Wild, Shaw, Chiappetta, FAP 23e Solutions Manual: Chapter 2
59
Chapter 2
Analyzing and Recording Transactions
QUESTIONS
1. a. Common asset accounts: cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, prepaid
expenses (rent, insurance, etc.), office supplies, store supplies, equipment,
2. A note payable is formal promise, usually denoted by signing a promissory note to
pay a future amount. A note payable can be short-term or long-term, depending on
3. There are several steps in processing transactions: (1) Identify and analyze the
transaction or event, including the source document(s), (2) apply double-entry
6. A transaction is first recorded in a journal to create a complete record of the
7. Expense accounts have debit balances because they are decreases to equity (and