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Accounting Worksheet 1 — Part One Multiple Choice

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A formal report that shows what an individual owns, what an individual owes, and the difference between the two.

a)

GAAP

b)

personal net worth

c)

net worth statement

d)

capital account

e)

account title

2.

Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information.

a)

personal net worth

b)

equities

c)

ethics

d)

equity

e)

accounting

3.

An equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity.

a)

accounting equation

b)

account balance

c)

accounting

d)

GAAP

e)

net worth statement

4.

A business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity.

a)

Account balance

b)

Equity

c)

Business plan

d)

Transaction

e)

Capital account

5.

A planned process for providing financial information useful to management.

a)

creditor

b)

accounting system

c)

asset

d)

business ethics

e)

accounting

6.

The standards and rules that accountants follow while recording and reporting financial activities.

a)

account

b)

accounting

c)

GAAP

d)

personal net worth

e)

financial statements

7.

The account used to summarize the owner's equity in the business.

a)

equity

b)

asset

c)

GAAP

d)

owner’s equity

e)

capital account

8.

The amount remaining after liabilities are subtracted from assets.

a)

creditor

b)

financial statements

c)

account title

d)

capital account

e)

owner’s equity

9.

A record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation.

a)

owner’s equity

b)

business plan

c)

account

d)

business ethics

e)

account balance

10.

The difference between personal assets and personal liabilities.

a)

expense

b)

business plan

c)

personal net worth

d)

liability

e)

equity

11.

Anything of value that is owned.

a)

account balance

b)

personal net worth

c)

account title

d)

asset

e)

equities

12.

A sale for which cash will be received at a later date.

a)

Sale on account

b)

Revenue

c)

Deferred income

d)

Asset

e)

Credit sale

13.

Assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use.

a)

Withdrawals

b)

Owner’s equity

c)

Capital account

d)

Draws

e)

Personal expenses

14.

A formal written document that describes the nature of a business and how it will operate.

a)

personal net worth

b)

asset

c)

business plan

d)

owner’s equity

e)

equity

15.

A business owned by one person.

a)

Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

d)

Service business

e)

Sole venture

16.

The use of ethics in making business decisions.

a)

business ethics

b)

expense

c)

asset

d)

business plan

e)

account

17.

A business that performs an activity for a fee.

a)

Service business

b)

Proprietorship

c)

Retail business

d)

Nonprofit organization

e)

Vendor

18.

The difference between assets and liabilities.

a)

net worth statement

b)

equities

c)

accounting

d)

capital account

e)

equity

19.

Financial reports that summarize the financial conditions and operations of a business.

a)

accounting

b)

expense

c)

financial statements

d)

owner’s equity

e)

account balance

20.

An amount owed by a business.

a)

GAAP

b)

account balance

c)

accounting system

d)

liability

e)

expense

21.

A person or business to whom a liability is owed.

a)

personal net worth

b)

business ethics

c)

creditor

d)

accounting system

e)

account balance

22.

A decrease in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business.

a)

Revenue

b)

Proprietorship

c)

Service business

d)

Withdrawals

e)

Sale on account

23.

An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business.

a)

Revenue

b)

Transaction

c)

Sale on account

d)

Service business

e)

Proprietorship

24.

The amount in an account is called:

a)

account title

b)

account balance

c)

capital account

d)

owner’s equity

25.

The name given to an account is called:

a)

Account title

b)

Assets

c)

Service business

d)

Proprietorship

e)

Transaction

26.

Financial rights to the assets of a business are called:

a)

Withdrawals

b)

Revenue

c)

Equities

d)

Transaction

e)

Sale on account

27.

The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions are called:

a)

Ethics

b)

Revenue

c)

Proprietorship

d)

Service business

e)

Account balance

28.

The accounting equation is most often stated as Assets + Liabilities = Owner’s Equity.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

After each transaction, the accounting equation must remain in balance.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A negative amount for net worth would reflect more debt than assets, something a creditor would favor.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

When two asset accounts are changed in a transaction, there must be an increase and a decrease.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Detailed information about changes in owner’s equity is needed by owners and managers to make sound business decisions.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

When items are bought and paid for at a future date, another way to state this is to say these items are bought on account.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

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

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Keeping separate the financial records for a business and its owner’s personal belongings is an application of the Business Entity concept.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

An expense is a decrease in owner’s equity resulting from the operation of a business.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Business ethics are the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Payments for advertising, equipment repairs, utilities, and rent are liabilities.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Withdrawals are assets taken out of a business for the owner’s personal use.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The most common type of withdrawal by an owner from a business is the withdrawal of cash.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

When an owner withdraws cash from the business, the transaction affects both assets and owner's equity.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

A withdrawal is an expense.

a)

True

b)

False

43.
An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business
a)
asset
b)
expense
c)
withdrawl
d)
revenue
44.

If total assets increased $35,000 during a period and total liabilities increased $14,000 during the same period, the amount and direction (increase or decrease) of the change in the owner’s equity for that period is…

a)

$21,000 increase

b)

$21,000 decrease

c)

$24,000 increase

d)

$24,000 decrease

45.
Assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use
a)
capital
b)
withdrawals
c)
equities
d)
revenue
46.
The account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business
a)
account
b)
expense
c)
capital
d)
revenue
47.

Mariah Smith, Capital and Mariah Smith, Drawing are both classified as:

a)

owner's equity.

b)

expenses

c)

liabilities

d)

revenue

48.

Owner's Capital is increased by which of the following?

a)

Withdrawals

b)

Expenses

c)

Investments by the owner

d)

Liabilities

49.

The Balance Sheet must ​ (a)   balance

Choose from the below words
ALWAYS
Sometimes
not necessarily
RARELY
50.
Any amounts owed by a business and reported on the balance sheet are referred to as ________________.
a)
assets
b)
liabilities
c)
profit
d)
expenses
51.

Which of the following is considered a liability for a business?

a)

Equipment

b)

Accounts Payable

c)

Owner's Capital

d)

Revenue

52.

Which statement best describes owner's equity?

a)

The total revenue earned during a period

b)

The financial rights of the owner to the assets of the business

c)

The total assets owned by a business

d)

The amount owed to creditors

53.

Which transaction would decrease owner's equity?

a)

Business purchases equipment

b)

Owner withdraws assets for personal use

c)

Business earns revenue

d)

Owner invests cash into the business