Final Flashcards

1
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The rule that requires financial statements to reflect the assumption that the business will continue operating instead of being closed or sold, unless evidence shows that it will not continue, is the

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Going-concern principle

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2
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Transactions are initially recored in the

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General journal

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3
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All of the following are external users of account information except for

Taxing Authorities
Regulatory Agencies
Labor Unions
Company Officers

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Company Officers

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4
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A purchase of supplies on account requires a credit to

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Accounts Payable

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5
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A consulting firm performs services for a customer and bills the customer $450. How should the firm record this transaction?

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A/R increase by $450; Revenues increase by $450

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6
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Latimer Company has total assets of $1,000,000, liabilities of $400,000, and equity of $600,000. What is the debt ratio?

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40%

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7
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A Company forgot to record accrued and unpaid employee wages of $350,000 at year end. This oversight would

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Overstate net income by $350,000

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8
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On May 1 of the current year, a two-year insurance policy was purchased for $24,000 with coverage to begin immediately. What is the amount of insurance expense that appears on the company’s income statement for the current year ended December 31?

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8,000

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9
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Prior to recording adjusting entries, the Supplies Inventory account has a $150,000 debit balance. A physical count of Supplies Inventory shows a balance of $35,000 still on hand. The required adjusting journal entry is

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Debit Supplies Expense 115,000; Credit Supplies Expense 115,000

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10
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On November 1 Nair Corporation receives $3,600 cash from Ristaino, Inc. for consulting servies to be provided evenly over the period of November 1, to April 30. The adjusting entry on December 31 (which is Nair Corporation’s year-end) includes a

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Debit to Unearned Service Revenue of 1,200

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11
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Accounting is an information and measurement system that does all of the following except

Identifies business activities
Records business activities
Communicates business activities
Eliminates the need for interpreting financial data
Helps people make better decisions

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Eliminates the need for interpreting financial data

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12
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External users of accounting information include all of the following except

Shareholders
Customers
Purchasing managers
Government regulators
Creditors

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Purchasing managers

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13
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A corporation is

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A business legally separate from its owners

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14
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Raymere Mendiola contributed $250,000 Cash and Land worth $500,000 to open his new illustration business. Which of the following journal entries are made to record this transaction

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Cash 250,000
Land 500,000
R. Mendiola Capital 750,000

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15
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The accounting concept that requires every business to be accounted for separately from other business entities, including its owner or owners is known as the

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Economic-entity assumption

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16
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Write out words for APIC

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Additional paid-in capital

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17
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The rule that (1) requires revenue to be recognized when goods or services are provided to customers and (2) at the amount expected to be received from the customer is called

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Revenue recognition principle

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18
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Which of the following accounting principles prescribes that a company record its expenses incurred to generate the revenue reported?

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Expense recognition (Matching) principle

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19
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If a company uses $1,300 of its cash to purchase inventory, the effect on the accounting equation would be

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One asset increases $1,300 and another asset decreases $1,300, causing no effect

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20
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Prepaid accounts (also called prepaid expenses) are generally

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Assets that represent prepayments of future expenses

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21
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Identify the statement below that is incorrect

The normal balance of accounts receivable is a debit
The normal balance of owner’s withdrawals is a debit
The normal balance of unearned revenues is a credit
The normal balance of an expense account is a credit
The normal balance of the owner’s capital account is a credit

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The normal balance of an expense account is a credit

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22
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Identify the account below that is classified as a liability in a company’s chart of accounts

Cash
Unearned Revenue
Salaries Expense
Accounts Receivable
Supplies

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Unearned Revenue

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23
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Working Capital Formula

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Current Assets - Current Liability

24
Q

Write two contra accounts

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Withdrawal
Accumulated Depreciation

25
Q

Four factors of economic production

A

Land
Labor
Capital
Entrepreneurship

26
Q

Which of the following is NOT an asset account

Cash
Land
Services Revenue
Buildings
Equipment

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Services Revenue

27
Q

A business uses a credit to record

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A decrease in an asset account

28
Q

A broad principle that requires identifying the activities of a business with specific time periods such as months, quarters, or years is the

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Time period assumption

29
Q

A accrual basis of accounting is

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Generally accepted for external reporting because it is more useful than cash basis for most business decisions

30
Q

The difference between the cost of an asset and the accumulated depreciation for that asset is called

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Book Value

31
Q

A company’s Office Supplies account shows a beginning balance of $600 and an ending balance of $400. If office supplies expense for the year is $3,100, what amount of office supplies was purchased during the period?

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$2,900

32
Q

A trial balance prepared after adjustments have been recorded is called an

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Adjusted trial balance

33
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The adjusting entry to record an accrued expense is

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Increase an expense; increase a liability

34
Q

The adjusting entry to record an accrued revenue is

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Increase an asset; increase revenue

35
Q

Which of the following is classified as a current asset?

A

Accounts receivable

36
Q

The current ratio is

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Used to help assess a company’s ability to pay its debts in the near future

37
Q

CPA

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Certified Public Accountant

38
Q

GAAP Regulatory Bodies are

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FASB and SEC

39
Q

Father of accounting

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Luca Pacioli

40
Q

Four financial statements in order

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Income Statement
Retained Earnings
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement

41
Q

A company has $550,000 in net sales and $193,000 in gross profit. What is COGS:

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$357,000

42
Q

Which relationship is correct

Equipment is amortized
Goodwill is depleted
Copyrights are amortized
Timber is depreciated
Land is depreciated

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Copyrights are amortized

43
Q

A “betterment” is a type of expenditure that improves an assets productivity and

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Prolongs an assets economic useful life

44
Q

When recording GAAP depreciation expense which factor is an estimate

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Economic useful life

45
Q

Deferred Tax Assets result from

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Timing differences related to GAAP accounting vs tax accounting

46
Q

According to the Matching Principle the cost of inventory becomes an expense when

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The inventory is sold

47
Q

INVENTORY VALUE ON BLAANCE SHEET CLOSEST TO CURRENT COST

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FIFO

48
Q

RESULT IN THE LOWEST NET INCOME TAX

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LIFO

49
Q

In a manufacturing company inventory that is ready for sale is called

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Finished goods

50
Q

The LIFO inventory method assumes that the costs of the last units purchased are

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The first to be allocated to costs of goods sold

51
Q

Sales Discounts and Sales Returns and Allowances are

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Contra Revenue Accounts

52
Q

The account Allowance for Bad Debts would be given an account number in the chart of accounts that begins with what digit?

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1xx

53
Q

If ending inventory is understated net income will be

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Understated

54
Q

Periodic Inventory System updates

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Inventory records at the end of an accounting period

55
Q

When reconciling cash which of the following items are adjusted on the bank side of the reconciliation workpaper

Bank services charges
Deposits in Transit
Book errors
NSF Checks

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Deposits in Transit