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All of the following occur with a double-entry accounting system except


A) The accounting equation remains in balance.
B) The sum of all debits is always equal to the sum of all credits in each journal entry.
C) Each business transaction will have only two entries.
D) Every transaction affects at least two accounts.

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The chart of accounts for the Corning Corporation includes the following: The chart of accounts for the Corning Corporation includes the following:   On journal page 3, the following transaction was found:   What is the posting reference that will be found in the Cash account? A)  11 B)  15 C)  3 D)  none of these On journal page 3, the following transaction was found: The chart of accounts for the Corning Corporation includes the following:   On journal page 3, the following transaction was found:   What is the posting reference that will be found in the Cash account? A)  11 B)  15 C)  3 D)  none of these What is the posting reference that will be found in the Cash account?


A) 11
B) 15
C) 3
D) none of these

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Which of the following groups of accounts have a normal debit balance?


A) revenues, liabilities
B) assets, liabilities
C) liabilities, expenses
D) assets, expenses

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Which of the following entries records the acquisition of office supplies on account?


A) Office Supplies, debit; Cash, credit
B) Cash, debit; Office Supplies, credit
C) Office Supplies, debit; Accounts Payable, credit
D) Accounts Receivable, debit; Office Supplies, credit

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Expenses follow the same debit and credit rules as


A) revenues
B) dividends
C) capital stock
D) liabilities

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Cash was paid by Ari's Alarm Service to creditors on account. Which of the following entries for Ari's Alarm Service records this transaction?


A) Cash, debit; Retained Earnings, credit
B) Accounts Payable, debit; Cash, credit
C) Accounts Receivable, debit; Cash, credit
D) Accounts Payable, debit; Account Receivable, credit

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Prepaid expenses are an example of an expense.

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On January 1, 2010, Cary Parsons established a catering service. Listed below are accounts she would like to open in the general ledger. List the accounts in the order in which they should appear in the ledger and propose a two-digit account numbering scheme that is consistent with the rules of a proper chart of accounts.  1.  Cash  2.  Supplies  3.  Equipment  4.  Accounts Payable  5.  Capital Stock  6.  Wages Expense  7.  Rent Expense  8.  Truck  9.  Utilities Expense  10.  Dividends  11.  Truck Expense  12.  Prepaid Insurance  13.  Fees Earned  14.  Misceellaneous Expense  15.  Insurance Expense  16.  Notes Payable  17.  RetainedEarnings 18. Accounts Receivable  \begin{array}{ll}\text { 1. } & \text { Cash } \\ \text { 2. } & \text { Supplies } \\ \text { 3. } & \text { Equipment } \\ \text { 4. } & \text { Accounts Payable } \\ \text { 5. } & \text { Capital Stock } \\ \text { 6. } & \text { Wages Expense } \\ \text { 7. } & \text { Rent Expense } \\ \text { 8. } & \text { Truck } \\ \text { 9. } & \text { Utilities Expense } \\ \text { 10. } & \text { Dividends } \\ \text { 11. } & \text { Truck Expense } \\ \text { 12. } & \text { Prepaid Insurance } \\ \text { 13. } & \text { Fees Earned } \\ \text { 14. } & \text { Misceellaneous Expense } \\ \text { 15. } & \text { Insurance Expense } \\ \text { 16. } & \text { Notes Payable } \\ \text { 17. } & \text { RetainedEarnings } \\ 18 . & \text { Accounts Receivable }\end{array}

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11 Cash
12 Accounts Receivable
13 Suppli...

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The process of transferring the debits and credits from the journal entries to the ledger accounts is called


A) sliding
B) transposing
C) journalizing
D) posting

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In accordance with the rules of debit and credit, which of the following is true?


A) Debits increase assets.
B) Credits increase assets.
C) Debits increase both assets and retained earnings.
D) Credits increase both assets and liabilities.

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Transactions are listed in the journal chronologically.

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The normal balance of an expense account is a credit.

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On January 1, 2011, Cary Parsons established Cary's Catering Service. Listed below are accounts to use for transactions (a) through (f), each identified by a number. Following this list are the transactions that occurred during the first month of operations. You are to indicate for each transaction the accounts that should be debited and credited by placing the account number(s) in the appropriate box. On January 1, 2011, Cary Parsons established Cary's Catering Service. Listed below are accounts to use for transactions (a) through (f), each identified by a number. Following this list are the transactions that occurred during the first month of operations. You are to indicate for each transaction the accounts that should be debited and credited by placing the account number(s) in the appropriate box.      On January 1, 2011, Cary Parsons established Cary's Catering Service. Listed below are accounts to use for transactions (a) through (f), each identified by a number. Following this list are the transactions that occurred during the first month of operations. You are to indicate for each transaction the accounts that should be debited and credited by placing the account number(s) in the appropriate box.

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For a month's transactions for a typical medium-sized business, the salary expense account is likely to have only credit entries.

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Accounts are classified in the ledger


A) chronologically
B) alphabetically
C) in accordance with their appearance in the financial statements
D) so that accounts used most often are listed first

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A debit balance in which of the following accounts would indicate a likely error?


A) Salaries Expense
B) Notes Payable
C) Dividends
D) Supplies

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Prarie Clinic purchased X-ray equipment for $7,500, paid $2,250 down, with the remainder to be paid later. The correct entry would be


A)
Prarie Clinic purchased X-ray equipment for $7,500, paid $2,250 down, with the remainder to be paid later. The correct entry would be A)     B)     C)    D)

B)
Prarie Clinic purchased X-ray equipment for $7,500, paid $2,250 down, with the remainder to be paid later. The correct entry would be A)     B)     C)    D)

C)
Prarie Clinic purchased X-ray equipment for $7,500, paid $2,250 down, with the remainder to be paid later. The correct entry would be A)     B)     C)    D)
D)
Prarie Clinic purchased X-ray equipment for $7,500, paid $2,250 down, with the remainder to be paid later. The correct entry would be A)     B)     C)    D)

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Which of the following statements is not true about liabilities?


A) Liabilities are debts owed to outsiders.
B) Account titles of liabilities often include the term "payable."
C) Receiving cash before a service is performed creates a liability.
D) Liabilities do not include wages owed to employees of the company.

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The posting process will include the transfer of the following information from the journal to the account.


A) date, amount (debit or credit)
B) date, amount (debit or credit) , journal page number
C) amount (debit or credit) , account number
D) date, amount (debit or credit) account number

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Randomly listed below are the steps for preparing a trial balance: Randomly listed below are the steps for preparing a trial balance:   What is the proper order of these steps? A)  (3) , (2) , (4) , (1)  B)  (2) , (3) , (4) , (1)  C)  (3) , (2) , (1) , (4)  D)  (4) , (3) , (2) , (1) What is the proper order of these steps?


A) (3) , (2) , (4) , (1)
B) (2) , (3) , (4) , (1)
C) (3) , (2) , (1) , (4)
D) (4) , (3) , (2) , (1)

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