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Match the following terms with the appropriate definition:

Premises
Matching principle
Profit margin
Accrual basis accounting
Cash basis accounting
Revenue recognition principle
Depreciation
Time period assumption
Prepaid expenses
Accrued revenues
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Net income divided by net sales.
Items paid for in advance of receiving their benefits.
The expense created by allocating the cost of plant and equipment to the periods in which they are used.
Requires that revenue be recorded when earned.
Revenues earned in a period that are both unrecorded and not yet received in cash or other assets.
The accounting system that recognizes revenues when earned and expenses when incurred.
The accounting system where revenues are recognized when cash is received and expenses are recorded when cash is paid.
The principle that requires expenses to be reported in the same period as the revenues that were earned as a result of the expenses.
A principle that assumes that an organization's activities can be divided into specific time periods such as months, quarters or years.

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Matching principle
Profit margin
Accrual basis accounting
Cash basis accounting
Revenue recognition principle
Depreciation
Time period assumption
Prepaid expenses
Accrued revenues

During its first year of operations,Able Co.purchased $39,600 worth of supplies.Atthe end of the year,the balance sheet showed a balance of $1,760 in the Supplies account.Prepare the necessary adjusting entry.

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List the steps in the accounting cycle.

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The Prepaid Insurance account had an unadjusted balance of $8,000 balance on December 31,2014.An analysis of insurance policies shows that $2,000 of unexpired insurance benefits remain at December 31,2014.How would the company record the related adjusting entry at December 31,2104?


A) Debit Prepaid Insurance for $8,000 and credit Cash for $8,000.
B) Debit Prepaid Insurance for $6,000 and credit Cash for $6,000.
C) Debit Insurance Expense for $6,000 and credit Prepaid Insurance for $6,000.
D) Debit Insurance Expense for $2,000 and credit Prepaid Insurance for $2,000.
E) Debit Prepaid Insurance for $2,000,debit Insurance Expense for $6,000,and credit Cash for $8,000.

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

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A ____________________ is useful in preparing interim statements and in showing the effects of proposed transactions.

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Profit margin is defined as:


A) Revenues divided by net sales.
B) Net sales divided by assets.
C) Net income divided by net sales.
D) Net income divided by assets.
E) Assets divided by net sales.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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The system of preparing financial statements based on recognizing revenues when the cash is received and reporting expenses when the cash is paid is called:


A) Accrual basis accounting
B) Operating cycle accounting
C) Cash basis accounting
D) Revenue recognition accounting
E) Current basis accounting

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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Match the following terms with the appropriate definition:

Premises
A spreadsheet used to draft an unadjusted trial balance, adjusting entries, adjusted trial balance and financial statements.
Entries recorded at the end of each accounting period to transfer end-of-period balances in revenue, expense and dividends accounts to retained earnings.
Recurring steps performed each accounting period, starting with analyzing and recording of transactions in the journal and continuing through the post-closing trial balance.
The time span from when cash is used to acquire goods and services until cash is received from the sale of those goods and services.
A temporary account used only in the closing process and to where the balances of revenue and expense accounts are transferred.
A list of permanent accounts and their balances from the ledger after all closing entries are journalized and posted.
Statements that show the effects of proposed transactions as if the transactions had already occurred.
Accounts that reflect on activities related to one or more future periods; they include all balance sheet accounts.
Analyses and other informal reports prepared by accountants when organizing the information presented in reports and financial statements.
Accounts that are used to record transactions and events for one accounting period only; they include revenues, expenses and dividends.
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Permanent accounts
Accounting cycle
Income summary
Pro forma
Temporary accounts
Work sheet
Operating cycle
Closing entries
Post-closing trial balance
Working papers

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A spreadsheet used to draft an unadjusted trial balance, adjusting entries, adjusted trial balance and financial statements.
Entries recorded at the end of each accounting period to transfer end-of-period balances in revenue, expense and dividends accounts to retained earnings.
Recurring steps performed each accounting period, starting with analyzing and recording of transactions in the journal and continuing through the post-closing trial balance.
The time span from when cash is used to acquire goods and services until cash is received from the sale of those goods and services.
A temporary account used only in the closing process and to where the balances of revenue and expense accounts are transferred.
A list of permanent accounts and their balances from the ledger after all closing entries are journalized and posted.
Statements that show the effects of proposed transactions as if the transactions had already occurred.
Accounts that reflect on activities related to one or more future periods; they include all balance sheet accounts.
Analyses and other informal reports prepared by accountants when organizing the information presented in reports and financial statements.
Accounts that are used to record transactions and events for one accounting period only; they include revenues, expenses and dividends.

A company had no office supplies at the beginning of the year.During the year,the company purchased $250 worth of office supplies.On December 31,$75 worth of office supplies remained.How much should the company report as office supplies expense for the year?


A) $75
B) $125
C) $175
D) $250
E) $325

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

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Based on the following information,what would be the total on the credit side of a post- closing trial balance,assuming all accounts have a normal balance? Based on the following information,what would be the total on the credit side of a post- closing trial balance,assuming all accounts have a normal balance?   A) $61,516 B) $74,671 C) $74,800 D) $87,955 E) $81,263


A) $61,516
B) $74,671
C) $74,800
D) $87,955
E) $81,263

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

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A company had revenue of $550,000,rent expense of $100,000,utility expense of $10,000,salary expense of $125,500,depreciation expense of $39,000,advertising expense of $40,200,dividends in the amount of $183,000,and an ending balance in retained earnings of $402,300.What was the beginning retained earnings for the period?


A) $250,000
B) $235,300
C) $314,700
D) $367,000
E) $350,000

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

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A company shows a $600 balance in prepaid insurance in the Unadjusted Trial Balance columns of the work sheet.The Adjustments columns show expired insurance of $200.This adjusting entry results in:


A) $200 less in net income.
B) $200 more in net income.
C) $200 difference between the debit and credit columns of the unadjusted trial balance.
D) $200 of prepaid insurance.
E) An error in the financial statements.

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

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All necessary numbers to prepare the income statement can be taken from the income statement columns of the work sheet,including the net income or net loss.

A) True
B) False

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Net income for a period will be overstated if accrued salaries are not recorded at the end of the accounting period.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following accounts would not be on the post- closing trial balance?


A) Accounts Payable
B) Accounts Receivable
C) Common Stock
D) Dividends
E) Retained Earnings

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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The time period assumption presumes that an organization's activities can be divided into specific time periods.

A) True
B) False

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On October 1 of the current year,Morton Company paid $9,600 cash for a one-year insurance policy that took effect on that day.On the date of the payment,Morton recorded the following entry: On October 1 of the current year,Morton Company paid $9,600 cash for a one-year insurance policy that took effect on that day.On the date of the payment,Morton recorded the following entry:    Prepare the required adjusting entry at December 31 of the current year. Prepare the required adjusting entry at December 31 of the current year.

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One-half of the landscaping work related to $35,000 cash received in advance is performed this period.(Assume that prepaid expenses are initially recorded in asset accounts and that fees collected in advance of work are initially recorded as liabilities.) How would the company record the related adjusting entry?


A) Debit Unearned Revenue for $17,500 and credit Landscape Revenue for $17,500.
B) Debit Unearned Revenue for $35,000 and credit Landscape Revenue for $35,000.
C) Debit Unearned Revenue for $35,000 and credit Cash for $35,000.
D) Debit Unearned Revenue for $17,500 and credit Cash for $17,500.
E) Debit Cash for $35,000 and credit Landscape Revenue for $35,000.

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

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The accrual basis of accounting is an accounting system in which revenues are reported as earned when cash is received.

A) True
B) False

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Accumulated depreciation is shown on the balance sheet as a subtraction from the cost of an asset.

A) True
B) False

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