Calculate cost of goods available for sale and cost of goodssold for the month.
5. Principles of an efficient and effectiveaccounting information system include all of the followingexcept
a. cost effectiveness.
b. flexibility.
c. useful output.
d. All of these options are principles.
6. Which of the following statements isincorrect?
a. A major consideration in developing an accountingsystem is cost effectiveness.
b. When an accounting system is designed, noconsideration needs to be given to the needs and knowledge of thevarious users.
c. The accounting system should be able toaccommodate a variety of users and changing information needs.
d. To be useful, information must be understandable,relevant, reliable, timely, and accurate.
7. All of the following are advantages ofusing subsidiary ledgers except they
a. eliminate errors in individual accounts.
b. free the general ledger of excessive details.
c. show, in a single account, transactions affectingone customer or one creditor.
d. make possible a division of labor.
8. Which of the following is notan advantage of a subsidiary ledger?
a. Shows transactions affecting one customer or onecreditor in a single account.
b. Helps locate errors in individual accounts.
c. Puts greater detail in the general ledger.
d. Makes possible a division of labor.
9. Credit sales of assets other thanmerchandise are recorded in the
a. cash payments journal.
b. cash receipts journal.
c. general journal.
d. sales journal.
10. When the totals of the sales journal are posted at the end of themonth, there will be credits to
a. Sales and Merchandise Inventory and debits toAccounts Receivable and Cost of Goods Sold.
b. Accounts Receivable and Cost of Goods Sold anddebits to Sales and Merchandise Inventory.
c. Sales and debits to each individual customeraccount.
d. the Sales account only, and no debits.
11. TheOther Accounts column of a multi-column journal is often referredto as the
a. Sundry Accounts column.
b. Controlling Account column.
c. Credit Account column.
d. Debit Account column.
12. Companies record credit purchases of equipment or supplies inthe
a. cash payments journal.
b. cash receipts journal.
c. general journal.
d. one-column purchases journal.
13. Inthe expanded purchases journal, debits are made in whichcolumns?
a. Accounts Payable, Merchandise Inventory, andOffice Supplies
b. Merchandise Inventory, Office Supplies, and StoreSupplies
c. Cash, Office Supplies, and Store Supplies
d. Accounts Payable, Cash, and MerchandiseInventory
14. Ifa customer takes a sales discount, an entry is made in the
a. cash receipts journal.
b. sales journal.
c. cash payments journal.
d. general journal.
15. Claimsfor which formal instruments of credit are issued as proof of thedebt are
a. accounts receivable.
b. interest receivable.
c. notes receivable.
d. other receivables.
16. Interestis usually associated with
a. accounts receivable.
b. notes receivable.
c. doubtful accounts.
d. bad debts.
17. Thereceivable that is usually evidenced by a formal instrument ofcredit is a(n)
a. trade receivable.
b. note receivable.
c. accounts receivable.
d. income tax receivable.
18. Which ofthe following receivables would not be classified as an"other receivable"?
a. Advance to an employee
b. Refundable income tax
c. Notes receivable
d. Interest receivable
19. Notes oraccounts receivables that result from sales transactions are oftencalled
a. sales receivables.
b. non-trade receivables.
c. trade receivables.
d. merchandise receivables.
20. LarsonCompany on July 15 sells merchandise on account to Stuart Co. for$1,000, terms 2/10, n/30. On July 20 Stuart Co. returns merchandiseworth $400 to Larson Company. On July 24 payment is received fromStuart Co. for the balance due. What is the amount of cashreceived?
a. $600
b. $588
c. $580
d. $1,000
