Tải bản đầy đủ (.docx) (26 trang)

104 test bank for accounting principles 6t1 Đề thi trắc nghiệm có đáp án

Bạn đang xem bản rút gọn của tài liệu. Xem và tải ngay bản đầy đủ của tài liệu tại đây (112.47 KB, 26 trang )

104 Test Bank for Accounting Principles 6th
Edition by Weygandt Multiple Choice Questions
ASPE requires less information on the financial statements of
private companies than IFRS requires because
1.
2.

a. private companies are smaller than public companies.
b. users of private company financial statements have the ability to obtain
additional information from the company if required.

3.

c. public companies have their information available on the internet.

4.

d. public companies may report in different foreign currencies.

An external user could be
1.

a. employees.

2.

b. management.

3.

c. Canada Revenue Agency.



4.

d. the human resource director.

Which of the following would best be described as an ownership
claim on a company’s assets?
1.

a. expenses

2.

b. account receivable from the owner

3.

c. owner’s equity

4.

d. liabilities

The basic accounting equation, in a proprietorship, CANNOT be
restated as
1.

a. Assets – Liabilities = Owner's Equity.

2.


b. Assets – Owner's Equity = Liabilities.

3.

c. Owner's Equity + Liabilities = Assets.


4.

d. Assets + Liabilities = Owner's Equity.

Emily Hogan recently opened a new business. The business has
been very successful and as a reward for all her hard work Emily
spent a day at the local spa. Emily paid for the spa using a
company credit card and charged the amount to the expense
account called Repairs and Maintenance expense. Emily’s
actions violated which of the following?
1.

a. The going concern assumption

2.

b. The monetary unit assumption

3.

c. The cost principle


4.

d. The economic entity concept

The International Accounting Standards Board
1.

a. works to reduce differences in accounting practices across countries.

2.

b. promotes unique accounting applications.

3.

c. works to increase differences in accounting practices across countries.

4.

d. only operates in countries which speak English.

Evan Guanzon owns and operates Guanzon’s Pizza Express.
Evan should record the cost of wages paid to store employees as
a (an)
1.

a. revenue.

2.


b. expense.

3.

c. liability.

4.

d. asset.

GAAP stands for
1.

a. Generally Accepted Auditing Procedures.

2.

b. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.


3.

c. Generally Accepted Auditing Principles.

4.

d. Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures.

In a proprietorship, owner’s equity is affected by all of the
following EXCEPT

1.

a. the investment of cash by the owners.

2.

b. the purchase of a personal automobile by the owner using personal
funds.

3.

c. the purchase of a computer for the owner’s son using cash generated by
the business.

4.

d. the sale of goods by the business.

Which of the following is true when considering the accounting
equation?
1.

a. An increase in an asset must always equal a decrease in a liability.

2.

b. For every transaction an asset and a liability must be affected.

3.


c. An increase in a liability must equal a decrease in owner’s equity.

4.

d. An increase in an asset may result in a decrease in another asset.

Sources of increases to owner's equity, in a proprietorship, are
1.

a. additional investments by owners.

2.

b. purchases of merchandise.

3.

c. withdrawals by the owner.

4.

d. sale of share capital.

All of the following are steps used to analyze ethical dilemmas
EXCEPT
1.

a. using the organization’s code of ethics to identify ethical situations.

2.


b. using personal ethics to identify ethical situations.

3.

c. identifying potential stakeholders.


4.

d. discussing the ethical dilemma with co-workers.

An external user would NOT include
1.

a. A creditor of the company.

2.

b. Canada Revenue Agency.

3.

c. An employee.

4.

d. The company’s bank.

Which of the following is true regarding the corporate form of

business organization?
1.

a. Corporations are the most prevalent form of business organization.

2.

b. Corporate businesses are generally smaller in size than partnerships and
proprietor-ships.

3.

c. The revenues of corporations are greater than the combined revenues of
partnerships and proprietorships.

4.

d. Corporations are separate legal entities organized exclusively under
federal law.

The accounting equation, for a corporation, is best expressed as
1.

a. Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity.

2.

b. Assets – Liabilities = Partner’s Equity.

3.


c. Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity.

4.

d. all of these.

The accounting equation, for a proprietorship, may be expressed
as
1.

a. Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity.

2.

b. Assets – Liabilities = Partners' Equity.

3.

c. Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity.

4.

d. all of these.


Canadian Accounting Standards allow a choice of whether or not
to use International Financial Reporting Standards for which type
of company?
1.


a. Public companies

2.

b. Only small private companies

3.

c. Banks

4.

d. All private companies in Canada

When an owner, in a proprietorship or partnership, withdraws
cash or other assets from a business for personal use, these
withdrawals are termed
1.

a. expenses.

2.

b. salary.

3.

c. drawings.


4.

d. a credit line.

Withdrawal of cash from a business by the owner for personal
reasons will NOT affect which financial statement?
1.

a. Balance Sheet

2.

b. Income Statement

3.

c. Statement of Owner’s Equity

4.

d. Cash Flow Statement

Judy and Marilyn met at law school and decide to start a small
law practice after graduation. They agree to split revenues and
expenses evenly. The most common form of business
organization for a business such as this would be a(n)
1.

a. non profit organization.


2.

b. partnership.


3.

c. corporation.

4.

d. proprietorship.

The main objective of the financial statements is
1.

a. to show the profit of a company.

2.

b. to allow customers to determine whether a company will honour its
product warranties.

3.

c. to provide useful information to investors and creditors to make decisions
about a business.

4.


d. to determine how many employees the company can afford to hire each
year.

Owner's equity is often referred to as
1.

a. residual equity.

2.

b. leftovers.

3.

c. spoils.

4.

d. a second equity.

The partnership form of business organization
1.

a. is a separate legal entity.

2.

b. is a common form of organization for service-type businesses.

3.


c. enjoys an unlimited life.

4.

d. has limited liability.

Owner's equity, in a proprietorship, is increased by
1.

a. drawings.

2.

b. revenues.

3.

c. expenses.

4.

d. liabilities.


Which of the following forms of business organizations typically
have their shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange?
1.

a. Proprietorships


2.

b. Private companies

3.

c. Public companies

4.

d. Partnerships

The common characteristic possessed by all assets is
1.

a. long life.

2.

b. great monetary value.

3.

c. tangible nature.

4.

d. future economic benefit.


Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the corporate form
of business organization?
1.

a. limited liability of shareholders

2.

b. transferability of ownership

3.

c. unlimited personal liability for shareholders

4.

d. unlimited life

Generally accepted accounting principles are
1.

a. income tax regulations.

2.

b. standards that indicate how to report economic events.

3.

c. theories that are based on physical laws of the universe.


4.

d. principles that have been proven correct by academic researchers.

The proprietorship form of business organization
1.

a. must have at least three owners in most provinces.


2.

b. represents the largest number of businesses in Canada.

3.

c. combines the records of the business with the personal records of the
owner.

4.

d. is characterized by a legal distinction between the business as an
economic unit and the owner.

Which of the following would NOT be considered an internal user
of accounting data for the ABC Company?
1.

a. President of the company


2.

b. Production manager

3.

c. Merchandise inventory clerk

4.

d. President of the employees' labour union

A business organized as a corporation
1.
2.

a. is not a separate legal entity in most provinces.
b. requires that shareholders be personally liable for the debts of the
business.

3.

c. is owned by its shareholders.

4.

d. terminates when one of its original shareholders dies.

Liabilities

1.

a. are future economic benefits.

2.

b. are current or long term obligations arising from past events.

3.

c. possess service potential.

4.

d. are things of value used by the business in its operation.

Revenues would NOT result from
1.

a. sale of merchandise.

2.

b. initial investment of cash by owner.


3.

c. performance of services.


4.

d. rental of property to a tenant.

An account receivable is recorded in the accounting records as
a(n)
1.

a. liability.

2.

b. expense.

3.

c. asset.

4.

d. revenue.

Bing Company has total liabilities of $10,000 and total assets of
$15,000. Based on this information, Bing Company’s owner’s
equity must be
1.

a. $10,000.

2.


b. $ 0.

3.

c. $5,000.

4.

d. $15,000.

The going concern assumption
1.

a. states that a company will not operate long enough to utilize assets and
fulfill obligations.

2.

b. assumes the company will continue to operate in the foreseeable future.

3.

c. is inconsistent with the cost principle.

4.

d. states that net worth is the most appropriate value at which to record
assets.


Which of the following principles or assumptions requires that the
activities of a business be kept distinct from those of its
owner(s)?
1.

a. economic entity concept


2.

b. going concern assumption

3.

c. monetary unit assumption

4.

d. cost principle

Which of the following would violate the economic entity
concept?
1.

a. reporting amounts owed to the company’s suppliers as a liability on the
balance sheet.

2.

b. reporting equipment owned and used in the business as an asset in the

balance sheet.

3.

c. reporting withdrawals by the owner as a drawing in the statement of
owner’s equity.

4.

d. reporting the owner’s personal sailboat as an asset on the balance
sheet.

Mel Green is the proprietor (owner) of Green's, a retailer of
athletic apparel. When recording the financial transactions of
Green's, Mel does not record an entry for a car he purchased for
personal use. Mel took out a personal loan to pay for the car.
What accounting assumption guides Mel's behaviour in this
situation?
1.

a. going concern assumption

2.

b. economic entity concept

3.

c. time period assumption


4.

d. monetary unit assumption

104 Free Test Bank for Accounting Principles 6th
Canadian Edition by Weygandt Multiple Choice
Questions - Page 2
Which of the following is an example of an economic event that
should be recorded as an accounting transaction?


1.

a. the purchase of supplies

2.

b. the signing of a contract to build a new corporate headquarters

3.

c. the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer

4.

d. the launch of a new marketing strategy

Ingrid Ltd and Bulgar Equipment rentals company sign a contract
to rent equipment in the next two years. What is the impact on the
accounting equation?

1.

a. Assets increase and liabilities increase.

2.

b. Assets decrease and liabilities decrease.

3.

c. No impact on the accounting equation.

4.

d. Owner’s equity increases and assets decrease.

Revenues, in a proprietorship, are
1.

a. the cost of assets consumed during the period.

2.

b. the gross increases in owner's equity resulting from business activities.

3.

c. the cost of services used during the period.

4.


d. actual or expected cash outflows.

A basic assumption of accounting assumes that the dollar is
1.

a. unrelated to business transactions.

2.

b. a poor measure of economic activities.

3.

c. the common unit of measure for all business transactions.

4.

d. useless in measuring an economic event.

The Income Statement is sometimes referred to as
1.

a. a Statement of Earnings.

2.

b. the Statement of Financial Position.



3.

c. the Cash Flow Statement.

4.

d. the Statement of Owner's Equity.

Owner's equity, in a proprietorship, at the end of the period is
equal to
1.

a. owner's capital at the beginning of the period plus profit minus liabilities.

2.

b. owner's capital at the beginning of the period plus profit minus drawings.

3.

c. profit.

4.

d. assets plus liabilities.

Which of the following groups uses accounting information
primarily to ensure the entity is operating within prescribed rules?
1.


a) creditors

2.

b) Regulatory agencies

3.

c) Labour unions

4.

d) Management

If supplies that have been purchased are used in the course of
business, then
1.

a. a liability will increase.

2.

b. an asset will increase.

3.

c. owner's equity will decrease.

4.


d. owner's equity will increase.

If total liabilities increased by $5,000, then
1.

a. assets must have decreased by $5,000.

2.

b. owner's equity must have increased by $5,000.

3.

c. assets must have increased by $5,000, or owner's equity must have
decreased by $5,000.


4.

d. assets and owner's equity each increased by $2,500.

Owner's equity, in a proprietorship, is decreased by
1.

a. assets.

2.

b. revenues.


3.

c. expenses.

4.

d. liabilities.

Which of the following accounts would NOT be found on the
Balance Sheet?
1.

a. Cash

2.

b. Drawings

3.

c. Equipment

4.

d. Accounts Payable.

Which of the following statements is correct in regards to the
order of preparing financial statements?
1.


a. Income statement, Balance sheet, Statement of changes in owner’s
equity, Cash flow statement

2.

b. Balance sheet, Income statement, Cash flow statement, Statement of
changes in owner’s equity

3.

c. Income statement, Statement of changes in owner’s equity, Balance
sheet, Cash flow statement

4.

d. Income statement, Statement of changes in owner’s equity, Cash flow
statement, Balance sheet

Recognition in the accounting terminology means
1.

a. recognizing the difference between assets and liabilities.

2.

b. recognizing the difference between income and expenses.

3.

c. recognizing that initially transactions are recorded at fair value.



4.

d. the process of recording a transaction in the accounting records.

If a company reported a loss in the first month of operations, the
loss would reduce owner’s capital and would be
1.

a. added in the same section as owner’s investments.

2.

b. deducted in the same section as owner’s investments.

3.

c. deducted in the same section as owner’s drawings.

4.

d. added in the same section as owner’s drawings.

If services are provided for credit, in a proprietorship, then
1.

a. assets will decrease.

2.


b. liabilities will increase.

3.

c. owner's equity will increase.

4.

d. liabilities will decrease.

Which of the following would NOT affect owner’s equity?
1.

a. a cash receipt from a customer in payment of account

2.

b. payment of an expense

3.

c. services provided for cash

4.

d. withdrawal of funds for personal use

The cost principle requires that when assets are acquired, they be
recorded at

1.

a. appraisal value.

2.

b. the amount paid.

3.

c. the amount the asset could be sold for.

4.

d. list price.

Jackson's Small Engine Repair Shop, a proprietorship, started the
year with total assets of $60,000 and total liabilities of $40,000.


During the year, the business recorded $100,000 in repair
revenues, $55,000 in expenses, and Mike Jackson, the owner,
withdrew $10,000. Jackson's Capital balance at the end of the
year was
1.

a. $55,000.

2.


b. $35,000.

3.

c. $65,000.

4.

d. $45,000.

If an individual asset, in a proprietorship, is increased, then
1.

a. there may be an equal decrease in a specific liability.

2.

b. there may be an equal decrease in owner's equity.

3.

c. there may be an equal decrease in another asset.

4.

d. none of these is possible.

The cost of advertising purchased for the month is considered an
expense, not an asset because
1.


a. the expense will generate future benefits.

2.

b. the advertising will generate future cash inflows.

3.

c. the benefits of the expense have already been used.

4.

d. the expense has not yet been used.

Partners' equity, in a partnership, is decreased by
1.

a. payment of dividends.

2.

b. drawings.

3.

c. owner's investments.

4.


d. revenues.

Shareholders' equity, in a corporation, is increased by


1.

a. an expense.

2.

b. shareholder purchase of common shares.

3.

c. payment of dividends.

4.

d. liabilities.

Profit results when
1.

a. Assets > Liabilities.

2.

b. Revenues = Expenses.


3.

c. Revenues > Expenses.

4.

d. Revenues < Expenses.

If expenses, in a proprietorship, are paid in cash, then
1.

a. assets will increase.

2.

b. liabilities will decrease.

3.

c. owner's equity will increase.

4.

d. assets will decrease.

Jackson's Small Engine Repair Shop, a proprietorship, started the
year with total assets of $60,000 and total liabilities of $40,000.
During the year, the business recorded $100,000 in repair
revenues, $55,000 in expenses, and Mike Jackson, the owner,
withdrew $10,000. The profit reported by Jackson's Small Engine

Repair Shop for the year was
1.

a. $35,000.

2.

b. $45,000.

3.

c. $20,000.

4.

d. $90,000.

An Income Statement


1.
2.

a. summarizes the changes in owner's equity for a specific period of time.
b. reports the changes in assets, liabilities, and owner's equity over a period
of time.

3.

c. reports the assets, liabilities, and owner's equity at a specific date.


4.

d. presents the revenues and expenses for a specific period of time.

Collection of a $600 Accounts Receivable
1.

a. increases an asset $600; decreases an asset $600.

2.

b. increases an asset $600; decreases a liability $600.

3.

c. decreases a liability $600; increases owner's equity $600.

4.

d. decreases an asset $600; decreases a liability $600.

Shareholders' equity, in a corporation, at the end of the period is
equal to
1.

a. shareholders' equity at the beginning of the period plus profit minus
liabilities.

2.


b. share capital plus retained earnings.

3.

c. share capital plus dividends.

4.

d. share capital plus this year's profit.

The income statement is always prepared first in order to
determine
1.

a. the total assets to be reported on the balance sheet.

2.

b. the cash outflow of the company.

3.

c. the profit or loss used in the statement of changes in owner’s equity.

4.

d. the amount of investments or withdrawals used in the statement of
changes in owner’s equity.


A balance sheet, in a proprietorship, shows
1.

a. revenues, liabilities, and owner's equity.


2.

b. expenses, drawings, and owner's equity.

3.

c. revenues, expenses, and drawings.

4.

d. assets, liabilities, and owner's equity.

The income statement is prepared from the data in the
1.

a. assets column.

2.

b. liabilities column.

3.

c. owner’s equity column.


4.

d. liabilities and owner’s equity column.

External users of accounting information include all of the
following except:
1.

a) tax authorities.

2.

b) creditors.

3.

c) the chief financial officer.

4.

d) regulatory authorities.

Payment of a liability for an expense that has been previously
recorded
1.

a. does not affect the owner’s equity account.

2.


b. only affects the liability accounts.

3.

c. does not affect the asset accounts.

4.

d. only affects the asset accounts.

Jackson's Small Engine Repair Shop, a proprietorship, started the
year with total assets of $60,000 and total liabilities of $40,000.
During the year, the business recorded $100,000 in repair
revenues, $55,000 in expenses, and Mike Jackson, the owner,
withdrew $10,000. Jackson's Capital balance changed by what
amount from the beginning of the year to the end of the year?


1.

a. $10,000.

2.

b. $45,000.

3.

c. $20,000.


4.

d. $35,000.

The primary purpose of the Cash Flow Statement is to report
1.

a. a company's investing transactions.

2.

b. a company's financing transactions.

3.

c. information about cash inflows and cash outflows of a company.

4.

d. the net increase or decrease in cash.

The heading of a balance sheet must identify the
1.

a. company, statement and time period.

2.

b. statement and date.


3.

c. company, statement and date.

4.

d. company and date.

Which of the following transactions would NOT affect Cash?
1.

a. payment to a supplier on account

2.

b. purchase of supplies on account

3.

c. payment of salaries for the week

4.

d. prepaying an insurance premium

If an owner makes a withdrawal of cash from a proprietorship,
then
1.


a. there has been a violation of accounting principles.

2.

b. assets will decrease and owner's equity will increase.

3.

c. assets will decrease and owner's equity will decrease.


4.

d. assets will decrease and liabilities will increase.

Expenses do not have to be paid in cash at the time they are
incurred. When payment is made on the later date, the liability
accounts payable account will decrease and the asset
1.

a. cash will increase.

2.

b. cash will decrease.

3.

c. will not be affected.


4.

d. accounts receivable will increase.

Two or more items could be affected by a transaction. Which of
the following statements is INCORRECT?
1.
2.

a. An increase in an asset may result in a decrease in another asset.
b. An increase in an asset may result in a decrease in an asset and
increase in a liability.

3.

c. An increase in a liability may result in a decrease in an asset.

4.

d. An increase in a liability may result in a decrease in owner’s equity.

If the owner's equity account increases from the beginning of the
year to the end of the year, the best explanation for this change
is
1.

a. profit is less than owner drawings.

2.


b. a loss is less than owner drawings.

3.

c. additional owner investments are less than a loss.

4.

d. profit is greater than owner drawings.

An investment by a company’s owner increases a company’s
cash and
1.

a. reduces its liabilities.

2.

b. reduces a company’s total assets.


3.
4.

c. increases owner’s equity.
d. increases the company’s net earnings in the year in which the investment
is made.

104 Free Test Bank for Accounting Principles 6th
Canadian Edition by Weygandt Multiple Choice

Questions - Page 3
Which accounting assumption assumes that a company will
continued in operation long enough to carry out its existing
objectives and commitments?
1.

a) Going concern assumption

2.

b) Monetary unit assumption

3.

c) Economic entity concept

4.

d) Historical cost principle

Essential parts of the financial statements include:
1.

a) the explanatory notes.

2.

b) supporting schedules.

3.


c) the company’s mission and goals.

4.

d) both the explanatory notes and supporting schedules.

The accounting equation can be stated as:
1.

a) Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity

2.

b) Owner’s Equity = Assets – Liabilities

3.

c) Liabilities = Assets – Owner’s Equity

4.

d) all of the above.

The proprietorship form of business organization
1.

a) must have at least two owners in most provinces.



2.

b) is often chosen for small owner operated businesses.

3.

c) is difficult to set up.

4.

d) is classified as a separate legal entity.

The obligations of an organization as a result of past events are
called:
1.

a) revenues.

2.

b) assets.

3.

c) liabilities.

4.

d) owner’s equity.


A company has liabilities of $300,000. The balance in the owner’s
capital account is $100,000; in drawings $50,000; revenues
$400,000; and expenses $370,000. What are the company’s total
assets?
1.

a) $350,000

2.

b) $400,000

3.

c) $380,000

4.

d) $330,000

Combining the economic record keeping of three separate
businesses would violate the:
1.

a) cost principle.

2.

b) economic entity concept.


3.

c) monetary unit assumption.

4.

d) going concern assumption.

Generally accepted accounting principles:
1.

a) never change so as to ensure consistency for external decision making.


2.

b) change over time so as to ensure useful information is provided to
investors and creditors.

3.

c) are changed by the AcSB without input from the organizations and
individuals affected.

4.

d) have not changed in over 20 years and are unlikely to change in the near
future.

An investment of cash by the owner increases:

1.

a) revenues.

2.

b) liabilities.

3.

c) expenses.

4.

d) assets.

If total liabilities decrease by $14,000 during a period of time and
owner’s equity increased by $6,000 during the same period, then
total assets will change as follows during that same period:
1.

a) $20,000 increase

2.

b) $20,000 decrease.

3.

c) $8,000 increase.


4.

d) $8,000 decrease

The statement that is always completed first is:
1.

a) the income statement.

2.

b) the balance sheet.

3.

c) the statement of owner’s equity.

4.

d) the cash flow statement.

Generally accepted accounting principles include
1.

a) specific rules, and procedures.

2.

b) broad principles and practices.



3.

c) standards for reporting economic events.

4.

d) all of these.

If company purchases a building for $270,000. The company
pays $70,000 cash and the remainder on credit. The impact on
the accounting equation will be:
1.

a) Total assets will increase by $270,000.

2.

b) Total assets will increase by $200,000.

3.

c) Total assets will decrease by $70,000

4.

d) Total liabilities will decrease by $70,000.

The main objective of financial reporting is:

1.

a) to provide useful information to investors and creditors to make decisions
about a business

2.

b) to provide useful information for generating revenue for external users.

3.

c) to provide useful information to management can ensure the continued
success of the company.

4.

d) to provide useful information that is useful for internal users.

The statement of owner’s equity is dependent on the results of:
1.

a) the income statement.

2.

b) the balance sheet.

3.

c) the income statement and balance sheet.


4.

d) the cash flow statement.

The balance sheet and the statement of owner’s equity are
related because
1.

a) the ending amount on the balance sheet is reported on the statement of
owner’s equity.

2.

b) the ending amount on the statement of owner’s equity is reported on the
balance sheet.


3.

c) the ending amount on each statement is reported on the cash flow
statement.

4.

d) the ending amount on each statement is reported on the income
statement.

Private companies must use:
1.


a) International Financial Reporting Standards only.

2.

b) Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises.

3.

4.

c) both methods, choosing principles from either method based on their
needs.
d) one method and report the method used on their financial statements.

A company purchases supplies on credit. The accounting
equation will change as follows:
1.

a) both the left and the right side will change.

2.

b) both the left and the right side will remain the same.

3.

c) only the left side will change.

4.


d) only the right side will change.

The primary purpose of a cash flow statement is to report:
1.

a) the financing activities of a company over a specific period of time.

2.

b) the operating activates of a company over a specific period of time.

3.

4.

c) the cash inflows and cash outflows by a company over a specific period
of time.
d) the net change in cash over a specific period of time.

A company signs a contract to rent company cars. The
accounting equation will change as follows:
1.

a) both the left and the right side will change.

2.

b) both the left and the right side will remain the same.



×