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A company depreciates its equipment $500 a year.The adjusting entry on December 31 is a debit to Depreciation Expense,$500,and a credit to Equipment,$500.

A) True
B) False

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List the four basic types of accounts that require adjusting entries and give an example of each.

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1. Prepaid expenses; example: prepaid in...

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Adjusting entries affect at least one


A) income statement account and one balance sheet account
B) revenue and the dividends account
C) asset and one stockholders' equity account
D) revenue and one stockholders' equity account

E) All of the above
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) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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An adjusting entry would adjust an expense account so the expense is reported when incurred.

A) True
B) False

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Vertical analysis compares each item in a financial statement with a total amount from the same statement.

A) True
B) False

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The accounting concept upon which deferrals and accruals are based is


A) matching
B) cost
C) price-level adjustment
D) conservatism

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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By matching revenues and expenses in the same period in which they are incurred


A) net income or loss will always be underestimated
B) net income or loss will always be overestimated
C) net income or loss will be properly reported on the income statement
D) net income or loss will not be determined

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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When is the adjusted trial balance prepared?


A) before adjusting journal entries are posted
B) after adjusting journal entries are posted
C) after the adjusting journal entries are journalized
D) before the adjusting journal entries are journalized

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

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The balance in the unearned fees account,before adjustment at the end of the year,is $10,250.Journalize the adjusting entry required if the amount of unearned fees at the end of the year is $3,125.

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If the debit portion of an adjusting entry is to an asset account,then the credit portion must be to a liability account.

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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The cash basis of accounting records revenues and expenses when the cash is exchanged while the accrual basis of accounting


A) records revenues when they are earned and expenses when they are paid
B) records revenues and expenses when they are incurred
C) records revenues when cash is received and expenses when they are incurred
D) records revenues and expenses when the company needs to apply for a loan

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

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For the year ending December 31,Beard Clinical Supplies Co.mistakenly omitted adjusting entries for 1 $9,800 of unearned revenue that was earned,2 earned revenue that was not billed of $10,200,and 3 accrued wages of $7,000.Indicate the combined effect of the errors on a- revenues,b- expenses,and c- net income.

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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) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Indicate whether the following error would cause the adjusted trial balance totals to be unequal.If the error would cause the adjusted trial balance totals to be unequal,indicate whether the debit or credit total is higher and by how much. The entry for $975 of supplies used during the period was journalized as a debit to Supplies Expense for $795 and credit to Supplies for $975.

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The total will be un...

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Accumulated depreciation accounts are liability accounts.

A) True
B) False

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For most large businesses,the cash basis of accounting will provide accurate financial statements for user needs.

A) True
B) False

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What is the purpose of an adjusted trial balance? What types of error does it detect? What types of error does it not detect?

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A business pays biweekly salaries of $20,000 every other Friday for a ten-day period ending on that day.The adjusting entry necessary at the end of the fiscal period ending on the second Wednesday of the pay period includes a


A) debit to salary expense of $8,000
B) debit to salaries payable of $8,000
C) credit to salary expense of $16,000
D) credit to salaries payable of $16,000

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

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