FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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MCQS (Write Only Correct Option)
1. Geek Squad performs services for a customer and bills the customer for $500. How would
Geek Squad record this transaction?
a. Accounts receivable increase by $500; revenues increase by $500.
b. Cash increases by $500; revenues increase by $500.
c. Accounts receivable increase by $500; revenues decrease by $500.
d. Accounts receivable increase by $500; accounts payable increase by $500.
e. Accounts payable increase by $500; revenues increase by $500.
2. Indicate which of the following statements is true.
a. Since intangible assets lack physical substance, they need be disclosed only in the notes to the
financial statements.
b. Goodwill should be reported as a contra-account in the owner's equity section.
c. Totals of major classes of assets can be shown in the balance sheet, with asset details disclosed
in the notes to the financial statements.
d. Intangible assets are typically combined with plant assets and natural resources and shown in
the property, plant, and equipment section
3. A company forgot to record accrued and unpaid employee wages of $350,000 at period-end.
This oversight would
a. Understate net income by $350,000.
b. Overstate net income by $350,000.
c. Have no effect on net income.
d. Overstate assets by $350,000.
e. Understate assets by $350,000
4. Prior to recording adjusting entries, the Supplies account has a $450 debit balance. A physical
count of supplies shows $125 of unused supplies still available. The required adjusting entry is:
a. Debit Supplies $125; Credit Supplies Expense $125.
b. Debit Supplies $325; Credit Supplies Expense $325.
c. Debit Supplies Expense $325; Credit Supplies $325.
d. Debit Supplies Expense $325; Credit Supplies $125.
e. Debit Supplies Expense $125; Credit Supplies $125
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Transcribed Image Text:FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
MCQS (Write Only Correct Option)
1. Geek Squad performs services for a customer and bills the customer for $500. How would
Geek Squad record this transaction?
a. Accounts receivable increase by $500; revenues increase by $500.
b. Cash increases by $500; revenues increase by $500.
c. Accounts receivable increase by $500; revenues decrease by $500.
d. Accounts receivable increase by $500; accounts payable increase by $500.
e. Accounts payable increase by $500; revenues increase by $500.
2. Indicate which of the following statements is true.
a. Since intangible assets lack physical substance, they need be disclosed only in the notes to the
financial statements.
b. Goodwill should be reported as a contra-account in the owner's equity section.
c. Totals of major classes of assets can be shown in the balance sheet, with asset details disclosed
in the notes to the financial statements.
d. Intangible assets are typically combined with plant assets and natural resources and shown in
the property, plant, and equipment section
3. A company forgot to record accrued and unpaid employee wages of $350,000 at period-end.
This oversight would
a. Understate net income by $350,000.
b. Overstate net income by $350,000.
c. Have no effect on net income.
d. Overstate assets by $350,000.
e. Understate assets by $350,000
4. Prior to recording adjusting entries, the Supplies account has a $450 debit balance. A physical
count of supplies shows $125 of unused supplies still available. The required adjusting entry is:
a. Debit Supplies $125; Credit Supplies Expense $125.
b. Debit Supplies $325; Credit Supplies Expense $325.
c. Debit Supplies Expense $325; Credit Supplies $325.
d. Debit Supplies Expense $325; Credit Supplies $125.
e. Debit Supplies Expense $125; Credit Supplies $125
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![5. On November 1, 2015, Stockton Co. receives $3,600 cash from Hans Co. for consulting
services to be provided evenly over the period November 1, 2015, to April 30, 2016–at which
time Stockton credited $3,600 to Unearned Consulting Fees. The adjusting entry on December
31, 2015 (Stockton's year-end) would include a
a. Debit to Unearned Consulting Fees for $1,200.
b. Debit to Unearned Consulting Fees for $2,400.
c. Credit to Consulting Fees Earned for $2,400.
d. Debit to Consulting Fees Earned for $1,200.
e. Credit to Cash for $3,600.
6. If a company had $15,000 in net income for the year, and its sales were $300,000 for the same
year, what is its profit margin?
a. 20%
b. 2,000%
c. $285,000
d. $315,000
e. 5%
7. Which of the following errors would cause the Balance Sheet and Statement of Owner's
Equity columns of a work sheet to be out of balance?
a. Entering a revenue amount in the Balance Sheet and Statement of Owner's Equity Debit
column.
b. Entering a liability amount in the Balance Sheet and Statement of Owner's Equity Credit
column.
c. Entering an expense account in the Balance Sheet and Statement of Owner's Equity Debit
column.
d. Entering an asset account in the Income Statement Debit column.
e. Entering a liability amount in the Income Statement Credit column
8. A company purchased $4,500 of merchandise on May 1 with terms of 2/10, n/30. On May 6, it
returned $250 of that merchandise. On May 8, it paid the balance owed for merchandise, taking
any discount it is entitled to. The cash paid on May 8 is
a. $4,500
b. $4,250
c. $4,160
d. $4,165
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Transcribed Image Text:5. On November 1, 2015, Stockton Co. receives $3,600 cash from Hans Co. for consulting
services to be provided evenly over the period November 1, 2015, to April 30, 2016–at which
time Stockton credited $3,600 to Unearned Consulting Fees. The adjusting entry on December
31, 2015 (Stockton's year-end) would include a
a. Debit to Unearned Consulting Fees for $1,200.
b. Debit to Unearned Consulting Fees for $2,400.
c. Credit to Consulting Fees Earned for $2,400.
d. Debit to Consulting Fees Earned for $1,200.
e. Credit to Cash for $3,600.
6. If a company had $15,000 in net income for the year, and its sales were $300,000 for the same
year, what is its profit margin?
a. 20%
b. 2,000%
c. $285,000
d. $315,000
e. 5%
7. Which of the following errors would cause the Balance Sheet and Statement of Owner's
Equity columns of a work sheet to be out of balance?
a. Entering a revenue amount in the Balance Sheet and Statement of Owner's Equity Debit
column.
b. Entering a liability amount in the Balance Sheet and Statement of Owner's Equity Credit
column.
c. Entering an expense account in the Balance Sheet and Statement of Owner's Equity Debit
column.
d. Entering an asset account in the Income Statement Debit column.
e. Entering a liability amount in the Income Statement Credit column
8. A company purchased $4,500 of merchandise on May 1 with terms of 2/10, n/30. On May 6, it
returned $250 of that merchandise. On May 8, it paid the balance owed for merchandise, taking
any discount it is entitled to. The cash paid on May 8 is
a. $4,500
b. $4,250
c. $4,160
d. $4,165
e. $4,410
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