Accounting quizzes
Hello, dear friend, you can consult us at any time if you have any questions, add WeChat: daixieit
Accounting quizzes
Question 1
Clemente Enterprises began the year with total assets of $450,000 and total liabilities of $230,000. If Clemente total liabilities increased by $31,000 and its owners’ equity decreased by $53,000 during the year, what was the amount of its total assets at the end of the year?
$198,000
$472,000
$428,000
$242,000
ASSETS |
|
LIABILITIES |
EQUITY |
450000 |
|
230000 |
220000 |
428000 |
|
261000 |
167000 |
Question 2
The accounting equation is expressed as ________.
Assets – Noncurrent Assets = Liabilities
Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity
Assets + Liabilities = Owner’s Equity
Assets = Liabilities + Investments by Owners
Question 3
Which financial statement shows the financial position of the company?
statement of cash flows
income statement
statement of owner’s equity
balance sheet
Question 4
Which of the following principles matches expenses with associated revenues in the period in which the revenues were generated?
full disclosure principle
expense recognition (matching) principle
cost principle
revenue recognition principle
Question 5
Which of these items appears on the balance sheet?
Dividends expense
Cash disbursements
Gross margin
Retained earnings
Question 6
Marcos Company reported the following items on its financial statements for the first year of operations ending December 31, 2015:
Sales $ 560,000
Salary expense 40,000
Dividends 20,000
Cost of Goods sold 400,000
Interest expense 30,000
Income tax provision 25,000
How much will be reported as retained earnings on Marcos’ balance sheet at December 31, 2015?
$ 160,000
$ 65,000
$ 45,000
$ 85,000
REVENUES |
$ 560,000.00 |
CGS |
$(400,000.00) |
subtotal |
$ 160,000.00 |
SALARY (SGA) |
$ (40,000.00) |
subtotal |
$ 120,000.00 |
INTEREST EXPENSE |
$ (30,000.00) |
subtotal |
$ 90,000.00 |
INCOME TAX PROVISION |
$ (25,000.00) |
subtotal |
$ 65,000.00 |
DIVIDENDS |
$ (20,000.00) |
total |
$ 45,000.00 |
Question 7
Which of the following does not accurately represent the accounting equation?
Assets + Liabilities = Stockholders’ Equity
Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity
Assets – Stockholders’ Equity = Liabilities
Assets – Liabilities = Stockholders’ Equity
Question 8
Which of these accounts is a liability?
Supplies
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
Salaries Expense
Question 9
Which of these are items found in the statement of stockholders’ equity?
Net income and retained earnings
Contributed capital and cash assets
Net income, cash assets, and noncash assets
Cash assets and expense
Question 10
Revenues and expenses must be recorded in the accounting period in which they were earned or incurred, no matter when cash receipts or outlays occur under which of the following accounting methods?
cash basis accounting
revenue basis accounting
accrual basis accounting
tax basis accounting
Question 11
Which of these accounts appears on the income statement?
Prepaid expense
Dividends expense
Cash receipts
Cost of goods sold
Owners have no personal liability under which legal business structure?
There is liability in every legal business structure.
a corporation
a partnership
a sole proprietorship
Question 13
Hoya Consultants had the following balance sheet amounts at the beginning of the year:
Total assets $ 400,000
Total owner's equity 150,000
During the year, total assets increased by $100,000 and total liabilities increased by $40,000. Hoya also paid $30,000 in dividends. How much is net income for the year?
$90,000
$60,000
$70,000
$30,000
assets |
liabilities |
equity |
|
400000 |
250000 |
150000 |
|
500000 |
290000 |
150000 |
60000 |
|
|
dividends |
30000 |
|
|
total |
90000 |
Question 14
Equity, as represented in the accounting equation, would increase as a result of which of the following items?
Net income from profitable operations of the business
Net loss from unprofitable operations of the business
Payments of cash to the owners
Borrowing from a commercial bank
Question 15
Identify the correct components of the income statement.
assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity
revenues, losses, expenses, and gains
assets, liabilities, and dividends
revenues, expenses, investments by owners, distributions to owners
Question 16
Which of the following statements is true?
Tangible assets will be consumed in a year or less.
Tangible assets have physical substance.
Tangible assets lack physical substance.
Tangible assets will be consumed in over a year.
Question 17
Which of the following is not an element of the financial statements?
future potential sales price of inventory
assets
equity
liabilities
Question 18
Which of these statements is not one of the financial statements?
statement of owner investments
balance sheet
statement of cash flows
income statement
Question 19
An alternative name for the statement of financial position is
the balance sheet.
the statement of retained earnings.
the statement of income.
the statement of cash flows.
Question 20
Which of the following decreases owner’s equity?
gains
short-term loans
investments by owners
losses
Question 20
Exchanges of assets for assets have what effect on equity?
may have no impact on equity
increase equity
There is no relationship between assets and equity.
decrease equity
Question 21
The three heading lines of financial statements typically include which of the following?
name of auditor, statement title, fiscal year end
statement title, time period of report, name of preparer
company, statement title, time period of report
company headquarters, statement title, name of preparer
Question 22
Which balance sheet accounts are most affected by financing activities?
Current assets
Long-term assets
Current liabilities
Longterm liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Question 23
That a business may only report activities on financial statements that are specifically related to company operations, not those activities that affect the owner personally, is known as which of the following?
separate entity concept
monetary measurement concept
going concern assumption
time period assumption
Question 24
Which of the following would be reported on a statement of stockholders’ equity?
Total expenses
Cash
Financing cash flows
Dividends
Question 25
If equity equals $100,000, which of the following is true?
None of the above is true.
Assets + liabilities equal $100,000.
Assets exceed liabilities by $100,000.
Liabilities exceed equity by $100,000.
Question 26
Which of the following terms is used when assuming a business will continue to operate in the foreseeable future?
separate entity concept
monetary measurement concept
time period assumption
going concern assumption
Question 27
Clemente Enterprises began the year with total assets of $450,000 and total liabilities of $230,000. If Clemente’s total assets increased by $80,000 and its total liabilities increased by $57,000 during the year, what is the amount of Clemente’s owners’ equity at the end of the year?
$543,000
$220,000
$243,000
$197,000
Question 28
All of the following increase owner’s equity except for which one?
acquisitions of assets by incurring liabilities
gains
investments by owners
revenues
Question 29
Assume a company has a $350 credit (not cash) sale. How would the transaction appear if the business uses accrual accounting?
$350 would show up on the statement of cash flows as a cash outflow.
$350 would show up on the balance sheet as a sale.
$350 would show up on the income statement as a sale.
The transaction would not be reported because the cash was not exchanged.
Question 30
Also known as the historical cost principle, ________ states that everything the company owns or controls (assets) must be recorded at their value at the date of acquisition.
cost principle
revenue recognition principle
expense recognition (matching) principle
full disclosure principle
Question 31
Which financial statement shows the financial performance of the company on a cash basis?
statement of cash flows
balance sheet
income statement
statement of owner’s equity
Question 32
The following information is provided by the Franco Harris Corporation:
Beginning retained earnings |
$50,000 |
Ending retained earnings |
70,000 |
Dividends declared and paid |
10,000 |
Revenue |
50,000 |
What is the net income for Harris Corp.?
$10,000
$20,000
$40,000
$30,000
Question 33
Which of these accounts is an asset?
Common Stock
Supplies
Accounts Payable
Fees Earned
Question 34
Which balance sheet accounts are most affected by investing activities?
Stockholders’ equity
Long-term liabilities
Long-term assets
Current assets and current liabilities
Question 35
Which of these statements is false?
Group of answer choices
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
Liabilities – Equity = Assets
Liabilities = Assets – Equity
Assets – Liabilities = Equity
Question 36
Stakeholders are less likely to include which of the following gro?
community leaders
competitors
owners
employees
Quiz 2
Question 37
Which type of adjustment occurs when cash is not collected or paid, but the related income or expense is reportable in the current period?
estimate
accrual
deferral
cull
Question 38
Rent collected in advance is an example of which of the following?
accrued expense
deferred revenue (unearned revenue)
deferred expense (prepaid expense)
accrued revenue
Question 39
What is the impact on the accounting equation when a current month’s utility expense is paid?
both sides decrease
only the Asset side changes
neither side changes
both sides increase
Question 40
If a journal entry includes a debit or credit to the Cash account, it is most likely which of the following?
an adjusting entry
a closing entry
outside of the accounting cycle
an ordinary transaction entry
Question 41
What is the impact on the accounting equation when stock is issued, in exchange for assets?
only the Asset side changes
both sides decrease
both sides increase
neither side changes
Question 42
Online Inc. purchased a machine at a price of $90,000 on January 1, 2028. Online also paid $5,000 for installation and startup costs. Online also incurred some maintenance costs of $10,000 during 2028. Online expects to be able to sell the machine for scrap parts for $15,000 at the end of the useful life. Assume straight-line depreciation for 2028 is $5,000.
What is the useful life of the asset (round to the nearest whole year)?
16
Depreciation basis = 90,000 + 5,000 - 15,000 = 80,000 (NB: routine maintenance costs must be expensed).
Useful life: 80,000 /5,000 = 16 years
Question 43
Which of the following is the correct order of preparing the financial statements?
income statement, statement of cash flows, balance sheet, statement of owner’s equity
income statement, statement of owner’s equity, balance sheet, statement of cash flows
income statement, balance sheet, statement of owner’s equity, statement of cash flows
income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, statement of owner’s equity
Question 44
Unearned service revenue occurs when which of the following occurs?
company pays cash before receiving a service from a supplier
company pays cash after receiving a service from a supplier
company receives cash from a customer after performing a service
company receives cash from a customer before performing the service
Question 45
For each of the following transaction(s) that KLA engaged in during 2015, state the effect on KLA’s assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity.
KLA purchased a piece of manufacturing equipment with a cost of $100,000 by paying $25,000 in cash and signing a note for the remainder.
Increase in Equipment $100,000 & decrease in cash $25,000 & increase in Notes Payable $100,000
Increase in Equipment $100,000 & increase in Notes Payable $100,000
Increase in Equipment $100,000 & decrease in cash $25,000 & increase in Contributed Capital $75,000
Increase in Equipment $100,000 & decrease in cash $25,000 & increase in Notes Payable $75,000
Question 46
Assume that Sears Company has a 12/31 fiscal year end. On 12/29/2016, Sears paid Wayne Gretzky $250,000 (in cash) to appear in TV commercials during the two years encompassing 1/1/2017 to 12/31/2018. Half of the advertisements will be shown during fiscal 2017 and half will be shown during fiscal 2018. What is the effect of the 12/29/2016 payment on Sears’ 12/31/2016 working capital? Working capital is defined as current assets minus current liabilities.
Sears’ 12/31/2016 working capital is $125,000 greater than if the 12/29/2016 transaction had not been made.
Sears’ 12/31/2016 working capital is unchanged by the 12/29/2016 transaction.
Sears’ 12/31/2016 working capital is $250,000 greater than if the 12/29/2016 transaction had not been made.
Sears’ 12/31/2016 working capital is $125,000 lower than if the 12/29/2016 transaction had not been made.
The entry in 2016 was:
Dr Pre Paid Expense (Asset) - short term 125
Dr Pre Paid Expense (Asset) - long term 125
Cr Cash 250
The effect on the working capital is cash (-250) plus a short-term asset (+125).
Question 47
Which of these transactions requires a credit entry to Revenue?
received cash from services performed this month
received cash from bank loan
refunded a customer for a defective product
collected balance due from customers
Question 48
Salaries owed but not yet paid is an example of which of the following?
deferred revenue (unearned revenue)
deferred expense (prepaid expense)
accrued revenue
accrued expense
Question 49
For each of the following transaction(s) that KLA engaged in during 2015, state the effect on KLA’s assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity.
KLA paid $12,000 for a one-year insurance policy. Insurance coverage begins on January 1, 2016.
Increase in Prepaid Insurance Expense & decrease in Cash $12,000
No effect
Decrease in Cash $12,000 & decrease in Insurance Payable $12,000
Increase in Prepaid Insurance $12,000 & Increase in Insurance Payable $12,000
Question 50
On 7/1/19, the Hines Ward Company, who operates in a tax-free world, purchased a three month casualty insurance policy from State Farm for $750. What is the account and amount on the 8/31/19 balance sheet related to this policy?
Insurance expense = $250
Unearned revenue = $250
Unearned revenue = $500
Prepaid insurance = $250
Question 51
Rent paid in advance is an example of which of the following?
accrued expense
deferred expense (prepaid expense)
deferred revenue (unearned revenue)
accrued revenue
Question 52
The system of using a monetary unit, such as the US dollar, to value the transaction is known as which of the following?
monetary measurement concept
separate entity concept
going concern assumption
time period assumption
Question 53
Which of these accounts would not be present in the closing entries?
Fees Earned Revenue
Insurance Expense
Dividends Payable
Utilities Expense
2022-09-19