Intro to Accounting- Test 1

Intro to accounting- first exam

28 cards   |   Total Attempts: 183
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Accountants refer to an economic event as a ...
Transaction
A debit to an asset account indicates
An increase in the asset
A Credit to an asset account indicates
A decrease in the asset
A debit to a liability account indicates
A decrease in the liability.
A credit to a liability account indicates
An increase in the liability.
The time period assumption states
The economic life of a business can be divided into artificial time periods
In a service-type business, revenue is considered earned....
When the service is performed
What affects a balance sheet account and an income statement account?
An adjusting entry
If the total debit column exceeds the total credit column of the income statement columns on a work sheet, then the company has...
Suffered a net loss for the period
If the total credit column exceeds the total debit column of the income statement columns on a work sheet, then the company has...
Earned net income for the period
Common stock is: Income statement or Balance sheet? Debit or Credit?
Balance sheet: credit
Mortgage Payable is: Income statement or Balance sheet? Debit or Credit?
Balance sheet: credit
Supplies are: Income statement or Balance sheet? Debit or Credit?
Balance sheet: debit
Prepaid rent is: Income statement or Balance sheet? Debit or Credit?
Balance sheet: debit
Repairs Expense is: Income statement or Balance sheet? Debit or Credit?
Income statement: debit