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Before an adjusting entry is made to accrue employee salaries,Salaries Expense and Salaries Payable are both understated.

A) True
B) False

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Shown below are selected data taken from the unadjusted and adjusted trial balances for the Simonson Company for the current year ended December 31.Determine the items A through H below. Shown below are selected data taken from the unadjusted and adjusted trial balances for the Simonson Company for the current year ended December 31.Determine the items A through H below.

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a. No adjustments to cash
b. $700 - Off...

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How is the profit margin calculated? Discuss its use in analyzing a company's performance.

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Profit margin is calculated by dividing net income by net sales.The resulting percent reflects the percent of profit a company makes for every dollar in sales.The profit margin ratio is useful in comparing a company's performance to that of its competitors and as a relative measure of the company's performance across periods.

__________________________ is the process of allocating the cost of plant assets to their expected useful lives.

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A company had revenue of $550,000,rent expense of $100,000,utility expense of $10,000,salary expense of $125,500,depreciation expense of $39,000,advertising expense of $40,200,dividends in the amount of $183,000,and an ending balance in retained earnings of $402,300.What is the appropriate journal entry to close income summary?


A) Income Summary…………….$235,300
Retained Earnings………………..$235,300
B) Retained Earnings……………$235,300
Income Summary………………..$235,300
C) Income Summary…………….$52,300
Retained Earnings………………..$52,300.
D) Retained Earnings…………….$52,300
Income Summary………………...$52,300
E) Income Summary……………...$314,700
Retained Earnings…………………$314,700

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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On the work sheet,net income is entered in the Income Statement Credit column as well as the Balance Sheet Debit column.

A) True
B) False

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False

Under the alternative method for accounting for unearned revenues,which of the following pairs of journal entry formats is correct?  Initial Entry  Adjusting Entry \begin{array} { | c | c } \hline \text { Initial Entry } & \text { Adjusting Entry } \\\hline\end{array} A.  Cash  Unearned Consulting Revenue  Unearned Consulting Revenue  Consulting Revenue \begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { Cash } & \text { Unearned Consulting Revenue } \\\hline \text { Unearned Consulting Revenue } & \text { Consulting Revenue }\\\hline\end{array} B.  Cash  Consulting Revenue  Consulting Revenue  Unearned Revenue \begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { Cash } & \text { Consulting Revenue } \\\hline \text { Consulting Revenue } & \text { Unearned Revenue }\\\hline\end{array} C.  Cash  Unearned Revenue  Unearned Revenue  Cash \begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline\text { Cash } & \text { Unearned Revenue } \\\hline \text { Unearned Revenue } & \text { Cash }\\\hline\end{array} D.  Consulting Revenue  Unearned Revenue  Cash  Consulting Revenue \begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { Consulting Revenue } & \text { Unearned Revenue } \\\hline \text { Cash } & \text { Consulting Revenue }\\\hline \end{array} E.  Cash  Consulting Revenue  Unearned Revenue  Unearned Revenue \begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline\text { Cash } & \text { Consulting Revenue } \\\hline \text { Unearned Revenue } & \text { Unearned Revenue }\\\hline\end{array}


A) Option A
B) Option B
C) Option C
D) Option D
E) Option E

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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A publishing company records the subscriptions paid in advance by its customers in an account called Unearned Subscription Revenue.If the company fails to make the end-of-period adjusting entry to record the portion of the subscriptions that have been earned,one effect will be:


A) An overstatement of equity
B) An overstatement of liabilities
C) An understatement of assets
D) An understatement of liabilities
E) An overstatement of assets

F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Match each definition to its term

Premises
Statements that show the effects of proposed transactions as if the transactions had already occurred
Entries recorded at the end of each accounting period to transfer end-of-period balances in revenue, expense and dividends accounts to retained earnings
A spreadsheet used to draft an unadjusted trial balance, adjusting entries, adjusted trial balance and financial statements
The time span from when cash is used to acquire goods and services until cash is received from the sale of those goods and services
Accounts that are used to record transactions and events for one accounting period only; they include revenues, expenses and dividends
Accounts that reflect on activities related to one or more future periods; they include all balance sheet accounts
Recurring steps performed each accounting period, starting with analyzing and recording of transactions in the journal and continuing through the post-closing trial balance
Analyses and other informal reports prepared by accountants when organizing the information presented in reports and financial statements
A list of permanent accounts and their balances from the ledger after all closing entries are journalized and posted
A temporary account used only in the closing process and to where the balances of revenue and expense accounts are transferred
Responses
Working papers
Operating cycle of a business
Income summary
Work sheet
Post-closing trial balance
Accounting cycle
Closing entries
Pro forma statements
Permanent accounts
Temporary accounts

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Statements that show the effects of proposed transactions as if the transactions had already occurred
Entries recorded at the end of each accounting period to transfer end-of-period balances in revenue, expense and dividends accounts to retained earnings
A spreadsheet used to draft an unadjusted trial balance, adjusting entries, adjusted trial balance and financial statements
The time span from when cash is used to acquire goods and services until cash is received from the sale of those goods and services
Accounts that are used to record transactions and events for one accounting period only; they include revenues, expenses and dividends
Accounts that reflect on activities related to one or more future periods; they include all balance sheet accounts
Recurring steps performed each accounting period, starting with analyzing and recording of transactions in the journal and continuing through the post-closing trial balance
Analyses and other informal reports prepared by accountants when organizing the information presented in reports and financial statements
A list of permanent accounts and their balances from the ledger after all closing entries are journalized and posted
A temporary account used only in the closing process and to where the balances of revenue and expense accounts are transferred

The periodic expense created by allocating the cost of plant and equipment to the periods in which they are used,representing the expense of using the assets is called:


A) Accumulated depreciation
B) A contra account
C) The matching principle
D) Depreciation
E) An accrued account

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Due to an oversight,a company made no adjusting entry for accrued and unpaid employee wages of $24,000 on December 31.This oversight would:


A) Understate net income by $24,000
B) Overstate net income by $24,000
C) Have no effect on net income
D) Overstate assets by $24,000
E) Understate assets by $24,000

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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A balance sheet that places the assets above the liabilities and equity is called a(n) :


A) Report form balance sheet
B) Account form balance sheet
C) Classified balance sheet
D) Unadjusted balance sheet
E) Unclassified balance sheet

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

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The current ratio is computed by dividing current liabilities by current assets.

A) True
B) False

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False

What is an adjusted trial balance? Why is it prepared?

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An adjusted trial balance is a list of a...

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Given the table below,indicate the impact of the following errors made during the adjusting entry process.Use a "+" followed by the amount for overstatements,a "-" followed by the amount for understatements and a "0" for no effect.The first one is done as an example. Ex.Failed to recognize that $600 of unearned revenues,previously recorded as liabilities,had been earned by year-end. 1.Failed to accrue salaries expense of $1,200. 2.Forgot to record $2,700 of depreciation on office equipment. 3.Failed to accrue $300 of interest on a note receivable.  Error  Revenues  Expenses  Assets  Liabilites  Equity  Ex. $60000$600$6001.2.3.\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Error } & \text { Revenues } & \text { Expenses } & \text { Assets } & \text { Liabilites } & \text { Equity } \\\hline \text { Ex. } & -\$ 600 & 0 & 0 & \$ 600 & -\$ 600 \\\hline 1 . & & & & & \\\hline 2 . & & & & & \\\hline 3 . & & & & & \\\hline\end{array}

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None...

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Financial statements are typically prepared in the following order:


A) Balance sheet,statement of retained earnings,income statement
B) Statement of retained earnings,balance sheet,income statement
C) Income statement,balance sheet,statement of retained earnings
D) Income statement,statement of retained earnings,balance sheet
E) Balance sheet,income statement,statement of retained earnings

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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The following information is available for the Wooden Company: 201020092008 Net income 2,6302,1001,850 Net Sales 36,50032,85031,200 Total assets 400,000385,000350,000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & 2010 & 2009 & { 2008 } \\\hline \text { Net income } & 2 , 6 3 0 & 2 , 1 0 0 & 1 , 8 5 0 \\\hline \text { Net Sales } & 3 6 , 5 0 0 &3 2 , 8 5 0 & 3 1 , 2 0 0 \\\hline \text { Total assets } & 400,000 & 3 8 5 , 0 0 0&3 5 0 , 0 0 0 \\\hline\end{array} From the information provided,calculate Wooden's profit margin ratio for each of the three years.Comment on the results,assuming that the industry average for the profit margin ratio is 6% for each of the three years.

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Analysis comment: The profit margin has ...

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On April 1,2011,a company paid the $1,350 premium on a three-year insurance policy with benefits beginning on that date.What will be the insurance expense on the annual income statement for the year ended December 31,2011?


A) $1,350
B) $450
C) $1,012.50
D) $337.50
E) $37.50

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Manning,Co.collected 6-months' rent in advance from a tenant on November 1 of the current year.When cash was collected,the following entry was made:  Nov. 01  Cash 15,000 Rent Revenue Earned 15,000\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Nov. 01 } & \text { Cash } & 15,000 & \\\hline & \text { Rent Revenue Earned } & & 15,000 \\\hline\end{array} Prepare the required adjusting entry at December 31 of the current year.

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($15,000/6 mo. = $2,...

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The system of preparing financial statements based on recognizing revenues when the cash is received and reporting expenses when the cash is paid is called:


A) Accrual basis accounting
B) Operating cycle accounting
C) Cash basis accounting
D) Revenue recognition accounting
E) Current basis accounting

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

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