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A revenue account normally has a debit balance.

A) True
B) False

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The difference between total debits and total credits for an account, including any beginning balance, is the ________________________.

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Source documents:


A) Include the ledger.
B) Are the origins of accounting information.
C) Must be in electronic form.
D) Are based on accounting entries.
E) Include the chart of accounts.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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For what reason do most sellers require customers to have their receipts in order to exchange or return purchased items?


A) The receipt contains coded information that the seller needs to prepare and analyze the trial balance.
B) Sellers wish to ensure that the sale in question was rung up on the register in the first place.
C) This is a legal requirement mandated by a federal law.
D) The receipt is serving as a promissory note.
E) To create an environment in which customers do not want to return items.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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It is not necessary to keep separate accounts for all items of importance for business decisions.

A) True
B) False

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identify the account on which the statement appears.

Premises
Accounts Payable
Unearned Fees Revenues
Office Equipment
Rent Expense
Fees Revenue
Wages Payable
Rent Expense
Cash
Common Stock
Notes Receivable
Responses
income statement (IS)
balance sheet (BS)

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Accounts Payable
Unearned Fees Revenues
Office Equipment
Rent Expense
Fees Revenue
Wages Payable
Rent Expense
Cash
Common Stock
Notes Receivable

In a double-entry accounting system, the total amount debited must always equal the-total amount credited.

A) True
B) False

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A company has total liabilities of $550 million and total equity of $300 million. Calculate this company's debt ratio.


A) 64.7%
B) 100%
C) 54.5%
D) 1.83 to 1
E) The debt ratio cannot be determined without additional information.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following statements about the Cash account are true?


A) Because most companies earn their fees in cash, the Cash account is categorized as revenue.
B) For any given transaction, Accounts Receivable and Cash can be used interchangeably because both accounts are measured in terms of cash.
C) The Cash account includes the value of any medium of exchange that a bank accepts for deposit.
D) Cash is the same thing as Retained Earnings.
E) Cash is a liability account.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

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_____________________________ requires that the impact of each transaction be recorded in at least two accounts. It also means that total amounts debited must equal total amounts credited for each transaction.

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Debits increase both asset and expense accounts.

A) True
B) False

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During the month of February, Hoffer Company had cash receipts of $7,500 and cash disbursements of $8,600. The February 28 cash balance was $1,800. What was the January 31 beginning cash balance?


A) $700
B) $1,100
C) $2,900
D) $0
E) $4,300

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Cash dividends should be treated as an expense to the business.

A) True
B) False

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Accounting records are also referred to as the books.

A) True
B) False

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Josephine's Bakery had the following assets and liabilities at the beginning and end of the current year:  Assets  Liabilities  Beginning of the year $114,000$68,000 End of the year 135,00073,000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline & \text { Assets } & \text { Liabilities } \\\hline \text { Beginning of the year } & \$ 114,000 & \$ 68,000 \\\hline \text { End of the year } & 135,000 & 73,000 \\\hline\end{array} If the owners made no investments in the business and no dividends were paid during the year, what was the amount of net income earned by Josephine's Bakery during the current year?

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Beginning owner's equity = $114,000 - $6...

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The balances for the accounts of Mike's Maintenance, Inc. for the year ended December 31 are shown below. Each account shown had a normal balance.  Accounts payable $6,500 Wages expense $36,000 Accounts receivable 7,000 Rent expense 6,000 Cash ? Retained earnings 68,700 Maintenance supplies 1,200 Building 125,000 Land 50,000 Supplies expense 21,500 Unearned maintenance fees 4,000 Common stock 50,000 Maintenance revenue 175,000 Dividends 48,000\begin{array}{|l|r|l|r|}\hline\text { Accounts payable } & \$ 6,500 & \text { Wages expense } & \$ 36,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & 7,000 & \text { Rent expense } & 6,000 \\\hline \text { Cash } & ? & \text { Retained earnings } & 68,700 \\\hline \text { Maintenance supplies } & 1,200 & & \\\hline \text { Building } & 125,000 & \text { Land } & 50,000 \\\hline \text { Supplies expense } & 21,500 & \text { Unearned maintenance fees } & 4,000 \\\hline \text { Common stock } & 50,000 & & \\\hline \text { Maintenance revenue } & 175,000 & \text { Dividends } & 48,000\\\hline\end{array} Calculate the correct balance for Cash and prepare a trial balance.

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A report that lists accounts and their balances, in which the total debit balances should equal the total credit balances, is called a(n) :


A) Account balance
B) Trial balance
C) Ledger
D) Chart of accounts
E) General journal

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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What are the total assets shown on the trial balance below? Common stock……$120,000 Accounts payable…...$25,000 Cash……………….$116,640 Accounts receivable.. $22,450 Supplies………… $ 1,500 Office equipment…...$23,300 Prepaid rent…….... $ 3,200 Unearned revenue…. $ 4,152 Service revenue..... $ 20,000 Utilities expense….... $ 422 Retained earnings... $ 30,000 Shaving equipment… $31,640


A) $291,340
B) $106,962
C) $198,730
D) $218,730
E) $221,580

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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On November 30, a company had an Accounts Receivable balance of $5,100. During the month of December, total credits to Accounts Receivable were $76,000 from customer payments. The December 31 Accounts Receivable balance was $43,000. What was the amount of credit sales during December?


A) $8,100
B) $27,900
C) $70,900
D) $76,000
E) $113,900

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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Revenues and expenses are two categories of ____________________ accounts.

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