Essential Accounting Principles and Financial Analysis Quiz

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Accounting Principles and Financial Analysis Practice

  1. The accounting equation can be expressed in all of the following ways except: LIABILITIES = ASSETS + OWNER’S EQUITY

  2. The financial statements, in the order in which they are prepared, are: INCOME STATEMENT, RETAINED EARNINGS, BALANCE SHEET, AND CASH FLOW.

  3. An account, in its simple form, is made up of which parts? A TITLE, A DEBIT SIDE, AND A CREDIT SIDE

  4. Every transaction affects at least two accounts. The purchase of land in exchange for cash is recorded with which of the following entries? DEBIT TO LAND AND CREDIT TO CASH

  5. A credit may represent a: INCREASE IN LIABILITY ACCOUNT

  6. A prepaid expense, such as the purchase of insurance for an upcoming period, is initially recorded in the accounting system as an: ASSET

  7. Websavy paid the electric and gas bill for the month in the amount of $325. What is the entry to record this transaction? DEBIT UTILITIES EXPENSE, CREDIT CASH

  8. The accounting concept that supports reporting revenues in the period in which they are earned is called the ______ concept: REVENUE RECOGNITION

  9. An adjusting entry always affects: AT LEAST ONE INCOME STATEMENT ACCOUNT AND ONE BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNT

  10. Expense items that have been incurred but not yet recorded in the accounts are: ACCRUED EXPENSES

  11. The balance in Carlos Company’s supplies account on December 31 is $3,000. If the supplies used during the year were $750, what is the entry to adjust the supplies account at the end of the year? DEBIT TO SUPPLIES EXPENSE, $750; CREDIT TO SUPPLIES, $750.

  12. Which of the following is true regarding the flow of data from the Adjusted Trial Balance columns of the end-of-period spreadsheet to the financial statements? THE BALANCE OF THE CAPITAL STOCK ACCOUNT WILL FLOW INTO THE BALANCE SHEET

  13. Which account would appear in the post-closing trial balance? SALARIES PAYABLE

  14. In the sequence of accounting cycle steps, which step follows the preparation of the adjusted trial balance? FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PREPARED

  15. When there is a net loss, the entry to close Income Summary will include a: DEBIT TO RETAINED EARNINGS ACCOUNT

  16. When we compare each item in a financial statement with a total amount from the same statement to analyze relationships within it, we’re talking about: VERTICAL ANALYSIS

  17. When each item on a current financial statement is compared with the same item on an earlier statement, we’re talking about: HORIZONTAL ANALYSIS

  18. What is the current ratio for a merchandising company that has the balances from the following table? CURRENT RATIO: 3.31

  19. What is the ratio of Net Sales to Assets for the company of Q18? RATIO OF NET SALES TO ASSETS: 1.23

  20. What is the ratio of Liabilities to Stockholders’ Equity for the company of Q18 & 19? RATIO OF LIABILITIES TO STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: 2.47

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