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Classify the following items as: 1) prepaid expense, 2) unearned revenue, 3) accrued expense, or 4) accrued revenue. a) fees received but not yet earned b) fees earned but not yet received c) paid premium on a one-year insurance policy d) property tax owed to be paid beginning of next year

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a) 2) unearned reven...

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If the adjustment for depreciation for the year is inadvertently omitted, the assets on the balance sheet at the end of the period will be understated.

A) True
B) False

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Generally accepted accounting principles require that companies use the of accounting.


A) cash basis
B) deferral basis
C) accrual basis
D) account basis

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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For the year ending December 31, Orion, Inc. mistakenly omitted adjusting entries for $1,500 of supplies that were used, 2) unearned revenue of $4,200 that was earned, and 3) insurance of $5,000 that expired. For the year ending December 31, what is the effect of these errors on revenues, expenses, and net income?


A) revenues are overstated by $4,200
B) net income is overstated by $2,300
C) expenses are overstated by $6,500
D) expenses are understated by $3,500

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Using accrual accounting, expenses are recorded and reported only


A) when they are incurred, whether or not cash is paid
B) when they are incurred and paid at the same time
C) if they are paid before they are incurred
D) if they are paid after they are incurred

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Prepaid rent, representing rent for the next six months' occupancy, would be reported on the tenant's balance sheet as an)


A) asset
B) liability
C) stockholders' equity account
D) contra liability

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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If the effect of the debit portion of an adjusting entry is to increase the balance of an expense account, which of the following describes the effect of the credit portion of the entry?


A) decreases the balance of an stockholders' equity account
B) increases the balance of a liability account
C) increases the balance of an asset account
D) decreases the balance of an expense account

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Identify the effect a-h) that omitting each of the following items would have on the balance sheet. -Depreciation on equipment was not recorded.


A) Assets and stockholders' equity overstated
B) Assets and stockholders' equity understated
C) Assets overstated and stockholders' equity understated
D) Assets understated and stockholders' equity overstated
E) Liabilities and stockholders' equity overstated
F) Liabilities and stockholders' equity understated
G) Liabilities overstated and stockholders' equity understated
H) Liabilities understated and stockholders' equity overstated

I) A) and E)
J) A) and D)

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Generally accepted accounting principles require accrual-basis accounting.

A) True
B) False

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Complete the missing items in the Summary of Adjustments chart: Complete the missing items in the Summary of Adjustments chart:

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(a)Prepaid rent or Prepaid insurance
(b)...

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Fees payable would appear on the balance sheet as an)


A) asset
B) liability
C) fixed asset
D) unearned revenue

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Using accrual accounting, revenue is recorded and reported only


A) when cash is received without regard to when the services are rendered
B) when the services are rendered without regard to when cash is received
C) when cash is received at the time services are rendered
D) if cash is received after the services are rendered

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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An adjusting entry would adjust revenue so it is reported when earned and not when cash is received.

A) True
B) False

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Record journal entries for the following transactions. a) On December 1, $18,000 was received for a service contract to be performed from December 1 through April 30. b) Assuming the work is performed evenly throughout the contract period, prepare the adjusting journal entry on December 31.

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Dec. 1 Cash 18,000
Unearned Fe...

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Adjustments for accruals are needed to record a revenue that has been earned or an expense that has been incurred but not recorded.

A) True
B) False

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For each of the following errors, considered individually, indicate whether the error would cause the adjusted trial balance totals to be unequal. If the error would cause the adjusted trial balance total to be unequal, indicate whether the debit or credit total is higher and by how much. a) The adjustment for unearned fees of $3,260 was journalized as a debit to Accounts Payable for $3,260 and a credit to Fees Earned of $3,260. b) The adjustment for supplies expense of $425 was journalized as a debit to Supplies Expense for $542 and a credit to Supplies for $425.

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a) The trial balance totals will still b...

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An example of deferred revenue is Unearned Rent.

A) True
B) False

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The adjusted trial balance verifies that total debits equals total credits before the adjusting entries are prepared.

A) True
B) False

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At January 31, the end of the first month of the year, the usual adjusting entry transferring expired insurance to an expense account is omitted. Which items will be incorrectly stated, because of the error, on a) the income statement for January and b) the balance sheet as of January 31? Also indicate whether the items in error will be overstated or understated.

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a) Insurance expense or expens...

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How will the following adjusting journal entry affect the accounting equation?  Unearned Subscriptions 11,500 Subscriptions Earned 11,500\begin{array} { | c | r | r | } \hline \text { Unearned Subscriptions } & 11,500 & \\\hline \text { Subscriptions Earned } & & 11,500 \\\hline\end{array}


A) increase assets, increase revenues
B) increase liabilities, increase revenues
C) decrease liabilities, increase revenues
D) decrease liabilities, decrease revenues

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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