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Intro to Accounting Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which form of business organization is described as the simplest and has the least complex capital structure?

a)

Partnership

b)

Corporation

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Cooperative

2.

True or False: In a sole proprietorship, the owner is entitled to all profits but also assumes all losses and responsibilities.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

This legal requirement for a partnership involves registering the business with which government agency?

a)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

b)

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

c)

Insurance Commission

d)

Department of Finance

4.

Which of the following is an advantage of a sole proprietorship?

a)

Limited liability

b)

Easy to raise large capital

c)
  • Simple decision-making process

d)

Shared business risks

5.

What is a primary advantage of a partnership over a sole proprietorship?

a)

"Two heads are better than one"

b)
  • Stricter government regulation

c)

Unlimited life

d)

Easier transfer of ownership

6.

Which of these is a disadvantage of a corporation?

a)

Limited life

b)

Difficulty in transferring ownership

c)

Stricter government regulation

d)

Small capital potential

7.

Which type of business provides intangible products, such as professional skills and expertise?

a)

Merchandising

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Service

d)

Agriculture

8.

True or False: A service business has high costs associated with holding inventory and spoilage.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

This type of business buys almost finished or finished goods and sells them to customers.

a)

Manufacturing business

b)

Merchandising business

c)

Service business

d)

Trading business

10.

Which branch of accounting focuses on providing information to external users through general-purpose financial statements?

a)

Business Finance

b)

Managerial accounting

c)

Financial accounting

d)

Cost accounting

11.

During which historical period did accounting become an official profession?

a)

Ancient Civilizations

b)

Information Age

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Middle Ages

12.

Which accounting sector is responsible for the transparency of public funds and revenues?

a)

Accounting Education

b)

Government Accounting

c)

Cost Accounting

d)

Public Accounting

13.

Benedetto Cotrugli is credited by Pacioli for the original idea of the double-entry system.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Accounting is a "service activity" intended to be useful in making what?

a)

Business owner's personal decision

b)

Marketing decisions

c)

Political decisions

d)

Economic decisions

15.

Which is a characteristic of a manufacturing business?

a)

Absence of inventory

b)

Simple inventory structure

c)

Creates products from raw materials

d)
  • Sole reliance on human capital