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34) A company purchases supplies for cash. What is the net result on the accounting equation?
A) Total Assets will increase and total Liabilities will decrease.
B) Total Assets will increase and Stockholders’ Equity will increase.
C) Total Assets will not change.
D) Total Liabilities will increase.
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35) Illusions, Inc. provided $27,000 worth of services for cash. Which of the following best
describes the effect on the expanded accounting equation?
A) Total Assets and total Liabilities will increase.
B) Total Assets and total Revenue will increase.
C) Total Liabilities will increase and total Revenue will decrease.
D) Total Assets will decrease and total Liabilities will increase.
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36) In the expanded accounting equation, revenues minus expenses are part of:
A) Assets.
B) Retained Earnings.
C) Liabilities.
D) Dividends.
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37) A net loss will:
A) decrease Retained Earnings.
B) increase Retained Earnings.
C) force the company into bankruptcy.
D) force the company to pay dividends.
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38) Juan invested $7,000 into his business. He would:
A) increase Cash and increase Stockholders’ Equity.
B) decrease Cash and increase Stockholders’ Equity.
C) increase Liabilities and increase Stockholders‘ Equity.
D) increase Cash only.
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39) The payment of cash dividends would have which of the following effects on the accounting
equation?
A) Increase Liabilities
B) Decrease Stockholders‘ Equity
C) Increase Assets
D) Increase Stockholders Equity
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40) Payment of expenses would have which of the following effects on the accounting equation?
A) Increase Liabilities
B) Decrease Stockholders‘ Equity
C) Increase Assets
D) Increase Stockholders Equity
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41) Amounts owed to a company by its customers are classified as:
A) payables.
B) dividends.
C) cash.
D) receivables.
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42) Crispy’s is famous for their cupcakes. Crispy’sTotal Assets were $350,000 and Total
Liabilities were $135,500. How much was Crispy’s Stockholders’ Equity?
A) $485,500
B) $350,000
C) $214,500
D) Some other number
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43) Tumbler, Inc. purchased office supplies on account for $50,000. How would this transaction
affect Tumbler’s accounting equation?
A) Increase Assets and Stockholders‘ Equity by $50,000
B) Increase Liabilities and Stockholders‘ Equity by $50,000
C) Increase Assets by $50,000 and decrease Liabilities by $50,000
D) Increase Assets by $50,000 and increase Liabilities by $50,000
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44) How would the purchase of a computer on account affect the accounting equation?
A) Assets increase; Liabilities decrease.
B) Assets increase; Stockholder Equity increases.
C) Assets increase; Liabilities increase.
D) Assets decrease; Liabilities increase.
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45) Beginning Retained Earnings are $78,000; sales are $30,300; expenses are $84,000 and
dividends paid are $4,500. How much is the net income or loss for the company?
A) $25,800
B) ($53,700)
C) ($58,200)
D) $0
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46) Beginning Retained Earnings are $35,000; sales are $52,000; expenses are $44,500 and
dividends paid are $3,000. How much is the net income or loss for the company?
A) $7,500
B) $17,000
C) $9,500
D) ($7,500)
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47) Beginning Retained Earnings are $87,000; sales are $31,800; expenses are $37,000; and
dividends paid are $3,700. How much is the amount in ending Retained Earnings?
A) $78,100
B) $83,300
C) $118,800
D) $87,000
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48) Beginning Retained Earnings are $356,000; sales are $529,000; expenses are $44,400; and
dividends paid are $3,000. How much is the amount in ending Retained Earnings?
A) $356,000
B) $353,000
C) $840,600
D) $837,600
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49) Which of the following is a FALSE statement?
A) Revenues provide inward flows of assets.
B) Revenue is categorized as an asset.
C) Revenue is categorized as part of Retained Earnings.
D) Revenues are generated from the sale of goods and services.
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50) Which of the following is a TRUE statement?
A) Purchasing office equipment for cash is a shift of Assets.
B) Buying something on account decreases total Liabilities.
C) Retained Earnings do not include payments of dividends.
D) Paying off an account increases the total of Assets.
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51) Rapid Repair buys a new machine for its shop on credit. The effect on the accounting
equation is to:
A) increase Liabilities and increase Assets.
B) decrease Liabilities and increase Assets.
C) increase Assets and increase Stockholders’ Equity.
D) increase Liabilities and decrease Stockholders Equity.
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52) Fiona‘s Flowers buys a new van for the business using cash. The effect on the accounting
equation is to:
A) Increase assets and decrease liabilities
B) Shift liabilities to stockholders’ equity.
C) Decrease assets.
D) No effect.
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1.6 Understand and be able to prepare basic financial statements
1) Financial statements are historical reports of what has taken place financially in a business.
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2) The Income Statement details how cash changed over an accounting period or cycle.
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3) The Balance Sheet presents changes to assets and liabilities over a period of time.
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4) The Statement of Retained Earnings is prepared to determine the final amount of Retained
Earnings shown on the Balance Sheet.
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5) The Income Statement is the first financial statement prepared.
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6) Financial statements are prepared primarily for internal company use.
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7) The Statement of Cash Flows is used to report sources and uses of cash for a specific date.
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8) The Statement of Cash Flows is used to report sources and uses of cash for a given period of
time.
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9) Purchasing equipment is considered an operating activity on the Statement of Cash Flows.
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10) If a business is planning on growth, it will generally issue additional dividends to
shareholders.
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11) Which of the following is TRUE regarding revenue and profit?
A) The terms revenue and profit mean the same thing.
B) Both revenue and profit are found on the Income Statement.
C) Profit equals liabilities plus Stockholders’ Equity.
D) Revenue is found on the Balance Sheet and profit is found on the Income Statement.
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12) The first financial statement that is prepared is the:
A) Statement of Cash Flows.
B) Income Statement.
C) Statement of Retained Earnings.
D) Balance Sheet.
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13) The net income figure is needed to prepare:
A) a Balance Sheet.
B) a Statement of Retained Earnings.
C) a Statement of Liabilities.
D) some other report.
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14) A Statement of Cash Flows is usually prepared:
A) first.
B) second.
C) third.
D) last.
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15) Net income or loss is originally shown on the:
A) Statement of Cash Flows.
B) Balance Sheet.
C) Statement of Retained Earnings.
D) Income Statement.
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16) Which of the following financial statements illustrates the accounting equation?
A) Statement of Retained Earnings
B) Income Statement
C) Balance Sheet
D) Statement of Cash Flows
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17) Beginning Retained Earnings for the period would be shown on the:
A) Statement of Retained Earnings.
B) Income Statement.
C) Balance Sheets.
D) Statement of Cash Flows.
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18) Of the financial statements, which is dated as of a specific date?
A) Statement of Cash Flows
B) Income Statement
C) Balance Sheet
D) Statement of Retained Earnings
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19) Which of the financial statements includes a listing of assets owned by the company?
A) Statement of Cash Flows
B) Income Statement
C) Balance Sheet
D) Statement of Retained Earnings
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20) The correct order for the preparation of financial statements is:
1. Statement of Cash Flows
2. Income Statement
3. Balance Sheet
4. Statement of Retained Earnings
A) 4, 3, 2, 1.
B) 1, 2, 3, 4.
C) 2, 3, 4, 1.
D) 2, 4, 3, 1.
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21) The Statement of Retained Earnings is used to report:
A) accumulated dividends paid out to shareholders.
B) accumulated net profits not paid out in dividends.
C) beginning and ending cash balances.
D) beginning and ending revenues for the period.
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22) The Balance Sheet is used to report:
A) results of operations for a specific date.
B) the financial position on a specific date.
C) results of operations for a specific period.
D) the financial position for a specific period.
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23) The Income Statement is used to report:
A) results of operations for a specific date.
B) the financial position on a specific date.
C) results of operations for a specific period.
D) the financial position for a specific period.
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24) Which of the following would be reported in the Investing Activities section of the Statement
of Cash Flows?
A) Sale of common stock
B) Purchase of equipment
C) Payment of dividends
D) Both A and C would be in this section.
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25) Information for the Alaska Alehouse’s first month of operations is presented below:
Revenues
$22,000
Expenses
6,000
Retained
Earnings
1/31/16
5,000
How much did Alaska Alehouse pay out in dividends?
A) $0
B) $11,000
C) $5,000
D) Cannot be determined from given information
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26) Information for Sassycat Inc.’s first year of operations is presented below:
Revenues
$70,000
Retained
Earnings
12/31/20XX
14,000
Dividends
7,000
What was Sassycat’s net income for the year?
A) $21,000
B) $49,000
C) $70,000
D) Cannot be determined from the information given.
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27) Information for Bach Corporation’s first year of operations is presented below:
Expenses
$50,000
Retained
Earnings
12/31/20XX
20,000
Dividends
10,000
What was Bach’s net income for the year?
A) $20,000
B) $30,000
C) $60,000
D) Cannot be determined from the information given.
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28) Select balance sheet data for Snow, Inc. is presented below:
Jan 31, 20XX
Feb 28, 20XX
Assets
$116,000
$192,000
Liabilities
47,000
53,000
Common
Stock
14,000
14,000
Snow did not pay any dividends during this period. What is the net income for February?
A) $14,000
B) $70,000
C) $55,000
D) Cannot be determined from the information given.
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29) Select balance sheet data for Snow, Inc. is presented below:
Jan 31, 20XX
Feb 28, 20XX
Assets
$115,000
$166,000
Liabilities
48,000
84,000
Common
Stock
8,000
8,000
Snow paid $3,000 in dividends during this period. What is the net income for February?
A) $8,000
B) $115,000
C) $18,000
D) Cannot be determined from the information given.
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