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1
Which of the following accounts is a temporary account?
A)Accounts Payable
B)Unearned Revenue
C)Capital, Lola Delong
D)Withdrawals
E)Office Equipment
2
Before the closing process is performed at the end of the accounting period, revenues and expenses should have which of the following?
A)A balance of zero
B)Balances of cumulative amounts of activity during the period
C)A net balance (credits minus debits) equal to the capital account
D)A net balance equal to assets minus liabilities
E)None of the above
3
Which of the following closing entries is usually recorded last?
A)Closing the Income Summary account
B)Closing the expense accounts
C)Closing the withdrawals account
D)Closing the revenue accounts
E)Closing the Capital account
4
Which of the following is listed on the post-closing trial balance for a sole proprietorship?
A)Income Summary account
B)Withdrawals account
C)Revenue account
D)Expense account
E)Liability account
5
What are the main purposes of the post-closing trialbalance?
A)To make sure all transactions have been done correctly recorded
B)To verify that all the temporary or nominal accounts have zero balances
C)To verify that debit and credit totals for all permanent or real accounts are equal after the closing process is complete
D)B and C
E)All of the above
6
Which of the following is a benefit to using a work sheet at the end of the accounting cycle?
A)Reduces errors when working with systems requiring many accounts and adjustments
B)Linking accounts and adjustments to their impacts in financial statements
C)Assists in planning and organizing an audit of financial statements
D)Useful in preparing interim statements
E)All of the above, but not limited to all of the above
7
The subtotals of the Income Statement debit and credit columns of the work sheet are $7,300 and $9,800, respectively. If the subtotal of the Balance Sheet Debit column is $12,800, what should be the subtotal of the Balance Sheet Credit column?
A)$15,300
B)$10,300
C)$ 3,000
D)$ 2,500
E)A total other than the choices shown
8
The subtotals of the Income Statement debit and credit columns of the work sheet are $11,400 and $9,600, respectively. If the subtotal of the Balance Sheet Debit column is $21,500, what should be the subtotal of the Balance Sheet Credit column?
A)$23,300
B)$19,700
C)$11,900
D)$ 1,800
E)A total other than the choices shown
9
Which is not true about an adjusting entry?
A)A real account and a nominal account are affected
B)A permanent account and a temporary account are affected
C)A permanent and a real account are affected
D)It is required to satisfy the realization and matching principles
E)None of the above
10
Which of the following statements about the accounting cycle is false?
A)Posting is done after transactions have been analyzed
B)Preparing the post-closing trial balance is done after the temporary account have been closed
C)Adjusting the accounts is done prior to preparing the adjusted trial balance
D)Journalizing the transactions is performed before preparing the unadjusted trial balance
E)Financial statements are prepared before preparing the adjusted trial balance.
11
The accounting cycle consists of the following ten steps?
A. Preparing an adjusted trial balanceF. Journalizing
B. Adjusting the accountsG. Posting
C. Preparing a post-closing trial balanceH. Closing temporary accounts
D. Preparing an unadjusted trial balanceI. Preparing the statements
E. Analyzing the transactionsJ. Reversing entries
What is the proper order of steps four through eight of the accounting cycle?
A)C, D, E, F, G
B)D, B, A, I, H
C)D, A, C, I, J
D)D, B, I, H, A
E)None of the above
12
Current assets total $120,000, plant and equipment assets $24,000, current liabilities $48,000, and long-term liabilities $12,000. What is the current ratio of the business?
A)1.0:1
B)2.0:1
C)2.5:1
D)3.0:1
E)None of the above
13
Which year shows the best current ratio?
YearRatio
A)
19992.15:1
B)
20002.97:1
C)
20012.45:1
D)
20021.68:1
E)
20031.43:1
14
Current assets total $240,000 and current liabilities total $120,000. The company pays off an accounts payable of $30,000 with cash. How the does the current ratio change after the transaction?
A)It does not change
B)It changes from 2.00:1 to 1.80:1
C)It changes from 2.00:1 to 2.25:1
D)It changes from 2.00:1 to 2.33:1
E)It changes from 2.00:1 to 3.00:1
15
Optional entries that transfer the balances in balance sheet accounts which arose as a result of certain adjusting entries to income statement accounts is the definition for which term below?
A)Adjusting entries
B)Reversing entries
C)Closing entries
D)Declarations of cash dividends
E)Payment of cash dividends
16
At the end of the fiscal year, an adjusting entry was made for accrued salaries of $1,500. On the first day of the following year, the adjusting entry was reversed. The salaries for one week, $3,750, were paid on the first Friday of the following year. The entry to record paying the salaries expense for the week would be which of the following?
A)Salaries Exp., debit, $1,500; Salaries Payable, debit, $2,250; Cash, credit, $3,750
B)Salaries Expense, debit, $3,750; Cash, credit, $3,750
C)Salaries Exp., debit, $2,250; Salaries Payable, debit, $1,500; Cash, credit, $3,750
D)Salaries Expense, debit, $3,750; Salaries Payable, credit, $3,750
E)None of the journal entries shown above







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