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PA Midterm Exam
PA Midterm Exam
Question 2 During the year 2016, Dallas Company earned revenues of $90,000, had expenses of
Correct $62,000, purchased assets with a cost of $10,000 and had owner drawings of $6,000.
Net income for the year is
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Select one:
a. $28,000. Correct
b. $18,000.
c. $32,000.
d. $22,000.
c. an income statement.
d. the worksheet.
Question 4 What is the order in which assets are generally listed on a classified balance sheet?
Correct
Select one:
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a. Current; property, plant, and equipment; intangible assets; long-term investments
The correct answer is: Current; long-term investments; property, plant, and equipment;
intangible assets
c. revenue accounts.
d. expense accounts.
Question 7 Durawash Laundry purchased $8,000 worth of supplies on June 2 and recorded the
Correct purchase as an asset. On June 30, an inventory of the supplies indicated only $3,000
on hand. The adjusting entry that should be made by the company on June 30 is
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Select one:
a. Debit Supplies, $5,000; Credit Supplies Expense, $5,000.
The correct answer is: Debit Supplies Expense, $5,000; Credit Supplies, $5,000.
The correct answer is: the examination of financial statements by a CPA in order to
express an opinion on their fairness.
Question 10 A list of accounts and their balances at a given time is called a(n)
Incorrect
Select one:
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a. posting. Incorrect
b. income statement.
c. journal.
d. trial balance.
The correct answer is: is information that is capable of making a difference in a business
decision.
Question 12 Mirah Company compiled the following financial information as of December 31, 2016:
Correct
Select one:
a. $260,000. Correct
b. $480,000.
c. $190,000.
d. $360,000.
Question 13 Can financial statements be prepared directly from the adjusted trial balance?
Correct
Select one:
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a. They cannot. The general ledger must be used.
b. Yes, adjusting entries have been recorded in the general journal and posted to
the ledger accounts. Correct
c. No, the adjusted trial balance merely proves the equality of the total debit and
total credit balances in the ledger after adjustments are posted. It has no other
purpose.
d. They can because that is the only reason that an adjusted trial balance is
prepared.
The correct answer is: Yes, adjusting entries have been recorded in the general journal
and posted to the ledger accounts.
Question 14 Eli's Electronic Repair Shop started the year with total assets of $300,000 and total
Correct liabilities of $200,000. During the year, the business recorded $400,000 in electronic
repair revenues, $300,000 in expenses, and Eli withdrew $50,000. Eli's Owner's Capital
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balance changed by what amount from the beginning of the year to the end of the year?
Select one:
a. $250,000.
b. $200,000.
c. $100,000.
d. $ 50,000. Correct
Question 15 A trial balance would only help in detecting which one of the following errors?
Correct
Select one:
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a. Offsetting errors are made in recording the transaction
d. A transposition error when transferring the debit side of journal entry to the ledger
Correct
The correct answer is: A transposition error when transferring the debit side of journal
entry to the ledger
Question 16 SWC Bus Charter signed a four-month note payable in the amount of $30,000 on
Correct September 1. The note requires interest at an annual rate of 5%. The amount of interest
to be accrued at the end of September is
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Select one:
a. $200.
b. $500.
c. $1,500.
d. $125. Correct
The current assets should be listed on Freight Service's balance sheet in the following
order:
Select one:
a. cash, accounts receivable, prepaid insurance, supplies. Correct
The correct answer is: cash, accounts receivable, prepaid insurance, supplies.
Question 18 Grand Slam Company purchased equipment for $9,600 on January 1, 2016. The
Correct company expects to use the equipment for 4 years. It has no salvage value. Monthly
depreciation expense on the asset is
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Select one:
a. $2,400.
b. $200. Correct
c. $0.
d. $9,600.
b. IFRS. Correct
c. FASB.
d. IASB.
Question 20 The relationship between current assets and current liabilities is important in evaluating
Correct a company's
c. market value.
d. profitability.
Question 21 Beethoven Company provided consulting services and billed the client $3,600. As a
Correct result of this event,
The correct answer is: assets and owner's equity both increased by $3,600.
Question 22 A three column form of account is so named because it has columns for
Correct
Select one:
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a. debit, credit, and balance. Correct
Question 23 Boneta City College sold season tickets for the 2016 football season for $250,000. A
Correct total of 8 games will be played during September, October and November. In
September, two games were played. In October, three games were played. The balance
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in Unearned Ticket Revenue at October 31 is
Select one:
a. $0.
b. $93,750. Correct
c. $156,250.
d. $50,000.
Select one:
a. $1,550,000
b. $1,250,000 Correct
c. $1,475,000
d. $1,906,000
c. listing of the accounts and the account numbers which identify their location in
the ledger. Correct
The correct answer is: listing of the accounts and the account numbers which identify
their location in the ledger.
Question 26 The difference between the cost of a depreciable asset and its related accumulated
Correct depreciation is referred to as the
Question 27 Which one of the following statements concerning the accounting cycle is incorrect?
Correct
Select one:
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a. The steps in the accounting cycle are repeated in each accounting period.
b. The accounting cycle includes journalizing transactions and posting to ledger
accounts.
The correct answer is: The accounting cycle includes only one optional step.
b. in alphabetical order.
b. machinery.
c. land.
d. supplies. Correct
The correct answer is: proves the equality of the total debit balances and total credit
balances of ledger accounts after all adjustments have been made.
Question 32 Bill Justice is a lawyer who requires that his clients pay him in advance of legal services
Incorrect rendered. Elliott routinely credits Service Revenue when his clients pay him in advance.
In June Bill collected $25,000 in advance fees and completed 60% of the work related to
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these fees. What adjusting entry is required by Bill's firm at the end of June?
Select one:
a.
Incorrect
b.
c.
d.
Question 33 At March 1, 2016, Milo Corp. had supplies on hand of $600. During the month, Milo
Correct purchased supplies of $1,300 and used supplies of $1,400. The March 31 adjusting
journal entry should include a
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Select one:
a. debit to the supplies account for $1,300.
The correct answer is: credit to the supplies account for $1,400.
Question 34 The double-entry accounting system is the basis of accounting systems
Correct
Select one:
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a. in the U.S. only
b. worldwide. Correct
c. neither internationally nor in the U.S.
d. worldwide, except for the U.S.
b. a current asset.
c. an intangible asset.
d. property, plant, and equipment. Correct
Question 38 Which of the following liabilities are not related to the operating cycle?
Correct
Select one:
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a. Utilities payable
b. Accounts payable
Question 39 Income Summary has a credit balance of $19,000 in B. Browne Co. after closing
Correct revenues and expenses. The entry to close Income Summary is
The correct answer is: debit Income Summary $19,000, credit Owner's Capital $19,000.
Question 40 On January 2, 2016, Tucson Co. purchased a general liability insurance policy for
Incorrect $3,600 for coverage for the calendar year. The entire $3,600 was charged to Insurance
Expense on January 2, 2016. If the firm prepares monthly financial statements, the
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proper adjusting entry on January 31, 2016, will be:
Select one:
a.
b.
c.
Incorrect
d.
Question 41 When three or more accounts are required in one journal entry, the entry is referred to
Correct as
b. multiple entry.
d. simple entry.
The correct answer is: increases an asset $1,500; decreases an asset $1,500.
Question 43 Which of the following depicts the proper sequence of steps in the accounting cycle?
Correct
Select one:
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a. Prepare a trial balance, prepare financial statements, prepare adjusting entries
b. Journalize the transactions, analyze business transactions, prepare a trial
balance
The correct answer is: Prepare a trial balance, prepare adjusting entries, prepare
financial statements
The correct answer is: An adjusted trial balance is prepared before all transactions have
been journalized.
Question 45 A balance sheet shows
Correct
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a. expenses, drawings, and owner's equity.
Question 46 On January 1, 2015, Murphy Inc. purchased equipment for $38,400. The company is
Correct depreciating the equipment at the rate of $800 per month. At January 31, 2016, the
balance in Accumulated Depreciation is
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Select one:
a. $10,400. Correct
b. $800.
c. $9,600.
d. $28,000.
Question 47 If prepaid expenses are initially recorded in expense accounts and have not all been
Correct used at the end of the accounting period, then failure to make an adjusting entry will
cause
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Select one:
a. assets to be understated. Correct
b. contra-expenses to be overstated.
c. expenses to be understated.
d. assets to be overstated.
c. involves transferring all debits and credits on a journal page to the trial balance.
d. accumulates the effects of journalized transactions in the individual accounts.
Correct
The correct answer is: accumulates the effects of journalized transactions in the
individual accounts.
Question 49 On January 1, 2016, Utah Utility Company reported owner's equity of $705,000. During
Correct the year, the owner withdrew cash of $30,000. At December 31, 2016, the balance in
owner's equity was $795,000. What amount of net income or net loss would the
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company report for 2016?
Select one:
a. Net loss of $60,000
b. Net income of $150,000
Question 50 Teamboo Company's owner's equity at the beginning of August 2016 was $740,000.
Correct During the month, the company earned net income of $175,000 and owner's drawings
were $80,000. At the end of August 2016, what is the balance in owner's equity?
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Select one:
a. $820,000
b. $740,000
c. $835,000 Correct
d. $660,000
The correct answer is: the mathematical equality of the accounting equation.
Question 52 When two accounts are required in one journal entry, the entry is referred to as a
Correct
Select one:
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a. balanced entry.
b. simple entry. Correct
c. posting.
d. nominal entry.
The correct answer is: It keeps in one place all the information about changes in specific
account balances.
Question 54 U.S. standards are referred to as
Incorrect
Select one:
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a. FASB. Incorrect
b. IFRS.
c. GAAP.
d. IASB.
Question 55 Which of the following steps in the accounting cycle would not generally be performed
Correct daily?
d. Journalize transactions
Question 56 A company using the same accounting principles from year to year is an application of
Correct
Select one:
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a. timeliness.
b. consistency. Correct
c. meteriality.
d. full disclosure.
Select one:
a. a decrease in Cash and an increase in Owner's Capital.
The correct answer is: an increase in Accounts Payable and a decrease in Owner's
Capital.
b. a T-account. Correct
d. a date column.
Select one:
a.
b.
Incorrect
c.
d.
c. drawings.
d. revenues. Correct