Accounting Flashcards
An entry mode on the debit side of an expense account indicates that the account has been:
balanced
decresed
footed
increased
increased
A ledger is a book of what?
accounting statements
accounts
original entry
trial balances
accounts
Basic accounting theory is based upon:
a double book
double entry
single entry
triple entry
double entry
An entry on the debit side of a liability account indicates the account has been:
balanced
decreased
footed
increaesd
debit office supplies and credit accounts payable
Purchase of office supplies on credit is recorded by:
credit office supplies and debit accounts payable
debit office supplies and credit accounts payable
debit office supplies and credit purchases
debit purchases and credit accounts payable
debit office supplies and credit accounts payable
An accounting year ending on some date other than December 31st is called:
calendar year
current year
fiscal year
physical year
fiscal year
The things owned by a business are called:
assets
capital
liabilities
revenue
assets
An entry made on the debit side of an asset account indicates that the account has been:
balanced
decreased
increased
footed
increased
How is the payment of rent by cash recorded?
debit accounts payable and credit cash
debit cash and credit capital
debit cash and credit rent expense
debit rent expense and credit cash
debit rent expense and credit cash
The beginning balance in the supplies account is $600. During the month an additional $800 worth of supplies were purchased. At the end of the month, an inventory of the supplies found only $300 remained on hand. What would be the amount of the adjusting entry for the supplies account?
$300
$1100
$1400
$1700
$1100
When a funeral director buys a funeral coach on credit, he/she would:
credit casket coach and debit accounts payable
debit cash and credit casket coach
debit casket coach and credit accounts accounts payable
debit casket coach and credit cash
debit casket coach and credit accounts accounts payable
The group of accounts which you credit to increase are:
assets and expenses
liabilties and assets
liabilities and capital
liabilities and expenses
liabilities and capital
An entry made on the debit side of the proprietorship account indicates that the account has been:
balanced
decreased
footed
increased
decreased
The group of accounts which you debit when increased are:
assets and capital
assets and expenses
assets and income
assets and liabilities
assets and expenses
A group of accounts constitues a/an:
journal
ledger
posting
special journal
ledger
The accounts payable account would be shown on the :
Accounts Receivable Ledger
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Profit and Loss Statement
Balance Sheet
Advertising expense would be reflected on the:
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Financial Condition
Statement of Owner’s Equity
Income Statement
The totaling of a column in a journal or ledger account is called:
closing
footing
journalizing
posting
footing
The right side of a standard account is called the:
credit side
debit side
loss side
profit side
credit side
The amount of revenue from the sale of funeral services would be shown on the:
Balance Sheet
Profit and Loss Statement
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Statement of Financial Condition
Profit and Loss Statement
Another term for Profit and Loss Statement is:
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
Statement of Financial Condition
Trial Balance
Income Statement
Accounts receivable is a/an:
Asset account
Capital account
Liability account
Revenue account
Asset account
A person to whom a debt is owed is called a:
credit
creditor
debt
debtor
creditor
A plant asset was purchased by the funeral home costing $8,000. It has a useful life of 3 years and a salvage value of $2,000. Using the straight-line method of depreciation, what would be the yearly amount of depreciation?
$166.67
$1,000
$2,000
$2,667
$2,000
Which of the following does not appear on the balance sheet?
Assets
Expenses
Liabilties
Proprietorship
Expenses
Liabilties are all things a funeral home business:
owes
owns
sells
spends
owes
A Profit and Loss Statement can be prepared:
at any time
only once a month
only every three months
only every six months
at any time
An entry on the credit side of a revenue account indicates the account has been:
balanced
decreased
footed
increased
increased
When cash is spent in the acquisition of an asset the net worth of a business is:
decreased
footed
increased
not affected
not affected
The process of recording information in the ledger is called:
balancing
footing
journalizing
posting
posting
If the total of the operating expense section of the income statement is smaller than the total of the income section, the difference is called:
gross profit
net loss
net profit
net worth
net profit
Double entry bookkeeping means an entry is made:
as a debit and credit
as an asset and a liability
in a double book
in a journal and ledger
as a debit and credit
The proprietorship of a business may be increased by:
borrowing from banks and purchase of assets on credit
collection of accounts receivable and borrowing from banks
net income and borrowing from banks
net income and investment of assets in the business by the owner
net income and investment of assets in the business by the owner
Expense means a/an
decrease in owners equity
increase in an asset
increase in owners equity
increase in sales
decrease in owners equity
Which of the following accounts would be used to assist the accountant in an adjusting entry involving depreciation?
Accumulated depreciation
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Automobile
Automobile expense
Accumulated depreciation
The proprietorship of a business may be decreased by
collection of accounts receivable and borrowing from banks
expenses and withdrawals of assets from the business by the owner
net income and borrowing from banks
net income and investment of assets in the business by the owner
expenses and withdrawals of assets from the business by the owner
The difference between the two sides of an account is called the
account balance
account number
account schedule
net profit
account balance
To establish a petty cash fund, one would
debit accounts payable and credit cash
debit cash and credit petty cash
debit cash and credit accounts payable
debit petty cash and credit cash
debit petty cash and credit cash
The title of an account which would normally have a credit balance is
accounts payable
accounts receivable
advertising expense
cash
accounts payable
The abbreviation for “debit” is
Db.
Dbt.
Dr.
Dt.
Dr.
An increase in proprietorship as the result of a business transaction is a/an
asset
income
liability
net worth
income
The abbreviation for “credit” is
Cd.
Cr.
Cred.
Ct.
Cr.
A list of accounts that shows the arrangement of the accounts in the ledger is called
Accounts Receivable Ledger
Balance Sheet
Chart of Accounts
Trial Balance
Chart of Accounts
A person who signs a check or draft ordering payment to be made is called the
drawee
drawer
maker
payee
drawer
Which of the following does not qualify as a current asset?
Accounts receivable
Cash
Land
Office supplies
Land
A person or concern, usually a bank, that has been ordered to make payment on a check or draft is called the
drawee
drawer
maker
payee
drawee
A person or company who will receive payment on a promisory note, check, draft or money order is called the
drawee
drawer
maker
payee
payee
A synonym for fair wear and tear of a durable asset is
antiquated
depreciation
obsolescence
redundant
depreciation
F.I.C.A. refers to
city tax
federal income tax
social security tax
state income tax
social security tax
A language of business employed to communicate financial information based upon the recording, classification, summarization, and interpretation of financial data is called
accounting
budgeting
financial management
merchnadising
accounting
Property of a relatively permanent nature used in the operation of a business and not intended for resale is called
current asset
current liability
fixed asset
fixed liability
fixed asset
Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity is the
accounting equation
expanded accounting equation
formula for determining net worth
formula for GAAP
accounting equation
Debts that are not due and payable within a year are called
current assets
current liabilities
fixed assets
fixed liabilities
fixed liabilities
The increase in net worth due to the excess of income over costs and expenses is called
loss
overhead
principal
profit
profit
The difference between cost of goods sold and their selling price is called
cost of goods available for sale
ending inventory
gross profit
net profit
gross profit
Money paid for the use of money is called
bad debts
interest
petty cash
principal
interest
The excess of current assets over current liabilities is called
net worth
overhead
total capital
working capital
working capital
The difference between net sales and cost of goods sold is
gross margin
interest
principal
sales tax
gross margin
A written promise of a customer to pay the business a sum of money at a future date is called a/an
accounts payable
accounts receivable
note payable
note receivable
note receivable
What are goods purchased for resale at a profit?
capital
fixed assets
merchandise
supplies
merchandise