1、Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-0True / False Questions1. Accounting records are also referred to as the books. TRUE3. Preparation of a trial balance is the first step in the analyzing and recording process. FALSE4. Source documents provide evidence of business transactions and are
2、 the basis for accounting entries. TRUE5. Items such as sales tickets, bank statements, checks, and purchase orders are source documents. TRUE6. An account is a record of increases and decreases in a specific asset, liability, equity, revenue, or expense item. TRUE7. A customers promise to pay is ca
3、lled an account payable to the seller. FALSE9. As prepaid expenses are used, the expired costs of the assets become expenses. TRUE10. Land and buildings are generally recorded in the same ledger account. FALSe13. Cash withdrawn by the owner of a proprietorship should be treated as an expense of the
4、business. FALSE15. The chart of accounts is a list of all the accounts used by a company and includes an identification number assigned to each account. TRUE16. An account balance is the difference between the debits and credits for an account including any beginning balance. TRUE18. In a double-ent
5、ry accounting system, the total amount debited must always equal the total amount credited. TRUE19. Increases in liability accounts are recorded as debits. FALSE20. Debits increase asset and expense accounts. TRUE21. Credits always increase account balances. FALS23. Double entry accounting requires
6、that each transaction affect, and be recorded in, at least two accounts. TRUE24. A revenue account normally has a debit balance. FALSE25. Accounts are normally decreased by debits. FALSE26. The owners withdrawal account normally has a credit balance since it is an equity account.FALSE28. An owners c
7、apital account normally has a debit balance. FALSE29. A debit entry is always favorable. FALSE30. A transaction that decreases an asset account and increases a liability account must also affect one or more other accounts. TRUE31. A transaction that increases an asset and decreases a liability must
8、also affect one or more other accounts. TRUE34. If a company purchases land paying cash, the journal entry to record this transaction will include a debit to Cash. FALSEChapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-1If a company provides services to a customer on credit the selling company shoul
9、d credit Accounts Receivable. FALSEWhen a company bills a customer for $600 for services rendered, the journal entry to record this transaction will include a $600 debit to Services Revenue. FALSE37. The debt ratio helps to assess the risk a company has of failing to pay its debts and is helpful to
10、both its owners and creditors. TRUE38.38. The higher a companys debt ratio is, the higher the risk of a company not being able to meet its obligations. TRUEThe debt ratio is calculated by dividing total assets by total liabilities. FALSE40. A company that finances a relatively large portion of its a
11、ssets with liabilities is said to have a high degree of financial leverage. TRUE41. If a company is highly leveraged, this means that it has relatively low risk of not being able to repay its debt. FALSE42. Hamilton Industries has liabilities of $105 million and total assets of $350 million. Its deb
12、t ratio is 40.0%. FALSE$105 million/$350 million = 30.0%43. High financial leverage is always bad for a companys owners. FALSE44. A compound journal entry affects no more than two accounts. FALSE45. Posting is the transfer of journal entry information to the ledger. TRUE46. Transactions are first re
13、corded in the ledger. FALSE47. The journal is known as a book of original entry. TRUE48. A journal gives a complete record of each transaction in one place, and shows the debits and credits for each transaction. TRUEAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: C1Chapter 002 Analyzing
14、 and Recording Transactions2-249. The journal is known as the book of final entry because financial statements are prepared from it. FALSEAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: HardLearning Objective: C150. A trial balance that balances is not proof of complete accuracy in recording transactions. TRUE
15、AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: P251. The trial balance is a list of all accounts and their balances at a point in time taken from the ledger. TRUEAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: P252. Generally, the ordering of accounts in a trial balance ty
16、pically follows their identification number from the chart of accounts, that is, assets first, then liabilities, then owners capital and withdrawals, followed by revenues and expenses. TRUEAACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: P2Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recor
17、ding Transactions2-353. The trial balance can serve as a replacement for the balance sheet, since debits must equal with credits. FALSEAACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: P254. A trial balance that is in balance is proof that no errors were made in journaliz
18、ing the transactions, posting to the ledger, and preparing the trial balance. FALSEAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: P255. If cash was incorrectly debited for $100 instead of correctly credited for $100, the cash account is out of balance by $100. FALSEAACSB: AnalyticAIC
19、PA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: P256. The balance sheet provides a link between beginning and ending income statements. FALSEAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: P3Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-457. The heading on each financi
20、al statement lists the three Ws Who (the name of the organization), What (the name of the statement), and Where (the organizations address) FALSEDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: P358. An income statement reports the revenues earned less expenses incurred by a business over a period of time. TRU
21、EDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: P359. The balance sheet reports the financial position of a company at a point in time. TRUEDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: P3Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-5Multiple Choice Questions60. The accounting process begins with: A. Analysis o
22、f business transactions and source documents.B. Preparing financial statements and other reports.C. Summarizing the recorded effect of business transactions.D. Presentation of financial information to decision-makers.E. Preparation of the trial balance.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: EasyLearni
23、ng Objective: C161. A sales invoice: A. Is a type of source document.B. Is used by sellers to record the sale.C. Is used by buyers to record purchases.D. Gives rise to an entry in the accounting process.E. All of these.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: C262. AICPA FN: Deci
24、sion MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C2Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-663. Source documents: A. Include the ledger.B. Are the sources of accounting information.C. Must be in electronic form.D. Are based on accounting entries.E. Include the chart of accounts.AICPA FN: D
25、ecision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C264. Various types of documents and other papers that companies use when they conduct their business: A. Are called source documents.B. Can include sales tickets.C. Are the source of information for recording accounting entries.D. Can be in electr
26、onic form.E. All of these.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C265. A record of the increases and decreases in a specific asset, liability, equity, revenue, or expense is a(n): A. Journal.B. Posting.C. Trial balance.D. Account.E. Chart of accounts.AICPA FN: Decision Making
27、Difficulty: EasyLearning Objective: C3Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-767. The account used to record the transfers of assets from a business to its owner is: A. A revenue account.B. The owners withdrawals account.C. The owners capital account.D. An expense account.E. A liability a
28、ccount.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C3Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-869. Unearned revenues are: A. Revenues that have been earned and received in cash.B. Revenues that have been earned but not yet collected in cash.C. Liabilities created when a c
29、ustomer pays in advance for products or services before the revenue is earned.D. Recorded as an asset in the accounting records.E. Increases to owners capital.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C370. Prepaid expenses are: A. Payments made for products and services that do
30、 not ever expire.B. Classified as liabilities on the balance sheet.C. Decreases in equity.D. Assets that represent prepayments of future expenses.E. Promises of payments by customers.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C371. A written promise to pay a definite sum of money
31、 on a specified future date is a(n): A. Unearned revenue.B. Prepaid expense.C. Credit account.D. Note payable.E. Account receivable.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C3Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-972. A collection of all accounts and their balances
32、used by a business is called a: A. Journal.B. Book of original entry.C. General Journal.D. Balance column journal.E. Ledger.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C373. A ledger is: A. A record containing increases and decreases in a specific asset, liability, equity, revenue
33、, or expense item.B. A journal in which transactions are first recorded.C. A collection of documents that describe transactions and events entering the accounting process.D. A list of all accounts with their debit balances at a point in time.E. A record containing all accounts and their balances use
34、d by a company.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C474. A list of all accounts and the identification number assigned to each account used by a company is called a: A. Source document.B. Journal.C. Trial balance.D. Chart of accounts.E. General Journal.AICPA FN: Decision M
35、akingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C4Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-1075. The numbering system used in a companys chart of accounts: A. Is the same for all companies.B. Is determined by generally accepted accounting principles.C. Depends on the source documents used in the
36、 accounting process.D. Typically begins with balance sheet accounts.E. Typically begins with income statement accounts.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C476. A debit is: A. An increase in an account.B. The right-hand side of a T-account.C. A decrease in an account.D. Th
37、e left-hand side of a T-account.E. An increase to a liability account.AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: C577. The right side of a T-account is a(n): A. Debit.B. Increase.C. Credit.D. Decrease.E. Account balance.Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transaction
38、s2-1179. A credit is used to record: A. A decrease in an expense account.B. A decrease in an asset account.C. An increase in an unearned revenue account.D. An increase in a revenue account.E. All of these.AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C580. A simple ac
39、count form widely used in accounting as a tool to understand how debits and credits affect an account balance is called a: A. Withdrawals account.B. Capital account.C. Drawing account.D. T-account.E. Balance column sheet.AICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: C5Chapter 002 Anal
40、yzing and Recording Transactions2-12AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: C582. AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C583. Of the following accounts, the one that normally has a credit balance is: A. Cash.B. Office Equipm
41、ent.C. Sales Salaries Payable.D. Owner, Withdrawals.E. Sales Salaries Expense.AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C5Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-1384. A debit is used to record: A. A decrease in an asset account.B. A decrease in an expen
42、se account.C. An increase in a revenue account.D. An increase in the balance of an owners capital account.E. An increase in the balance of the owners withdrawals account.AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C585. A credit entry: A. Increases asset and expense
43、 accounts, and decreases liability, owners capital, and revenue accounts.B. Is always a decrease in an account.C. Decreases asset and expense accounts, and increases liability, owners capital, and revenue accounts.D. Is recorded on the left side of a T-account.E. Is always an increase in an account.
44、AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: C586. Double-entry accounting is an accounting system: A. That records each transaction twice.B. That records the effects of transactions and other events in at least two accounts with equal debits and credits.C. In which
45、each transaction affects and is recorded in two or more accounts but that could include two debits and no credits.D. That may only be used if T-accounts are used.E. That insures that errors never occur.AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: HardLearning Objective: C5Chapter 002 Analyzin
46、g and Recording Transactions2-1487.AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: A188. Management Services, Inc. provides services to clients. On May 1, a client prepaid Management Services $60,000 for 6-months services in advance. Management Services general journal en
47、try to record this transaction will include a A. Debit to Unearned Management Fees for $60,000.B. Credit to Management Fees Earned for $60,000.C. Credit to Cash for $60,000.D. Credit to Unearned Management Fees for $60,000.E. Debit to Management Fees Earned for $60,000.AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decis
48、ion MakingDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: A189. Wisconsin Rentals purchased office supplies on credit. The general journal entry made by Wisconsin Rentals will include a: A. Debit to Accounts Payable.B. Debit to Accounts Receivable.C. Credit to Cash.D. Credit to Accounts Payable.E. Credit to Wis
49、consin Rentals, Capital.AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: A1Chapter 002 Analyzing and Recording Transactions2-1590. An asset created by prepayment of an expense is: A. Recorded as a debit to an unearned revenue account.B. Recorded as a debit to a prepaid expense account.C. Recorded as a credit to an unearned revenue account.D. Recorded as a credit to a prepaid expense account.E. Not recorded in the accounting records until the earnings process is complete.AACSB: AnalyticAICPA FN: Decision MakingDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: A
