ACCT 203 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Trial Balance, Accrual, Retained Earnings

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31 May 2017

School

George Mason University

Department

Accounting

Course

ACCT 203

Professor

Hylton

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Everything in the chapter needs to be studied. The following areas are those of special interest. Principles and assumptions of accounting definition and application of each one. The equation is very important, as well as effects of transactions on the equation. Equity has two components, contributed capital and retained earnings. Retained earnings is increased by revenue, decreased by expenses and decreased by. Common stock is an account under the balance sheet component of contributed capital. Recognizing revenues and matching expenses with the revenue it was used to generated. Know impact if the adjusting entries are not recorded. Closing process: close revenue, close expenses, close income summary, close dividends. Perpetual inventory is used so the merchandise inventory account increases and decreases for all expenditures involving the acquisition of the merchandise. Journal entries for all types of transactions in the chapter. The problem is related to the accounting equation and journal entries.

Related Questions

NEED ASAP PLEASE

Question 1

Which one of the following is not an externaluser of accounting information?

		Customers
		Investors
		Regulatory agencies
		All of these are external users

3 points

Question 2

The first step in solving an ethical dilemma is to

		identify and analyze the principal elements in thesituation.
		identify the alternatives.
		recognize an ethical situation and the ethical issuesinvolved.
		weigh the impact of each alternative on variousstakeholders.

3 points

Question 3

Generally accepted accounting principles are

		income tax regulations of the Internal Revenue Service.
		standards that indicate how to report economic events.
		theories that are based on physical laws of the universe.
		principles that have been proven correct by academicresearchers.

3 points

Question 4

Which of the following events is not a businesstransaction?

		Issuance of stock in exchange for cash.
		Hired employees.
		Incurred utility expenses for the month.
		Earned revenue for services provided.

3 points

Question 5

When assets are distributed to the owners of a corporation,these distributions are termed

		depletions.
		consumptions.
		dividends.
		a credit line.

3 points

Question 6

If total liabilities increased by $8,000, then

		assets must have decreased by $8,000.
		stockholders' equity must have increased by $8,000.
		assets must have increased by $8,000, or stockholders' equitymust have decreased by $8,000.
		assets and stockholders' equity each increased by $4,000.

3 points

Question 7

If total liabilities increased by $30,000 and stockholders'equity increased by $20,000 during a period of time, then totalassets must change by what amount and direction during that sameperiod?

		$50,000 decrease
		$10,000 decrease
		$10,000 increase
		$50,000 increase

3 points

Question 8

Misra Company compiled the following financial information as ofDecember 31:

Revenues	$ 340,000
Retained Earnings, Beginning	$ 60,000
Equipment	$ 80,000
Expenses	$ 250,000
Cash	$ 90,000
Dividends	$ 20,000
Supplies	$ 10,000
Accounts payable	$ 40,000
Accounts receivable	$ 70,000
Common Stock	$ 80,000

Misra's assets on December 31 are

		$180,000.
		$250,000.
		$360,000.
		$ 490,000.

3 points

Question 9

Mofro's Computer Repair Shop started the year with total assetsof $300,000 and total liabilities of $200,000. During the year, thebusiness recorded $500,000 in computer repair revenues, $300,000 inexpenses, and Mofro paid dividends of $50,000. Stockholders' equityat the end of the year was

		$200,000.
		$100,000.
		$250,000.
		$300,000.

3 points

Question 10

A balance sheet shows

		assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity.
		expenses, dividends, and stockholders' equity.
		revenues, expenses, and dividends.
		revenues, liabilities, and stockholders' equity.

3 points

Question 11

At September 1, Foli Co. reported retained earnings of $136,000.During the month, Foli generated revenues of $20,000, incurredexpenses of $12,000, purchased equipment for $5,000 and paiddividends of $2,000. What is the amount of retained earnings atSeptember 30?

		$136,000
		$142,000
		$8,000
		$137,000

3 points

Question 12

Grayton Industries purchased supplies for $1,000. The Companypaid $500 in cash and agreed to pay the balance in 30 days. Thejournal entry to record this transaction would include a debit toan asset account for $1,000, a credit to a liability account for$500. Which of the following would be the correct way to completethe recording of the transaction?

		Credit an asset account for $500.
		Credit the Retained Earnings account for $500.
		Credit another liability account for $500.
		Debit the Retained Earnings account for $500.

3 points

Question 13

Radio Moscow Industries purchased supplies for $1,000. They paid$400 in cash and agreed to pay the balance in 30 days. The journalentry to record this transaction would include a debit to an assetaccount for $1,000, a credit to a liability account for $600. Whichof the following would be the correct way to complete the recordingof the transaction?

		Credit an asset account for $400.
		Credit another liability account for $400.
		Credit the retained earnings account for $400.
		Debit the retained earnings account for $400.

3 points

Question 14

A credit to a liability account

		must be accompanied by a debit to an asset account.
		indicates an increase in the amount owed to creditors.
		is an error.
		indicates a decrease in the amount owed to creditors.

3 points

Question 15

In recording business transactions, evidence that an accountingtransaction has taken place is obtained from

		business documents.
		the Internal Revenue Service.
		the public relations department.
		the SEC.

3 points

Question 16

On June 1, Leno Inc. buys a copier machine for her business andfinances this purchase with cash and a note. When journalizing thistransaction, the company's accountant will

		make a simple entry.
		use two journal entries.
		make a compound entry.
		list the credit entries first, which is proper form for thistype of transaction.

3 points

Question 17

A three column form of account is so named because it hascolumns for

		debit, credit, and balance.
		debit, credit, and date.
		debit, credit, and account name.
		debit, credit, and reference.

3 points

Question 18

The first step in designing a computerized accounting system isthe creation of the

		general ledger.
		general journal.
		trial balance.
		chart of accounts.

3 points

Question 19

Chik Chik Company showed the following balances at the end ofits first year:

Cash	$ 6,000
Prepaid insurance	$ 9,400
Accounts receivable	$ 7,000
Accounts payable	$ 5,600
Notes payable	$ 8,400
Common stock	$ 2,800
Dividends	$ 1,400
Revenues	$ 44,000
Expenses	$ 35,000

What did Chik Chik Company show as total credits on its trialbalance?

		$51,400
		$60,800
		$62,200
		$70,200

3 points

Question 20

Which of the following time periods would notbe referred to as an interim period?

		Monthly
		Quarterly
		Semi-annually
		Annually

AvaAva

PetrilloPetrillo

recently opened her own law office on

MarchMarch

?1, which she operates as a corporation. The name of the newentity is

AvaAva

PetrilloPetrillo?,

Attorney.

PetrilloPetrillo

experienced the following events during the organizing phase ofthe new business and its first month of? operation,

MarchMarch

20182018.

Some of the events were personal and did not affect the lawpractice. Others were business transactions and should be accountedfor by the business.

Mar.Mar.???1		Sold personal investment in Amazon?stock, which she had owned for several? years, receiving $ 33 comma 000$33,000 cash.
2		Deposited the $ 33 comma 000$33,000 cash from the sale of the Amazon stock in her personal bankaccount.
3		Deposited $ 60 comma 000$60,000 cash in a new business bank account titled AvaAva PetrilloPetrillo?, Attorney. The business issued common stock to PetrilloPetrillo.
5		Paid $ 450$450 cash for ink cartridges for the printer.
7		Purchased computer for the law?office, agreeing to pay the? account, $ 7 comma 000$7,000?, within three months.
9		Received $ 3 comma 100$3,100 cash from customers for services rendered.
15		Received bill from TheLawyer for magazine? subscription, $ 200$200. ?(Use Miscellaneous Expense? account.)
23		Finished court hearings on behalfof a client and submitted a bill for legal? services, $ 12 comma 000$12,000?, on account.
28		Paid bill from The Lawyer.
30		Paid? utilities, $ 1 comma 300$1,300.
3131		Received $ 1 comma 000$1,000 cash from clients billed on MarchMarch 23.
3131		Cash dividends of $ 3 comma 000$3,000 were paid to stockholders.

Analyze the effects of thepreceding events on the accounting equation of

AvaAva

PetrilloPetrillo?,

Attorney.

Prepare the following financial? statements:

a. Income statement.

b. Statement of retained earnings.

c. Balance sheet.

d. Statement of cash flows.

Requirement 1. Analyze the effects of thepreceding events on the accounting equation of

AvaAva

PetrilloPetrillo?,

Attorney.Analyze the events? chronologically, one transaction ata time. Beginning with the transaction on the? 2nd, calculate thebalance in each account after analyzing the effect of thetransaction on the accounting equation. After calculating theending balance of each account on the

3131?st,

calculate total assets and total liabilities and equity.?(Complete only the necessary answer boxes for your transactionlines. If a transaction is personal and does not affect the?business, leave the transaction line blank. Carry down all balancesto the? "Bal." line, including zero balance? accounts, entering a?"0" for any zero balances. Enter a decrease in an account with aminus sign or parentheses. Abbreviations? used: A/P? = Accounts?Payable; A/R? = Accounts? Receivable; Com.? = Common; Contr. Cap.?= Contributed? Capital; Div.? = Dividends; Comp.? = Computer; Exp.?= Expense; Liab.? = Liabilities; Misc.? = Miscellaneous; Rev.? =Revenue; Sup.? = Supplies; Util.? = Utilities.)

ASSETS

LIAB.

EQUITY

Contr.

Cap.

Retained Earnings

Cash

A/R

Office

Comp.

A/P

Com.

Div.

Service

Util.

Misc.

Sup.

Stock

Rev.

Exp.

3/1

72,000

3/2

Bal.

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The realizationprinciple indicates that revenue usually should be recorded inthe accounting records:

Question 1 options:

A)	when cash is collected from customers

B)	when goods are sold or services are rendered to customers

C)	at the end of the accounting period

D)	only when the revenue can be matched by an equal dollar amountof expenses

E)	both (b) and (d) are correct

Which of the following account(s) would be part ofworking capital?

Question 2 options:

A)	accounts payable

land

supplies

D)	retained earnings

E)	cost of goods sold

F)	two of the above accounts are part of working capital

G)	three of the above accounts are part of working capital

H)	four of the above accounts are part of working capital

I)	all of the above accounts are part of working capital

On May 17, Buckeye Corporation performed $800 ofservices for ABC Company, a customer. ABC paid for one-half ofthe
bill on May 17 and agreed to pay the remainder within 30 days. OnJune 9, ABC paid the remaining amount owed. Which
of the following journal entries would ABC Company make onJune 9?

Question 3 options:

A)	debit accounts receivable $400 and credit cash $400

B)	debit cash $400 and credit service revenue $400

C)	debit accounts payable $400 and credit service revenue$400

D)	debit cash $400 and credit accounts payable $400

E)	debit cash $400 and credit accounts receivable $400

F)	debit accounts payable $400 and credit cash $400

The following information is available for XYZ Company: January 1, 2003 December 31, 2003Assets $500,000 $700,000Liabilities $300,000 $400,000 Equity $200,000 $300,000
XYZ Company reported a net income of $50,000 during 2003.
XYZ Company's return on equity (ROE) for 2003 was equal to:

Fletcher, Inc. reported an ending notes payablebalance of $57,000. An examination of the notes payablet-account
revealed debits of $25,000 and credits of $39,000 during the year.The beginning notes payable balance for Fletcher,
Inc. was equal to:

Question 5 options:

A)	$71,000 credit

B)	$71,000 debit

C)	$43,000 debit

D)	$43,000 credit

E)	none of the above are correct

Indicate the effect each of the following transactions has onthe accounting equation (i.e., assets, liabilities, and equity).Enter the number corresponding to your answer in the box provided.Answer choices may be used once, more than once, or not atall.

Question 6 options:

	ABC Company performed $2,000 of delivery servicesfor a customer who agreed to pay next month
	ABC Company paid $2,000 cash to the bank; $1,800of this amount was the repayment of a bank loan and the other $200paid was interest
	ABC Company made the adjusting entry to accrueincome taxes owed but not yet paid
	ABC Company purchased equipment for $3,000cash

1.	assets increase; liabilities increase; equitydecrease
2.	assets decrease; liabilities decrease; equity noeffect
3.	assets increase; liabilities no effect; equityincrease
4.	assets no effect; liabilities no effect; equity noeffect
5.	assets no effect; liabilities increase; equitydecrease
6.	assets increase; liabilities increase; equityincrease
7.	assets increase; liabilities increase; equity noeffect
8.	assets no effect; liabilities decrease; equityincrease
9.	assets decrease; liabilities no effect; equitydecrease
10.	assets decrease; liabilities decrease; equitydecrease

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