WorksheetsAdvanced Accounting
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Which financial statement reports the financial condition of an entity at a specific point in time?
Income Statement
Statement of Cash Flows
Balance Sheet
Statement of Owner's Equity
The primary purpose of an Income Statement is to report the entity's:
Total assets and liabilities.
Changes in equity.
Financial performance over a period of time.
Cash inflows and outflows.
Which account is NOT found on an Income Statement?
Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold
Retained Earnings
Operating Expenses
Before preparing the formal financial statements, a company would typically complete a(n):
Post-closing trial balance
Bank reconciliation
Adjusted trial balance
Statement of Cash Flows
The Statement of Owner's Equity articulates with the Income Statement because it uses the:
Total assets reported.
Net income (or loss) calculated.
Ending cash balance.
Total liabilities reported.
Which tool organizes financial data and is used to facilitate the preparation of adjusting entries and financial statements?
General Journal
T-Account
Worksheet (8 or 10 columns)
Schedule of Accounts Receivable
An increase in revenue ultimately affects the Balance Sheet by increasing:
A. Liabilities
B. Non-current assets
C. Owner's/Stockholders' Equity
D. Long-term debt
Which metric helps management determine acceptable levels of financial performance for decision-making?
Debt ratio
Gross profit margin
Working capital
All of the above
The Balance Sheet equation is:
Revenue - Expenses = Net Income
Beginning Equity + Net Income - Dividends = Ending Equity
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
Cash Flows from Operations ± Investing ± Financing = Change in Cash
In accounting terminology, the term used to classify resources owned by the entity that will provide future economic benefit is:
Liabilities
Equity
Assets
Revenue
A corporation is typically formed by filing:
Bylaws
Partnership Agreement
Articles of Incorporation
Articles of Organization
Which class of stock generally carries the right to vote on corporate matters?
Treasury Stock
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Subscribed Stock
The costs incurred during the initial formation of a corporation, such as legal and state fees, are typically debited to which account?
Selling Expense
Retained Earnings
Organization Costs
Capital Stock
When a company declares a cash dividend, the transaction includes a debit to:
Cash
Capital Stock
Retained Earnings
Dividends Payable
Which corporate action increases the number of shares outstanding but decreases the par value per share?
Stock dividend
Stock subscription
Stock split
Treasury stock purchase
The metric that measures the amount of net income earned for each share of common stock outstanding is:
Debt ratio
Return on equity
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Price-earnings ratio
The final step in the accounting cycle for a corporation is:
Preparing the financial statements.
Journalizing and posting the closing entries.
Preparing the post-closing trial balance.
Preparing the adjusted trial balance.
In a corporate closing process, the balance of the Revenue account is transferred to:
Dividends Payable
Capital Stock
Income Summary
Cash
The distinguishing characteristic of a Subchapter S Corporation for tax purposes is:
Unlimited liability.
Pass-through taxation (no corporate tax).
All shareholders must be corporations.
Limited to 50 shareholders.
A Limited Liability Company (LLC) generally offers its owners:
No corporate tax and unlimited liability.
Corporate tax and limited liability.
Pass-through taxation and limited liability.
No voting rights.
A key characteristic of a partnership that allows any partner to legally bind the business to a contract is:
Limited liability
Separate legal entity
Mutual agency
Unlimited life
The admission of a new partner requires the approval of:
The court.
Only the managing partner.
All existing partners.
The majority of the existing partners.
Which statement is prepared before the Balance Sheet for a partnership?
Statement of Cash Flows
Distribution of Net Income Statement (or Owner's Equity Statement)
Post-Closing Trial Balance
Income Tax Return
If a partnership's income sharing ratio is 2:1 for Partner A and Partner B, and net income is $90,000, how much does Partner A receive?
$30,000
$45,000
$60,000
$90,000
In the closing process for a partnership, the partners' Drawing accounts are closed directly to their respective:
Income Summary accounts
Cash accounts
Capital accounts
Accounts Payable
During the dissolution (liquidation) of a partnership, the gain or loss on the sale of non-cash assets is distributed to the partners based on their:
Percentage of capital contribution
Income-sharing ratio
Drawing account balance
Debt ratio
For financial statement purposes, the owners' claims in a partnership are called:
Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Partners' Equity
Retained Earnings
In the initial formation of a partnership, a partner's contribution of assets (other than cash) should be recorded at their:
Original cost
Historical book value
Fair market value
Net realizable value
Which entry is not typically found in the year-end closing process for a partnership?
Closing Expenses to Income Summary
Closing Net Income to Capital Accounts
Closing Dividends to Retained Earnings
Closing Drawings to Capital Accounts
The primary document that establishes the rights and duties of the partners is the:
Articles of Incorporation
Balance Sheet
Partnership Agreement
General Ledger
Horizontal analysis of financial statements involves comparing:
Different companies in the same year.
Different accounts within the same year.
A company's financial data across different years.
An asset account to a liability account.
Vertical analysis of an Income Statement expresses each item as a percentage of:
Net Income
Gross Profit
Net Sales
Total Assets
Which ratio measures a company's ability to pay its short-term obligations using only its most liquid assets?
Current ratio
Debt ratio
Equity ratio
Acid-test (Quick) ratio
If a company has Current Assets of 50,000andCurrentLiabilitiesof 20,000, its Current Ratio is:
0.40
1.50
2.00
2.50
Working Capital is calculated as:
Total Assets ÷ Total Liabilities
Net Income ÷ Common Shares Outstanding
Current Assets - Current Liabilities
Cash + Accounts Receivable
The Debt Ratio measures:
The proportion of total assets financed by owner's equity.
The profitability of the company.
The proportion of total assets financed by debt.
The amount of cash on hand.
The analytical technique that focuses on how costs and revenues change with varying levels of activity is:
Vertical analysis
Differential analysis
Horizontal analysis
Equity ratio analysis
A company is using differential analysis to decide whether to replace or repair old equipment. The key factors considered would be the:
Original cost of the old equipment.
Depreciation expense on the old equipment.
Future costs of repairing versus the purchase price and operating costs of the new equipment.
Total sales revenue.
In the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable, a change in the cost of raw materials (independent) would likely cause a change in the cost of goods sold (dependent). This is an example of:
Horizontal analysis
Cause and effect analysis
Acid-test calculation
Vertical analysis
If a company's Equity Ratio is 70%, its Debt Ratio must be:
70%
170%
30%
1.00
When merchandise is sold on account, the entry includes a debit to:
Sales Revenue
Cash
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
The ledger used to track the individual balances owed by customers is the:
General Ledger
Materials Ledger
Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Ledger
Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger
Which method for recording uncollectible accounts expense directly violates the matching principle?
Percentage of sales method
Aging accounts receivable method
Direct write-off method
Allowance method
The method that estimates bad debt expense based on the probability that older accounts receivable balances will not be collected is the:
Percentage of sales method
Aging accounts receivable method
Direct write-off method
Percentage of net purchases method
A promissory note signed by a customer who promises to pay the company a specified sum on a specified date is a:
Note Payable (for the company)
Note Receivable (for the company)
Trade Payable
Credit Card Sale
When a company issues a Note Payable, the journal entry to record the interest expense at the end of the period is typically an:
Reversing entry
Closing entry
Adjusting entry
Post-closing entry
Cash received in advance from a customer for services not yet performed is initially recorded as a liability called:
Accrued Revenue
Prepaid Expense
Unearned Revenue
Accounts Receivable
At the end of the period, the adjusting entry to record accrued salaries includes a credit to:
Cash
Salaries Expense
Salaries Payable
Prepaid Salaries
Net Purchases is calculated as:
Purchases + Purchase Returns and Allowances
Purchases - Purchase Returns and Allowances - Purchase Discounts
Purchases - Cost of Goods Sold
Purchases + Freight-In
The purpose of a reversing entry is to:
Correct an error in a prior period.
Close temporary accounts.
Simplify the recording of subsequent cash transactions.
Write off an uncollectible account.
A budget that provides separate budgeted amounts based on the level of activity actually achieved is a:
Master budget
Operating budget
Flexible budget
Capital budget
The comprehensive planning document that includes all the individual budgets (sales, production, cash, etc.) is the:
Flexible budget
Master budget
Performance report
Differential analysis
A performance report compares:
Actual results from different periods.
Projected budgeted amounts with the actual amounts.
Operating activities with financing activities.
Cost of goods sold with net sales.
The margin used in cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis that shows the amount remaining from sales revenue after deducting variable costs is the:
Gross profit margin
Operating profit margin
Contribution margin
Net profit margin
In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash from the purchase or sale of property, plant, and equipment is classified as a:
Operating activity
Investing activity
Financing activity
Non-cash activity
The issuance of common stock for cash is reported as a cash flow from:
Operating activities
Investing activities
Financing activities
Non-cash activities
Which financial statement section is most directly affected by the collection of Accounts Receivable?
Investing Activities
Financing Activities
Operating Activities
Statement of Retained Earnings
The formula for the Contribution Margin Ratio is:
Net Sales + Variable Costs
Fixed Costs ÷ Net Sales
Contribution Margin ÷ Net Sales
Net Income ÷ Net Sales
When calculating the cash flow from operating activities using the indirect method, depreciation expense is:
Subtracted from net income.
Ignored.
Added back to net income.
Classified as an investing activity.
Which activity is the first step in the budget preparation process?
Preparing the cash budget
Reviewing revenues, expenditures, trends, and priorities
Calculating the contribution margin
Preparing the flexible budget
Which of the following is NOT a cost unique to a manufacturing process?
A. Direct Materials
B. Factory Overhead
C. Direct Labor
D. Selling Expenses
The total cost of all work completed during a period is calculated on the:
Income Statement
Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured
Statement of Owner's Equity
Finished Goods Ledger
Which cost remains constant in total, regardless of changes in production volume within the relevant range?
Variable cost
Direct labor cost
Fixed cost
Mixed cost
The primary goal of Cost Accounting is to:
Satisfy external investors.
Determine the cost of products and inventory.
Prepare tax returns.
Analyze market share.
65. Factory utilities, indirect labor, and depreciation on factory equipment are all classified as:
Direct Materials
Selling Expenses
Factory Overhead
Administrative Expenses
The Break-Even Point is the level of activity where:
Total variable costs equal fixed costs.
Contribution margin equals sales revenue.
Total revenue equals total costs (Net Income is zero).
Fixed costs equal zero.
To calculate the Cost of Goods Manufactured, you add the beginning Work in Process inventory to:
Finished Goods Inventory
Total Manufacturing Costs
Direct Materials Inventory
Selling Expenses
Costs that contain both a fixed and a variable component are known as:
Prime costs
Conversion costs
Mixed costs
Direct costs
In a manufacturing environment, the ledger used to track the quantity and cost of individual raw materials is the:
General Ledger
Materials Ledger
Finished Goods Ledger
Accounts Payable Ledger
The primary purpose of using various allocation methods (e.g., activity-based costing) is to
Assign overhead and indirect costs to products or departments.
Reduce the total amount of direct materials
Simplify the computation of break-even points
Eliminate all fixed costs.
In departmentalized accounting, the main benefit of creating a departmental statement of gross profit is to:
Calculate net income for the entire company.
Simplify the closing process.
Evaluate the profitability of each separate department.
Determine the acid-test ratio.
When a sale on account is made by Department A, the transaction is recorded in a:
General Journal
Cash Payments Journal
Sales Journal
Purchases Journal
The journal used to record the payment of the weekly payroll for all departments is the:
Sales Journal
General Journal
Purchases Journal
Cash Payments Journal
When maintaining payroll records for a departmentalized business, the payroll expenses are generally recorded based on:
Total company sales revenue.
Where the employees work (e.g., Sales Department, Admin Department).
The owner's salary.
The amount of freight-in.
In departmentalized accounting, the year-end closing entries:
Are eliminated.
Close the temporary accounts for each department (e.g., Dept. Sales, Dept. Expenses).
Only close the General Ledger accounts.
Close only the liability accounts.
The ethical standard that requires accountants to avoid using private company information for personal gain is:
Integrity
Objectivity
Confidentiality
Justice
Financial statements prepared with integrity ensure that the information is:
The most favorable to the company.
Hidden from competitors.
Complete, accurate, and free from material error.
Approved by the CEO.
Implementing security measures, such as strong passwords and access controls, primarily helps to:
Lower the tax rate.
Maintain data security and minimize loss.
Increase sales revenue.
Complete tax forms.
The most significant reason for an accountant to adhere to high ethical standards in preparing financial statements is to:
Simplify journalizing.
Create trust for internal and external users.
Reduce the time required for audits.
Increase company profits.
Failing to disclose a conflict of interest when interpreting financial data violates the principle of:
Confidentiality
Integrity/Objectivity
Responsibility
Compliance
Which tax form is typically used by employers to report quarterly Federal Income Tax, Social Security Tax, and Medicare Tax withheld from employees?
W-4
W-2
Form 941
Form 1099
The term used to describe income reported on the Income Statement before taxes, which is often different from the amount used for calculating taxes, is:
Taxable income
Pretax financial income (or book income)
Deferred income
Corporate worksheet income
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is that:
Tax evasion is legal, and tax avoidance is illegal.
Both are illegal.
Tax avoidance is the legal use of the tax code, and tax evasion is the illegal misrepresentation of facts.
Tax avoidance is only for corporations.
The choice of a depreciation method (e.g., MACRS for tax vs. Straight-Line for GAAP) primarily causes a difference between:
Current assets and current liabilities.
Pretax financial income and taxable income.
Sales revenue and cost of goods sold.
Investing and financing activities.
Deferred income taxes are generally created when:
The company has a net loss.
There are timing differences between GAAP and tax law recognition of revenues and expenses.
The tax rate changes unexpectedly.
An asset is traded for another asset.
Which inventory costing method assumes that the last goods purchased are the first goods sold?
FIFO (First-In, First-Out)
Weighted-Average
LIFO (Last-In, First-Out)
Retail method
During a period of rising costs, which inventory method will result in the lowest Net Income?
FIFO
LIFO
Weighted-Average
Gross Profit
The ratio that measures the number of times a company sells its average level of inventory during a period is the:
Acid-test ratio
Merchandise turnover ratio
Debt-to-equity ratio
Earnings per share
Which inventory estimation method is most often used to estimate inventory loss due to fire or theft?
LIFO
FIFO
Gross Profit method
Retail method
The cost of inventory that can no longer be sold due to damage or obsolescence should be recognized as a loss and its value should be reduced to its:
Original cost
Net Realizable Value
Replacement cost
Zero
When merchandise is returned by a customer, the seller records the transaction in the:
Purchases Journal
General Journal
Cash Receipts Journal
Sales Returns and Allowances Journal (or General Journal)
The process of transferring amounts from journals to ledger accounts is called:
Journalizing
Ruling
Posting
Proving
A check received from a customer for payment on account is recorded in the:
General Journal
Cash Payments Journal
Cash Receipts Journal
Sales Journal
The adjusting entry to record the use of supplies during the period includes a credit to:
Supplies Expense
Supplies (Asset account)
Cash
Accounts Payable
In a voucher system, the primary document authorizing a cash payment to a vendor is the:
Purchase order
Invoice
Voucher
Check
The tax paid entirely by the employer and not deducted from the employee's gross pay is:
Federal Income Tax Withholding
Employee FICA Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
State Income Tax Withholding
An employee working at an hourly rate who is paid one and a half times their regular rate for hours over 40 is receiving:
Piece rate earnings
Commission earnings
Salary
Overtime pay
The journal entry to record the payment of the total net pay to employees includes a credit to:
Salaries Expense
Payroll Tax Expense
Cash
FICA Payable
The government form given to employees at the end of the year to report their annual earnings and all amounts withheld is the:
Form W-4
Form W-2
Form 940
Form 1099
Which of the following is classified as a current liability on the Balance Sheet?
Retained Earnings
Accounts Receivable
Notes Payable due in 6 months
Equipment
Which financial statement shows the results of operations over a specific period?
Statement of Owner's Equity
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Trial Balance
What is the main purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows?
To report cash inflows and outflows during a period
To show the company's profitability
To list all assets and liabilities
To calculate earnings per share
