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Asset accounts normally have debit balances and revenue accounts normally have credit balances.

A) True
B) False

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A business's source documents may include all of the following except:


A) Sales tickets.
B) Bank statements.
C) Ledgers.
D) Purchase orders.
E) Checks.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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A transaction that credits an asset account and credits a liability account must also affect one or more other accounts.

A) True
B) False

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Explain debits and credits and their role in the accounting system of a business.

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Debit refers to the left side of an acco...

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Mary Martin, the owner of Martin Consulting, started the business by investing $40,000 cash. Identify the general journal entry below that Martin Consulting will make to record the transaction.  A)  Investments 40,000 M. Martin, Capital 40,000\begin{array}{l}\text { A) }\\\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Investments } & 40,000 & \\\hline \text { M. Martin, Capital } & & 40,000 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array} B)  Cash 40,000 M. Martin, Capital 40,000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Cash } & 40,000 & \\\hline \text { M. Martin, Capital } & & 40,000 \\\hline\end{array} C)  M. Martin, Capital 40,000 Cash 40,000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { M. Martin, Capital } & 40,000 & \\\hline \text { Cash } & & 40,000 \\\hline\end{array} D)  Investments 40,000 Cash 40,000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Investments } & 40,000 & \\\hline \text { Cash } & & 40,000 \\\hline\end{array} E)  Cash 40,000 Increased Equity 40,000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Cash } & 40,000 & \\\hline \text { Increased Equity } & & 40,000 \\\hline\end{array}

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Owner's withdrawals are not reported on a business's income statement.

A) True
B) False

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Identify the correct formula below used to calculate the debt ratio.


A) Total Liabilities/Total Assets.
B) Total Equity/Total Assets.
C) Total Assets/Total Liabilities.
D) Total Equity/Total Liabilities.
E) Total Liabilities/Total Equity.

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

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Identify the statement below that is incorrect.


A) The normal balance of owner's withdrawals is a debit.
B) The normal balance of the owner's capital account is a credit.
C) The normal balance of an expense account is a credit.
D) The normal balance of accounts receivable is a debit.
E) The normal balance of unearned revenues is a credit.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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If cash is received from customers in payment for products or services that have not yet been delivered to the customers, the business would record the cash receipt as:


A) A debit to a prepaid expense account.
B) A debit to an unearned revenue account.
C) No entry is required at the time of collection.
D) A credit to a prepaid expense account.
E) A credit to an unearned revenue account.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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If an owner's capital account had a $10,000 credit balance at the beginning of the period, and during the period, the owner invests an additional $5,000, the balance in the capital account listed on the trial balance will be equal to a debit balance of $5,000.

A) True
B) False

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At a given point in time, a business's trial balance is a list of all of its general ledger accounts and their balances.

A) True
B) False

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Gi Gi's Dance Studio provided $150 of dance instruction and rented out its dance studio to the same client for another $100. The client paid immediately. Identify the general journal entry below that Gi Gi's will make to record the transaction. A)  Accounts Receivable 250 Rental Revenue 100 Instruction Revenue 150\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Accounts Receivable } & 250 & \\\hline \text { Rental Revenue } & & 100 \\\hline \text { Instruction Revenue } & & 150 \\\hline\end{array} B)  Unearned Revenue 250 Rental Revenue 100 Instruction Revenue 150\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Unearned Revenue } & 250 & \\\hline \text { Rental Revenue } & & 100 \\\hline \text { Instruction Revenue } & & 150 \\\hline\end{array} C)  Rental Revenue 100 Instruction Revenue 150 Cash 250\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Rental Revenue } & 100 & \\\hline \text { Instruction Revenue } & 150 & \\\hline \text { Cash } & & 250 \\\hline\end{array} D)  Accounts Payable 250 Rental Revenue 100 Instruction Revenue 150\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Accounts Payable } & 250 & \\\hline \text { Rental Revenue } & & 100 \\\hline \text { Instruction Revenue } & & 150 \\\hline\end{array} E)  Cash 250 Rental Revenue 100 Instruction Revenue 150\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { Cash } & 250 & \\\hline \text { Rental Revenue } & & 100 \\\hline \text { Instruction Revenue } & & 150 \\\hline\end{array}

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An income statement is also called an earnings statement, a statement of operations or a profit and loss statement.

A) True
B) False

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Identify the account below that impacts the Equity of a business:


A) Accounts Payable
B) Utilities Expense
C) Cash
D) Accounts Receivable
E) Unearned Revenue

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

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Describe what source documents are and the purpose they serve in a business.

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Source documents are the proof that tran...

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A column in journals and ledger accounts that is used to cross reference journal and ledger entries is the:


A) Debit column.
B) Credit column.
C) Account balance column.
D) Description column.
E) Posting reference column.

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

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Provided below is a list of definitions and terms. Match the term with correct definition.

Premises
Compound journal entry
T-account
Posting
Trial Balance
Unearned revenues
Account
General journal
Posting reference column
Chart of accounts
Note receivable
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A journal entry that affects at least three accounts.
A list of all accounts used by a company and the identification number assigned to each account.
The process of transferring journal entry information to the ledger.
The most flexible type of journal, it can be used to record any kind of transaction.
A list of accounts and their balances at a point in time; the total debit balances should equal the total credit balances.
A simple form used as a helpful tool in understanding the effect of transactions and events on specific accounts.
A column in journals where individual account numbers are entered when entries are posted to ledger accounts.
Liabilities created when customers pay in advance for products or services; satisfied by delivering the products or services in the future.
A record of the increases and decreases in a specific asset, liability, equity, revenue, or expense item.
A written promise from a customer to pay a definite sum of money on a specified future date.

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Compound journal entry
T-account
Posting
Trial Balance
Unearned revenues
Account
General journal
Posting reference column
Chart of accounts
Note receivable

Preparation of a trial balance is the first step in processing a financial transaction.

A) True
B) False

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Identify the statement below that is correct.


A) The left side of a T-account is the credit side.
B) In certain circumstances the total amount debited need not equal the total amount credited for a particular transaction.
C) The left side of a T-account is the debit side.
D) Debits decrease asset and expense accounts, and increase liability, equity, and revenue accounts.
E) Credits increase asset and expense accounts, and decrease liability, equity, and revenue accounts.

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

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The debt ratio is used:


A) To determine how much debt a firm should pay off.
B) To measure the ratio of equity to expenses.
C) To determine how much debt a company should borrow.
D) To assess the risk associated with a company's use of liabilities.
E) Only by banks when a business applies for a loan.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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