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1
The time it takes for a company to pay cash for supplies and other inventories, sell goods and/or services to customers, and collect cash from customers is called the operating cycle.
A)True
B)False
2
The reporting of the long life of a company in shorter periods of one month, one quarter, or one year is supported by the time period assumption.
A)True
B)False
3
Revenues may be defined as increases in assets or settlements of liabilities resulting from an earning process from ongoing operations.
A)True
B)False
4
An expense is any outflow of money for any purpose.
A)True
B)False
5
Activities affecting an income statement but not central to ongoing operations are called peripheral transactions.
A)True
B)False
6
The payment of interest is considered a peripheral transaction.
A)True
B)False
7
Investment income is considered to be a portion of revenue generated from ongoing operations.
A)True
B)False
8
Losses on the disposal of operating equipment result from peripheral transactions.
A)True
B)False
9
The asset turnover ratio is a measure of management's effectiveness in using assets to generate revenues.
A)True
B)False
10
If the asset turnover ratio is 4.0 and the average total assets are $450,000, the operating revenues must be $1,800,000.
A)True
B)False
11
A build up of inventories in anticipation of increased sales will decrease the asset turnover ratio.
A)True
B)False
12
A company that recognizes revenue and expenses when the transaction that causes them occurs, not necessarily when cash is received or paid, is using accrual basis accounting.
A)True
B)False
13
The two basic accounting principles that determine when revenues and expenses are recorded under accrual accounting are the revenue principle and historical cost principle.
A)True
B)False
14
Collection from the customer must be reasonably assured before revenue can be recognized under the revenue principle.
A)True
B)False
15
Revenues may result from the decrease in a liability, the payment of cash at the time of the delivery of goods or services to customers, or the payment of cash after the delivery of goods or services to customers.
A)True
B)False
16
When a delivery of goods and services for $15,000 results in a cash receipt of $4,000 and the balance of $11,000 on account, the reported revenues for the time period are $4,000.
A)True
B)False
17
If you received $1,500 for services to be performed in the subsequent time period, you should not record revenues of $1,500 for the current time period.
A)True
B)False
18
The matching principle requires that expenses be recorded when incurred in generating revenues.
A)True
B)False
19
If you paid $4,500 for three month's rent, beginning with the current month, you should record $4,500 of rent expense for the current month.
A)True
B)False
20
Revenues have a normal credit balance and expenses have a normal debit balance.
A)True
B)False
21
Accounts must be adjusted to reflect all revenues earned and expenses incurred before financial statements reflecting Generally Accepted Accounting Principles can be prepared.
A)True
B)False







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