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To compute interest expense for an adjusting entry, the formula is (principal X annual rate X a fraction). The numerator and denominator of the fraction are: Numerator Denominator a. Length of time note has been outstanding 12 months b. Length of note 12 months c. Length of time until note matures Length of note d. Length of time note has been outstanding Length of note

a. Length of time note has been outstanding 12 months

Adjustments are often prepared a. after the balance sheet date, but dated as of the balance sheet date. b. after the balance sheet date, and dated after the balance sheet date. c. before the balance sheet date, but dated as of the balance sheet date. d. before the balance sheet date, and dated after the balance sheet date.

a. after the balance sheet date, but dated as of the balance sheet date.

At the time a company prepays a cost a. it debits an asset account to show the service or benefit it will receive in the future. b. it debits an expense account to match the expense against revenues earned. c. its credits a liability account to show the obligation to pay for the service in the future. d. more than one of the above.

a. it debits an asset account to show the service or benefit it will receive in the future.

The omission of the adjusting entry to record depreciation expense will result in an: a. overstatement of assets and an overstatement of owners' equity. b. understatement of assets and an understatement of owner's equity. c. overstatement of assets and an overstatement of liabilities. d. overstatement of liabilities and an understatement of owners' equity.

a. overstatement of assets and an overstatement of owners' equity.

Nominal accounts are also called a. temporary accounts. b. permanent accounts. c. real accounts. d. none of these.

a. temporary accounts.

The failure to properly record an adjusting entry to accrue an expense will result in an: a. understatement of expenses and an understatement of liabilities. b. understatement of expenses and an overstatement of liabilities. c. understatement of expenses and an overstatement of assets. d. overstatement of expenses and an understatement of assets.

a. understatement of expenses and an understatement of liabilities.

Which of the following is a nominal (temporary) account? a. Unearned Revenue b. Salary Expense c. Inventory d. Retained Earnings

b. Salary Expense

An adjusting entry should never include a. a debit to an expense account and a credit to a liability account. b. a debit to an expense account and a credit to a revenue account. c. a debit to a liability account and a credit to revenue account. d. a debit to a revenue account and a credit to a liability account.

b. a debit to an expense account and a credit to a revenue account.

Recording the adjusting entry for depreciation has the same effect as recording the adjusting entry for a. an unearned revenue. b. a prepaid expense. c. an accrued revenue. d. an accrued expense.

b. a prepaid expense.

A reversing entry should never be made for an adjusting entry that a. accrues unrecorded revenue. b. adjusts expired costs from an asset account to an expense account. c. accrues unrecorded expenses. d. adjusts unexpired costs from an expense account to an asset account.

b. adjusts expired costs from an asset account to an expense account.

An adjusted trial balance a. is prepared after the financial statements are completed. b. proves the equality of the total debit balances and total credit balances of ledger accounts after all adjustments have been made. c. is a required financial statement under generally accepted accounting principles. d. cannot be used to prepare financial statements.

b. proves the equality of the total debit balances and total credit balances of ledger accounts after all adjustments have been made.

Reversing entries are 1. normally prepared for prepaid, accrued, and estimated items. 2. necessary to achieve a proper matching of revenue and expense. 3. desirable to exercise consistency and establish standardized procedures. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 1 and 2

c. 3

Which type of account is always debited during the closing process? a. Dividends. b. Expense. c. Revenue. d. Retained earnings.

c. Revenue.

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of closing entries? a. To faciliate posting and taking a trial balance. b. To determine the amount of net income or net loss for the period. c. To reduce the balances of revenue and expense accounts to zero so that they may be used to accumulate the revenues and expenses of the next period. d. To complete the record of various transactions that were started in a prior period.

c. To reduce the balances of revenue and expense accounts to zero so that they may be used to accumulate the revenues and expenses of the next period.

If, during an accounting period, an expense item has been incurred and consumed but not yet paid for or recorded, then the end-of-period adjusting entry would involve a. a liability account and an asset account. b. an asset or contra asset account and an expense account. c. a liability account and an expense account. d. a receivable account and a revenue account.

c. a liability account and an expense account.

An adjusting entry to record an accrued expense involves a debit to a(an): a. expense account and a credit to a prepaid account. b. expense account and a credit to Cash. c. expense account and a credit to a liability account. d. liability account and a credit to an expense account.

c. expense account and a credit to a liability account.

Adjusting entries are necessary to 1. obtain a proper matching of revenue and expense. 2. achieve an accurate statement of assets and equities. 3. adjust assets and liabilities to their fair market value. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 1 and 2

d. 1 and 2

Which of the following would not be a correct form for an adjusting entry? a. A debit to a revenue and a credit to a liability b. A debit to an expense and a credit to a liability c. A debit to a liability and a credit to a revenue d. A debit to an asset and a credit to a liability

d. A debit to an asset and a credit to a liability

Year-end net assets would be overstated and current expenses would be understated as a result of failure to record which of the following adjusting entries? a. Expiration of prepaid insurance b. Depreciation of fixed assets c. Accrued wages payable d. All of these

d. All of these

Which of the following is a real (permanent) account? a. Goodwill b. Sales c. Accounts Receivable d. Both Goodwill and Accounts Receivable

d. Both Goodwill and Accounts Receivable

Which of the following is not a principal purpose of an unadjusted trial balance? a. It proves that debits and credits of equal amounts are in the ledger. b. It is the basis for any adjustments to the account balances. c. It supplies a listing of open accounts and their balances. d. It proves that debits and credits were properly entered in the ledger accounts.

d. It proves that debits and credits were properly entered in the ledger accounts.

Which of the following errors will cause an imbalance in the trial balance? a. Omission of a transaction in the journal. b. Posting an entire journal entry twice to the ledger. c. Posting a credit of $720 to Accounts Payable as a credit of $720 to Accounts Receivable. d. Listing the balance of an account with a debit balance in the credit column of the trial balance.

d. Listing the balance of an account with a debit balance in the credit column of the trial balance.

A trial balance a. proves that debits and credits are equal in the ledger. b. supplies a listing of open accounts and their balances that are used in preparing financial statements. c. is normally prepared three times in the accounting cycle. d. all of these.

d. all of these.

A trial balance may prove that debits and credits are equal, but a. an amount could be entered in the wrong account. b. a transaction could have been entered twice. c. a transaction could have been omitted. d. all of these.

d. all of these.

Adjusting entries that should be reversed include a. all accrued revenues. b. all accrued expenses. c. those that debit an asset or credit a liability. d. all of these.

d. all of these.

If ending accounts receivable exceeds the beginning accounts receivable: a. cash collections during the period exceed the amount of revenue earned. b. net income for the period is less than the amount of cash basis income. c. no cash was collected during the period. d. cash collections during the year are less than the amount of revenue earned.

d. cash collections during the year are less than the amount of revenue earned.

Adjusting entries that should be reversed include those for prepaid or unearned items that a. create an asset or a liability account. b. were originally entered in a revenue or expense account. c. were originally entered in an asset or liability account. d. create an asset or a liability account and were originally entered in a revenue or expense account.

d. create an asset or a liability account and were originally entered in a revenue or expense account.

The failure to properly record an adjusting entry to accrue a revenue item will result in an: a. understatement of revenues and an understatement of liabilities. b. overstatement of revenues and an overstatement of liabilities. c. overstatement of revenues and an overstatement of assets. d. understatement of revenues and an understatement of assets.

d. understatement of revenues and an understatement of assets.