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Accounting Principles Quiz

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To decrease the account balance of a liability account, you would.....

a)

debit the account

b)

credit the account

c)

increase the account balance

d)

close the account

2.

To decrease the account balance of the owner's capital account, you would.....

a)

credit the account

b)

debit the account

c)

increase the account balance

d)

close the account

3.

To decrease the account balance of an expense account, you would.....

a)

credit the account

b)

debit the account

c)

increase the account balance

d)

close the account

4.

To increase the account balance of an owner's capital account, you would.....

a)

close the account

b)

debit the account

c)

withdraw from the account

d)

credit the account

5.

To increase the account balance of a sales account, you would.....

a)

withdraw from the account

b)

debit the account

c)

credit the account

d)

close the account

6.

To decrease the account balance of a sales account, you would.....

a)

debit the account

b)

credit the account

c)

increase the account balance

d)

close the account

7.

To increase the account balance of an asset account, you would.....

a)

close the account

b)

credit the account

c)

debit the account

d)

transfer the account

8.

To increase the account balance of a liability account, you would.....

a)

close the account

b)

debit the account

c)

withdraw from the account

d)

credit the account

9.

To decrease the account balance of an asset account, you would.....

a)

credit the account

b)

debit the account

c)

increase the account balance

d)

close the account

10.

What is the normal balance of the Accounts Payable account?

a)

Expenses

b)

Debit

c)

Assets

d)

Credit

11.

What is the normal balance of the Accounts Receivable account?

a)

zero balance

b)

credit

c)

debit

d)

negative balance

12.

What is the normal balance of the cash account?

a)

credit

b)

debit

c)

zero

d)

negative

13.

What is the normal balance of an Expense account?

a)

zero

b)

credit

c)

debit

d)

none

14.

What is the normal balance of the Owners Capital account?

a)

credit

b)

debit

c)

zero

d)

negative

15.

What is the normal balance of the Owners Drawing account?

a)

variable

b)

credit

c)

zero balance

d)

debit

16.

What is the normal balance of the Prepaid Insurance account?

a)

zero balance

b)

credit

c)

debit

d)

negative balance

17.

What is the normal balance of the Sales account?

a)

revenue

b)

credit

c)

debit

d)

liability

18.

What is the normal balance of the Supplies account?

a)

asset

b)

credit

c)

debit

d)

negative balance

19.

Accounts Payable is classified as an

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

equity

d)

revenue

20.

Accounts Receivable is classified as an ________.

a)

revenue

b)

liability

c)

expense

d)

asset

21.

Cash is classified as an ________.

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

expense

d)

revenue

22.

Expenses is classified as an ________.

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

owners equity

d)

revenue

23.

Owners Capital is classified as an ________.

a)

liability

b)

owners equity

c)

asset

d)

revenue

24.

Owners Drawing is classified as an ________.

a)

revenue

b)

liability

c)

asset

d)

owners equity

25.

Prepaid Insurance is classified as an ________.

a)

expense

b)

liability

c)

asset

d)

revenue

26.

Sales is classified as an ________.

a)

owners equity

b)

liability

c)

asset

d)

expense

27.

Supplies is classified as an ________.

a)

revenue

b)

liability

c)

expense

d)

asset

28.

Mr. Delgado bought supplies on account for $500 from Office Max. What is the debit entry?

a)

Supplies

b)

Accounts Payable

c)

Cash

d)

Office Equipment

29.

Mr. Delgado bought supplies on account for $500 from Office Max. What is the credit entry?

a)

Cash, Office Max

b)

Accounts Payable, Office Max

c)

Supplies Expense, Office Max

d)

Accounts Receivable, Office Max

30.

Delgado sold services on account to Valley Landscaping for $500.00. What is the debit entry?

a)

Service Revenue, Cash

b)

Cash, Accounts Receivable

c)

Accounts Receivable, Valley Landscaping

d)

Accounts Payable, Valley Landscaping

31.

Delgado sold services on account to Valley Landscaping for $500.00. What is the credit entry?

a)

Cash

b)

Accounts Receivable

c)

Sales

d)

Inventory

32.

Received cash on account from Scott Company. What is the debit entry?

a)

Accounts Receivable

b)

Cash

c)

Revenue

d)

Accounts Payable

33.

Received cash on account from Scott Company. What is the credit entry?

a)

Sales Revenue

b)

Cash

c)

Accounts Receivable, Scott Co.

d)

Inventory

34.

Paid cash for supplies from Office Max, $1,000. What is the debit entry?

a)

Office Equipment

b)

Cash

c)

Accounts Payable

d)

Supplies

35.

Paid cash for supplies from Office Max, $1,000. What is the credit entry?

a)

Supplies

b)

Cash

c)

Accounts Payable

d)

Office Max

36.

Delgado sold services on account to ABC Company for $1,000.00. What is the journal entry?

a)

Debit Accounts Payable $1,000; Credit Service Revenue $1,000

b)

Debit Cash $1,000; Credit Service Revenue $1,000

c)

Debit Service Revenue $1,000; Credit Accounts Receivable $1,000

d)

Debit Accounts Receivable $1,000; Credit Service Revenue $1,000

37.

Received cash from sales, $685.00. What is the journal entry?

a)

Debit Sales $685.00; Credit Cash $685.00

b)

Debit Cash $685.00; Credit Sales $685.00

c)

Debit Cash $685.00; Credit Accounts Receivable $685.00

d)

Debit Accounts Receivable $685.00; Credit Cash $685.00

38.

Accounts Payable appears on which financial statement?

a)

Balance Sheet

b)

Income Statement

c)

Cash Flow Statement

d)

Statement of Changes in Equity

39.

Cash appears on which financial statement?

a)

Income Statement

b)

Balance Sheet

c)

Statement of Cash Flows

d)

Statement of Changes in Equity

40.

What financial statement does rent expense appear?

a)

statement of changes in equity

b)

balance sheet

c)

cash flow statement

d)

income statement

41.

What financial statement does office supplies appear?

a)

cash flow statement

b)

income statement

c)

balance sheet

d)

statement of changes in equity

42.

What financial statement does prepaid insurance appear?

a)

cash flow statement

b)

income statement

c)

balance sheet

d)

statement of changes in equity

43.

What financial statement does revenue appear?

a)

cash flow statement

b)

balance sheet

c)

income statement

d)

statement of changes in equity

44.

What financial statement does office equipment appear?

a)

Statement of Changes in Equity

b)

Income Statement

c)

Cash Flow Statement

d)

Balance Sheet

45.

Cash Withdrawal from owner. The owner's drawing account appear in which statement?

a)

Statement of Owner's Equity

b)

Balance Sheet

c)

Income Statement

d)

Cash Flow Statement

46.

The closing entries will include a _______________ to the Sales account.

a)

adjustment

b)

credit

c)

debit

d)

transfer

47.

The end-of-year balances in the revenue accounts will become the following year's beginning balances.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The balances in the owner's drawing account is credited to the owner's capital account at the end of each accounting year.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Prepaid Insurance is a temporary account.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The term nominal accounts is sometimes used in place of the term temporary accounts.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

The terms real accounts is similar to permanent accounts.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Temporary accounts are closed at the end of each accounting year.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Permanent accounts are closed at the end of each accounting year.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Assets, Liabilities and Owner's Equity are permanent accounts and are never closed.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

You will close the cash account at the end of the accounting cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

A checking account is a report of deposits, withdrawals, and bank balances sent to a depositor by a bank.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The petty cash fund is a liability with a normal debit balance.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

When you reconcile petty cash and the amount on hand (what is in the envelope) is more than the recorded amount, petty cash is short.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

When you reconcile petty cash and the amount on hand is less than the recorded amount, petty cash is short.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

A bank reconciliation is a process performed by a company to ensure that the company’s records (check register, general ledger account, balance sheet, etc.) are correct and that the bank's records match.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Do you add outstanding checks when you reconcile the bank statement?

a)

True

b)

False

62.

You add outstanding deposits to the balance of the bank statement when you are doing a reconciliation.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

An outstanding check is one that has been issued but not yet reported on a bank statement.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

When petty cash is replenished, Petty Cash is debited and Cash is credited.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Voided checks should be recorded in the journal.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

The journal entry to start a petty cash fund for your business would be a debit to the ________ account and credit to the ________.

a)

cash; petty cash

b)

petty cash; cash

c)

accounts payable; cash

d)

petty cash; accounts receivable

67.

Explain why it is important to make sure you reconcile what is recorded on the last check stub in the check book and the bank statement the bank mails to you once a month.

a)

To verify that the bank has not made any errors in your account balance.

b)

To make sure you have enough checks left in your checkbook.

c)

To ensure that there are no discrepancies between your records and the bank's records.

d)

To confirm that all checks have been cashed.

68.

A lost check with a blank endorsement on it can be cashed by ________.

a)

the bank that issued the check.

b)

only the person who wrote the check.

c)

anyone who has the check.

d)

the person to whom the check was originally made out.

69.

An endorsement on the back of a check consisting only of a signature is a(n) ________.

a)

restrictive endorsement

b)

full endorsement

c)

blank endorsement

d)

conditional endorsement

70.

If any kind of error is made in preparing a check, ________.

a)

VOID should be written on the check, VOID should be written on the check stub, a new check should be prepared.

b)

The check should be torn up immediately.

c)

The bank should be notified immediately.

d)

The check should be sent as is.

71.

Each time you prepare cash or checks to be put in the company bank account, you will prepare a...

a)

invoice

b)

withdrawal form

c)

deposit slip

d)

receipt

72.

The entry to establish a $200.00 petty cash fund is...

a)

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

b)

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

c)

debit Petty Cash, $100.00; credit Cash, $100.00

d)

debit Cash, $100.00; credit Petty Cash, $100.00

73.

When cash is short, the entry to replenish petty cash includes a...

a)

credit to Cash Short and Over.

b)

credit to Petty Cash.

c)

debit to Accounts Receivable.

d)

debit to Cash Short and Over.

74.

A voided check is...

a)

a check that can't be processed

b)

a check that is processed successfully

c)

a check that is lost

d)

a check that is cashed