Question 1

A business will divide the life of its business into specific accounting periods because

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A)   a transaction can only affect one period of time.
B)   the number of transactions will be more evenly divided between periods.
C)   adjustments to the enterprise's accounts can only be made in the time period when the business terminates its operations.
D)   it will provide useful information to the business's users.

Question 2

The difference between the cost of a long-lived asset and its related accumulated depreciation is referred to as the

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A)   fair value of the long-lived asset.
B)   blue book value of the long-lived asset.
C)   carrying amount of the long-lived asset.
D)   depreciated difference of the long-lived asset.

Question 3

Which of the following would NOT appear on a company's adjusted trial balance?

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A)   ending owner's capital
B)   beginning owner's capital
C)   the company's assets
D)   the company's liabilities

Question 4

Lars Richards, CPA, has performed $2,000 of accounting services for a client but has not billed the client as of the end of the accounting period. What adjusting entry must Lars make?

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A)   debit Cash and credit Unearned Revenue
B)   debit Accounts Receivable and credit Unearned Revenue
C)   debit Accounts Receivable and credit Service Revenue
D)   debit Unearned Revenue and credit Service Revenue

Question 5

Why do salary expenses need to be accrued at the financial reporting date?

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A)   Salaries incurred are an actual expense for the time period in which they are accrued.
B)   If not accrued the company will not have to pay the amounts in the future.
C)   The liability account will be overstated if not accrued.
D)   The expense account will be overstated if not accrued.

Question 6

Complan Harness Shop received $2,000 cash for harness services to be provided in the future. The full amount was credited to the liability account Unearned Harness Fees. If the Harness services have been provided at the end of the accounting period and no adjusting entry is made, this would cause

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A)   expenses to be overstated.
B)   profit to be overstated.
C)   liabilities to be understated.
D)   revenues to be understated.

Question 7

The accrual basis of accounting is more complex than the cash basis of accounting as it involves such decisions as determining when to record revenues and expenses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A company needs to divide the life of its business into accounting periods in order to provide useful and relevant information to the people who use its financial statements.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A 52 week period is called a(n)

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A)   fiscal year.
B)   interim period.
C)   quarter.
D)   business period.

Question 10

A company usually determines the amount of supplies used during a period by

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A)   adding the supplies on hand to the balance of the Supplies account.
B)   summing the amount of supplies purchased during the period.
C)   taking the difference between the supplies purchased and the supplies paid for during the period.
D)   taking the difference between the balance of the Supplies account and the cost of supplies on hand.

Question 11

Which of the following accounting periods would NOT be referred to as an interim period?

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A)   monthly
B)   quarterly
C)   semi-annually
D)   annually

Question 12

If a business has several types of long-lived assets such as equipment, buildings, and trucks,

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A)   there should be only one accumulated depreciation account.
B)   there should be separate accumulated depreciation accounts for each type of long-lived asset.
C)   all the long-lived asset accounts will be recorded in one general ledger account.
D)   there is no need for an accumulated depreciation account.

Question 13

At December 31, 2017, before any year-end adjustments, Doris Knitting Company's Insurance Expense account had a balance of $725 and its Prepaid Insurance account had a balance of $2,900. It was determined that $1,500 of the Prepaid Insurance had not expired. The adjusted balance for Insurance Expense for the year would be

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A)   $1,500.
B)   $2,125.
C)   $2,225.
D)   $1,125.

Question 14

Accrued expenses are expenses that have been incurred but have not been recorded yet in the records.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A furniture factory's employees work overtime to finish an order that is sold on February 28. The office sends a statement to the customer in early March and payment is received by mid-March. According to the expense recognition criteria the overtime wages should be expensed in

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A)   February.
B)   March.
C)   the period when the workers receive their cheques.
D)   either in February or March depending on when the pay period ends.

Question 16

Mohawk Company employs 10 employees and pays each employee $100 per day. Assuming March 31 falls on a Wednesday and all employees are paid each Friday, how much Salaries Expense should be accrued for the March 31 year end?

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A)   $1,000
B)   $400
C)   $3,000
D)   $0

Question 17

Adjusting entries are needed every time financial statements are prepared.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Unearned revenues are

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A)   received and recorded as liabilities before they are earned.
B)   earned and recorded as liabilities before they are received.
C)   earned but not yet received or recorded.
D)   earned and already received and recorded.

Question 19

Accounting time periods that are more than one year in length are referred to as interim periods.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Prepayments must always be debited to an asset account and credited to a liability account.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Adjusting the Accounts

Lars Richards, CPA, has performed $2,000 of accounting services for a client but has not billed the client as of the end of the accounting period. What adjusting entry must Lars make?

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Which of the following would NOT appear on a company's adjusted trial balance?

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If a business has several types of long-lived assets such as equipment, buildings, and trucks,

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Which of the following accounting periods would NOT be referred to as an interim period?

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Why do salary expenses need to be accrued at the financial reporting date?

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A furniture factory's employees work overtime to finish an order that is sold on February 28. The office sends a statement to the customer in early March and payment is received by mid-March. According to the expense recognition criteria the overtime wages should be expensed in

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Accounting time periods that are more than one year in length are referred to as interim periods.

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Prepayments must always be debited to an asset account and credited to a liability account.

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Accrued expenses are expenses that have been incurred but have not been recorded yet in the records.

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A company usually determines the amount of supplies used during a period by

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Mohawk Company employs 10 employees and pays each employee $100 per day. Assuming March 31 falls on a Wednesday and all employees are paid each Friday, how much Salaries Expense should be accrued for the March 31 year end?

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A company needs to divide the life of its business into accounting periods in order to provide useful and relevant information to the people who use its financial statements.

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The accrual basis of accounting is more complex than the cash basis of accounting as it involves such decisions as determining when to record revenues and expenses.

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Unearned revenues are

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Adjusting entries are needed every time financial statements are prepared.

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A 52 week period is called a(n)

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A business will divide the life of its business into specific accounting periods because

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The difference between the cost of a long-lived asset and its related accumulated depreciation is referred to as the

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Complan Harness Shop received $2,000 cash for harness services to be provided in the future. The full amount was credited to the liability account Unearned Harness Fees. If the Harness services have been provided at the end of the accounting period and no adjusting entry is made, this would cause

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Exam 3: Adjusting the Accounts

Lars Richards, CPA, has performed $2,000 of accounting services for a client but has not billed the client as of the end of the accounting period. What adjusting entry must Lars make?

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Which of the following would NOT appear on a company's adjusted trial balance?

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If a business has several types of long-lived assets such as equipment, buildings, and trucks,

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Which of the following accounting periods would NOT be referred to as an interim period?

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Why do salary expenses need to be accrued at the financial reporting date?

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A furniture factory's employees work overtime to finish an order that is sold on February 28. The office sends a statement to the customer in early March and payment is received by mid-March. According to the expense recognition criteria the overtime wages should be expensed in

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Accounting time periods that are more than one year in length are referred to as interim periods.

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Prepayments must always be debited to an asset account and credited to a liability account.

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Accrued expenses are expenses that have been incurred but have not been recorded yet in the records.

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A company usually determines the amount of supplies used during a period by

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Mohawk Company employs 10 employees and pays each employee $100 per day. Assuming March 31 falls on a Wednesday and all employees are paid each Friday, how much Salaries Expense should be accrued for the March 31 year end?

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A company needs to divide the life of its business into accounting periods in order to provide useful and relevant information to the people who use its financial statements.

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The accrual basis of accounting is more complex than the cash basis of accounting as it involves such decisions as determining when to record revenues and expenses.

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Unearned revenues are

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Adjusting entries are needed every time financial statements are prepared.

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A 52 week period is called a(n)

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A business will divide the life of its business into specific accounting periods because

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The difference between the cost of a long-lived asset and its related accumulated depreciation is referred to as the

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Complan Harness Shop received $2,000 cash for harness services to be provided in the future. The full amount was credited to the liability account Unearned Harness Fees. If the Harness services have been provided at the end of the accounting period and no adjusting entry is made, this would cause

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