Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The entry to journalize payment to replenish a petty cash fund is ____.
a. | debit Cash; credit Petty Cash | b. | debit the appropriate expense and other
accounts; credit Petty Cash | c. | debit Petty Cash; credit
Cash | d. | debit the appropriate expense and other accounts; credit
Cash |
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Each account in a subsidiary ledger has ____.
a. | three amount columns | c. | four amount columns | b. | two amount columns | d. | none of the
above |
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A business expecting to make money and continue in business indefinitely is
applying the accounting concept ____.
a. | Business Entity | c. | Going Concern | b. | Historical Cost | d. | Objective
Evidence |
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The amount of sales tax a business collects is ____.
a. | an expense. | c. | revenue | b. | an asset | d. | a liability |
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Supplies bought for use in a business are recorded in the ____.
a. | supplies account | c. | cash account | b. | purchases account | d. | supplies expense
account |
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Using a cash register tape as a source document for weekly cash and credit card
sales is an application of the accounting concept ____.
a. | Matching Expenses with Revenue | c. | Objective
Evidence | b. | Realization of Revenue | d. | Business Entity |
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A listing of customer accounts, account balances, and total amount due from all
customers is a ____.
a. | subsidiary ledger | c. | schedule of accounts receivable | b. | controlling
list | d. | schedule of accounts
payable |
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The journal entry for a cash and credit card sales transaction is ____.
a. | debit Sales; credit Cash; credit Sales Tax Payable | b. | debit Sales Tax
Payable; debit Cash; credit Sales | c. | debit Cash; credit Sales; credit Sales Tax
Payable | d. | debit Cash; debit Sales Tax Payable; credit Sales |
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Special amount columns are used for transactions that occur ____.
a. | once during the fiscal year | c. | infrequently | b. | once every
month | d. | frequently |
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10.
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A form prepared by the customer showing the price deduction taken by the
customer for returns and allowances is a ____.
a. | purchase invoice | c. | purchases allowance | b. | memorandum | d. | debit
memorandum |
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A subsidiary ledger containing only accounts for vendors from whom items are
purchased or bought on account is ____.
a. | an accounts receivable ledger | c. | an accounts payable
ledger | b. | a general ledger | d. | none of the above |
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When a customer account balance is changed, ____.
a. | all vendor numbers will change | b. | the total of all account balances will be less
than the balance of the controlling account | c. | the balance of the controlling account Accounts
Receivable is also changed | d. | none of the
above |
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The total amount of the purchases journal is posted to the general ledger
account(s) ____.
a. | Purchases | c. | Accounts Payable | b. | Purchases and Accounts
Payable | d. | none of the
above |
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The entry to journalize buying supplies for cash is ____.
a. | debit Purchases; credit Supplies | b. | debit Supplies; credit Cash | c. | debit Accounts
Payable; credit Supplies | d. | debit Purchases; credit
Cash |
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When a business pays for insurance, Prepaid Insurance is ____.
a. | decreased by a credit | c. | decreased by a debit | b. | increased by a credit | d. | increased by a
debit |
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The amount on each line of a purchases journal is posted as a ____.
a. | credit to an account in the accounts payable ledger | b. | credit to an account
in the accounts receivable ledger | c. | debit to an account in the accounts payable
ledger | d. | debit to an account in the accounts receivable ledger |
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A schedule of accounts receivable is prepared ____.
a. | before all current entries are posted | b. | before the special column totals are
posted | c. | at the beginning of the month | d. | after all current entries are
posted |
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Using a sales invoice as a source document for recording a sale on account is an
application of the accounting concept ____.
a. | Business Entity | c. | Matching Expenses with Revenue | b. | Realization of
Revenue | d. | Objective
Evidence |
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The special amount column totals of the cash receipts journal are ____.
a. | posted often | b. | posted to the general ledger controlling
account at the end of each month | c. | not posted | d. | posted monthly to a
customer account |
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The total amount due from all charge customers is summarized in a general ledger
account titled ____.
a. | Revenue | c. | Accounts Receivable | b. | Sales | d. | Accounts
Payable |
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To indicate that column totals are not to be posted, ____.
a. | a check mark is placed in the Post. Ref. column of the journal on the total
line | b. | a check mark is placed in parentheses under the total | c. | an account number is
placed in the Post. Ref. column of the journal | d. | nothing is placed under the
total |
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When a business receives revenue, Sales is ____.
a. | decreased by a debit | c. | increased by a credit | b. | increased by a
debit | d. | decreased by a
credit |
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Prepaid Insurance is ____.
a. | an owner's equity account | c. | an asset
account | b. | a liability account | d. | none of the above |
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24.
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A transaction that increases cash and decreases owner's equity is
____.
a. | expense | c. | revenue | b. | withdrawal | d. | none of the
above |
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25.
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The asset most commonly withdrawn by business owners is ____.
a. | cash | c. | supplies | b. | contributions | d. | insurance |
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The total of the schedule of accounts receivable should equal ____.
a. | the cash account | b. | the accounts receivable account balance in the
general ledger | c. | the debit and credit proof | d. | none of the
above |
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Sales invoices should be ____.
a. | used as source documents for sales on account | b. | numbered in
sequence | c. | all of these | d. | prepared in
triplicate |
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When a credit is posted to the accounts receivable ledger, ____.
a. | the source document number and page number of the journal are written in the Post.
Ref. column of the account | b. | Balance is written in the Item
column | c. | the new amount posted in the Credit column is subtracted from the previous
balance | d. | the credit amount is written in the Debit column of the
account |
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A deduction that a vendor allows on the invoice amount to encourage prompt
payment is called ____.
a. | a trade discount | c. | terms of sale | b. | a markup | d. | a cash discount |
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Recording the actual amount paid for merchandise or other items bought is an
application of the accounting concept ____.
a. | Objective Evidence | c. | Business Entity | b. | Historical Cost | d. | Going Concern |
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An account in a general ledger that summarizes all accounts in a subsidiary
ledger is ____.
a. | a controlling account | c. | a capital account | b. | a contra account | d. | an expense
account |
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The amount of sales tax on a sale is calculated as price of goods ____.
a. | plus the sales tax rate | c. | divided by the sales tax
rate | b. | times the sales tax rate | d. | minus the sales tax rate |
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A sale on account transaction ____.
a. | decreases the balance of the Accounts Receivable account | b. | increases the amount
to be collected later from a customer | c. | decreases the amount to be collected later from
a customer | d. | increases the balance of the Accounts Payable account |
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34.
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The retail price listed in a catalog or on an Internet site is called the
____.
a. | markup | c. | list price | b. | full price | d. | trade discount |
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35.
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The price a business pays for goods it purchases to sell is ____.
a. | markup | c. | cost of goods sold | b. | cost of sales | d. | cost of
merchandise |
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The amount paid for rent is recorded as a debit to ____.
a. | Supplies | c. | Cash | b. | Miscellaneous Expense | d. | Rent Expense |
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If a customer buys $300.00 worth of merchandise and the sales tax is 8%, the
total bill the customer must pay is ____.
a. | $324.00 | c. | $300.00 | b. | $304.00 | d. | $342.00 |
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The amount of sales tax collected is recorded in a ____.
a. | separate revenue account | c. | separate ledger | b. | combined revenue
account | d. | separate liability
account |
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When a business pays cash for supplies, ____.
a. | liabilities increase | c. | assets and liabilities decrease | b. | assets and
liabilities increase | d. | assets
increase and assets decrease |
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The account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business is
____.
a. | owner's equity | c. | equity | b. | a liability | d. | capital |
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Total assets are $19,500.00. Cash is paid for $1,500.00 of supplies. The total
assets are now ____.
a. | $22,500.00 | c. | $19,500.00 | b. | $18,000.00 | d. | $21,000.00 |
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To open a new customer account, ____.
a. | the customer name is obtained from the first invoice prepared | b. | the customer number
is assigned | c. | the customer name and number are written on the account form | d. | all of the
above |
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When merchandise is sold on account and sales tax is also collected,
____.
a. | the accounts receivable account balance is increased | b. | Accounts Receivable
is credited for the total sale and sales tax | c. | Sales is debited for the price of the
goods | d. | the sales tax is not reported |
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The amount added to the cost of merchandise to establish the selling price is
known as the ____.
a. | list price | c. | cash discount | b. | trade discount | d. | markup |
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45.
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Daily general ledger account balances are ____.
a. | needed if the dollar amounts are large | b. | usually not necessary | c. | posted to the
accounts receivable ledger daily | d. | necessary to do monthly financial
statements |
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What is the formula for calculating the invoice amount?
a. | Total List Price ¸ Trade Discount = Invoice
Amount | b. | Total List Price - Trade Discount = Invoice
Amount | c. | Total List Price ´ Trade Discount = Invoice
Amount | d. | Total List Price + Trade Discount = Invoice Amount |
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An increase in revenue resulting from a sale on account should be recorded
____.
a. | at the end of the fiscal period | c. | at the end of each
month | b. | when the final payment is made | d. | at the time of the
sale |
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When a debit is posted to the accounts payable ledger, ____.
a. | the cash account increases | b. | the debit amount is written in the Debit column
of the account | c. | the controlling account is increased by the entry | d. | all of the
above |
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If cash is increased by $2,000.00 when the owner invests cash in the business,
then capital is ____.
a. | not changed | c. | increased by $1,000.00 | b. | increased by
$2,000.00 | d. | decreased by
$2,000.00 |
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Cash is increased by ____.
a. | withdrawals | c. | expenses | b. | revenue | d. | none of the
above |
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In a cash sales transaction with sales tax, the ____.
a. | sales tax amount collected is a liability | b. | sales tax amount
collected is an asset | c. | balance of the sales account is
decreased | d. | balance of the cash account is decreased |
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52.
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When posting the Accounts Receivable Credit column total of the cash receipts
journal, return to the journal and write ____.
a. | the account number under the column total in parentheses | b. | the account number
in the Post. Ref. column | c. | a check mark under the column
total | d. | none of the above |
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53.
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A liability account that summarizes the amounts owed to all vendors is titled
____.
a. | Accounts Receivable | c. | Accounts Payable | b. | Purchases | d. | Sales |
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54.
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A business that buys and resells merchandise to retail merchandising businesses
is known as a ____.
a. | wholesale merchandising business | c. | partnership | b. | corporation | d. | vendor |
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The journal entry for a cash receipt on account is ____.
a. | debit Cash; credit Accounts Payable | b. | debit Accounts Payable; credit
Cash | c. | debit Cash; credit Accounts Receivable | d. | debit Accounts Payable; credit Accounts
Receivable |
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The amount added to the cost of merchandise to establish the selling price is
____.
a. | cost of sales | c. | cost of merchandise | b. | markup | d. | cost of goods
sold |
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The source document for recording a purchase on account transaction is a
____.
a. | purchase invoice | c. | check | b. | sales invoice | d. | memorandum |
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58.
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A cash payments journal is used to journalize ____.
a. | adjusting entries | c. | only cash payment transactions | b. | all cash
transactions | d. | closing
entries |
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In a T account, the debit side is ____.
a. | the right side | c. | both A and B | b. | the left side | d. | neither A nor B |
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60.
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The ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements is
the ____.
a. | accounts receivable ledger | c. | accounts payable
ledger | b. | general ledger | d. | subsidiary ledger |
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A general ledger sorts and summarizes all information affecting ____.
a. | accounts receivable accounts | b. | income statement and balance sheet
accounts | c. | accounts payable accounts | d. | none of the
above |
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The entry to journalize a purchase of merchandise on account is ____.
a. | debit Accounts Payable; credit Merchandise | b. | debit Purchases;
credit Merchandise | c. | debit Purchases; credit Accounts
Payable | d. | debit Accounts Payable; credit Purchases |
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When cash is received on account, the balance of the ____.
a. | cash account decreases | b. | sales account increases | c. | sales tax payable
account decreases | d. | accounts receivable account
decreases |
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The values of all things owned (assets) are on the accounting equation's
____.
a. | credit side | c. | left side | b. | right side | d. | none of the
above |
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A vendor number is written in the Post. Ref. column of the journal as the last
posting step to ____.
a. | show that posting of this line to the accounts payable ledger is
complete | b. | start a new journal page | c. | identify the vendor | d. | show the general
ledger account to which the total was posted |
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The purchases account is classified as ____.
a. | an expense account | c. | a liability account | b. | an asset account | d. | a cost account |
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An agreement between a buyer and a seller about payment for merchandise is the
____.
a. | correcting entry | c. | sales invoice | b. | terms of sale | d. | purchase
invoice |
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Each entry in the purchases journal is an amount that ____.
a. | has been paid to a vendor | c. | is to be collected from a
customer | b. | is to be paid to a vendor | d. | none of the above |
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Information to be recorded in the accounts payable ledger is ____.
a. | a debit or credit amount | b. | the date and posting reference
information | c. | the new account balance | d. | all of the
above |
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70.
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When cash is decreased and supplies are increased by an equal amount,
____.
a. | there is an increase in owner's equity | c. | there is a decrease in
liabilities | b. | liabilities and capital are not changed | d. | there is an increase in
liabilities |
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The right side of a T account is the ____.
a. | normal balance side | c. | debit side | b. | credit side | d. | equity side |
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72.
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The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the
value of all assets is ____.
a. | a financial report | c. | a transaction | b. | owner's equity | d. | the fair market value of the
business |
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The normal balance side of an asset account is the ____.
a. | debit side | c. | credit side | b. | right side | d. | decrease side |
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74.
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A special journal used to record only sales on account is ____.
a. | a cash receipts journal | c. | a purchases
journal | b. | a cash journal | d. | none of the above |
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75.
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A transaction that increases accounts receivable and increases owner's
equity is ____.
a. | expense | c. | withdrawal | b. | revenue | d. | none of the
above |
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76.
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A form prepared by the vendor showing the amount deducted for returns and
allowances is called a ____.
a. | sales invoice | c. | credit memorandum | b. | cash receipt | d. | purchase
invoice |
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77.
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When opening a new page in an accounts receivable ledger, ____.
a. | a number is written in the Post. Ref. column | b. | the Item column is
left blank | c. | Balance is written in the Item column | d. | none of the
above |
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78.
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A special journal used to record only cash receipt transactions is ____.
a. | a purchases journal | c. | a cash journal | b. | a cash receipts journal | d. | none of the
above |
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79.
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The accounting equation is most often stated as ____.
a. | Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity | c. | Cash = Assets | b. | Assets =
Liabilities | d. | Liabilities +
Assets = Owner's Equity |
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80.
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A form describing goods sold, the quantity, and the price is ____.
a. | a receipt | c. | a check | b. | a memorandum | d. | an invoice |
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81.
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A journal used to record only one kind of transaction ____.
a. | is a special journal | b. | is a general journal | c. | must be used by all
businesses | d. | increases the time required to journalize
transactions |
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A journal amount column headed with an account title is a ____.
a. | general debit column | c. | special amount column | b. | general credit
column | d. | general amount
column |
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83.
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Each entry in the purchases journal is ____.
a. | posted at the end of a month | c. | posted often | b. | posted
daily | d. | none of the
above |
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84.
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Writing an account title in the Account Title column of a journal is not
necessary if the journal has ____.
a. | a Cash Debit column | c. | a Source Doc. column | b. | a Post. Ref. column | d. | special amount
columns |
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85.
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A ledger that is summarized in a single general ledger account is a ____.
a. | ledger | c. | controlling ledger | b. | secondary ledger | d. | subsidiary
ledger |
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86.
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A sale in which cash is received for the total amount of the sale at the time of
the transaction is a ____.
a. | deferred-payment sale | c. | cash sale | b. | credit card sale | d. | convenience
sale |
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87.
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Recording revenue from transactions at the time goods or services are sold is an
application of the accounting concept ____.
a. | Objective Evidence | c. | Business Entity | b. | Realization of Revenue | d. | Matching Expenses with
Revenue |
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88.
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The totals of the General columns of the cash payments journal are posted to
____.
a. | the accounts payable ledger | c. | the accounts receivable
ledger | b. | the general ledger | d. | none of the above |
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89.
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A purchases journal is used to journalize ____.
a. | adjusting entries | b. | all transactions | c. | all purchase of
merchandise on account transactions | d. | all purchase
transactions |
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90.
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A decrease in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business is
____.
a. | a withdrawal | c. | revenue | b. | an expense | d. | none of the
above |
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