ACCT CH2 Quiz
Which of the following is an external transaction?
Purchasing supplies from a vendor
The accounting equation is: Assets = Liabilities +
SHE
The type of information included in an account includes
the account title. columns for debits and credits.
Three steps for analyzing the effect of transactions in the correct order
1. Determine one account in the accounting equation that will increase or decrease 2. Determine a second account in the accounting equation that will increase or decrease 3. Confirm that assets are equal to liabilities plus stockholders equity
A transaction will always affect at least Blank______ accounts.
2
When a company performs services for a customer, and the customer agrees to pay for the services at a later date, the transaction is recorded in which account?
Accounts receivable
Jeremy issues 5,000 shares of common stock for $10 per share. Which of the following accounts are affected?
Cash Common stock
Deferred revenue
Cash received from customers for services to be performed in the future
Which of the following accounts normally have a credit balance?
Common stock Retained earnings
Computerized system
Journal entries are instantly posted to the general ledger
The last step for analyzing the effect of transactions is
Confirm that assets are equal to liabilities plus stockholders' equity
Farmer, Inc. purchases a tractor for $80,000 cash. Recording this transaction will require which of the following?
Credit cash Debit equipment
Pluto Inc. borrows $3,000 from Second National Bank by signing a promissory note. Recording this transaction will include which of the following?
Credit note payable Debit cash
National Company provides services to customers on account for $20,000. Which of the following journal entries is used to record this transaction?
Debit accounts receivable; credit service revenue.
On August 2, Garner Company provides services to a long-time customer for $50,000. Payment for this service is due on September 1. Which of the following journal entries is made to record this transaction on August 2?
Debit accounts receivable; credit service revenue.
Rawlings Corp. borrows $3,000 on a note payable from Third National Bank. Which of the following is used to record this transaction?
Debit cash $3,000; credit note payable $3,000.
Fuller Company provides services to customers for $25,000 cash. Which of the following is used to record this transaction?
Debit cash; credit service revenue.
Oasis Company provides services to customers for $10,000 cash. Which of the following is used to record this transaction?
Debit cash; credit service revenue.
Porter Company pays for three years of rent in advance. Which of the following is used to record this transaction?
Debit prepaid rent; credit cash
Resnick purchases supplies on account. Which of the following is used to record this transaction?
Debit supplies; credit accounts payable.
Torrence purchases supplies for cash. Which of the following is used to record this transaction?
Debit supplies; credit cash.
The sum of accounts with _____ balances must equal the sum of the accounts with ____ balances.
Debit, credit
True or false: A balance sheet is a list of all accounts and their balances showing that debits equals credits.
False
True or false: The two functions of financial accounting are to measure business activities and prepare tax returns
False
On February 1, Domino Corporation ordered inventory. The inventory was received on February 15. Domino paid for the inventory on February 27. On which of the following dates will Domino record a transaction?
February 15 and 27
Which of the following contains a list of transactions affecting each account and the account's balance?
General ledger
Which of the following represents a common advantage of a computerized accounting system?
Journal entries are instantly posted to the ledger
Manual system
Journal entries are posted periodically to the general ledger
Which of the following includes the list of transactions affecting each individual account and the account's balance?
Ledger
The accounting equation is: Assets = Blank______ + Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Revenue
Services performed for customers for cash or on account
A simplified version that is used informally for analysis instead of drawing a formal general ledger account is referred to as a:
T-account
True or false: After posting all journal entries to accounts. the sum of accounts with debit balances should equal the sum of accounts with credit balances
True
When cash is received in advance for services to be performed at a later date, an asset is increased and
a liability is increased.
A(n) Blank______ is maintained for each financial statement item, whereas a(n) Blank______ contains all of the accounts of the company
account; general ledger
Marcy receives $10,000 cash in advance from customers for services to be performed in the following year. This transaction would cause
assets to increase and liabilities to increase
Turkey Corp. provides services to customers on account for $3,000. Recording this transaction will include a
credit to revenues.
The purpose of a trial balance is to
ensure debits equals credits. assist in preparing adjusting entries.
True or false: A ledger provides a chronological record of all transactions affecting the firm
false
Revenues cause retained earnings to
increase
A chronological record of all economic events affecting a firm are recorded in a(n)
journal
How is deferred revenue classified?
liability
An increase in revenues increases _________ which increases retained earnings, which increases stockholders' equity.
net income
Stockholders' equity is increased by revenues because revenues increase
net income
The process of transferring information from the journal to the ledger is referred to as
posting
Pilot Company pays for two years of rent in advance. Recording this transaction would include a debit to
prepaid rent
Prepaid rent is
rent paid in advance
Consistent with the _______ recognition principle, companies record revenue at the time goods are provided to customers.
revenue
list of all accounts and their balances at a particular date showing that debits equal credits is referred to as a(n) _____ ______
trial balance
True or false: A trial balance is used for internal purpose to check that debits equal credits
true
True or false: A trial balance is used for internal purpose to check that debits equal credits.
true
What are the three components of retained earnings?
Revenues, expenses, and dividends
Rory purchases supplies for cash. Which of the following occurs?
Total assets remain the same
When should revenue be recorded?
When the services are performed
The account deferred revenue is used to record
an obligation to perform services in the future.
Dividends paid to stockholders will cause retained earnings to
decrease
When services are provided on account, what is the effect on stockholders' equity?
increase
Cray purchases equipment for cash. Total assets will
remain the same
On January 1, Linden has total assets of $100,000, total liabilities of $30,000, and total stockholders' equity of $70,000. Linden purchases $20,000 of supplies on account, and $2,000 of prepaid rent for cash. After these transactions, total assets equal
100,000 + 20,000 supplies + 2,000 prepaid rent - 2,000 cash = $120,000 total assets
Long issued 5,000 shares of stock for $10,000. Long used $2,000 of the proceeds to purchase supplies, and borrowed $8,000 cash from the bank. Long's total assets are
18,000 Reason: The issuance of stock will cause assets to increase by $10,000. The purchase of supplies for cash will have no affect on total assets (cash decreases and supplies increases). Borrowing from bank will increase cash (an asset) by $8,000. Therefore, total assets equals $18,000.
Claire purchases equipment for $10,000 by paying $3,000 in cash and borrowing $7,000 from the bank. The number of accounts affected by this transaction is
3
If a transaction decreases cash by $100, the balance sheet will balance if which of the following occurs?
A liability is decreased Another asset is increased
Analysis of Mueller Company's accounts show that as a result of a single transaction, both cash and notes payable increased by $10,000. Which of the following transactions would have caused this increase?
Borrowing cash and signing a promissory note
London Corp. issues 1,000 shares of stock for $20 per share. What are the effects of this transaction?
Common stock is increased. Cash is increased.
Geo Corporation issues stock to investors for $100,000. Recording this transaction will include which of the following?
Debit to cash Credit common stock
Which type of account is increased with a debit?
Expense
Identify the three components of retained earnings
Expenses Revenues Dividends
A(n) ____ transaction involves an exchange between the company and a separate economic entity.
External
LMN Enterprises performs accounting services for a client for $3,000 cash. What is the effect on the accounting equation?
Increase assets and increase retained earnings
Price Company provides cleaning services to customers for $10,000 cash. What are the effects of this transaction on the accounting equation?
Increase retained earnings Increase assets
What are the effects of providing services on account to customers?
Increase retained earnings Increase assets
On May 1, Ace Electronics ordered office equipment. The equipment was delivered to Ace on May 15, and Ace agreed to pay for it by the end of the month. Ace paid for the equipment on May 31. When will Ace make the first entry in its accounting system for this purchase?
May 15
Shriver Corp. borrows $25,000 from a bank and signs a two-year promissory note. What accounts will be affected by this transaction and what is the effect?
Notes payable increases Cash increases
Which of the following are external transactions?
Purchasing inventory from suppliers Borrowing money from the bank Paying salaries to employees
True or false: An external transaction is a transaction the firm conducts with a separate economic entity
True
True or false: Revenue is recorded when services are performed, whereas deferred revenue is recorded when cash is received from customers in advance before services are performed.
True
True or false: The accounting equation must always remain in balance
True
Indicate which situations would require Zenda Company to record revenue in the current period.
Zenda performs services on account. Zenda performs services for cash
Where is the Deferred Revenue account reported in the financial statements?
as a liability
Accounts receivable are
assets
Slim purchases equipment with cash. The accounts affected are
cash and equipment
A journal provides a
chronological record of all transactions affecting a firm
Tabor Company issues $20,000 of common stock to investors. Recording this transaction will include a credit to
common stock
Which of the following are stockholder equity accounts?
common stock retained earnings
The two components of stockholders' equity are
common stock and retained earnings.
The two roles of financial accounting are to:
communicate information to external parties for decision making purposes. measure business activities of the company
Stockholders' equity accounts normally have a _____ balance.
credit
Shannon Corporation issues common stock for $25,000. Recording this transaction will include a
credit to common stock.
In a double-entry accounting system, a(n) _____ represents the left side of the account
debit
In a double-entry accounting system, the ______ represents the left side of the account.
debit
Roslin Corp. provides services to customers on account for $5,000. Recording this transaction will include a
debit to accounts receivable. credit to revenues
Lassiter Industries purchased equipment for $140,000. Lassiter expects to use the equipment over the next 10 years. Recording this transaction would include a
debit to equipment $140,000
An general ledger account should have an account title, account number, a place for the date of the transaction, and two columns for
debits and credits
A T-account has space at the top for the account title and two sides for recording Blank______ and Blank______ to the account.
debits; credits
Expenses will cause retained earnings to
decrease
What effect will the payment of salaries to employees for the current period have on stockholders' equity?
decrease
What is the effect of dividends on retained earnings?
decrease
What is the effect of expenses on retained earnings?
decrease
What is the effect of expenses on stockholders' equity?
decrease
When a company pays salary expense, the effects are to
decrease assets. decrease stockholders' equity
The effect of expenses on the expanded accounting equation is to
decrease retained earnings
Expenses Blank______ retained earnings; therefore, to increase any expense, one would Blank______ the expense account.
decrease; debit
When a company receives cash in advance from customers for services to be performed in the future, the transaction affects the Blank______ account
deferred revenue
When a company receives cash in advance from customers for services to be performed in the future, the transaction affects the ______ account
deferred revenue
Revenues Blank______ retained earnings; therefore, to increase any revenue, one would Blank______ the revenue account
increase; credit
Net income Blank______ retained earnings.
increases
What effect does revenue have on retained earnings?
increases
A transaction is initially recorded in the journal, and then subsequently posted to the general ______
ledger
Rent paid in advance and classified as an asset is referred to as
prepaid rent
The purpose of a general ledger is to
provide in a single location the list of transactions affecting each account and the account's balance
Ursula Company's bookkeeper records revenue relating to a customer transaction. This indicates that the company
provided goods or services to a customer
Which type of account is increased with a credit?
revenue
The two basic components for calculating net income are ___ and ___
revenues and expenses