Chapter 6- True And False Flashcards

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The accounting concept Consistent Reporting is being applied when a delivery business reports revenue for the number of deliveries made one year and the amount of revenue received for the deliveries made the next year.

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false

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2
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An account period is also know as a fiscal period.

A

true

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3
Q

Journals, ledgers, and work sheets are considered permanent records.

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false

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4
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All general ledger account titles are listen on a trial balance in the same order as listed on the chart of accounts.

A

true

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5
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The four questions asked when analyzing an adjustment are: why? Where? When? And how?

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false

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6
Q

The two accounts affected by the adjustment for supplies are supplies and supplies expense.

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true

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7
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The two accounts affected by adjusting insurance are prepaid insurance expense and insurance.

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false

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8
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Totaling and ruling the adjustments columns of a work sheet are necessary to prove the equality of debits and credits.

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true

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9
Q

Two financial statements are prepared from the information on the work sheet.

A

true

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10
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Net income on a work sheet is calculated by subtracting the Income Statement Credit column total from the Income Statement Debit column total.

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false

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11
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If errors are found on a work sheet, they must be erased and corrected before any further work is completed.

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true

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12
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When two column totals are not in balance on the work sheet, the difference between the two totals is calculated and checked.

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true

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13
Q

if the difference between the totals of debit and credit columns on a work sheet can be evenly divided by 9, then the error is most likely in addition

A

false

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14
Q

if there are errors in the work sheet’s trial balance columns, it might be because not all general ledger account balances were copied in the trial balance column correctly

A

true

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15
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errors in general ledger accounts should never be erased

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true

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16
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The best way to prevent errors is to work carefully; when possible, use a calculator.

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true

17
Q

Most errors occur in doing arithmetic.

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true