Accounting Basics Practice Quiz

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Accounting basics quiz 1

This accounting basics quiz helps us to increase our knowledge and understanding of accounting

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1. The investment of cash in the business will result in which of the following?

A decrease in cash and an decrease in liabilities

An increase in fees earned and an increase in equity

An increase in cash and a decrease in equity

An increase in cash and an increase in equity

A increase in cash and a increase in liabilities

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2. Which of the following financial statements is concerned with the financial position of an enterprise at a point in time?

Balance Sheet

Retained Earnings statement

Income Statement

Statement of Cash Flows

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3. Withdrawals increase equity

True

False

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4. When a company performs a service but has not yet received payment, it

debits Accounts Receivable and credits Service Revenue.

debits Service Revenue and credits Accounts Receivable.

makes no entry until cash is received.

debits Service Revenue and credits Accounts Payable.

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5. Purchasing equipment on account will have what effect on the components of the accounting equation?

Increase in equipment and an increase in equity

Increase in equipment and an increase in liabilities

Increase in equipment and a decrease in liabilities

None of the above

Increase in equipment and a decrease in equity

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6. Which pair of accounts is increased by recording a credit?

Common Stock and Rent Expense

Treasury Stock and Common Stock

Notes Payable and Service Revenue

Cash and Accounts Receivable

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7. A debit is NOT the normal balance for which account listed below?

Dividends

Revenue

Cash

Accounts Receivable

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8. Which of the following accounts is increased with a debit?

Land

Interest Payable

Common Stock

Service Revenue

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9. Which financial statement reports the revenues and expenses for a period of time such as a year or a month?

Statement of Cashflows

Statement of stockholders Equity

Balance Sheet

Income Statement

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10. The total assets and total liabilities of a firm are reported on which of the following?

None of the above

Statement of Owner's equity

Income statement

Statement of cash flows

Balance Sheet

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11. If at the end of the accounting period the liabilities total $18,000, and equity totals $32,000, then what must be the total of the assets?

$14,000

$18,000

$50,000

$32,000

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12. When cash is received from a customer in payment for an account receivable, how are the elements of the accounting equation affected?

Decrease assets (cash and increase assets (accounts receivable)

Increase assets (cash) and decrease assets (accounts receivable)

Increase assets and increase equity

Increase assets and increase liabilities

None of the above

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13. Which financial statement reports the assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ (owner’s) equity at a specific date?

Balance Sheet

Statement of Stockholder's equity

Statement of Cash flows

Income statement

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14. Assets total $100,000 and liabilities total $20,000. What is the equity of the business?

$8,000

$80,000

$120,000

None of the above

$200,000

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15. Powers Corporation received a cash advance of $500 from a customer. As a result of this event

Both assets and equity increased by $500 (Debited and Credited)

assets increased by $500 (Debited).

liabilities decreased by $500 (Debited)

equity increased by $500 (Credited).

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16. Debits

decrease assets and increase liabilities.

decrease both assets and liabilities.

increase both assets and liabilities.

increase assets and decrease liabilities

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17. Services rendered for which cash has not yet been received will have what effect on the components of the accounting equation?

Decrease in accounts receivable and a decrease in equity

Decrease in accounts receivable and an increase in equity

Increase in accounts receivable and an increase in equity

Increase in fees earned and a decrease in equity

Increase in accounts receivable and a decrease in equity

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18. Which of the following describes the classification and normal balance of the Unearned Rent Revenue account?

Asset, debit

Liability, credit

Revenues, credit

Expenses, debit

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19. An account titled Prepaid Rent would be classified as which of the following?

Expense Account

Asset Account

None of the above

Revenue Account

Liability Account

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20. Which accounts normally have credit balances?

Revenues, liabilities, and dividends

Revenues, liabilities, and assets

Revenues, liabilities, and expenses

Revenues, liabilities, and retained earnings

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