ACC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Retained Earnings, Financial Statement, Deferral

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Chapter 3 using accounts in transaction analysis. In order for stakeholders to make decisions, financial information should be in a form that allows one to quickly evaluate past activities. A good accounting system subdivided the financial reporting elements into accounts so that more detailed information is available: accounts = common subgroups of financial reporting elements that ae used to accumulate business activities. A(cid:272)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)ts re(cid:272)ei(cid:448)a(cid:271)le = represe(cid:374)t a (cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess"s legal right to (cid:272)olle(cid:272)t (cid:272)ash fro(cid:373) a (cid:272)usto(cid:373)er at some point in the future. Prepaid expenses = an asset that will become an expense in the future. Intangible assets = assets that are not physical. Accounts payable = when a business buys a good/service on account and must pay in the future. Loan/note payable = legal agreements with a set interest rate and deadline for which a business owes over a long term. Interest payable = interest on a loan that must be paid back in the future.

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13.
value:
4 points

What would be the appropriate entry for the followingtransaction?
Bill Co. performed $5,200 in consulting services on account

1.Credit to Cash, Debit to Accounts Receivable

2.Debit to Revenue, Debit to Cash

3.Debit to Accounts Receivable, Credit to Cash

4.Debit to Revenue, Credit to Cash

5.Debit to Accounts Receivable, Credit to Revenue

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value:
4 points

Which of the following is the appropriate journal entry if acompany performs a service and then bills the customer?

1.Debit to Cash, Debit to Revenue

2.Debit to Cash, Credit to Revenue

3.Debit to Accounts Receivable, Credit to Cash

4.Debit to Revenue, Credit to Accounts Receivable

5.Debit to Accounts Receivable, Credit to Revenue

15.
value:
4 points

Of the following accounts, the one that normally has a creditbalance is:

1.Cash

2.Office Equipment

3.Sales Salaries Payable

4.Dividends

5.Sales Salaries Expense

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value:
4 points

For what reason do most sellers require customers to have theirreceipts in order to exchange or return purchased items?

The receipt contains coded information which the seller needs toprepare and analyze the trial balance.

Sellers wish to ensure that the sale in question was rung up on theregister in the first place.

This is a legal requirement mandated by a federal law.

The receipt is serving as a promissory note.

To create an environment in which customer's do not want to returnitems.

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4 points

A ledger is:

A record containing increases and decreases in a specific asset,liability, equity, revenue or expense item

A journal in which transactions are first recorded

A collection of documents that describe transactions and eventsduring the accounting process

A list of all accounts with their debit balances at a point intime

A list of all accounts a company uses and includes anidentification number assigned to each account

18.
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4 points

Stride Rite has total assets of $425 million. Its total liabilitiesare $110 million. Its equity is $315 million. Calculate the debtratio.

38.6%

13.4%

34.9%

25.9%

14.9%

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The accounting process begins with:

Analysis of business transactions and events

Preparation of financial statements and other reports

Summarizing the recorded effects of business transactions

Presentation of financial information to decision-makers

Preparation of the trial balance

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Which of the following statements is correct?

When a future expense is paid in advance, the payment is normallyrecorded in a liability account called Prepaid Expense

Promises of future payment are called accounts payable

Increases and decreases in cash are always recorded in the retainedearnings account

An account called Land is commonly used to record increases anddecreases in both the land and buildings owned by a business

Accrued liabilities include accounts receivable

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4 points

The adjusted trial balance contains information pertainingto:

Asset accounts only

Balance sheet accounts only

Income statement accounts only

All general ledger accounts

Revenue accounts only

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4 points

A classified balance sheet:

Measures a company's ability to pay its bills on time

Organizes assets and liabilities into important subgroups

Presents revenues, expenses and net income

Reports operating, investing and financing activities

Reports the effect of profit and dividends on retainedearnings

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value:
4 points

If accrued salaries were recorded on December 31 with a credit toSalaries Payable, the entry to record payment of these wages on thefollowing January 5 would include:

A debit to Cash and a credit to Salaries Payable

A debit to Cash and a credit to Prepaid Salaries

A debit to Salaries Payable and a credit to Cash

A debit to Salaries Payable and a credit to Salaries Expense

No entry would be necessary on January 5

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If a company records prepayment of expenses in an asset account,the adjusting entry would:

Result in a debit to an expense and a credit to an assetaccount

Cause an adjustment to prior expense to be overstated and assets tobe understated

Cause an accrued liability account to exist

Result in a debit to a liability and a credit to an assetaccount

Decrease cash

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QUESTION 5 Which of the following statements BEST definesfinancial statements? A. Financial statements are plans andforecasts for future time periods. B. Financial statements are theverbal statements made to business news organizations by chieffinancial officers. C. Financial statements are documents thatreport on a business in monetary terms, providing information tohelp people make informed business decisions. D. Financialstatements are the information systems that record and measurebusiness transactions.

QUESTION 6 Which of the following statements is true of a trialbalance? A. A trial balance has the same format as a balance sheet.B. A trial balance presents data in debit and credit format. C. Atrial balance shows total amounts of assets, liabilities, but notequity. D. A trial balance is prepared after the balance sheet.

QUESTION 7 There are relatively few types of revenue. Which ofthe following in NOT a type of revenue? A. Sales B. Service C.Interest D. Unearned Revenue

QUESTION 8 The financial statements should be prepared in whatorder? A. Income statement, statement of owner's equity, balancesheet, statement of cash flows B. Balance sheet, statement ofowner's equity, income statement, statement of cash flows C.Statement of owner's equity, balance sheet, income statement,statement of cash flows D. Balance sheet, income statement,statement of owner's equity, statement of cash flows

QUESTION 9 Which of the following journal entries would berecorded if a business makes a cash payment to a supplier of $600"on account" (the business had purchased supplies on account in theprevious month)? A. Accounts payable 600 Cash 600 B. Accountspayable 600 Supplies 600 C. Cash 600 Supplies 600 D. Cash 600Accounts payable 600

QUESTION 10 Which of the following statements about revenue isCORRECT? A. Revenues increase owner's equity, so a revenueaccount's normal balance is a credit balance. B. Revenues decreaseowner's equity, so a revenue account's normal balance is a debitbalance. C. Revenues increase owner's equity, so a revenueaccount's normal balance is a debit balance. D. Revenues decreaseowner's equity, so a revenue account's normal balance is a creditbalance.

QUESTION 11 From a legal perspective, a proprietorship is: A.not a distinct entity from its proprietor. B. authorized understate charter. C. an entity separate from its proprietor. D.subject to regulation by the SEC.

QUESTION 12 Sharon Samson starts a plumbing service namedReliable Waterworks. Selected transactions are described asfollows: A) Sharon deposits $7,000 into a new checking account forthe business, recording the capital contribution. B) Reliable pays$4,000 cash for equipment to be used for plumbing repairs. C)Reliable borrows $15,000 from a local bank and deposits the moneyin the checking account. D) Reliable pays $600 rent for the firstmonth. E) Reliable pays $400 cash for plumbing supplies to be usedon various jobs in the future. F) Reliable completes a plumbingrepair project for a local lawyer and receives $1,300 cash. G)Sharon takes a cash withdrawal of $2,500. After all of thetransactions, what is the amount of total assets? A. $25,700 B.$20,200 C. $24,200 D. $5,200

QUESTION 13 The Accounts Payable account is a(n) ________account and carries a ________ normal balance. A. liability; debitB. asset; debit C. liability; credit D. asset; credit

QUESTION 14 The following are the ending month's balances forToys Galore. Accounts payable $6,790 Revenue $8,680 Cash $4,500Expenses $1,050 Furniture $8,370 Accounts receivable $ 7,710Capital $930 Notes payable $5,230 What is the total amount ofcredits for the trial balance? A. $30,310 B. $16,400 C. $21,630 D.$20,580

QUESTION 15 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("SOX") made it a criminaloffense to: A. steal shareholders' money. B. default on loans fromcreditors. C. declare bankruptcy. D. falsify financialinformation.

QUESTION 16 Which of the following is the order of steps tojournalize an entry? A. Record the transaction, identify eachaccount affected, determine increase or decrease in each account.B. Identify each account affected, determine increase or decreasein each account, record the transaction. C. Identify each accountaffected, record the transaction, determine increase or decrease ineach account. D. Determine increase or decrease in each account,identify each account affected, record the transaction

QUESTION 17 Mitchell Florists had the following total assets,liabilities, and equity as of December 31. Assets $450,000Liabilities 135,000 Equity 315,000 What is Mitchell's debt ratio asof December 31? A. 30% B. 70% C. 100% D. 43%

QUESTION 18 Which of the following financial statements reportsrevenues? A. Statement of cash flows B. Income statement C.Statement of owner's equity D. Balance sheet

QUESTION 19 Following is a list of account balances (except forowner's capital) of Wilson Mowing Service as of December 31 of thefirst year of operation: Accounts receivable $2,500 Accountspayable $3,500 Salary expense $4,500 Repairs expense $800 Truck$8,500 Equipment $6,300 Notes payable $8,200 Cash $6,800 Suppliesexpense $1,600 Service revenue $31,900 Gasoline expense $3,800Salary payable $200 The proprietor, J.D. Wilson, contributed $3,000at the beginning of the year; during the year, the proprietor took$12,000 in drawings. At the end of the year, what is net income? A.$11,900 B. $21,200 C. $24,100 D. $12,200

QUESTION 20 Which of the following is an asset account? A.Salaries Expense B. Accounts Payable C. Service Revenue D. PrepaidExpense

QUESTION 21 A journal entry for a $75 payment for Rent expensewas posted as a debit to Salary expense and a credit to Cash. Thiserror will cause which of the following conditions on the trialbalance? A. The sum of the credits will equal the sum of thedebits. B. The sum of the debits will exceed the sum of the creditsby $75. C. The sum of the credits will exceed the sum of the debitsby $150. D. The sum of the debits will exceed the sum of thecredits by $150.

QUESTION 22 The business receives cash from a customer that isowed to the company "on account," based on services rendered to thecustomer previously. How does the collection of the cash affect theaccounting equation? A. Assets increase; owner's equity increases.B. Assets increase; liabilities increase. C. Assets decrease;owner's equity decreases. D. One asset increases; one assetdecreases

QUESTION 23 A business completes service to a client and sendsout a sales invoice. The amount will be collected from the customerat a later time. Which of the following would be TRUE at the timewhen the invoice is sent out? A. Total assets will decrease. B. Netincome will increase. C. Owner's equity will decrease. D. Totalliabilities will increase.

QUESTION 24 Which of the following accounts increases with adebit? A. Cash B. Interest Payable C. Accounts Payable D. Smith,Capital

QUESTION 25 The Accounts Receivable account of Nuptials Inc. isshown below. Accounts Receivable Dr Cr 26,000 3,500 5,000 Calculatethe ending balance of the account. A. $33,500 debit B. $31,000,debit C. $3,500, credit D. $27,500, debit

QUESTION 26 The following transactions for the month of Marchhave been journalized and posted to the proper accounts. Mar. 1Martinez invested $9,000 cash in his new design services business.Mar. 2 Paid the first month's rent of $800. Mar. 3 Purchasedequipment by paying $3,000 cash and executing a note payable for$5,000. Mar. 4 Purchased office supplies for $750 cash. Mar. 5Billed a client for $10,000 of design services completed. Mar. 6Received $8,000 on account for the services previously recorded.What is the balance in Cash? A. $13,250 B. $12,450 C. $15,450 D.$14,000

QUESTION 27 Which of the following sequences states the order inwhich a trial balance lists accounts? A. Equity â Assets âLiabilities B. Liabilities â Assets â Equity C. Assets â Equity âLiabilities D. Assets â Liabilities â Equity

QUESTION 28 Which of the following statements is FALSE? A. Atrial balance shows total amounts for assets, liabilities, andequity. B. A trial balance is created before the balance sheet isprepared. C. A trial balance presents data in debit and creditformat, but a balance sheet does not. D. A trial balance showstotal debits and total credits.

QUESTION 29 A promise received from a business's customers topay for goods and services that they received from the business iscalled a(n): A. revenue. B. account receivable. C. account payable.D. expense.

QUESTION 30 You can evaluate the economic resources, debt, andoverall financial position of a company in which of the followingfinancial statements? A. Income statement B. Balance sheet C.Statement of owner's equity D. Statement of cash flows

QUESTION 31 A book holding all of the accounts is called the: A.income statement. B. journal. C. ledger. D. balance sheet.

QUESTION 32 Which of the following groups of accounts BOTHnormally have a debit balance? A. Assets and Liabilities B.Liabilities and Owner's equity C. Revenues and Expenses D. Assetsand Expenses

QUESTION 33 A business buys $500 of supplies on account. Whichaccount is debited? A. Supplies B. Cash C. Service revenue D.Accounts payable

Exercise 3-2 Blossom Company entered into these transactions during May 2017, its first month of operations. 1. Stockholders invested $33,500 in the business in exchange for common stock of the company 2. Purchased computers for office use for $27,200 from Ladd on account. 3. Paid $3,700 cash for May rent on storage space. 4. Performed computer services worth $18,000 on account. 5. Performed computer services for Wharton Construction Company for $3,200 cash. 6. Paid Western States Power Co. $8,900 cash for energy usage in May. 7. Paid Ladd for the computers purchased in (2). 8. Incurred advertising expense for May of $1,700 on account. 9. Received $13,700 cash from customers for contracts billed in (4). Using the following tabular analysis, show the effect of each transaction on the accounting equation. Put explanations for changes to Stockholdersâ Equity in the far right column. (If a transaction causes a decrease in Assets, Liabilities or Stockholders' Equity, place a negative sign (or parentheses) in front of the amount entered for the particular Asset, Liability or Equity item that was reduced. See Illustration 3-3 for example.) Assets = Liabilities + Stockholdersâ Equity Cash + Accounts Receivable + Equipment = Accounts Payable + Common Stock + Retained Earnings Revenues - Expenses (1) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) $ $ $ = $ $ $ $

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