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A trial balance is a financial statement.

A) True
B) False

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Debit and credit would best be described as terms.


A) abnormal
B) increasing/decreasing
C) quantitative
D) locational

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

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The principle says that, with a few exceptions, assets are not carried at market values, but at their original cost.

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Each account has a normal balance. For the following list of accounts, indicate whether the normal balance of each is a debit or a credit. -Wages and Salaries Expense


A) Debit
B) Credit

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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The general ledger is sometimes called the book of original entry because it is the accounting record where transactions are first recorded.

A) True
B) False

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A trial balance is aan:


A) optional financial statement used only by accountants.
B) device used to prove the equality of debits and credits in the general ledger.
C) list of accounts and their balances taken from the chart of accounts.
D) financial statement which can be used in place of a balance sheet.

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

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Double-entry accounting is best characterized as:


A) the number of debit entries posted to the ledger equals the number of credit entries.
B) the number of ledger accounts with debit balances is equal to the number with credit balances.
C) every transaction affects both an asset account and either a liability account or a stockholders' equity account.
D) the total dollar amount of debit entries posted to the ledger is equal to the dollar amount of the credit entries.

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

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Prepare the journal entry to record each of the following independent transactions. Use the number of the transaction in place of a date for identification purposes. 1. Services provided for cash of $7,050. 2. Purchase of equipment for cash of $2,240. 3. Services provided on account of $530. 4. Purchases of supplies on account for $365.

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Each account has a normal balance. For the following list of accounts, indicate whether the normal balance of each is a debit or a credit. -Bonds Payable


A) Debit
B) Credit

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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A credit means that:


A) the event has an effect on the right side of an account.
B) the event is unfavorable.
C) the event is favorable.
D) the event always decreases the account.

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

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During May, Aniston, Inc. purchased office supplies for cash. The supplies will be used in June. What effect does this purchase transaction have on the accounting equation?


A) Assets increase and stockholders' equity decreases.
B) Assets increase and liabilities increase.
C) Assets decrease and liabilities decrease.
D) There is no effect on the accounting equation as one asset account increases while another asset account decreases.

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

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A trial balance is the listing of each account and its balance at a specific point in time.

A) True
B) False

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Identify which of the following would be recorded as external events, recorded as internal events, or not recorded. -The company takes a count of the raw materials inventory and finds that an adjustment is needed.


A) Internal event
B) External event
C) Not recorded

D) None of the above
E) A) and B)

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For each of the following accounts, indicate whether it is a balance sheet account or an income statement account. -Income Taxes Payable


A) Balance sheet account
B) Income statement account

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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The purchase of office equipment on credit has what effect on the accounting equation?


A) Assets decrease and stockholders' equity decreases
B) Liabilities increase and stockholders' equity decreases
C) Assets increase and liabilities increase
D) Assets decrease and liabilities decrease

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

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Refer to the Terry Company transactions.Required: Indicate the economic effects of each transaction above on the accounting equation. Use the following format for your answers. Show the dollar amounts in the appropriate columns and use a "+" plus sign to indicate an increase and a "-" minus sign to indicate a decrease. Refer to the Terry Company transactions.Required: Indicate the economic effects of each transaction above on the accounting equation. Use the following format for your answers. Show the dollar amounts in the appropriate columns and use a  +  plus sign to indicate an increase and a  -  minus sign to indicate a decrease.

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Identify which of the following would be recorded as external events, recorded as internal events, or not recorded. -The company hires a new secretary.


A) Internal event
B) External event
C) Not recorded

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

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The Holmes Company purchased a building for $75,000 in cash. What is the effect on current assets?


A) Increase in current assets
B) Decrease in current assets
C) No effect on current assets
D) Unable to determine

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

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Wolfe Inc. Wolfe Inc. reports these account balances at January 1, 2015: Wolfe Inc. Wolfe Inc. reports these account balances at January 1, 2015:    -See the account balances for Wolfe Inc. On January 31, Wolfe collected $12,000 of its accounts receivable and paid $11,000 on its note payable. In Wolfe's Trial balance prepared on January 31, 2015, the total of the credit column is: A)  $297,000 B)  $287,000 C)  $286,000 D)  $275,000 -See the account balances for Wolfe Inc. On January 31, Wolfe collected $12,000 of its accounts receivable and paid $11,000 on its note payable. In Wolfe's Trial balance prepared on January 31, 2015, the total of the credit column is:


A) $297,000
B) $287,000
C) $286,000
D) $275,000

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

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An entry made to the right side of an account is called a:


A) Debit.
B) Credit.
C) Double-entry system.
D) Journal entry.

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

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