accounting final
Given the following journal entry, indicate how it would be posted: Salaries Expense 10,000 Cash 10,000
Cash 10000 Salaries Expense 10,000
The bookkeeper of Wilson Electric Supply, Inc. recorded a $1,500 check as $15,000 in payment of the current month's rent. Which of the following journal entries is needed to adjust for this error in the books of the company?
Cash 13,500 Rent Expense 13,500
The journal entry for a credit card sale of goods when a company uses the perpetual inventory system would be:
Cash XX Sales Revenue XX Cost of Goods Sold XX Merchandise Inventory XX
Zach Company received $1,000 cash in advance for services to be completed within the next six months. The journal entry would be:
Cash 1,000 Unearned Revenue 1,000
Smith Company pays $3,000 cash for Rent Expense. What is the effect on the accounting equation?
Cash decreases by $3,000 and Equity decreases by $3,000.
________ typically work in a manufacturing business and help analyze accounting data.
Cost accountant
The journal entry to issue a promissory note for a company lending $2,000 for one year at an annual interest rate of 9% would be:
Debit Notes Receivable for $2,000, credit Cash for $2,000.
Regarding gross and net pay, which of the following statements is correct?
Gross pay minus all deductions such as income tax withheld equals net pay.
Jacobs Company owes $700 of federal corporate income taxes. The amount will be paid next month. The journal entry to record the amount of federal income tax owed would be:
Income Tax Expense 700 Income Tax Payable 700 Your answer is correct.
Which of the following statements regarding intangible assets is incorrect?
Intangible assets are not reported on the balance sheet.
On October 1, 2025, Bella, Inc. took out a cash loan for $59,000 by signing a six−month, 6% note payable. The journal entry to record the accrued interest expense on December 31, 2025, would be:
Interest Expense 885 Interest Payable 885
Which of the following is a characteristic of a plant asset, such as a building?
It is used in the operations of a business.
Tipton Corporation purchases land for $500,000 with a note payable for the same amount. The company also pays cash of $2,100 for a survey fee and $3,500 for broker commissions. The journal entry would be:
Land 505,600 Notes Payable 500,000 Cash 5,600
A business maintains subsidiary accounts for each of its customers. On May 15, the business provides services on account: $1,500 to customer J. Anthony ; $5,000 to customer A. Martin; and $1,400 to customer S. Lee. Which journal entry is needed to record these transactions?
May 15 Accounts Receivable − J. Anthony 1,500 Accounts Receivable − A. Martin 5,000 Accounts Receivable − S. Lee 1,400 Service Revenue 7,900
Which of the following entries would be made to record the purchase of inventory on account for $12,000, if a company uses the perpetual inventory system?
Merchandise Inventory 12,000 Accounts Payable 12,000
On November 1, 2025, Ashton, Inc. purchased merchandise inventory for $30,000 by signing a note payable. The note is for 6 months and bears interest at a rate of 4%. Interest was accrued on December 31, 2025. What is the journal entry on maturity date when the note was paid?
Notes Payable 30,000 Interest Payable 200 Interest Expense 400 Cash 30,600
Which of the following statements regarding receivables is correct?
Receivables occur when a business loans money to another party.
Which of the following entries would be made because of the matching principle?
Salaries Expense 1,000 Salaries Payable 1,000
ABC Company had sales of $180,000 for the year with cost of goods sold of $126,000. ABC estimates that approximately 7% of the merchandise sold will be returned. The adjusting journal entries to record the estimated returns, using the perpetual inventory system would be:
Sales Revenue 12,600 Refunds Payable 12,600 Estimated Returns Inventory 8,820 Cost of Goods Sold
Regarding the separation of corporate ownership and management, which of the following is a true statement?
Stockholders own the business, but a board of directors appoints corporate officers to manage the business.
Which of the following statements is true of the Sarbanes
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board oversees the work of auditors of public companies.
Which of the following describes the environment in internal control?
The environment is the "tone at the top" of the business.
Cash received in advance of providing goods or performing services is recorded as ________.
Unearned Revenue
On January 1 of the current year, Talbert Services received $3,000 in advance of performing the services from a customer for the next three months. What adjusting entry is needed at the end of February (assume an equal amount each month)?
Unearned Revenue 2,000 Service Revenue 2,000
Johnson Company has ten employees who have each accrued $2,000 in vacation benefits. What is the journal entry to record accrued vacation pay earned?
Vacation Benefits Expense 20,000 Vacation Benefits Payable 20,000
Amounts owed for products or services purchased on account are called ________.
accounts payable
Which of the following is a current asset that is expected to be converted to cash, sold, or consumed during the next year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer)?
accounts receivable
An adjusting entry that credits Salaries Payable is an example of a(n) ________.
accrued expense
The matching principle states that
all expenses should be recorded when they are incurred during the period
Notes receivable ________.
are supported by a promissory note
Which of the following is representative of safeguarding assets?
attaching electronic sensors to merchandise inventory
Which of the following items are reconciling items on the book side of the reconciliation?
bank service charge and correction of book error
Unfortunately, sometimes ____________ can beat internal controls.
cullusion
On a balance sheet for a merchandiser, Refunds payable is listed as a(n) ________.
current liability
Dynamic Services, Inc. purchased computers that are to be used in its consulting services. Based on the matching principle, the related account that should appear on the income statement for the year ended December 31 is ________.
dep expense computers
The cost of a plant asset minus its estimated residual value is ________.
depreciable cost
Distribution of cash or other assets to the stockholders is called ________.
dividends
Which of the following is NOT recorded as part of the cost of a building?
fencing
Which of the following inventory costing methods yields the lowest cost of goods sold during a period of rising inventory costs?
first in first out
Those who grant credit to customers should not ___________.
have access to cash
Inventory turnover measures ________.
how rapidly merchandise inventory is sold
Bank Routing Number
identifies the bank upon which the payment is drawn
If Service Revenue is closed out for $11,000 and the total of all expenses is closed out for $6,300, how much is the increase or decrease in Retained Earnings after closing entries have been posted?
increase by 4700
In an accounting cycle, which of the following steps takes place only at the end of the accounting period?
journalize adjusting entries
Which of the following accounts is an asset?
land
A debt that does not need to be paid within one year or within the entity's operating cycle, whichever is longer is considered _______.
long term liability
A company decides to ignore a very small error in its inventory balance. This is an example of the application of the ________.
materiality concept
When expenses are greater than revenues, the result is a
net loss
The entity to whom the payment of the note is owed is the ________.
payee of the note
Merchandise inventory accounting systems can be broadly categorized into two types. They are ________.
perpetual and periodic
Which of the following accounts is an asset?
pre paid expense
On January 21, Cressent, Inc. received merchandise from Neptune, Inc. On that date, Cressent found a few of these goods to be damaged. On January 22, Cressent returned the damaged goods to the seller. Such returns will be treated as ________ by Cressent.
purchase returns
A permanent account is also known as a ________.
real account
When determining how businesses record or do not record contingent liabilities, which is not one of the three likelihoods that are considered?
reasonably probable
Which of the following accounts increases with a debit?
rent expense
To which of the following accounts should the balance in the Income Summary account be closed?
retained earnings
The Allowance for Bad Debts account on the balance sheet is ___________.
subtracted from Accounts Receivable
Under the revenue recognition principle, a good or service is considered transferred when ________.
the customer obtains control of the good or service
Which of the following is an attribute of the internal control procedure—competent, reliable, and ethical personnel?
the need to train and supervise employees
Which depreciation method always generates an equal amount of depreciation expense each period?
the straight line method
Journal entries are required for the reconciling items on the book side because ________.
those transactions have not yet been recorded on the company's books
A business received a utility bill for $200 and will pay this expense next month. Which of the following accounts is debited when receiving the bill?
utilities expense
When does a company account for revenue if it uses cash basis accounting?
when cash is received, either prior to, at the time of, or after the services are performed
A _______________ is a merchandiser who buys goods from a manufacturer and then sells them to retailers.
wholesaler
When using Lower−of−Cost−or−Market, if the merchandise inventory market value is greater than the cost, the adjusting entry
will not be needed
A company using the perpetual inventory system purchased inventory worth $10,000 on account with credit terms of 4/15, n/30. Defective inventory was received, but instead of a return, an allowance of $1,200 is given. The allowance is before the invoice is paid. The journal entry to record the allowance would be ________.
$1,200 debit to Accounts Payable and $1,200 credit to Merchandise Inventory
The following are the current month's balances for selected accounts of Basic Company. All accounts have normal balances. Accounts Payable $8,700 Service Revenue 7,300 Cash 7,600 Expenses 1,500 Furniture 12,900 Accounts Receivable 13,300 Common Stock 10,800 Notes Payable 8,500 Calculate total assets for the current month.
$33800
Assume the following information: April 1 Inventory 8 units at cost of $12 April 10 purchase 10 units at cost of $12 April 12 sale 11 units Using the perpetual inventory system, what is the amount of ending merchandise inventory? Question content area bottom Part 1 A.$ 216
$84
James, Inc. had the following financial data for the year ended December 31, 2025. Cash $130,000 Cash equivalents 185,000 Long term investments 155,000 Total current liabilities 344,000 What is the cash ratio as of December 31, 2025, for James, Inc.? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
.92
Following is a list of account balances of Nabers Delivery Services as of December 31, after the first year of operations. Accounts Receivable $4,000 Accounts Payable 4,000 Salaries Expense 5,000 Repairs Expense 600 Truck 10,000 Equipment 9,000 Notes Payable 8,500 Cash 14,400 Supplies Expense 1,100 Service Revenue 35,000 Gasoline Expense 3,700 Salaries Payable 300 What is the amount of total liabilities at the end of the year?
12,800
The balances of select accounts of Elliott, Inc. as of December 31, 2024 are given below: Notes Payable—short−term $1,000 Salaries Payable 5,000 Notes Payable—long−term 23,000 Accounts Payable 3,200 Unearned Revenue 3,000 Interest Payable 2,400 The Unearned Revenue is the amount of cash received for services to be rendered in January, 2025. The Interest Payable is due on February 15, 2025. What are the total current liabilities shown on the balance sheet at December 31, 2024?
14,600
Following is a list of account balances of Tanner Lawn Services as of December 31, after the first year of operations. Accounts Receivable $7,200 Accounts Payable 6,600 Salaries Expense 7,900 Repairs Expense 1,600 Truck 12,000 Equipment 13,000 Notes Payable 27,100 Cash 19,300 Supplies Expense 1,400 Service Revenue 35,000 Gasoline Expense 8,500 Salaries Payable 2,200 Calculate the net income.
15,600
Given the following account balances before closing entries, what would be the balance for Retained Earnings on the Post−Closing Trial Balance (assuming the beginning Retained Earnings balance is zero)? Dividends — 22,000 Service Revenue — 302,000 Salaries Expense — 64,000 Depreciation Expense−Building and Equipment — 6,700 Supplies Expense — 14,400 Insurance Expense — 16,700 Utilities Expense — 20,200
158000
The Accounts Payable account of Waterford, Inc. has the following postings: Accounts Payable 18,000 29,000 7,000 12,000 Calculate the ending balance of the account.
16,000 credit
Carson Corp. purchased a used machine for $179,000. The machine required installation costs of $5,800, transportation costs of $3,200, and insurance while in transit of $1,500. An extended warranty was acquired on the machine for $4,900 and the machine needed $10,300 of repairs before it could be used. At which of the following amounts would the machine be recorded?
199,800
Assume the following information: May 1 Inventory 17 units at cost of $15 May 9 purchase 12 units at cost of $15 May 15 sale 18 units Using the perpetual inventory system, what is the amount of cost of goods sold?
270
The following are the current month's balances for ABC Financial Services, Inc. before preparing the trial balance. Accounts Payable $6,000 Revenue 3,000 Cash 4,000 Expenses 14,500 Furniture 13,000 Accounts Receivable 13,000 Common Stock ? Notes Payable 8,500 What amount should be shown for Common Stock on the trial balance?
27000
High Quality Jewelers uses the perpetual inventory system. On March 3, High Quality sold merchandise for $50,000 to a customer on account with terms 2/15, n/30. The cost of goods sold was $20,000. On March 18, High Quality received payment from the customer. Calculate the amount of gross profit.
29,000
The following contains information from the records of Bourne Engineers and Architects. Bourne Engineers and Architects Selected Financial Information December 31, 2025 Current Assets $94,500 Current Liabilities 27,000 Long−Term Assets 99,000 Long−Term Liabilities 65,000 Total Revenues 52,000 Total Expenses 37,000 Calculate the current ratio. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
3.5
Johnson Gardens, Inc. provided the following for the year: Cost of Goods Sold (Cost of sales) $2,500,000 Beginning Merchandise Inventory 660,000 Ending Merchandise Inventory 650,000 Calculate the company's inventory turnover ratio for the year. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
3.82 times per year
On the first day of January, Builders, Inc. borrowed $10,000 on a one−year note payable bearing interest at 7% per year. The note specifies that principal and interest must be paid in full at the end of the one−year period. On June 30, the adjusted trial balance will show Interest Payable of ________.
350 credit
If the beginning retained earnings balance is $5,300, net income is $4,700, and ending retained earnings is $6,100, what is the amount of dividends paid?
3900
Classic Designs Company had the following total assets, liabilities, and equity as of December 31. Total Assets $123,000 Total Liabilities 49,200 Total Equity 73,800 What is the company's debt ratio as of December 31?
40%
Dynamic Production Services started the year with total assets of $110,000 and total liabilities of $50,000. The revenues and the expenses for the year amounted to $100,000 and $60,000, respectively. During the year, the company did not issue any common stock, but it distributed dividends of $55,000. Calculate Dynamic's net income for the year.
40,000
On January 1, 2025, a corporation acquired a truck for $60,000. Residual value was estimated to be $20,000. The truck can be driven for 50,000 miles or a useful life of four years. Actual usage of the truck was recorded as 7,000 miles for the first year and 8,000 miles for the second year. What is the book value at the end of year 2, calculated by the units−of−production method? (Round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and round your final answer to the nearest dollar.)
48,000
Beverly Dalton incorporated her CPA practice 5 years ago. At that time, the corporation purchased land for $49,000. The December 31 of the current year, the market value of the land is $66,000. On the balance sheet for December 31 of the current year, the asset should be reported at ________ under U.S. GAAP.
49000
Travis, Inc. purchased land to build a future office location. In the first quarter, the following amounts were incurred: Acquisition of land $44,000 Broker Fee 2,200 Surveys and legal fees 2,000 Land clearing 500 Fencing 8,900 Install lighting and signage 1,600 Parking lot 2,300 Delinquent taxes 5,000 What amount should be recorded as the cost of the land in the corporation's books?
53700
Classic Autos specializes in selling gently used specialty sports cars and uses the specific identification method of determining ending inventory and cost of goods sold. Item 507K was sold for $89,000. Classic purchased the sports car for $53,000 and paid $1,300 for freight in and $1,500 for freight out. What is the cost of goods sold?
54,300
Carpenter, Inc. generated sales revenues of $1,600,000 during the current year. Its cost of goods sold amounted to $720,000. Calculate Carpenter's gross profit percentage.
55%
On January 1, 2024, Tyson Manufacturing Corporation purchased a machine for $40,200,000. Tyson's management expects to use the machine for 29,000 hours over the next six years. The estimated residual value of the machine at the end of the sixth year is $43,000. The machine was used for 4,100 hours in 2024 and 5,600 hours in 2025. What is the depreciation expense for 2024 if the corporation uses the units−of−production method of depreciation? (Round any intermediate calculations to two decimal places, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)
5677352
On December 1, Accounts Receivable has a debit balance of $6,400 and Allowance for Bad Debts has a credit balance of $260. On December 31, the company determined it could not collect $80 from Charter Company and wrote if off using the allowance method. What is the balance in Accounts Receivable on December 31?
6320
What is the maturity value of a 6−month, 11% note for $60,000? (Round any intermediate calculations to two decimal places, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)
63300
ABC Company had the following transactions during the month. What would be the total amount of service revenues for the month if ABC Company uses the cash basis method? a. Paid $2,400 for insurance for the next 12 months. b. Received $6,000 for services to be performed equally over the next 6 months. c. Paid $800 for the current month's rent. d. Paid $350 cash for office supplies. e. Paid $900 in Salaries Expense. f. Received $1,200 in cash for service revenue earned this month.
7200
On January 1, 2024, Sanderson, Inc. acquired a machine for $1,160,000. The estimated useful life of the asset is five years. Residual value at the end of five years is estimated to be $78,000. What is the book value of the machine at the end of 2025 if the company uses the straight−line method of depreciation?
727200
The asset account, Office Supplies had a beginning balance of $5,400. During the accounting period, office supplies were purchased, on account, for $4,700. A physical count, on the last day of the accounting period, shows $2,500 of office supplies on hand. What is the amount of Supplies Expense for the accounting period?
7600
Martha, Inc. had 20,000 units of ending inventory that were recorded at the cost of $5 per unit using the FIFO method. The current replacement cost is $4.00 per unit. Which of the following amounts would be reported as ending Merchandise Inventory on the balance sheet using the lower−of−cost−or−market rule?
80,000
A company that uses the perpetual inventory system sold goods to a customer on account on June 14 for $52. The company has the following inventory information: June 1 Beginning Inventory 14 units at $4 each June 10 Purchase 16 units at $5 each June 11 Sale 11 units June 14 Sale 8 units The company uses the LIFO method of inventory costing. Which of the following journal entries correctly records the sale on June 14?
Accounts Receivable 52 Sales Revenue 52 Cost of Goods Sold 37 Merchandise Inventory
Question content area top Part 1 On May 15, Baxtor, Inc. sold $26,000 of merchandise to James, on account. Baxtor could not collect cash from James and wrote off the account. What is the journal entry to record the write−off, assuming Baxtor uses the allowance method?
Allowance for Bad Debts 26,000 Accounts Receivable—James 26,000 This is the correct answer.
Mulberry Corporation collected $7,000 from one of its customers, the amount owed from the previous month. How does this affect the accounting equation for Mulberry?
Assets increase by $7,000; assets decrease by $7,000.