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Accounting Fundamentals Midterm Examination

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The accounting equation must be in balance

a)

only when journal entries are recorded.

b)

only when the trial balance is prepared.

c)

only when the financial statements are prepared

d)

throughout the accounting process.

2.

The debit and credit analysis of a transaction normally takes place at what point in the accounting process?

a)

Prior to recording the transaction in journal

b)

When the journal entry is posted to the ledger.

c)

When the trial balanced is prepared.

d)

At some other point in the accounting cycle.

3.

A business has total assets of P780,000 and total liabilities of P220,000. How much is the equity?

a)

P1,000,000

b)

P560,000

c)

P650,000

d)

P530,000

4.

If an owner invests her laptop computer and printer in the business, what are the effects on the fundamental accounting equation?

a)

option A

b)

option B

c)

option C

d)

option D

5.

Which of the following is not a true statement about the accounting equation and its elements?

a)

The accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities - Stockholders’ Equity.

b)

Assets are the economic resources controlled by a business entity.

c)

Liabilities represent obligations of a business.

d)

Equity represents the owner’s claim against the total economic resources of the business

6.

When a business entity receives payment for services rendered, the cash account is

a)

credited

b)

debited

c)

debited or credited

d)

not affected

7.

The general ledger is known as

a)

Books of original entry

b)

Books of accounts

c)

Books of final entry

d)

business document

8.

Revenues should be recorded when

a)

work has begun on a job.

b)

a contract is signed.

c)

earned.

d)

cash is received from the customer

9.

A debit entry decreases the balance of

a)

Assets

b)

Expenses

c)

Liabilities

d)

Owner’s Withdrawal

10.

Modern bookkeeping can be traced from the book Summa de Arithmetica written by this author.

a)

Amatino Manucci

b)

Luca Pacioli

c)

Jacques Savary

d)

Eugen Schmalenbach

11.

A chart of accounts is

a)

the same as balance sheet

b)

usually listing of accounts in alphabetical order

c)

usually listing of accounts in financial statement order

d)

used in place of ledger

12.

Which of the following would typically be considered a source document?

a)

Invoice issued to a customer

b)

General journal

c)

Chart of accounts

d)

general ledger

13.

Which of the following accounts is presented on the credit column of the unadjusted trial balance?

a)

Service Fees

b)

Owner’s Drawings

c)

Accounts receivable

d)

Cash

14.

Which of the following gives the correct sequence of accounting procedures?

a)

Ledger, trial balance, journal, financial statements

b)

Journal, Ledger, trial balance, financial statements

c)

Financial statements, trial balance, Ledger, Journal

d)

Financial statements, Journal, ledger, trial balance

15.

The posting reference column in the general journal is used to show that an account has been posted to the ledger when which of the following is placed in it?

a)

Journal page number

b)

an "X"

c)

Account number

d)

Journal number

16.

In this phase of the accounting process, accounting information is disseminated to interested parties.

a)

Recording

b)

Identifying

c)

Disseminating

d)

Communicating

17.

The accounts and their balances shown in the trial balance are derived directly from the

a)

Journal

b)

General Ledger

c)

Subsidiary ledger

d)

Accountant’s mind

18.

Which of the following statements is false concerning the rules of debits and credits?

a)

The left side of an account is always the debit and the right side is always the credit side.

b)

Increases in assets and expenses are debit entries, and increases in liabilities, equity and income are credit entries.

c)

The term “debit” means to increase and the term “credit” means to decrease.

d)

The normal balance of any account appears on the side for recording increases.

19.

A business received P8,000 cash from charge customers. What account should be credited?

a)

Cash

b)

Accounts receivable

c)

Accounts payable

d)

Note receivable

20.

When transactions are recorded

a)

Assets are credited for increases

b)

Liabilities, revenues and equity are credited for increases

c)

Revenues are credited for decreases

d)

Expenses are debited for decreases

21.

The posting process will include the transfer of the following information from the journal to the account.

a)

date, amount (debit or credit)

b)

date, amount (debit or credit), journal page number

c)

amount (debit or credit), account number

d)

date, amount (debit or credit), account number

22.

Which of the following statements regarding a trial balance is INCORRECT?

a)

A trial balance is a list of all open accounts in the ledger with their balances as of a given date.

b)

A trial balance is a test of equality of the debit and credit balances in the ledger.

c)

A trial balance helps to localize errors within an identifiable time period.

d)

A trial balance proves no errors of any kind have been made in the accounts during the accounting period

23.

Preparing financial statements at least annually is an application of which of the following accounting concepts?

a)

Accrual basis

b)

Historical cost

c)

Time period/Periodicity

d)

Stable monetary unit

24.

The normal balance of an account is

a)

Debit side of the account

b)

Credit side of the account

c)

Side represented by increases in the account balance

d)

Side represented by decreases in the account balance

25.

Which of the following equation is correct?

a)

Assets + Capital = Liabilities

b)

Assets = Liabilities – Owner’s Equity

c)

Capital = Assets + Liabilities

d)

Capital = Assets – Liabilities

26.

The balance of the account is determined by

a)

adding all of the debits to all of the credits.

b)

always subtracting the debits from the credits.

c)

always subtracting all of the credits from the debit.

d)

adding all of the debits, adding all of the credits, and then subtracting the smaller sum from the larger sum.

27.

Mr. K owns a café. When Mr. K drinks coffee from his café, he pays for it even though he is the owner. Mr. K is most likely to be applying which of the following accounting concepts?

a)

Separate entity

b)

Accrual basis

c)

Periodicity

d)

Going concern

28.

When the proprietor withdrew cash or other assets from the business, the Withdrawal account is

a)

Credited

b)

Debited

c)

Debited and credited

d)

not affected

29.

Which is not a service entity?

a)

Recruitment agency

b)

insurance brokerage

c)

Law firm

d)

Truck dealer

30.

Which of the following is not correct regarding the journal?

a)

The journal is the accounting record where a transaction is initially recorded.

b)

A journal is a company’s record of its daily transactions in chronological order.

c)

The journal is known as the book of final entry.

d)

Journalizing is the process of recording transactions from source document to the general journal.

31.

Which of the following group of accounts are all assets?

a)

Cash, Accounts Payable, Buildings

b)

Accounts Receivable, Revenue, Cash

c)

Cash, Prepaid Expenses, Buildings, Copyright

d)

Unearned Revenues, Prepaid Expenses, Cash

32.

An Accounts Payable has a normal beginning balance of P45,000, a debit posting of P85,000, and a credit posting of P70,000, which of the following was its ending balance?

a)

P30,000 debit

b)

P30,000 credit

c)

P75,000 credit

d)

P60,000 credit

33.

Which of the following best describes the nature of accounting?

a)

It is the process of counting money.

b)

It is something that only accountants can understand.

c)

It is a system responsible for generating the resources needed to fund the business operations.

d)

It is the process of providing information that is useful in making a wide variety of economic decisions.

34.

The assumption that a business entity will not be sold or liquidated in the near future is known as the

a)

Economic entity assumption

b)

conservatism assumption

c)

Going concern

d)

Monetary unit assumption

35.

    Which of the following applications of the rules of debit and credit is true?

a)

increase Supplies Expense with a debit and the normal balance is a debit

b)

decrease Prepaid Insurance with a credit and the normal balance is a credit

c)

increase Accounts Payable with a credit and the normal balance is a debit

d)

decrease Cash with a debit and the normal balance is a credit

36.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

option A

b)

option B

c)

option C

d)

option D

37.

XYZ Medical Center purchased X-ray equipment for P3,000, paid P750 down, with the remainder to be paid later. The correct entry would be

a)

option A

b)

option B

c)

option C

d)

option D

38.

The above journal entry will

a)

Increase Able, Capital and decrease Cash

b)

Increase Cash and increase Able, Capital

c)

Decrease Cash and decrease Able, Capital

d)

Increase Cash and decrease Able, Capital

39.

What is the best explanation for this journal entry?

a)

purchased supplies on cash basis

b)

investment of supplies by the owner

c)

purchased supplies on credit

d)

paid suppliers for supplies

40.

Prepare a trial balance. The total of the debits is

a)

P4,100

b)

P4,700

c)

P6,300

d)

P8100