Accounting 201 Chapters 1&2
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- 1.Which of the following best describes a liability? Liabilities are:
- A.
A form of paid-in-capital
- B.
Future economic benefits to which a company is entitled
- C.
Debts payable to outsiders called creditors
- D.
Economic obligations to owners to be paid at some future date by the corporation
- 2.The major types of transactions that affect retained earnings are:
- A.
Paid-in capital and common stock
- B.
Assets and liabilities
- C.
Revenues, expenses, and dividends
- D.
Revenues and liabilities
- 3.The amount of net income shown on the income statement also appears on the:
- A.
Balance sheet and operations statement
- B.
Statement of assets
- C.
Statement of financial position
- D.
Statement of retained earnings
- 4.Jason purchased office equipment for $4,800 on account. This transaction would
- A.
Increase assets and increase owners equity
- B.
Increase assets and increase liabilities
- C.
Increase one asset and decrease another asset
- D.
Decrease assets and decrease liabilities
- 5.Jason paid $3,700 on account to the company from which equipment was purchased on credit. This transaction would
- A.
Decrease assets and decrease liabilities
- B.
Increase assets and increase owners equity
- C.
Increase assets and increase liabilities
- D.
Increase one asset and decrease another asset
- 6.Stephen purchased office supplies for $800 in cash. This transaction would
- A.
Increase assets and increase owners equity
- B.
Increase one asset and decrease another asset
- C.
Increase assets and increase liabilities
- D.
Decrease assets and decrease liabilities
- 7.Meghan started her business by investing $30,000 in cash. This transaction would
- A.
Increase assets and increase owners equity
- B.
Increase assets and increase liabilities
- C.
Increase one asset and decrease another asset
- D.
Decrease assets and decrease liabilities
- 8.Any accounting period of twelve monts duration is usually referred to as a(n)
- A.
Fiscal year
- B.
Calendar year
- C.
Physical year
- D.
Operating year
- 9.An example of an expense is
- A.
Investments
- B.
Supplies consumed
- C.
Withdraws by owner
- D.
Prepaid insurance
- 10.The financial statement that should be comleted first is the
- A.
Balance sheet
- B.
Statement of financial position
- C.
Statement of financial condition
- D.
Income statement
- 11.Current assets are assets expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed within the next:
- A.
12 months
- B.
9 months
- C.
6 months
- D.
24 months
- 12.The financial statement that shows the state of the firms assets, liablities, and owners equity on a specific date is called a(n)
- A.
Balance sheet
- B.
Statement of operations
- C.
Statement of owners equity
- D.
Income statement
- 13.A net profit of the business is:
- A.
Expenses are more than revenue
- B.
Revenue is more than expenses
- C.
Revenue is less than expenses
- 14.Any event that has a financial impact on the business and can be measured is a
- A.
Income statement
- B.
Transaction
- C.
Asset
- D.
Journal
- 15.Revenues are recorded when
- A.
The company signs a contract
- B.
Work is begun on the job
- C.
Cash is received from the customer
- D.
The work is completed on the job, whether or not the cash is received
- 16.A company received cash in exchange for issuing stock. This transaction increased assets and
- A.
Increased expenses
- B.
Increased revenues
- C.
Increased liabilities
- D.
Increased equity
- 17.When a business makes a sale on account, the asset created is a(n)
- A.
Revenue
- B.
Expense
- C.
Account receivable
- D.
Account payable
- 18.The debit created by a business when it makes a purchase on account is a(n)
- A.
Account receivable
- B.
Revenue
- C.
Prepaid expenses
- D.
Account payable
- 19.A company paid cash for an amount owed to a creditor. This transaction decreased cash and
- A.
Decreased revenues
- B.
Decreased liabilities
- C.
Decreased expenses
- D.
Increased expenses
- 20.What type of account is cash?
- A.
A liability
- B.
An expense
- C.
Stock holders equity
- D.
An asset
- 21.Purchasing supplies on account would
- A.
Increase total assets and decrease total liabilities
- B.
Increase total liabilities and decrease total assets
- C.
Increase total assets and increase total liabilities
- D.
Increase total liabilities and increase stockholders equity
- 22.A company paid cash for employee wages. This transaction:
- A.
Increased cash and increased expenses
- B.
Increased cash and decreased expenses
- C.
Decreased cash and increased expenses
- D.
Decreased cash and decreased revenues
- 23.Notes payable, accounts payable, taxes payable and salaries payable are all examples of
- A.
Liabilities
- B.
Revenues
- C.
Expenses
- D.
Assets
- 24.The left side of a T-acccount is always the:
- A.
Increase side
- B.
Decrease side
- C.
Debit side
- D.
Credit side
- 25.A listing of all the accounts that make up the ledger is called the:
- A.
T-account
- B.
Ledger
- C.
Journal
- D.
Chart of accounts
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