Test bank for accounting 8th canadian edition

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Test Bank for Accounting 8th Canadian Edition

Collection of an account receivable would:

1 A) decrease liabilities

2 B) have no effect on owner's equity

3 C) decrease owner's equity

4 D) increase total assets

The payment of an account payable would:

1 A) increase owner's equity

2 B) decrease owner's equity

3 C) have no effect on total assets

4 D) have no effect on owner's equity

Transactions affecting owner's equity include:

1 A) owner withdrawals and owner investments

2 B) purchases of assets for cash

3 C) purchases of assets on account

4 D) only owner investments

Borrowing money from a bank would:

1 A) have no effect on owner's equity

2 B) decrease assets

3 C) decrease liabilities

4 D) increase revenues

Earning a revenue and immediately collecting the related cash would:

1 A) decrease total assets

2 B) have no effect on owner's equity

3 C) have no effect on total assets

4 D) increase owner's equity

Earning a revenue on account would:

1 A) have no effect on owner's equity

2 B) increase owner's equity

3 C) decrease owner's equity

4 D) decrease total assets

Earning a revenue on account would:

1 A) have no effect on liabilities

2 B) decrease owner's equity

3 C) increase accounts receivable

4 D) decrease total assets

The payment of rent each month for office space would:

1 A) increase total assets

2 B) increase owner's equity

3 C) decrease liabilities

4 D) increase expenses

A cash investment into the business by the owner would:

1 A) increase liabilities and increase owner's equity

2 B) increase total assets and decrease owner's equity

3 C) increase owner's equity and increase total assets

4 D) increase total assets and decrease liabilities

An owner investment of office furniture into the business would:

1 A) decrease owner's equity and decrease liabilities

2 B) increase total assets and increase liabilities

3 C) increase owner's equity and increase total assets

4 D) decrease owner's equity and increase liabilities

Purchasing office equipment on account would:

1 A) increase total assets and increase liabilities

2 B) increase total assets and decrease owner's equity

3 C) have no effect on total assets or liabilities

4 D) increase liabilities and decrease owner's equity

Purchasing supplies for cash would:

1 A) decrease total assets and decrease owner's equity

2 B) increase total assets and increase liabilities

3 C) decrease liabilities and decrease total assets

4 D) have no effect on total assets

Purchasing a building for $120,000 by paying cash of $30,000 and obtaining a mortgage for $90,000 would:

1 A) increase assets and increase liabilities by $90,000

2 B) increase owner's equity by $90,000

3 C) increase liabilities by $30,000

4 D) decrease assets and decrease liabilities by $30,000

Purchasing a building for $150,000 by paying cash of $30,000 and obtaining a mortgage for $120,000 would:

1 A) increase assets and liabilities by $120,000

2 B) increase liabilities by $120,000

3 C) increase liabilities by $30,000

4 D) decrease assets and liabilities by $120,000

Receiving cash from a customer in payment of an account receivable

would:

1 A) decrease total assets and increase owner's equity

2 B) increase owner's equity and increase liabilities

3 C) increase total assets and decrease liabilities

4 D) have no effect on total assets or owner's equity

A cash payment of an account payable would:

1 A) decrease total assets and decrease owner's equity

2 B) increase total assets and decrease liabilities

3 C) have no effect on total assets

4 D) decrease liabilities and decrease assets

A withdrawal of cash for personal use by an owner would:

1 A) decrease total assets and decrease owner's equity

2 B) increase owner's equity and increase liabilities

3 C) decrease total assets and increase owner's equity

4 D) increase total assets and decrease owner's equity

Borrowing money and signing a note payable would:

1 A) increase total assets and increase liabilities

2 B) decrease liabilities and increase total assets

3 C) increase liabilities and increase owner's equity

4 D) increase total assets and increase owner's equity

Receiving cash for services performed the same day would:

1 A) increase owner's equity and decrease total assets

2 B) decrease total assets and decrease liabilities

3 C) increase liabilities and increase total assets

4 D) increase owner's equity and have no effect on liabilities

A business receives its bill for utilities for the current month that it plans to pay next month when the payment is due This transaction causes:

1 A) an increase in both assets and owner's equity

2 B) a decrease in both owner's equity and liabilities

3 C) an increase in both assets and liabilities

4 D) an increase in liabilities and a decrease in owner's equity

Performing a service on account would:

1 A) increase liabilities and decrease total assets

2 B) decrease liabilities and increase total assets

3 C) increase owner's equity and decrease liabilities

4 D) increase total assets and increase owner's equity

Collecting cash on account causes:

1 A) assets to increase and owner's equity to decrease

2 B) assets to increase and liabilities to increase

3 C) assets to increase and owner's equity to increase

4 D) no change in total assets

A business acquires a parcel of land by issuing a note payable for $50,000 This transaction causes:

1 A) total assets to increase

2 B) owner's equity to increase

3 C) assets to increase and equity to increase

4 D) liabilities to decrease

Which of the following transactions would increase an asset and increase owner's equity?

1 A) payment of a note payable

2 B) receipt of cash in payment of an account receivable

3 C) owner investment of land into the business

4 D) payment of the telephone bill

Which of the following transactions would both increase and decrease an asset?

1 A) purchasing equipment for cash

2 B) borrowing money from a bank

3 C) performing a service and receiving the cash immediately

4 D) purchasing office supplies on account

Which of the following transactions would increase an asset and increase a liability?

1 A) payment of an account payable

2 B) borrowing money from a bank

3 C) an owner investment of cash into the business

4 D) purchasing office equipment for cash

Which of the following transactions would increase one asset, decrease another asset, and increase a liability?

1 A) purchasing supplies and equipment on account

2 B) paying liabilities incurred last period

3 C) owner investment of cash and equipment into the business

4 D) purchasing land with a cash down payment and a note payable

Which of the following transactions would have no effect on total assets, total liabilities, or owner's equity?

1 A) payment of a liability

2 B) borrowing cash by issuing a note payable

3 C) purchasing supplies for cash

4 D) purchasing supplies on account

The financial statement that presents a summary of the assets, liabilities, and owner's equity as of a specific date is the:

1 A) statement of assets

2 B) balance sheet

3 C) statement of owner's equity

4 D) cash flow statement

The statement that presents a summary of the revenues and expenses of an entity is called the:

1 A) statement of owner's equity

2 B) statement of financial position

3 C) income statement

4 D) balance sheet

The income statement presents a summary of the:

1 A) cash inflows and outflows of an entity

2 B) revenues and expenses of an entity

3 C) assets and liabilities of an entity

4 D) changes that occurred in the owner's equity of an entity

Which of the following financial statements reports owner's equity as of the end of the accounting period?

1 A) income statement and the balance sheet

2 B) cash flow statement and the balance sheet

3 C) statement of owner's equity and the balance sheet

4 D) cash flow statement and the income statement

Which of the following statements should be prepared before the balance sheet is prepared?

1 A) statement of owner's equity

2 B) statement of financial position

3 C) income statement

4 D) statement of owner's equity and income statement

Assets are reported on the:

1 A) income statement

2 B) income statement and balance sheet

3 C) statement of owner's equity

4 D) balance sheet

Liabilities are reported on the:

1 A) statement of owner's equity

1 A) net loss of $35,000

2 B) net income of $35,000

3 C) net income of $14,000

4 D) net loss of $14,000

Determine cash withdrawals for the period if net income is $34,000,

beginning owner's equity is $29,000, and ending owner's equity is

Total assets at the end of the period were $330,000 and liabilities were 25%

of owner's equity Determine owner's equity at the end of the period

3 C) cash flow statement

4 D) income statement and the balance sheet

Refer to Table 1-1 The net income or loss for the year was:

1 A) $12,800

2 B) $5,100

Refer to Table 1-2 The statement of owner's equity would show an ending balance in the Capital account at December 31, 2010 of:

Not-for-profit organizations need accounting information, as do

An organization, for accounting purposes, stands apart from other

organizations and individuals as a separate accounting entity

The going-concern assumption states an entity will remain in operation for only the next accounting period

The purchase of supplies on account would have an effect on the owner's equity of the firm

The recording of an owner withdrawal has the same effect on owner's equity

as the recording of an owner investment

Increases in owner's equity result from revenues and owner investments while decreases result from expenses and owner withdrawals

The income statement presents a summary of an entity's revenues and

liabilities over a period of time

Which of the following users of accounting information seek to assess the organization's ability to make scheduled payments?

1 A) creditors

2 B) taxing authorities

3 C) government regulatory agencies

4 D) employees

The Accounting Standards Board is responsible for establishing:

1 A) the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants

2 B) generally accepted accounting principles

3 C) the code of professional conduct for accountants

4 D) the Securities and Exchange Commission

All of the following are forms of business organizations except:

3 C) corporation

4 D) corporation and partnership

Which of the following is not addressed by rules of professional conduct?

1 A) competence

2 B) confidentiality

3 C) number of clients

4 D) compliance with professional standards

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act became law in response to

1 A) high profits of publicly traded companies

2 B) exorbitant fees charged by public accounting firms

3 C) unethical behaviour that caused huge accounting scandals

4 D) investor demands for increased control over private companies

According to GAAP, the primary objective of financial reporting is to provide information:

1 A) to the federal government

2 B) about the profitability of the business

3 C) regarding the cash flows of the business

4 D) useful for making investment decisions and for assessing management's stewardship

GAAP stands for:

1 A) generally accepted auditing practices

2 B) generally accrued auditing procedures

3 C) generally accepted accounting principles

4 D) generally accrued accounting principles

According to GAAP, to be useful, accounting information must be all of the following except:

1 A) relevant

2 B) comparable

3 C) subjective

4 D) reliable

Which of the following statements is false?

1 A) Reliable data are verifiable

2 B) Reliable data may be supported by objective evidence

3 C) Owner opinions are one source of objective evidence

4 D) An independent appraisal is usually considered reliable

The principle that states that assets acquired by the business should be recorded at their exchange price is the:

1 A) objectivity principle

2 B) cost principle of measurement

3 C) revenue-recognition principle

4 D) matching principle

The qualitative characteristic that states that accounting records and

statements are based on the most reliable data available so they are are as accurate and useful as possible

4 D) higher of historical cost or current market value

Which of the following statements is true?

1 A) The value of a dollar changes over time

2 B) German accountants record transactions in dollars

3 C) The stable-monetary-unit concept requires adjustments to the accounting records for the effects of inflation

4 D) High inflation rates indicate a dollar's purchasing power is stable

The accounting equation can be stated as:

1 A) Assets = Liabilities - Owner's Equity

2 B) Assets - Liabilities = Owner's Equity

3 C) Liabilities = Assets + Owner's Equity

4 D) Owner's Equity = Assets + Liabilities

Liabilities are:

1 A) insider claims to the business's assets

2 B) outsider claims to the business's assets

3 C) economic resources of a business

4 D) increases in owner's equity earned by delivering goods or services

Owner's equity is an:

1 A) insider claim to the business's assets

2 B) outsider claim to the business's assets

3 C) economic resources of a business

4 D) obligation to pay cash in the future

All of the following are assets except:

1 A) land

2 B) cash

3 C) merchandise inventory

1 A) $47,000

A business paid $8,500 to a creditor The effect of this transaction is to:

1 A) increase assets and decrease liabilities

2 B) increase assets and decrease owner's equity

3 C) decrease liabilities and owner's equity

4 D) decrease assets and decrease liabilities

If total liabilities decrease by $22,000 and owner's equity increases by $8,000 during the period, then assets must have:

1 A) increased $30,000

2 B) decreased $30,000

3 C) increased $14,000

4 D) decreased $14,000

If total liabilities are $98,000 and owner's equity is $150,000, total assets would be:

3 C) decreases owner's equity

4 D) increases owner's equity

The amount owed by an entity when it makes a purchase on account is termed a(n):

1 A) accounts receivable

2 B) accounts payable

3 C) note receivable

4 D) note payable

On December 31, the assets of a business include: Cash, $3,500, Accounts Receivable, $14,000, and Supplies, $1,050 The liabilities on December 31 total $7,600 The owner's equity on December 31 is:

1 A) $18,550

2 B) $25,100

3 C) $10,950

4 D) $11,100

Purchasing office equipment on account would:

1 A) decrease owner's equity

2 B) increase owner's equity

3 C) have no effect on owner's equity

4 D) decrease liabilities

Purchasing a parcel of land for $100,000 by paying $10,000 in cash and signing a promissory note for the remainder would:

1 A) decrease owner's equity by $90,000

2 B) increase owner's equity by $10,000

3 C) decrease liabilities by $90,000

4 D) increase total assets by $90,000