ACCT 2301, Exam 1
Summer I, 2007
Chapter 1
Student Name:
1. Which of the items below is not a business organization form?
a. entrepreneurship
b. proprietorship
c. partnership
d. corporation
ANS: A
DIF: 1
OBJ: 01
2. An entity that is organized according to state or federal statutes and in which ownership
is divided into shares of stock is a
a. proprietorship
b. corporation
c. partnership
d. governmental unit
ANS: B
DIF: 1
OBJ: 01
3. Financial reports are used by
a. management
b. creditors
c. investors
d. all of the above
ANS: D
DIF: 2
OBJ: 02
4. Which of the following best describes accounting?
a. records economic data but does not communicate the data to users according to
any specific rules
b. is an information system that provides reports to stakeholders
c. is of no use by individuals outside of the business
d. is used only for filling out tax returns and for financial statements for various type
of governmental reporting requirements
ANS: B
DIF: 2
OBJ: 02
5. The two most common specialized fields of accounting in practice are
a. forensic accounting and financial accounting
b. managerial accounting and financial accounting
c. managerial accounting and environmental accounting
d. financial accounting and tax accounting systems
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ANS: B
DIF: 1
OBJ: 04
6. The initials GAAP stand for
a. General Accounting Procedures
b. Generally Accepted Plans
c. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
d. Generally Accepted Accounting Practices
ANS: C
DIF: 3
OBJ: 05
7. The business entity concept means that
a. the owner is part of the business entity
b. an entity is organized according to state or federal statutes
c. an entity is organized according to the rules set by the FASB
d. the entity is an individual economic unit for which data are recorded, analyzed, and
reported
ANS: D
DIF: 1
OBJ: 05
8. Smith Company purchased $105,000 of computer equipment from Brown Company.
Smith Company paid for the equipment using cash that had been obtained from the initial
investment by Connie Smith. The transaction involving the computer equipment should
be recorded on the accounting records of which of the following entities?
a. Smith Company and Connie Smith's personal records
b. Brown Company and Connie Smith's personal records
c. Brown Company
d. Smith Company and Brown Company
ANS: D
DIF: 5
OBJ: 05
9. The objectivity principle requires that
a. business transactions must be consistent with the objectives of the entity
b. the Financial Accounting Standards Board must be fair and unbiased in its
deliberations over new accounting standards
c. accounting principles must meet the objectives of the Security and Exchange
Commission
d. amounts recorded in the financial statements must be based on independently
verifiable evidence
ANS: D
DIF: 2
OBJ: 05
10.The Reynolds Company estimated that the value of its land had increased from $10,000 to
$16,000 and therefore wrote up the land account to $16,000. Which accounting
concept(s) was (were) violated?
a. cost concept
b. objectivity concept
c. all of the above
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d. none of the above
ANS: C
DIF: 3
OBJ: 05
11. Assets are
a. Always greater than liabilities.
b. either cash or accounts receivables
c. the same as expenses because they are acquired with cash
d. financed by the owner and/or creditors
ANS: D
DIF: 2
OBJ: 06
12. The accounting equation may be expressed as
a. Assets = Equities - Liabilities
b. Assets + Liabilities = Owner's Equity
c. Assets = Revenues less Liabilities
d. Assets - Liabilities = Owner's Equity
ANS: D
DIF: 3
OBJ: 06
13. Expenses are recorded when
a. cash is paid for services rendered
b. a bill is received in advance of services rendered
c. services are rendered
d. none of the above
ANS: C
DIF: 3
OBJ: 07
14. Goods purchased on account for future use in the business, such as supplies, are called
a. prepaid liabilities
b. revenues
c. prepaid expenses
d. liabilities
ANS: C
DIF: 2
OBJ: 07
Chapter 2
15. Revenue should be recognized when
a. cash is received
b. the service is performed
c. the customer places an order
d. the customer charges an order
ANS: B
DIF: 3
OBJ: 01
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16. Which of the following accounts is an owner's equity account?
a. Cash
b. Accounts Payable
c. Prepaid Insurance
d. Julia Davis, Capital
ANS: D
DIF: 1
OBJ: 01
17. A chart of accounts is
a. the same as a balance sheet
b. usually a listing of accounts in alphabetical order
c. usually a listing of accounts in financial statement order
d. used in place of a ledger
ANS: C
DIF: 2
OBJ: 01
18. The debit side of an account
a. depends on whether the account is an asset, liability or owner's equity
b. can be either side of the account depending on how the accountant set up the
system
c. is the right side of the account
d. is the left side of the account
ANS: D
DIF: 2
OBJ: 02
19. An account is said to have a debit balance if
a. the amount of the debits exceeds the amount of the credits
b. there are more entries on the debit side than on the credit side
c. its normal balance is debit without regard to the amounts or number of entries on
the debit side
d. the first entry of the accounting period was posted on the debit side
ANS: A
DIF: 3
OBJ: 02
20. A debit may signify a(n)
a. decrease in asset accounts
b. decrease in liability accounts
c. increase in the capital account
d. decrease in the drawing account
ANS: B
DIF: 1
OBJ: 03
21. Which of the following types of accounts have a normal credit balance?
a. assets and liabilities
b. liabilities and expenses
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c. revenues and liabilities
d. capital and drawing
ANS: C
DIF: 1
OBJ: 03
22. Which of the following groups of accounts have a normal debit balance?
a. revenues, liabilities, capital
b. capital, assets
c. liabilities, expenses
d. assets, expenses
ANS: D
DIF: 1
OBJ: 03
23. Which of the following describes the classification and normal balance of the fees earned
account?
a. asset, credit
b. liability, credit
c. owner's equity, debit
d. revenue, credit
ANS: D
DIF: 1
OBJ: 03
24. The classification and normal balance of the drawing account is
a. an expense with a credit balance
b. an expense with a debit balance
c. a liability with a credit balance
d. owner's equity with a debit balance
ANS: D
DIF: 1
OBJ: 03
25. In which of the following types of accounts are increases recorded by debits?
a. assets, liabilities
b. drawing, liabilities
c. expenses, liabilities
d. assets, expenses
ANS: D
DIF: 1
OBJ: 03
Chapter 3
26. Using accrual accounting, revenue is recorded and reported only
a. when cash is received without regard to when the services are rendered
b. when the services are rendered without regard to when cash is received
c. when cash is received at the time services are rendered
d. if cash is received after the services are rendered
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ANS: B
DIF: 3
OBJ: 01
27. Using accrual accounting, expenses are recorded and reported only
a. when they are incurred, whether or not cash is paid
b. when they are incurred and paid at the same time
c. if they are paid before they are incurred
d. if they are paid after they are incurred
ANS: A
DIF: 3
OBJ: 01
28. If the effect of the debit portion of an adjusting entry is to increase the balance of an
expense account, which of the following describes the effect of the credit portion of the
entry?
a. decreases the balance of an owner's equity account
b. increases the balance of an liability account
c. increases the balance of an asset account
d. decreases the balance of an expense account
ANS: B
DIF: 3
OBJ: 02
29. The primary difference between deferred and accrued expenses is that deferred expenses
have
a. been incurred and accrued expenses have not
b. not been incurred and accrued expenses have been incurred
c. been recorded and accrued expenses have not been incurred
d. not been recorded and accrued expenses have been incurred
ANS: B
DIF: 3
OBJ: 02
30. The balance in the prepaid rent account before adjustment at the end of the year is
$15,000, which represents three months' rent paid on December 1. The adjusting entry
required on December 31 is
a. debit Rent Expense, $5,000; credit Prepaid Rent, $5,000
b. debit Prepaid Rent, $10,000; credit Rent Expense, $5,000
c. debit Rent Expense, $10,000; credit Prepaid Rent, $5,000
d. debit Prepaid Rent, $5,000; credit Rent Expense, $5,000
ANS: A
DIF: 4
OBJ: 03
31. A business pays weekly salaries of $20,000 on Friday for a five-day week ending on that
day. The adjusting entry necessary at the end of the fiscal period ending on Thursday is
a. debit Salaries Payable, $16,000; credit Cash, $16,000
b. debit Salary Expense, $16,000; credit Drawing, $16,000
c. debit Salary Expense, $16,000; credit Salaries Payable, $16,000
d. debit Drawing, $16,000; credit Cash, $16,000
ANS: C
DIF: 4
OBJ: 03
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32. The adjusting entry to record the depreciation of equipment for the fiscal period is
a. debit Depreciation Expense; credit Equipment
b. debit Depreciation Expense; credit Accumulated Depreciation
c. debit Accumulated Depreciation; credit Depreciation Expense
d. debit Equipment; credit Depreciation Expense
ANS: B
DIF: 3
OBJ: 03
33. Data for an adjusting entry described as "accrued wages, $2,020" means to debit
a. Wages Expense and credit Wages Payable
b. Wages Payable and credit Wages Expense
c. Accounts Receivable and credit Wages Expense
d. Drawing and credit Wages Payable
ANS: A
DIF: 3
OBJ: 03
34. Supplies are recorded as assets when purchased. Therefore, the credit to supplies in the
adjusting entry is for the amount of supplies
a. that are in the ending balance
b. purchased
c. used
d. either used or remaining
ANS: C
DIF: 2
OBJ: 03
35. The general term employed to indicate an expense that has not been paid and has not yet
been recognized in the accounts by a routine entry is
a. capital
b. deferral
c. accrual
d. inventory
ANS: C
DIF: 2
OBJ: 03
36. The cost of office supplies to be used in future periods is ordinarily shown on the balance
sheet as a(n)
a. capital
b. asset
c. contra asset
d. liability
ANS: B
DIF: 2
OBJ: 03
37. The unearned rent account has a balance of $40,000. If $3,000 of the $40,000 is
unearned at the end of the accounting period, the amount of the adjusting entry is
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a.
b.
c.
d.
$3,000
$40,000
$37,000
$43,000
ANS: C
DIF: 3
OBJ: 03
Chapter 4
38. A work sheet includes columns for
a. adjusting entries
b. closing entries
c. reversing entries
d. both a and b
ANS: A
DIF:
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OBJ: 02
39. When a work sheet is complete, the adjustment columns should have
a. total credits greater than total debits if a net income was earned
b. total debits grater than total credits if a net loss was incurred
c. total debits greater than total credits if a net income was earned
d. total debits equal total credits
ANS: D
DIF:
2
OBJ: 02
40. The difference between the totals of the debit and credit columns of the Adjusted Trial
Balance columns on a work sheet
a. is the amount of net income or loss
b. indicates there is an error on the work sheet
c. is not unusual when preparing the work sheet
d. is the net difference between revenue, expenses, and drawing
ANS: B
DIF:
2
OBJ: 02
41. Net income appears on the work sheet in the
a. debit column of the Balance Sheet columns
b. debit column of the Adjustments columns
c. debit column of the Income Statement columns
d. credit column of the Income Statement columns
ANS: C
DIF:
2
OBJ: 02
42. A net loss appears on the work sheet in the
a. debit column of the Balance Sheet columns
b. credit column of the Balance Sheet columns
c. debit column of the Income Statement columns
d. credit column of the Adjustments columns
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ANS: A
DIF:
2
OBJ: 02
43. The work sheet at the end of September has $4,000 in the Balance Sheet credit column
for Accumulated Depreciation. The work sheet at the end of October has $4,750 in the
Balance Sheet credit column for Accumulated Depreciation. What was the amount of the
depreciation expense adjustment for the month of October?
a. amount can not be determined
b. $4,750
c. $4,000
d. $750
ANS: D
DIF:
3
OBJ: 02
44. After all of the account balances have been extended to the Balance Sheet columns of the
work sheet, the totals of the debit and credit columns are $25,250 and $21,825,
respectively. What is the amount of net income or net loss for the period?
a. $3,425 net income
b. $25,250 net loss
c. $3,425 net loss
d. $21,825 net income
ANS: A
DIF:
2
OBJ: 02
45. After all of the account balances have been extended to the Income Statement columns of
the work sheet, the totals of the debit and credit columns are $87,500 and $98,300,
respectively. What is the amount of the net income or net loss for the period?
a. $10,800 net income
b. $10,800 net loss
c. $98,300 net income
d. $87,500 net loss
ANS: A
DIF:
2
OBJ: 02
46. Unearned Fees appear on the
a. balance sheet in the current assets section
b. balance sheet as a current liability
c. balance sheet in the owner's equity section
d. income statement as revenue
ANS: B
DIF:
2
OBJ: 03
47. Which one of the fixed asset accounts listed below will not have a related contra asset
account?
a. Office Equipment
b. Land
c. Delivery Equipment
d. Building
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ANS: B
DIF:
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OBJ: 03
48. Balance sheet accounts
a. represent amounts accumulated during a specific period of time
b. are called real accounts
c. have zero balances after the closing entries have been posted
d. are equal to assets and liabilities
ANS: B
DIF:
3
OBJ: 03
49. Adjusting entries
a. need not be journalized since they appear on the work sheet
b. need not be posted if the financial statements are prepared from the work sheet
c. are not needed if reversing entries are prepared
d. must be journalized and posted
ANS: D
DIF:
2
OBJ: 04
50. Which of the following accounts should be closed to Income Summary at the end of the
fiscal year?
a. Supplies Expense
b. Accumulated Depreciation
c. Prepaid Insurance
d. Unearned Rent
ANS: A
DIF:
2
OBJ: 04
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