Question 1

The expense recognition principle ("matching")matches:

Accepted Answer

A) cash receipts with cash disbursements. 
B) expenses with the revenues to which they relate. 
C) assets with liabilities. 
D) prepaid expenses with deferred revenues. 
A) cash receipts with cash disbursements. 
B) expenses with the revenues to which they relate. 
C) assets with liabilities. 
D) prepaid expenses with deferred revenues.

Question 2

During March,Perpetual Envy Inc.provides $46,000 in consulting services for a customer.The customer paid $24,000;the other $22,000 was on account.Which of the following statements about these transactions is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Cash increases by $24,000,Consulting Revenue increases by $22,000,and Accounts Receivable increases by $46,000. 
B) Cash increases by $24,000,Accounts Receivable increases by $22,000,and Consulting Revenue increases by $46,000. 
C) Accounts Receivable increases by $22,000,Liabilities decrease by $24,000,and Stockholders' Equity increases by $2,000. 
D) Revenues increase by $24,000,liabilities decrease by $24,000,and Stockholders' Equity is unchanged. 
A) Cash increases by $24,000,Consulting Revenue increases by $22,000,and Accounts Receivable increases by $46,000. 
B) Cash increases by $24,000,Accounts Receivable increases by $22,000,and Consulting Revenue increases by $46,000. 
C) Accounts Receivable increases by $22,000,Liabilities decrease by $24,000,and Stockholders' Equity increases by $2,000. 
D) Revenues increase by $24,000,liabilities decrease by $24,000,and Stockholders' Equity is unchanged.

Question 3

Which of the following would increase the net profit margin in the current year?

Accepted Answer

A) Postpone routine maintenance work that was to be done this year. 
B) Increase the amount of research and development in the last month of the year. 
C) Postpone the purchase of supplies to the first month of the following year. 
D) Postpone dividends to stockholders. 
A) Postpone routine maintenance work that was to be done this year. 
B) Increase the amount of research and development in the last month of the year. 
C) Postpone the purchase of supplies to the first month of the following year. 
D) Postpone dividends to stockholders.

Question 4

An unadjusted trial balance:

Accepted Answer

A) cannot be used to prepare financial statements. 
B) is prepared after end-of-period adjustments have been made. 
C) will not reflect up-to-date information for income taxes. 
D) contains final amounts for assets and liabilities,but not for revenues and expenses. 
A) cannot be used to prepare financial statements. 
B) is prepared after end-of-period adjustments have been made. 
C) will not reflect up-to-date information for income taxes. 
D) contains final amounts for assets and liabilities,but not for revenues and expenses.

Question 5

Which of the following represents an account rather than a subtotal?

Accepted Answer

A) Net Income 
B) Total Revenues 
C) Total Expenses 
D) Service Revenue 
A) Net Income 
B) Total Revenues 
C) Total Expenses 
D) Service Revenue

Question 6

The unadjusted trial balance:

Accepted Answer

A) is a preliminary financial statement for external and internal users. 
B) generally lists account names in alphabetical order. 
C) is created to determine that total debits equal total credits. 
D) indicates whether or not errors were made in recording transactions. 
A) is a preliminary financial statement for external and internal users. 
B) generally lists account names in alphabetical order. 
C) is created to determine that total debits equal total credits. 
D) indicates whether or not errors were made in recording transactions.

Question 7

A company reported sales revenue,all of which arose from credit sales,of $48,000 on the income statement.Balance sheet information includes the following:   How much cash was collected from customers during the year?

Accepted Answer

A) $13,740. 
B) $61,740. 
C) $52,440. 
D) $45,840. 
A) $13,740. 
B) $61,740. 
C) $52,440. 
D) $45,840.

Question 8

The Rainbow House Painting Company has been contracted to paint a house for $3,600.One-half of that amount will be paid up front;the rest will be paid upon satisfactory completion.Rainbow should recognize the revenue when:

Accepted Answer

A) the performance obligation is identified. 
B) the first payment is received. 
C) the contract is identified. 
D) the performance obligation is satisfied. 
A) the performance obligation is identified. 
B) the first payment is received. 
C) the contract is identified. 
D) the performance obligation is satisfied.

Question 9

If a company decides to record an expenditure made this period as an expense,when it should have been recorded as an asset,net income will be overstated in the current period as a result.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following would not be reported on the income statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Utilities expense in the amount of a bill received for utilities used during the current period but unpaid as of the end of the period. 
B) Rent expense in the amount of rent paid during the period for use of a storage facility in the current period. 
C) Revenue for services provided to customers who promise to pay in the next period. 
D) Cost of land purchased with cash for future use. 
A) Utilities expense in the amount of a bill received for utilities used during the current period but unpaid as of the end of the period. 
B) Rent expense in the amount of rent paid during the period for use of a storage facility in the current period. 
C) Revenue for services provided to customers who promise to pay in the next period. 
D) Cost of land purchased with cash for future use.

Question 11

Which of the following will have no effect on total assets?

Accepted Answer

A) Billing a customer for work performed during the current month 
B) Receiving cash from a customer to pay for a previously recorded account receivable 
C) Receiving cash from a customer for work to be performed next month 
D) Receiving cash from a customer for work performed today 
A) Billing a customer for work performed during the current month 
B) Receiving cash from a customer to pay for a previously recorded account receivable 
C) Receiving cash from a customer for work to be performed next month 
D) Receiving cash from a customer for work performed today

Question 12

Which of the following statements about revenues and expenses is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Credits increase both revenues and expenses. 
B) Credits increase expenses and decrease revenues. 
C) Credits increase revenues and decrease expenses. 
D) Credits decrease both revenues and expenses. 
A) Credits increase both revenues and expenses. 
B) Credits increase expenses and decrease revenues. 
C) Credits increase revenues and decrease expenses. 
D) Credits decrease both revenues and expenses.

Question 13

Revenues are increased with:

Accepted Answer

A) debits because they decrease stockholder's equity. 
B) credits because they decrease stockholder's equity. 
C) credits because they increase stockholder's equity. 
D) debits because they increase stockholder's equity. 
A) debits because they decrease stockholder's equity. 
B) credits because they decrease stockholder's equity. 
C) credits because they increase stockholder's equity. 
D) debits because they increase stockholder's equity.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about net income is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Net income equals the amount of cash generated by the business during the reporting period. 
B) Net income represents the change in the market value of the company's stock during the period. 
C) Measurement of net income involves only counting. 
D) Measurement of net income involves estimations. 
A) Net income equals the amount of cash generated by the business during the reporting period. 
B) Net income represents the change in the market value of the company's stock during the period. 
C) Measurement of net income involves only counting. 
D) Measurement of net income involves estimations.

Question 15

Match the term and the explanation.There are more definitions than terms.
-Net Profit Margin

Accepted Answer

A) The concept that expenses should be reported at the same time as the related revenue. 
B) Reported when a company sells goods or services in the ordinary course of business for more than it costs to produce. 
C) A company's policy on when to report revenue in the financial statements. 
D) A ratio that indicates the percent of each revenue dollar that is left over after covering costs and expenses. 
E) Reporting expenses and revenue according to the time the underlying activities occur.
F)A liability account indicating customers have already paid for services not yet rendered.
G)The principle that changes in assets must be matched by changes in liabilities and equity.
H)An indication that a company has already paid a cost not yet incurred.
I)A list of account balances when the accounts do not yet include all revenues and expenses.
J)Also known as net assets,this is the value of assets minus liabilities.
K)Reporting expenses and revenues according to the time the money is paid or received. 
A) The concept that expenses should be reported at the same time as the related revenue. 
B) Reported when a company sells goods or services in the ordinary course of business for more than it costs to produce. 
C) A company's policy on when to report revenue in the financial statements. 
D) A ratio that indicates the percent of each revenue dollar that is left over after covering costs and expenses. 
E) Reporting expenses and revenue according to the time the underlying activities occur.
F)A liability account indicating customers have already paid for services not yet rendered.
G)The principle that changes in assets must be matched by changes in liabilities and equity.
H)An indication that a company has already paid a cost not yet incurred.
I)A list of account balances when the accounts do not yet include all revenues and expenses.
J)Also known as net assets,this is the value of assets minus liabilities.
K)Reporting expenses and revenues according to the time the money is paid or received.

Question 16

Wave Company receives $18,000 in advance this month for work to be performed next month.This month,the company should record a journal entry that includes a debit to:

Accepted Answer

A) Cash and a credit to Service Revenue for $18,000. 
B) Cash and a credit to Deferred Revenue for $18,000. 
C) Cash and a credit to Accounts Receivable for $18,000. 
D) Prepaid Services and a credit to Cash for $18,000. 
A) Cash and a credit to Service Revenue for $18,000. 
B) Cash and a credit to Deferred Revenue for $18,000. 
C) Cash and a credit to Accounts Receivable for $18,000. 
D) Prepaid Services and a credit to Cash for $18,000.

Question 17

On June 30,Sugar Co.received a bill for $4,200 for running a newspaper ad in June.The bill will be paid in July.Which of the following statements is correct for June?

Accepted Answer

A) Liabilities are decreased by $4,200. 
B) Assets are increased by $4,200. 
C) Expenses are increased by $4,200. 
D) Revenues are decreased by $4,200. 
A) Liabilities are decreased by $4,200. 
B) Assets are increased by $4,200. 
C) Expenses are increased by $4,200. 
D) Revenues are decreased by $4,200.

Question 18

Which of the following would eventually cause Retained Earnings to increase?

Accepted Answer

A) Receiving cash for services provided in a prior month 
B) Incurring utilities that will be paid for next month 
C) Receiving cash for services to be provided next month 
D) Performing services for which cash will be received next month 
A) Receiving cash for services provided in a prior month 
B) Incurring utilities that will be paid for next month 
C) Receiving cash for services to be provided next month 
D) Performing services for which cash will be received next month

Question 19

Assume accrual basis accounting is used.Which of the following statements about income statement accounts is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Costs incurred to help generate revenue are only reported as expenses on the income statement if they are paid in cash in the same period as the revenue received. 
B) Revenue accounts are shown after the amount of expense accounts on the income statement. 
C) Revenue accounts include Cash,Accounts Receivable,and Deferred Revenue. 
D) There is no Net Income account. 
A) Costs incurred to help generate revenue are only reported as expenses on the income statement if they are paid in cash in the same period as the revenue received. 
B) Revenue accounts are shown after the amount of expense accounts on the income statement. 
C) Revenue accounts include Cash,Accounts Receivable,and Deferred Revenue. 
D) There is no Net Income account.

Question 20

Which of the following line items appear on an income statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Accounts Payable 
B) Equipment 
C) Utilities Expense 
D) Retained Earnings 
A) Accounts Payable 
B) Equipment 
C) Utilities Expense 
D) Retained Earnings

The expense recognition principle ("matching")matches:

During March,Perpetual Envy Inc.provides $46,000 in consulting services for a customer.The customer paid $24,000;the other $22,000 was on account.Which of the following statements about these transactions is correct?

Which of the following would increase the net profit margin in the current year?

An unadjusted trial balance:

Which of the following represents an account rather than a subtotal?

The unadjusted trial balance:

A company reported sales revenue,all of which arose from credit sales,of $48,000 on the income statement.Balance sheet information includes the following: How much cash was collected from customers during the year?

The Rainbow House Painting Company has been contracted to paint a house for $3,600.One-half of that amount will be paid up front;the rest will be paid upon satisfactory completion.Rainbow should recognize the revenue when:

If a company decides to record an expenditure made this period as an expense,when it should have been recorded as an asset,net income will be overstated in the current period as a result.

Which of the following would not be reported on the income statement?

Which of the following will have no effect on total assets?

Which of the following statements about revenues and expenses is correct?

Revenues are increased with:

Which of the following statements about net income is correct?

Match the term and the explanation.There are more definitions than terms. -Net Profit Margin

Wave Company receives $18,000 in advance this month for work to be performed next month.This month,the company should record a journal entry that includes a debit to:

On June 30,Sugar Co.received a bill for $4,200 for running a newspaper ad in June.The bill will be paid in July.Which of the following statements is correct for June?

Which of the following would eventually cause Retained Earnings to increase?

Assume accrual basis accounting is used.Which of the following statements about income statement accounts is correct?

Which of the following line items appear on an income statement?

Business Decisions and Financial Accounting

The Balance Sheet

Adjustments,Financial Statements,and Financial Results

Fraud,Internal Control,and Cash

Merchandising Operations and the Multistep Income Statement

Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold

Receivables,Bad Debt Expense,and Interest Revenue

Long-Lived Tangible and Intangible Assets

Liabilities

Stockholders Equity

Statement of Cash Flows

Measuring and Evaluating Financial Performance

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Exam 3: The Income Statement

The expense recognition principle ("matching")matches:

During March,Perpetual Envy Inc.provides $46,000 in consulting services for a customer.The customer paid $24,000;the other $22,000 was on account.Which of the following statements about these transactions is correct?

Which of the following would increase the net profit margin in the current year?

An unadjusted trial balance:

Which of the following represents an account rather than a subtotal?

The unadjusted trial balance:

A company reported sales revenue,all of which arose from credit sales,of $48,000 on the income statement.Balance sheet information includes the following: How much cash was collected from customers during the year?

The Rainbow House Painting Company has been contracted to paint a house for $3,600.One-half of that amount will be paid up front;the rest will be paid upon satisfactory completion.Rainbow should recognize the revenue when:

If a company decides to record an expenditure made this period as an expense,when it should have been recorded as an asset,net income will be overstated in the current period as a result.

Which of the following would not be reported on the income statement?

Which of the following will have no effect on total assets?

Which of the following statements about revenues and expenses is correct?

Revenues are increased with:

Which of the following statements about net income is correct?

Match the term and the explanation.There are more definitions than terms. -Net Profit Margin

Wave Company receives $18,000 in advance this month for work to be performed next month.This month,the company should record a journal entry that includes a debit to:

On June 30,Sugar Co.received a bill for $4,200 for running a newspaper ad in June.The bill will be paid in July.Which of the following statements is correct for June?

Which of the following would eventually cause Retained Earnings to increase?

Assume accrual basis accounting is used.Which of the following statements about income statement accounts is correct?

Which of the following line items appear on an income statement?

Business Decisions and Financial Accounting

The Balance Sheet

Adjustments,Financial Statements,and Financial Results

Fraud,Internal Control,and Cash

Merchandising Operations and the Multistep Income Statement

Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold

Receivables,Bad Debt Expense,and Interest Revenue

Long-Lived Tangible and Intangible Assets

Liabilities

Stockholders Equity

Statement of Cash Flows

Measuring and Evaluating Financial Performance

Filters