chapter 4 accounting

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false

T or F: errors discovered after an entry is posted may be corrected by ruling through the item

true

T or F: the account number is placed in the Post. Ref. column of the journal as the last step in the posting procedure

false

T or F: the posting reference should always be recorded in the journal's Post. Ref. column before amounts are recorded in the ledger

false

T or F: the two steps for opening an account are writing the account title and recording the balance

expense division of the general ledger

The first digit in the account number 520 means that the account is in the: -expense division of the general ledger -revenue division of the general ledger -liability division of the general ledger -asset division of the general ledger

the account to which an amount is posted

An account number in the journal's Post. Ref. column shows -the date of the entry -that work on that journal page is completed -the account to which an amount is posted -none of these

is a memorandum

If an error requires a correcting entry, the source document describing the correction to be made: -depends on the type of error made -is a check stub -depends on the type of correcting entry -is a memorandum

cash, accounts receivable, supplies, prepaid insurance

Order of assets numbers?

true

T or F: A group of accounts is called a ledger

false

T or F: A journal shows, in one place, all the changes in a single account

true

T or F: Account numbers may be assigned by 10s so that new accounts can be added easily

false

T or F: 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 will include a credit to Cash

true

T or F: If the previous account balance and the current entry posted to an account are both credits, the new account balance is a credit

true

T or F: If the previous account balance and the current entry posted to an account are both debits, the new account balance is a debit

true

T or F: Only the column totals for special amount columns in a journal are posted

false

T or F: Separate amounts in general amount columns are not posted individually

true

T or F: The Cash account is the first asset account and is numbered 110

false

T or F: 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

true

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

false

T or F: The steps for posting are to write the date, the journal page number, the amount, and the balance

true

T or F: The totals of general amount columns in a journal are not posted

true

T or F: When adding a new expense account between accounts numbered 510 and 520, the new account is assigned the account number 515

true

T or F: a check mark in the Post. Ref. column of the journal indicates that the amounts on that line are not posted individually

true

T or F: all corrections for posting errors should be made in a way that leaves no question as to the correct amount

journal page number in the post ref column of the account

The second step in the posting procedure is to write the: -entry date in the date column of the account -journal page number in the Post. Ref. column of the account -account number in the Post. Ref. column of the journal -entry amount in the Debit or Credit column of the account

neither amount is posted individually

if both amounts on a journal line are recorded in special amount columns: -only one of the amounts is posted individually -neither amount is posted individually -both amounts are posted individually -all of these

on the line with a blank post ref column in the journal

if posting is interrupted, the accounting personnel know to resume posting: -on the line with a blank Post. Ref. column in the journal -at the beginning of the journal page -the next day -all of these

none of these

posting references in a journal are: -the first item recorded when posted -always placed in an account's Post. Ref. column -not necessary -none of these

account number in the Post Ref column of the journal

the last step in the posting procedure is to write the: -entry date in the date column of the account -journal page number in the Post. Ref. column of the account -account number in the Post. Ref. column of the journal -entry amount in the Debit or Credit column of the account

posting

the procedure for transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account is: -posting -journalizing -file maintenance -none of these


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