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WorksheetsAccounting Worksheet 1 — Part One Multiple Choice
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 39mins
A formal report that shows what an individual owns, what an individual owes, and the difference between the two.
GAAP
personal net worth
net worth statement
capital account
account title
Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information.
personal net worth
equities
ethics
equity
accounting
An equation showing the relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity.
accounting equation
account balance
accounting
GAAP
net worth statement
A business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity.
Account balance
Equity
Business plan
Transaction
Capital account
A planned process for providing financial information useful to management.
creditor
accounting system
asset
business ethics
accounting
The standards and rules that accountants follow while recording and reporting financial activities.
account
accounting
GAAP
personal net worth
financial statements
The account used to summarize the owner's equity in the business.
equity
asset
GAAP
owner’s equity
capital account
The amount remaining after liabilities are subtracted from assets.
creditor
financial statements
account title
capital account
owner’s equity
A record summarizing all the information pertaining to a single item in the accounting equation.
owner’s equity
business plan
account
business ethics
account balance
The difference between personal assets and personal liabilities.
expense
business plan
personal net worth
liability
equity
Anything of value that is owned.
account balance
personal net worth
account title
asset
equities
A sale for which cash will be received at a later date.
Sale on account
Revenue
Deferred income
Asset
Credit sale
Assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use.
Withdrawals
Owner’s equity
Capital account
Draws
Personal expenses
A formal written document that describes the nature of a business and how it will operate.
personal net worth
asset
business plan
owner’s equity
equity
A business owned by one person.
Proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
Service business
Sole venture
The use of ethics in making business decisions.
business ethics
expense
asset
business plan
account
A business that performs an activity for a fee.
Service business
Proprietorship
Retail business
Nonprofit organization
Vendor
The difference between assets and liabilities.
net worth statement
equities
accounting
capital account
equity
Financial reports that summarize the financial conditions and operations of a business.
accounting
expense
financial statements
owner’s equity
account balance
An amount owed by a business.
GAAP
account balance
accounting system
liability
expense
A person or business to whom a liability is owed.
personal net worth
business ethics
creditor
accounting system
account balance
A decrease in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business.
Revenue
Proprietorship
Service business
Withdrawals
Sale on account
An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business.
Revenue
Transaction
Sale on account
Service business
Proprietorship
The amount in an account is called:
account title
account balance
capital account
owner’s equity
The name given to an account is called:
Account title
Assets
Service business
Proprietorship
Transaction
Financial rights to the assets of a business are called:
Withdrawals
Revenue
Equities
Transaction
Sale on account
The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions are called:
Ethics
Revenue
Proprietorship
Service business
Account balance
The accounting equation is most often stated as Assets + Liabilities = Owner’s Equity.
True
False
After each transaction, the accounting equation must remain in balance.
True
False
A negative amount for net worth would reflect more debt than assets, something a creditor would favor.
True
False
When two asset accounts are changed in a transaction, there must be an increase and a decrease.
True
False
Detailed information about changes in owner’s equity is needed by owners and managers to make sound business decisions.
True
False
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.
True
False
A transaction for the sale of goods or services results in a decrease in owner’s equity.
True
False
Keeping separate the financial records for a business and its owner’s personal belongings is an application of the Business Entity concept.
True
False
An expense is a decrease in owner’s equity resulting from the operation of a business.
True
False
Business ethics are the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions.
True
False
Payments for advertising, equipment repairs, utilities, and rent are liabilities.
True
False
Withdrawals are assets taken out of a business for the owner’s personal use.
True
False
The most common type of withdrawal by an owner from a business is the withdrawal of cash.
True
False
When an owner withdraws cash from the business, the transaction affects both assets and owner's equity.
True
False
A withdrawal is an expense.
True
False
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…
$21,000 increase
$21,000 decrease
$24,000 increase
$24,000 decrease
Mariah Smith, Capital and Mariah Smith, Drawing are both classified as:
owner's equity.
expenses
liabilities
revenue
Owner's Capital is increased by which of the following?
Withdrawals
Expenses
Investments by the owner
Liabilities
The Balance Sheet must (a) balance
Which of the following is considered a liability for a business?
Equipment
Accounts Payable
Owner's Capital
Revenue
Which statement best describes owner's equity?
The total revenue earned during a period
The financial rights of the owner to the assets of the business
The total assets owned by a business
The amount owed to creditors
Which transaction would decrease owner's equity?
Business purchases equipment
Owner withdraws assets for personal use
Business earns revenue
Owner invests cash into the business
