Accounting Ch. 4

The number assigned to an account.

Account Number

A check mark in the Post. Ref. column of the journal indicates that the amounts on that line are not posted individually.

True

If posting is interrupted, the accounting personnel know to resume posting (A) on the line with a blank Post. Ref. column in the journal. (B) at the beginning of the journal page. (C) the next day. (D) all of these.

A

The first digit in the account number 520 means that the account is in the (A) expense division of the general ledger. (B) revenue division of the general ledger. (C) liability division of the general ledger. (D) asset division of the general ledger.

A

The procedure for transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account is, (A) posting. (B) journalizing. (C) file maintenance. (D) none of these.

A

If both amounts on a journal line are recorded in special amount columns, (A) only one of the amounts is posted individually. (B) neither amount is posted individually. (C) both amounts are posted individually. (D) all of these.

B

The second step in the posting procedure is to write the (A) entry date in the Date column of the account. (B) journal page number in the Post. Ref. column of the account. (C) account number in the Post. Ref. column of the journal. (D) entry amount in the Debit or Credit column of the account.

B

An account number in the journal's Post. Ref. column shows, (A) the date of the entry. (B) that work on that journal page is completed. (C) the account to which an amount is posted. (D) none of these.

C

The last step in the posting procedure is to write the (A) entry date in the Date column of the account. (B) journal page number in the Post. Ref. column of the account. (C) account number in the Post. Ref. column of the journal. (D) entry amount in the Debit or Credit column of the account.

C

When accounts are arranged in a general ledger, account numbers are assigned, and the chart of accounts is kept up to date, the accounting personnel are (A) posting. (B) journalizing. (C) doing file maintenance. (D) none of these.

C

An additional journal entry made to correct an incorrect journal entry.

Correcting Entry

If an error requires a correcting entry, the source document describing the correction to be made (A) depends on the type of error made. (B) is a check stub. (C) depends on the type of correcting entry. (D) is a memorandum.

D

Posting references in a journal are (A) the first item recorded when posting. (B) always placed in an account's Post. Ref. column. (C) not necessary. (D) none of these.

D

The posting reference should always be recorded in the journal's Post. Ref. column before amounts are recorded in the ledger.

False, After amounts are recorded.

The two steps for opening an account are writing the account title and recording the balance.

False, Its account title and account number

A journal shows, in one place, all the changes in a single account.

False, Its the Ledger

The steps for posting are to write the date, the journal page number, the amount, and the balance.

False, Write the date, the journal page number, the amount, the balance and write post Ref. back on Journal

Errors discovered after an entry is posted may be corrected by ruling through the item.

False, no Correcting Entry

Separate amounts in general amount columns are not posted individually.

False, they are posted individually

The only use for the Post. Ref. column of a journal and general ledger is to indicate which entries in the journal still need to be posted if posting is interrupted.

False, to know where the entry came from and went to.

If the payment of cash for rent was journalized and posted in error as a debit to Miscellaneous Expense instead of Rent Expense, the correcting entry would include a credit to Cash.

False, you already did credit to cash

The procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current.

File Maintenance

A ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements.

General Ledger

A group of accounts.

Ledger

Writing an account title and number on the heading of an account.

Opening an account

Transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account.

Posting

A group of accounts is called a ledger.

True

Account numbers may be assigned by 10s so that new accounts can be added easily.

True

All corrections for posting errors should be made in a way that leaves no question as to the correct amount.

True

If the previous account balance and the current entry posted to an account are both credits, the new account balance is a credit.

True

If the previous account balance and the current entry posted to an account are both debits, the new account balance is a debit.

True

Only the column totals for special amount columns in a journal are posted.

True

The Cash account is the first asset account and is numbered 110.

True

The account number is placed in the Post. Ref. column of the journal as the last step in the posting procedure.

True

The procedure of arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current is known as file maintenance.

True

The totals of general amount columns in a journal are not posted.

True

When adding a new expense account between accounts numbered 510 and 520, the new account is assigned the account number 515.

True