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1
Consider the following accounts and their balances, presented in no particular order:

Cash$20,000
Accounts Payable$5,000
General and Administrative Expenses$13,000
Cost of Sales$32,000
Prepaid Expenses$4,000
Retained Earnings$12,000
Contributed Capital$72,000
Sales Revenue$60,000
Salaries and Benefits Expenses$15,000
Inventories$65,000


Determine the debit and credit totals of an adjusted trial balance of the accounts listed above. Each account has a normal balance.
A)$149,000
B)$159,000
C)$72,000
D)$117,000
2
Which of the following groups of accounts, with normal balances, would appear in the credit column of an unadjusted trial balance?
A)Accounts Payable, Unearned Revenues, Cost of Sales, and Investment Income.
B)Unearned Revenues, Accumulated Depreciation, and Prepaid Expenses.
C)Accounts Payable, Unearned Revenues, and Accumulated Depreciation.
D)Contributed Capital, Retained Earnings, and Cost of Sales.
3
How is net book value calculated?
A)acquisition cost of the asset minus its accumulated depreciation
B)acquisition cost of the asset minus its depreciation expense
C)estimated value of the asset minus its accumulated depreciation
D)acquisition cost of the asset plus it accumulated depreciation
4
An accrued revenue would be shown on the balance sheet as:
A)A receivable
B)A payable
C)A prepaid revenue
D)Unearned revenue
5
A deferred expense would be shown on the balance sheet as:
A)A receivable
B)A payable
C)A prepaid expense
D)An unearned expense
6
During the adjustment process, Property and Equipment is considered to be and is treated as
A)a deferred expense
B)an accrued expense
C)deferred revenue
D)accrued revenue
7
Olivehurst Incorporated has made three quarterly prepaid income tax payments of $4,500 each. On December 31, it is determined that the income tax for the year is $15,000. What is the correct journal entry to adjust the Income Tax Expense account?
A)Income Tax Expense, debit, $1,500; Cash, credit, $1,500
B)Income Taxes Payable, debit, $1,500; Income Tax Expense, credit $1,500
C)Income Taxes Receivable, debit, $1,500; Income Tax Expense, credit , $1,500
D)Income Tax Expense, debit, $1,500; Income Taxes Payable, credit, $1,500
8
If the accountant forgets to adjust the Prepaid Expenses account, there will be
A)an understatement of net income.
B)an overstatement of net income.
C)an overstatement of expense.
D)no under- or overstatement of net income.
9
Burner Company adjusts its deferred expenses at year end. The effect of the adjusting entry is to
A)increase net income.
B)decrease net income.
C)have no effect on net income.
D)either increase or decrease net income.
10
Burner Company adjusts its accrued expenses at year end. The adjusting entry will affect:
A)an asset account and an expense account.
B)a liability account and an expense account.
C)a expense account and a revenue account.
D)a liability account and a revenue account.
11
Employees are paid $2,400 on every Friday for a five-day workweek. The accounting period ends on Wednesday, December 31. Adjusting for the salaries and benefits expense for the last three days of the accounting period would:
A)increase a deferred expense.
B)increase an accrued expense.
C)decrease a deferred expense.
D)decrease an accrued expense.
12
Which of the following is TRUE about every adjusting entry?
A)They affect only income statement accounts.
B)They affect a balance sheet account and an income statement account.
C)They affect only balance sheet accounts.
D)The affect only accounts with normal debit balances.
13
The contra asset account titled Accumulated Depreciation is used to
A)reduce the market value of the related asset.
B)reduce the estimated value of the related asset.
C)reduce the acquisition cost of the related asset.
D)accumulate the amount of the historical cost of the asset allocated to prior periods.
14
Which is the normal sequence in preparing the financial statements?
A)income statement, balance sheet, statement of stockholders' equity, and statement of cash flows
B)balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, and statement of stockholders' equity
C)income statement, statement of stockholders' equity, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows
D)income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, and statement of stockholders' equity.
15
The net income available to stockholders is $230,000. The beginning number of common shares outstanding was 100,000. The ending number of common shares outstanding was 150,000. What is the earnings per share?
A)$1.84
B)$2.30
C)$1.533
D)$0.543
16
The earnings per share ratio is
A)not a required calculation or disclosure.
B)of little importance to stockholders.
C)the only ratio required to be disclosed in the income statement or notes to the income statement.
D)determined by dividing average number of shares outstanding during the period by the net income available to the common stockholders.
17
The changes in the Retained Earnings account are disclosed in which of the following financial statements?
A)income statement
B)statement of stockholders' equity
C)balance sheet
D)statement of cash flows
18
Consider the following:

Lumber Revenues$120,000
Hardware Revenues$90,000
Cost of Sales$130,000
All other costs and expenses$35,000
Investment Income$8,000
Income Tax Expense$13,000
Net income$40,000


What is the net profit margin?
A)24.31%
B)24.24%
C)18.34%
D)19.05%
19
Which account would be listed on a post-closing trial balance?
A)a revenue account.
B)the Depreciation Expense account.
C)the Retained Earnings account.
D)the Income Tax Expense account.
20
Which account should not appear on a post-closing trial balance?
A)Cash
B)Unearned Revenues
C)Investment Income
D)Accrued Expenses Payable







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