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Which of the following is not a recordable transaction?


A) Issued shares of stock to investors in exchange for cash contributions of $4,000.
B) Ordered inventory from suppliers for $3,000.
C) Sold equipment to another company for $3,000 and accepted a note from the company promising payment in 6 months.
D) Borrowed money from the bank by signing a promissory note for $2,000.

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

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How many of the following statements regarding posting and classification are true? Posting journal entries involves copying the dollar amounts from the journal into the ledger. If a $100 debit is erroneously posted to an account as a $100 credit, the accounts will be out of balance by $100. If a $5,000 liability is misclassified as stockholders' equity then the accounting equation will still balance.


A) None
B) One
C) Two

D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

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Which of the following would be listed as a current liability?


A) Cash in the bank.
B) Notes payable due in two years.
C) Supplies.
D) Accounts payable.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following describes the classification and normal balance of the retained earnings account?


A) Asset, debit
B) Stockholders' equity, credit
C) Liability, credit
D) Stockholders' equity, debit

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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A company uses $100,000 in cash to pay off $100,000 in notes payable. This would result in a:


A) $100,000 credit to Cash and a $100,000 debit to Notes Payable.
B) $100,000 credit to Cash and a $100,000 credit to Notes Payable.
C) $100,000 debit to Cash and a $100,000 credit to Notes Payable.
D) $100,000 debit to Cash and a $100,000 debit to Notes Payable.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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If a company receives $20,000 cash on accounts receivable and uses the cash to pay $20,000 on accounts payable then:


A) assets would increase by $20,000 while liabilities would decrease by $20,000.
B) liabilities would decrease by $20,000 while stockholders' equity would increase by $20,000.
C) assets would decrease by $20,000 while liabilities would decrease by $20,000.
D) liabilities would decrease by $20,000 while stockholders' equity would decrease by $20,000.

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

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A company issues $20 million in new stock. The company later uses this money to acquire a building. How many accounts will be affected by these transactions and which particular account names are most likely to be used to record the effects of these transactions?


A) 3 accounts affected: Contributed Capital, Cash, and Building.
B) 4 accounts affected: Contributed Capital, Cash, Liabilities, and Building.
C) 3 accounts affected: Cash, Property, Plant and Equipment, and Contributed Capital.
D) 3 accounts affected: Contributed Capital, Investments, and Cash.

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

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If a company borrows money from a bank and signs an agreement to repay the loan several years from now, in which account would the company report the amount borrowed?


A) Contributed Capital.
B) Accounts Payable.
C) Notes Payable.
D) Bonds Payable.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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The standard formatting for a journal entry lists the dollar amounts for:


A) credits to the right of the dollar amounts for debits.
B) debits and credits aligned equally to the right.
C) debits to the right of the dollar amounts for credits.
D) debits and credits aligned equally to the left.

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

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  Any item on a balance sheet labeled payable is a liability of that company. Current Assets are listed on the balance sheet in order of how fast they are used up or can be turned into cash. The basic accounting equation must always balance. A)  None B)  One C)  Two D)  Three Any item on a balance sheet labeled payable is a liability of that company. Current Assets are listed on the balance sheet in order of how fast they are used up or can be turned into cash. The basic accounting equation must always balance.


A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is true?


A) Assets have debit balances and liabilities have credit balances.
B) Assets and liabilities have credit balances.
C) Assets have credit balances and liabilities have debit balances.
D) Assets and liabilities have debit balances.

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

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The list of names and reference numbers that the company will use when accounting for transactions is called the Chart of Accounts.

A) True
B) False

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Typical cash flows from investing activities include:


A) Payments to purchase property and equipment.
B) Repayment of loans.
C) Proceeds from issuing notes payable.
D) Receipts from cash sales.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Your company buys a $2 million warehouse paying $300,000 in cash and issuing $1.7 million in promissory notes. This will be posted as:


A) $2 million credited and $300,000 debited to assets; $1.7 million debited to liabilities.
B) $2 million debited to assets and $2 million credited to liabilities.
C) $2 million debited and $300,000 credited to assets; $1.7 million credited to liabilities.
D) $2 million credited to assets and $2 million debited to liabilities.

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

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What is the amount of Total Assets on the Balance Sheet?


A) $240,116
B) $259,323
C) $442,924
D) $234,604

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The MegaBuck movie studio's name has become famous for adventure movies. Another studio once offered to buy the name for $20 million, but MegaBuck turned down the offer. The MegaBuck balance sheet will show:


A) The company's name under Other Assets, valued at $20 million.
B) The company's name under Other Assets, valued conservatively at $10 million.
C) The company's name under Accounts Receivable, valued at $20 million.
D) The company's name will not be shown as an asset on the balance sheet. Only measurable exchanges are recorded.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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The characteristic shared by all liabilities is that they:


A) provide a future economic benefit.
B) result in an inflow of resources to the company.
C) always end in the word "payable."
D) obligate the company to do something in the future.

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

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Which account would be increased by a debit?


A) Retained earnings
B) Accounts receivable
C) Contributed capital
D) Notes payable

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

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What is the total amount of current liabilities?


A) $649,540
B) $824,310
C) $305,950
D) $799,540

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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What is the amount of current liabilities on the classified balance sheet?


A) $9,450
B) $6,950
C) $7,000
D) $4,500

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

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