Multiple Choice Question 103
Transactions in a journal are recorded in
alphabetical order.
dollar amount order.
chronological order.
account number order.
Multiple Choice Question 70
In the first month of operations, the total of the debit entries to the cash account amounted to $900 and the
total of the credit entries to the cash account amounted to $600. The cash account has a(n)
$300 credit balance.
$900 debit balance.
$600 credit balance.
$300 debit balance.
Multiple Choice Question 61
Which of the following statements is true?
Credits decrease assets and decrease liabilities.
Debits increase assets and increase liabilities.
Credits decrease assets and increase liabilities.
Debits decrease liabilities and decrease assets
Multiple Choice Question 95
The final step in the recording process is to transfer the journal information to the
trial balance.
financial statements.
ledger.
file cabinets.
Multiple Choice Question 88
The usual sequence of steps in the transaction recording process is:
analyze→ journal → ledger.
journal→ ledger → analyze.
ledger→ journal → analyze.
journal→ analyze → ledger.
Multiple Choice Question 50
Which one of the following represents the expanded basic accounting equation?
Assets = Liabilities + Common Stock + Retained Earnings + Dividends – Revenue – Expenses.
Assets + Dividends + Expenses = Liabilities + Common Stock + Retained Earnings +
Revenues.
Assets – Liabilities – Dividends = Common Stock + Retained Earnings + Revenues – Expenses.
Assets = Revenues + Expenses – Liabilities.
Multiple Choice Question 133
A trial balance may balance even when each of the following occurs except when
a transposition error is made.
a journal entry is posted twice.
incorrect accounts are used in journalizing.
a transaction is not journalized.
Multiple Choice Question 43
An accounting time period that is one year in length, but does not begin on January 1, is referred to as
a fiscal year.
an interim period.
the time period assumption.
a reporting period.
Multiple Choice Question 87
Which of the following reflect the balances of prepayment accounts prior to adjustment?
Balance sheet accounts are understated and income statement accounts are understated.
Balance sheet accounts are overstated and income statement accounts are overstated.
Balance sheet accounts are understated and income statement accounts are overstated.
Balance sheet accounts are overstated and income statement accounts are understated.
Multiple Choice Question 67
Crue Company had the following transactions during 2013:
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Sales of $4,500 on account
Collected $2,000 for services to be performed in 2014
Paid $1,625 cash in salaries
Purchased airline tickets for $250 in December for a trip to take place in 2014
What is Crue’s 2013 net income using cash basis accounting?
$375.
$4,875.
$4,625.
$125.
Multiple Choice Question 64
Which statement is correct?
The cash basis of accounting is objective because no one can be certain of the amount of revenue
until the cash is received.
As long as management is ethical, there are no problems with using the cash basis of accounting.
As long as a company consistently uses the cash basis of accounting, generally accepted accounting
principles allow its use.
The use of the cash basis of accounting violates both the revenue recognition and expense
recognition principles.
Multiple Choice Question 61
Under accrual-basis accounting
net income is calculated by matching cash outflows against cash inflows.
the ledger accounts must be adjusted to reflect a cash basis of accounting before financial statements
are prepared under generally accepted accounting principles.
cash must be received before revenue is recognized.
events that change a company's financial statements are recognized in the period they
occur rather than in the period in which cash is paid or received.
Multiple Choice Question 165
Expenses paid and recorded as assets before they are used are called
accrued expenses.
interim expenses.
prepaid expenses.
unearned expenses.
Multiple Choice Question 152
The adjusted trial balance is prepared
after financial statements are prepared.
after adjusting entries have been journalized and posted.
before the trial balance.
to prove the equality of total assets and total liabilities
Multiple Choice Question 45
Management usually desires ________ financial statements and the IRS requires all businesses to file
_________ tax returns.
quarterly, monthly
monthly, annual
monthly, monthly
annual, annual