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Accounting Basics - Ch1.2 (Sub)

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you classify "Cash"?

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

owner's equity

2.

How do you classify "Capital"?

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

owner's equity

3.

How do you classify "Accounts Payable"?

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

owner's equity

4.

How do you classify "Supplies"?

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

owner's equity

5.

How do you classify "Prepaid Insurance"?

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

owner's equity

6.

How do you classify "Accounts Receivable"?

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

owner's equity

7.

How do you classify an expense?

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

owner's equity

8.

How do you classify revenue?

a)

asset

b)

liability

c)

owner's equity

9.

The accounting equation should remain in balance after each transaction

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A business transaction affects at least 2 accounts

a)

True

b)

False

11.

"Assets + Liabilities = Owner Equity" is another way to express the accounting equation

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The account receivable is an example of a(n)...

a)

Asset

b)

Liability

c)

Owner's Equity

13.

If a business has assets of $5,600 and liabilities of $900, the owner's equity is...

a)

6,500

b)

900

c)

4,700

d)

5,600

14.

If a business purchases a calculator on account, the accounts affected by this transaction are...

a)

Cash in Bank & Accounts Payable

b)

Office Equipment & Accounts Receivables

c)

Office Equipment & Cash in Bank

d)

Office Equipment & Accounts Payable

15.

When a business buys an item on credit

a)

Property

b)

Investment

c)

On Account

d)

Financial claim

16.

What two accounts are changing? Bought supplies on account.

a)

Cash - Supplies +

b)

Cash + Supplies -

c)

Supplies + Accounts Payable +

d)

Supplies + Accounts Payable -

17.

What two accounts are changing? Paid cash for supplies

a)

Cash + Supplies +

b)

Cash - Supplies +

c)

Cash - Supplies -

18.

What is an expense?

a)

Something expensive

b)

Increases in the Cash account

c)

Decreases in the Prepaid Insurance account

d)

Cost of goods & Services used to operate a business

19.

What is Revenue?

a)

A part of the business plan

b)

Something the IRS gives you

c)

An increase in equity due to the sale of goods

d)

Cash paid to a creditor

20.

Capital is a/an ______ account, and ______ increases it.

a)
equity, credit
b)

liability, debit

c)

asset, debit

d)

none of the above

21.

Part 1: Your company buys $5000 of equipment with cash. Your cash account _______________ and equipment _______________.

Part 2: A decrease represents _______________ and an increase represents _______________.

a)

increases, decreases

debit, increase

b)

decreases, increases

credit, debit

22.

Equity accounts include:

a)

Capital

b)

Common stock

c)

Inventory

d)

Retained earnings

23.

The normal balance side of any expense account is the

a)

debit side

b)

credit side

c)

right side

d)

none of these

24.

When you receive cash from sales, what is your debit account?

a)

Cash

b)

Accounts Receivable

c)

Sales

d)

Capital

25.

To decrease an asset, you _____ it.

a)

Debit

b)

Credit

26.

Owner's drawing and expenses increase with a

a)

debit

b)

credit

27.

Describe the process of preparing financial statements in the accounting cycle.

a)

Collecting customer feedback

b)

Calculating employee salaries

c)

Gathering financial data, adjusting for accruals and deferrals, preparing financial statements, and closing temporary accounts

d)

Creating marketing materials

28.

What is the purpose of closing entries in the accounting cycle?

a)

To transfer the balances of temporary accounts to the retained earnings or owner's equity account

b)

To update the inventory records

c)

To close the business for the accounting period

d)

To calculate the total revenue for the period

29.

Describe the process of journalizing transactions in the accounting cycle.

a)

Posting transactions to the ledger by adding and subtracting amounts

b)

Recording transactions in the general journal by debiting and crediting the appropriate accounts.

c)

Sending invoices to customers for payment

d)

Creating financial statements for the accounting period

30.

What are the different types of accounts used in recording transactions?

a)

Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange

b)

Dog, Cat, Bird, Fish, Elephant

c)

Asset, Liability, Equity, Revenue, Expense

d)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

31.

Paid rent for the month, P35,000.

a)

Increase in an Asset; Decrease in another Asset

b)

Increase in an Asset; Increase in a Liability

c)

Increase in an Asset; Increase in Equity

d)

Decrease in an Asset; Decrease in a Liability

e)

Decrease in an Asset; Decrease in Equity

32.

When a business receives cash on account, the accounts affected are Cash and ________.

a)

Inventory

b)

Accounts Payable

c)

Accounts Receivable

d)

Sales

33.

What is the meaning of debits in accounting?

a)

Entries made on the top side of a ledger account.

b)

Entries made on the left side of a ledger account

c)

Entries made on both sides of a ledger account.

d)

Entries made on the right side of a ledger account.

34.

What is the difference between income and expenses?

a)

Income is the money spent or paid out, while expenses are the money earned or received.

b)

Income is the money earned or received, while expenses are the money spent or paid out.

c)

Income and expenses are the same thing.

d)

Income is the money earned from investments, while expenses are the money spent on necessities.

35.

What are liabilities in accounting?

a)

Liabilities are the financial obligations or debts that a company owes to external parties.

b)

Liabilities are the profits earned by a company.

c)

Liabilities are the financial assets that a company owns.

d)

Liabilities are the expenses incurred by a company.

36.

What is the Accounting Equation?

a)

Liabilities x Assets = Owner's Equity

b)

Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity

c)

Assets + Liabilities / Expenses = Owner's Equity

d)

None of the above

37.

Which of the companies below committed large scale fraud by using unethical accounting practices?

a)

Wintrust Financial

b)

KPMG

c)

Ally Financial

d)

Enron

38.

On a T-Chart in accounting, debit is always located on which side?

a)

Debits are not on a T-chart

b)

Debits are located on the right side

c)

Debits are located on the left side

39.

Wages payable, Interest payable are examples of what?

a)

Owner's Equity

b)

Assets

c)

Liabilities

d)

All of the above

40.

Assets are $120,000. Owner's Equity is $95,000. What is the Liability?

a)

$215,000

b)

$25,000

c)

None of the Choices

41.

Assets are $50,000. Liabilities are $12,000. What is Owner's Equity?

a)

$38,000

b)

$62,000

c)

None of the Choices

42.

Mrs. Smith invests $20,000 in her new company. Which of the following would be correct?

a)

+ $20,000 Cash; + $20,000 Mrs. Smith, Capital

b)

- $20,000 Cash; - $20,000 Mrs. Smith, Capital

c)

+ $20,000 Cash; - $20,000 Mrs. Smith, Capital

d)

- $20,000 Cash; + $20,000 Mrs. Smith, Capital

43.

Mrs. Smith bought $200 in supplies. Which of the following would be correct?

a)

+ $200 Cash; + $200 Supplies

b)

- $200 Cash; - $200 Supplies

c)

+ $200 Cash; - $200 Supplies

d)

- $200 Cash; + $200 Supplies

44.

Brea, Robert, and Lincoln are college friends who want to start a business. Brea has creative ability, Robert's expertise is selling, and Lincoln's expertise is management. However, each has limited capital. Their ideal type of business ownership is a

a)

merger

b)

partnership

c)

franchise

d)

corporation

45.

"To form my business, I used all of my savings and borrowed from the bank, and I'm personally liable for all of the debts."

a)

Partnership

b)

Sole Proprietorship

c)

Corporation

d)

Cooperative

46.

The Scott Company decided to sell stock to raise capital. Under what form of business organization does the company operate?

a)

Corporation

b)

Cooperative

c)

Partnership

d)

Sole proprietorship

47.

Which type of business allows the owner to keep all of the profit for him/herself?

a)

Partnership

b)

Franchise

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Corporation

48.
Nike, Google and Apple are examples of.....
a)
Sole Proprietorships
b)
Partnerships
c)
Corporations
d)
Franchises
49.
This type of business is owned by many people called stockholders.
a)
Sole Proprietorship
b)
Partnership
c)
Corporation
d)
Franchise
50.

If a company has more expenses than revenue for the period, it has a ____.

a)

Net Income

b)

Net Loss

51.
The income statement can be expressed as an equation:
a)

Income = Income - Expenses

b)

Revenue - Expenses = Net Income (Loss)

c)

Revenue + Expenses = Income/Loss

d)

Expenses = Net Income + Revenue

52.
The financial statement that reports whether the business earned a profit and also lists the revenues and expenses is called the: 
a)

Balance Sheet

b)

Statement of Retained Earnings

c)

Statement of Cash Flows

d)

Income Statement

53.

Grace, Ava, and Daniel are playing a game about financial statements. They need your help! Which financial statement shows a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time?

a)

balance sheet

b)

statement of retained earnings

c)

cash flow statement

d)

income statement

54.

Mia, Zoe, and Aiden are playing a game of 'Financial Whiz Kids'. They stumbled upon a question that they need your help with. Can you tell them which financial statement shows the changes in a company's cash and cash equivalents over a period of time?

a)

Statement of Retained Earnings

b)

Balance Sheet

c)

Income Statement

d)

Statement of Cash Flows

55.

Luna, Anika, and Aiden are learning about income statements. They want to know how to calculate the net income. Can you help them?

a)

Total revenues minus total expenses

b)

Total revenues divided by total expenses.

c)

Total revenues plus total expenses.

d)

Total revenues multiplied by total expenses.