Chapter 4 - The Accounting Process

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Chapter4Theaccountingprocess
MultipleChoice
Identifythechoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.

1.Wheredoesadebtaccountdecrease?
a. Onthedebitside
b. Onthecreditside
c. Neithera.norb.
d. Botha.andb.
ANSWER:A
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2.Ingeneral,theassetsideofthebalancesheetisdesignedtosummarizebalancesheet
accountswith:
a. Creditbalances.
b. Debitbalances.
c. Neithera.norb
d. Botha.andb
ANSWER:B
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3.AlfsellsmerchandiseoncredittoBobfor100CU.Howwillthetransactionberecorded
inAlfsaccountingrecords?
a. Salesofmerchandise

b.

c.

d.

|Credit:100
CustomerBob
Debit:100|
Salesofmerchandise
|Credit:100
CustomerBob
|Credit:100
Salesofmerchandise
Debit:100|
CustomerBob
Debit:100|
Salesofmerchandise
Debit:100|
CustomerBob
|Credit:100

ANSWER:A
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4.Whichmechanismisentirelybasedonthefundamentalideathateachindividual
accountingtransactionhastwosides,whicharealwaysbalanced?
a. Accrualaccounting
b. Doubleentrybookkeeping
c. Prudenceprinciple
d. Cashaccounting
ANSWER:B
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5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
a. Ifyouincreaseanassetaccount,youcouldincreasealiabilityaccount.
b. Ifyoudecreaseanassetaccount,youcouldincreaseashareholdersequity
account.
c. Ifyouincreaseanassetaccount,youcoulddecreaseanassetaccount.
d. Ifyoudecreaseanassetaccount,youcoulddecreaseashareholdersequity
account.
ANSWER:B
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6.Eachaccountingtransactionoriginatesina:
a. Document.
b. Ledger.
c. Journal.
d. Trialbalance.
ANSWER:A
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7.Inwhichorderdoesthejournallisttransactions?
a. Alphabetical
b. Decreasing
c. Increasing
d. Chronological
ANSWER:D
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8.Whichofthefollowingaccountsisexpectedtopresentadebitbalance?
a. Bankoverdrafts
b. Financialincome
c. Financialinterest
d. Bankborrowing
ANSWER:C
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9.Whatisthefinalstageoftheaccountingprocess?
a. Journal
b. Financialstatement
c. Ledger
d. Trialbalance
ANSWER:B
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10.Achartofaccountsisalogicallyorganizedlistofallrecognizedaccountsusedin
recordingalltransactionsinafirm.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:A
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