. capital stock
c. a trade discount
d. none of the above
Using a copy of the sales invoice as the source document for recording a sale on account transaction is an application of the accounting concept ____.
a. Matching Expenses with Revenue
b. Historical Cost
c. Objective Evidence
d. Realization of Revenue
When the percentage of total sales on account method is used, the estimated uncollectible accounts expense is calculated by ____.
a. multiplying total sales on account times the percentage
b. dividing total sales on account by the percentage
c. multiplying total sales times the percentage
d. dividing total sales by the percentage
Estimating uncollectible accounts expense at the end of a fiscal period is an application of the accounting concept ____.
a. Business Entity
b. Objective Evidence
c. Realization of Revenue
d. Matching Expenses with Revenue
The journal entry to reopen an account that has been written off is debit Accounts Receivable and credit ____.
a. Cash
b. Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
c. Uncollectible Accounts Expense
d. none of the above
