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An account used to record the owner's investments in the business is called:


A) Dividends
B) Common Stock
C) Revenue
D) Expense
E) Liability

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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If the Debit and Credit column totals of a trial balance are equal, then:


A) All transactions have been recorded correctly
B) All entries from the journal have been posted to the ledger correctly
C) All ledger account balances are correct
D) The total debit entries and total credit entries are equal
E) The balance sheet would be correct

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

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Stride Rite has total assets of $425 million. Its total liabilities are $110 million. Its equity is $315 million. Calculate the debt ratio.


A) 38.6%
B) 13.4%
C) 34.9%
D) 25.9%
E) 14.9%

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

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What is ending retained earnings for Shiver Ice House?  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 Revenue............ $20,000 Utilities Expense....... $422 Retained Earnings... $30,000 Shaving Equipment... $31,640\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Common Stock..... } \$ 120,000 & \text { Accounts Payable.....\$25,000 } \\\text { Cash...............\$116,640 } & \text { Accounts Receivable..\$22,450 } \\\text { Supplies.......... } \$ 1,500 & \text { Office Equipment.....\$23,300 } \\\text { Prepaid Rent......... } \$ 3,200 & \text { Unearned Revenue.... } \$ 4,152 \\\text { Revenue............ } \$ 20,000 & \text { Utilities Expense....... } \$ 422 \\\text { Retained Earnings... } \$ 30,000 & \text { Shaving Equipment... } \$ 31,640\end{array}


A) $19,578
B) $29,578
C) $23,728
D) $49,578
E) $45,000

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

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Accountants at Amalgamated Corporation incorrectly journalized a $50,000 equipment purchase as a debit to Buildings. This error was not discovered before the journal entry was posted. What is the correcting entry?


A) Debit Buildings and Credit Equipment for $50,000 each
B) Debit Equipment and Credit Buildings for $50,000 each
C) Debit Buildings and Credit Equipment for $100,000 each
D) Debit Equipment and Credit Buildings for $100,000 each
E) Debit Equipment for $100,000 and Credit Buildings for $50,000

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

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The process of transferring general journal information to the ledger is:


A) Double-entry accounting
B) Posting
C) Balancing an account
D) Journalizing
E) Not required unless debits do not equal credits

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

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If a company pays cash to purchase land, the journal entry to record this transaction will include a debit to Cash.

A) True
B) False

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During March, a company had cash receipts of $2,300 and cash disbursements of $6,600. The March 31 cash balance was $2,780. What was the March 1 beginning cash balance?


A) $1,520
B) $7,080
C) $4,300
D) $8,900
E) $11,680

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

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The debt ratio is calculated by dividing total assets by total liabilities.

A) True
B) False

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Prepaid expenses are:


A) Payments made for products and services that do not ever expire
B) Classified as liabilities on the balance sheet
C) Decreases in retained earnings
D) Assets that represent prepayments of future expenses
E) Promises of payments by customers

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

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What is total for the debits on the Trial Balance for Shiver Ice House?  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 Revenue............ $20,000 Utilities Expense....... $422 Retained Earnings... $30,000 Shaving Equipment... $31,640\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Common Stock..... } \$ 120,000 & \text { Accounts Payable.....\$25,000 } \\\text { Cash...............\$116,640 } & \text { Accounts Receivable..\$22,450 } \\\text { Supplies.......... } \$ 1,500 & \text { Office Equipment.....\$23,300 } \\\text { Prepaid Rent......... } \$ 3,200 & \text { Unearned Revenue.... } \$ 4,152 \\\text { Revenue............ } \$ 20,000 & \text { Utilities Expense....... } \$ 422 \\\text { Retained Earnings... } \$ 30,000 & \text { Shaving Equipment... } \$ 31,640\end{array}


A) $291,340
B) $106,964
C) $199,152
D) $193,390
E) $203.152

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

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A journal gives a complete record of each transaction in one place and shows the debits and credits for each transaction.

A) True
B) False

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Management Services, Inc. provides services to clients. On May 1, a client prepaid Management Services $60,000 for 6-months contract in advance. Management Services' general journal entry to record this transaction will include a


A) Debit to Unearned Management Fees for $60,000
B) Credit to Management Fees Earned for $60,000
C) Credit to Cash for $60,000
D) Credit to Unearned Management Fees for $60,000
E) Debit to Management Fees Earned for $60,000

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

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Hamilton Industries has liabilities of $105 million and total assets of $350 million. Its debt ratio is 33.3%.

A) True
B) False

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A record of the increases and decreases in a specific asset, liability, equity, revenue or expense is a(n) :


A) Journal
B) Posting
C) Trial balance
D) Account
E) Chart of accounts

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

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_______________ is the process of transferring journal entry information to the ledger.

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Source documents include all of the following except:


A) Sales tickets
B) Ledgers
C) Checks
D) Purchase orders
E) Bank statements

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

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Double entry accounting requires that the impact of each transaction be recorded in at least two accounts.

A) True
B) False

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A company failed to post a $50 debit to the Office Supplies account. The effect of this error will be that:


A) The Office Supplies account balance will be overstated
B) The trial balance will not balance
C) The error will overstate the debits listed in the journal
D) The total debits in the trial balance will be larger than the total credits
E) All of the above effects will be caused by the error

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

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The posting process is the link between the _______________ and the _____________.

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