CH 02

Chapter 2
Analyzing Transactions
OBJECTIVES
Obj 1 Describe the characteristics of an account and record transactions using a chart of
accounts.
Obj 2 Describe and illustrate the posting of journal entries to accounts.
Obj 3 Prepare an unadjusted trial balance and explain how it can be used to discover
errors.
Obj 4 Discover and correct errors in recording transactions.
QUESTION GRID
True / False
No. Objective Difficulty No. Objective Difficulty No. Objective Difficulty
1 02-01 Easy 28 02-01 Moderate 55 02-01 Easy
2 02-01 Easy 29 02-01 Moderate 56 02-01|02-02 Moderate
3 02-01 Moderate 30 02-01 Moderate 57 02-01|02-02 Moderate
4 02-01 Moderate 31 02-01 Easy 58 02-01|02-02 Moderate
5 02-01 Easy 32 02-01 Easy 59 02-02 Easy
6 02-01 Moderate 33 02-01 Easy 60 02-02 Easy
8 02-01 Moderate 35 02-01 Easy 62 02-02 Moderate
10 02-01 Moderate 37 02-01 Moderate 64 02-02 Moderate
12 02-01 Difficult 39 02-01 Moderate 66 02-02 Moderate
13 02-01 Easy 40 02-01 Difficult 67 02-03 Easy
14 02-01 Easy 41 02-01 Moderate 68 02-03 Difficult
15 02-01 Easy 42 02-01 Easy 69 02-03 Moderate
16 02-01 Easy 43 02-01 Easy 70 02-03 Difficult
17 02-01 Easy 44 02-01 Moderate 71 02-03 Moderate
19 02-01 Moderate 46 02-01 Moderate 73 02-03|02-04 Difficult
24 02-01 Easy 51 02-01 Easy 78 02-04 Difficult
26 02-01 Easy 53 02-01 Difficult
27 02-01 Moderate 54 02-01 Easy
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Matching
1 02-04 Difficult 4 02-04 Difficult 7 02-04 Difficult
3 02-04 Difficult 6 02-04 Difficult
Multiple Choice
1 02-01 Easy 39 02-01 Moderate 77 02-01 Easy
6 02-01 Easy 44 02-01 Difficult 82 02-01 Moderate
7 02-01 Moderate 45 02-01 Difficult 83 02-01 Moderate
8 02-01 Moderate 46 02-01 Difficult 84 02-01 Difficult
9 02-01 Difficult 47 02-01 Easy 85 02-01 Moderate
15 02-01 Moderate 53 02-01 Difficult 91 02-02 Easy
18 02-01 Difficult 56 02-01 Easy 94 02-02 Difficult
22 02-01 Easy 60 02-01 Difficult 98 02-02 Difficult
24 02-01 Easy 62 02-01 Difficult 100 02-02 Difficult
27 02-01 Difficult 65 02-01 Moderate 103 02-03 Difficult
28 02-01 Difficult 66 02-01 Difficult 104 02-03 Moderate
30 02-01 Difficult 68 02-01 Easy 106 02-04 Difficult
37 02-01 Easy 75 02-01 Moderate
38 02-01 Moderate 76 02-01 Moderate
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Exercise/Other
1 02-01 Moderate 8 02-01 Difficult 15 02-03 Easy
6 02-01 Moderate 13 02-01 Easy
7 02-01 Difficult 14 02-02 Easy
Problem
2 02-01 Moderate 8 02-01 Moderate 14 02-03 Easy
4 02-01 Moderate 10 02-01 Moderate 16 03-04 Difficult
5 02-01 Difficult 11 02-02 Difficult
6 02-01 Difficult 12 02-01|02-03 Difficult
Chapter 2—Analyzing Transactions
TRUE/FALSE
1. Accounts are records of increases and decreases in individual financial statement items.
ANS: T DIF: Easy OBJ: 02-01
NAT: AACSB Analytic | AICPA FN-Measurement
2. A chart of accounts is a listing of accounts that make up the journal.

ANS: F DIF: Easy OBJ: 02-01
3. The chart of accounts should be the same for each business.

ANS: F DIF: Moderate OBJ: 02-01
4. Accounts payable are accounts that you expect will be paid to you.
5. Consuming goods and services in the process of generating revenues results in expenses.
6. Prepaid expenses are an example of an expense.

7. Unearned Revenues are an example of a liability.

ANS: T DIF: Moderate OBJ: 02-01
8. Dividends are an example of an expense.

9. Accounts in the ledger are usually maintained in alphabetical order.

10. Depending on the account title, the right side of the account is referred to as the credit side.
11. To determine the balance in an account, always subtract credits from debits.
12. Unless the transaction is compound, the dollar amount of the debits for each transaction is
equal to the dollar amount of the credits for that transaction, and thus the term double-entry
bookkeeping.
ANS: F DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-01
13. The double-entry accounting system records each transaction twice.

14. The increase side of all accounts is the normal balance.

15. The journal is the book of original entry.

16. The process of recording a transaction in the journal is called journalizing.

NAT: AACSB Analytic |AICPA FN-Measurement
17. Journalizing is the process of entering amounts in the ledger.

18. Transactions are listed in the journal chronologically.

19. Journalizing transactions using the double-entry bookkeeping system will eliminate fraud.
20. Liability accounts are increased by debits.

21. Expense accounts are increased by credits.

22. Revenue accounts are increased by credits.

23. The normal balance of a capital stock account is a debit.

24. The normal balance of the dividend account is a debit.

25. The normal balance of an expense account is a credit.

26. The normal balance of revenue accounts is a credit.

27. Dividends decrease stockholders’ equity and are listed on the income statement as a
deduction from revenue.
28. For a month's transactions for a typical medium-sized business, the salary expense account
is likely to have only credit entries.
29. For a month's transactions for a typical medium-sized business, the accounts payable
account is likely to have only credit entries.
30. When a business receives a bill from the utility company, no entry should be made until the
invoice is paid.
31. An account has three parts to it; a title, an increase side, and a decrease side.
32. The T account got its name because it resembles the letter “T”
33. The right hand side of a T account is known as a debit and the left hand side is known as a
credit.
34. A debit is abbreviated as Db and a credit is abbreviated as Cr.

35. Debiting the cash account, will increase the account.

36. A credit to the cash account will increase the account.

37. The cash account will always be debited.

38. The recording of cash receipts to the cash account will be done by debiting the account.
39. The recording of cash payments to the cash account will be done by entering the amount as a
credit.
40. The balance of the account can be determined by adding all of the debits, adding all of the
credits, and adding the amounts together.
41. Assets are owned by creditors or stockholders.

42. Liabilities are debts owned by the business entity.

43. The accounts payable account is listed in the chart of accounts as an asset.
44. A capital stock account represents the amount of investments less dividends made by the
owner.
45. Revenues is the difference between cash receipts and cash payments.
46. Expenses are assets that no longer have a value to the company.
47. Retained earnings will be reduced by the amount in the dividend account.
48. The journal includes both debit and credit accounts for each transaction.
49. A transaction that is recorded in the journal is called a journal entry.

50. Assets are increased with debits and decrease with credits.
51. Liabilities are increase with debits and decrease with credits.
52. Debits will increase Unearned Revenues and Revenues.

53. Recording a credit to all stockholders’ equity accounts will increase the account.
54. Journal entries can have more than two accounts as long as the debits equal the credits.
55. Normal balances are the side that increases the account balance.
56. When an stockholder invests assets in the business, the capital account increases due to
revenue being earned.
ANS: F DIF: Moderate OBJ: 02-01 | 02-02
57. When an accounts payable account is paid in cash, the stockholders' equity in the business
decreases.
58. When an account receivable is collected in cash, the total assets of the business increase.
59. The process of transferring the data from the journal to the ledger accounts is posting.
60. The post reference notation used in the ledger is the account number.
61. The post reference notation used in the journal is the page number.
62. A notation in the post reference column of the general journal indicates that the amount has
been posted to the ledger.
63. The order of the flow of accounting data is (1) record in the ledger, (2) record in the journal,
(3) prepare the financial statements.
64. The process of transferring the debits and credits from the journal entries to the accounts is
known as “updating the accounts”.
65. Businesses may use several special journals in their accounting systems.
66. Once journal entries are posted to accounts, each account will show a new balance after each
entry.
67. A group of related accounts that make up a complete unit is called a trial balance.
68. A trial balance determines the accuracy of the numbers.

69. Even when a trial balance is in balance, there may be errors in the individual accounts.
70. The totals at the bottom of the trial balance and the totals at the bottom of the balance sheet
both show equality and balancing, and therefore should be equal.
71. A proof of the equality of debits and credits in the ledger at the end of an accounting period
is called a balance sheet.
72. If the trial balance is in balance, it can be assumed that all journal entries were posted
corrected and no errors were made.
73. Posting a part of a transaction to the wrong account will cause the trial balance totals to be
unequal.
ANS: F DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-03 | 02-04
74. The erroneous arrangement of digits, such as writing $45 as $54, is called a slide.
75. Journalizing a transaction with both the debit and the credit for $69 instead of $96 will cause
the trial balance to be out of balance.
76. Posting a transaction twice will cause the trial balance totals to be equal.
77. The erroneous moving of an entire number one or more spaces to the right or left, such as
writing $75 as $750, is called a transposition.
78. The materiality concept implies that if an error is large enough or could effect the decisions
of its users, a correction is absolutely necessary.
ANS: T DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04
79. A correction entry is required for all errors that are discovered.
MATCHING
Several types of errors can be made during the journalizing and posting process. Match the
following with their best description.
a. Trial balance preparation errors
b. Account balance errors
c. Posting errors
1. Balance incorrectly computed. 6. Amount incorrectly entered on trial

2. Debit or credit posting omitted. balance.
3. Wrong amount posted to an account. 7. Balance entered in wrong column or
4. Column incorrectly added. omitted.
5. Balance entered in wrong column of 8. Debit posted as credit, or vice versa.
account.
1. ANS: B DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04

2. ANS: C DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04


4. ANS: A DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04

5. ANS: B DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04




MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Accounts
a. do not reflect money amounts
b. are not used by entities that manufacture products
c. are records of increases and decreases in individual financial statement items
d. are only used by large entities with many transactions
ANS: C DIF: Easy OBJ: 02-01
2. A group of related accounts that comprise a complete unit is called a

a. journal
b. liability
c. ledger
d. transaction
3. 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
ANS: C DIF: Moderate OBJ: 02-01
4. Revenue should be recognized when

a. cash is received
b. the service is performed
c. the customer places an order
d. the customer charges an order
ANS: B DIF: Moderate OBJ: 02-01
5. Which of the following accounts is an stockholders' equity account?

a. Cash
b. Accounts Payable
c. Prepaid Insurance
d. Retained Earnings
ANS: D DIF: Easy OBJ: 02-01
6. The gross increases in stockholders' equity attributable to business activities are called
a. assets
b. liabilities
c. revenues
d. net income
7. A chart of accounts is
a. the same as a balance sheet
b. usually a listing of accounts in alphabetical order
c. usually a listing of accounts in financial statement order
d. used in place of a ledger
8. The debit side of an account

a. depends on whether the account is an asset, liability or stockholders' equity
b. can be either side of the account depending on how the accountant set up the system
c. is the right side of the account
d. is the left side of the account
ANS: D DIF: Moderate OBJ: 02-01
9. An account is said to have a debit balance if

a. the amount of the debits exceeds the amount of the credits
b. there are more entries on the debit side than on the credit side
c. its normal balance is debit without regard to the amounts or number of entries on the
debit side
d. the first entry of the accounting period was posted on the debit side
ANS: A DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-01
10. Which statement(s) concerning cash is (are) true?

a. cash will always have more debits than credits
b. cash will never have a credit balance
c. cash is increased by debiting
d. all of the above
11. A debit may signify a(n)

a. decrease in asset accounts

b. decrease in liability accounts
c. increase in the capital stock account
d. decrease in the dividend account
12. Which of the following types of accounts have a normal credit balance?
a. assets and liabilities
b. liabilities and expenses
c. revenues and liabilities
d. capital stock and dividends
13. Which of the following groups of accounts have a normal debit balance?
a. revenues, liabilities, stockholders’ equity
b. stockholders’ equity, assets
c. liabilities, expenses
d. assets, expenses
14. Which one of the statements below is not a purpose for the journal?
a. to show increases and decreases in accounts
b. to show a chronological order by date
c. to show a complete transaction in one place
d. to help locate errors
ANS: A DIF: Moderate OBJ: 02-01
15. A credit signifies a decrease in

a. dividends
b. liabilities
c. capital stock
d. revenue
16. A credit may signify a

a. decrease in assets
b. decrease in liabilities
c. decrease in capital stock
d. decrease in revenue
17. A debit signifies a decrease in

a. assets
b. expenses
c. dividends
d. revenues
18. Which of the following applications of the rules of debit and credit is true?
a. decrease Prepaid Insurance with a credit and the normal balance is a credit
b. increase Accounts Payable with a credit and the normal balance is a debit
c. increase Supplies Expense with a debit and the normal balance is a debit
d. decrease Cash with a debit and the normal balance is a credit
ANS: C DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-01
19. Which of the following describes the classification and normal balance of the fees earned
account?
a. asset, credit
b. liability, credit
c. stockholders' equity, debit
d. revenue, credit
20. The classification and normal balance of the accounts payable account is
a. an asset with a credit balance
b. a liability with a credit balance
c. stockholders' equity with a credit balance
d. revenue with a credit balance
ANS: B DIF: Easy OBJ: 02-01
21. The classification and normal balance of the dividends account is

a. an expense with a credit balance
b. an expense with a debit balance
c. a liability with a credit balance
d. stockholders' equity with a debit balance
22. The classification and normal balance of the supplies expense account is a(n)
a. asset with a debit balance
b. asset with a credit balance
c. expense with a debit balance
d. liability with a credit balance
23. In which of the following types of accounts are increases recorded by debits?
a. assets, liabilities
b. dividends, liabilities
c. expenses, liabilities
d. assets, expenses
24. In which of the following types of accounts are increases recorded by credits?
a. revenues, liabilities
b. dividends, assets
c. liabilities, dividends
d. expenses, liabilities
ANS: A DIF: Easy OBJ: 02-01
25. In which of the following types of accounts are decreases recorded by debits?
a. assets
b. revenues
c. expenses
d. dividends
26. In which of the following types of accounts are decreases recorded by credits?
a. liabilities
b. capital stock
c. dividends
d. revenues
27. A credit balance in which of the following accounts would indicate a likely error?
a. Fees Earned
b. Salary Expense
c. Capital Stock
d. Accounts Payable
ANS: B DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-01
28. A debit balance in which of the following accounts would indicate a likely error?
a. Salaries Expense
b. Notes Payable
c. Dividends
d. Supplies
29. Randomly listed below are the steps in the accounting cycle:
(1) prepare the financial statements

(2) post the journal entries to the ledger
(3) record journal entries
(4) prepare 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)
30. Which of the following entries records the payment of an account payable?
a. debit Cash; credit Accounts Payable
b. debit Accounts Receivable; credit Cash
c. debit Cash; credit Supplies Expense
d. debit Accounts Payable; credit Cash
ANS: D DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-01
31. Which of the following entries records the investment of cash by Tito to the Tito
Corporation in exchange for capital stock?
a. debit Capital Stock; credit Accounts Receivable
b. debit Cash; credit Capital Stock

c. debit Dividends; credit Cash
d. debit Cash; credit Dividends
32. Which of the following entries records the receipt of a utility bill from the water company?
a. debit Utilities Expense; credit Accounts Payable
b. debit Utilities Payable; credit Accounts Receivable
c. debit Accounts Payable; credit Cash
d. debit Accounts Payable; credit Utilities Payable
33. Which of the following entries records the cash payment by Joe’s Care, Inc.?
a. debit Capital Stock; credit Cash
b. debit Dividends; credit Cash
c. debit Salaries Expense; credit Cash
d. debit Salaries Expense; credit Salaries Payable
34. Office supplies were sold by J's Appliance Repair at cost to another repair shop, with cash
received. Which of the following entries for J's Appliance Repair records this transaction?
a. Office Supplies, debit; Cash, credit
b. Office Supplies, debit; Accounts Payable, credit
c. Cash, debit; Office Supplies, credit
d. Accounts Payable, debit; Office Supplies, credit
35. Office supplies purchased by J's Appliance Repair on account were returned. Which of the
following entries for J's Appliance Repair records this transaction?
a. Cash, debit; Office Supplies, credit
b. Office Supplies, debit; Accounts Receivable, credit
c. Accounts Payable, debit; Office Supplies, credit
d. Office Supplies, debit; Accounts Payable, credit
36. Cash was paid by J's Appliance Repair to creditors on account. Which of the following
entries for J's records this transaction?
a. Cash, debit; Capital Stock, credit
b. Accounts Payable, debit; Cash, credit
c. Accounts Receivable, debit; Cash, credit
d. Accounts Payable, debit; Account Receivable, credit

37. The process of initially recording a business transaction is called

a. trial balancing
b. posting
c. journalizing
d. balancing
38. 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
39. Which of the following entries records the acquisition of equipment on account?
a. Equipment, debit; Accounts Payable, credit
b. Equipment, debit; Cash, credit
c. Accounts Payable, debit; Equipment, credit
d. Accounts Payable, debit; Notes Payable, credit
40. Which of the following entries records the payment of rent for the current month?
a. Cash, debit; Rent Expense, credit
b. Rent Expense, debit; Cash, credit
c. Rent Expense, debit; Accounts Receivable, credit
d. Accounts Payable, debit; Rent Expense, credit
41. Which of the following entries records the receipt of cash from patients on account?
a. Accounts Payable, debit; Fees Earned, credit
b. Accounts Receivable, debit; Fees Earned, credit
c. Accounts Receivable, debit; Cash, credit
d. Cash, debit; Accounts Receivable, credit
42. Which of the following entries records the billing of patients for services performed?
a. Accounts Receivable, debit; Fees Earned, credit
b. Accounts Payable, debit; Cash, credit
c. Fees Earned, debit; Accounts Receivable, credit
d. Fees Earned, debit; Cash, credit
43. Which of the following entries records the collection of cash from cash customers?
a. Fees Earned, debit; Cash, credit
b. Fees Earned, debit; Accounts Receivable, credit
c. Cash, debit; Fees Earned, credit
d. Accounts Receivable, debit; Fees Earned, credit
44. Which of the following entries records the receipt of cash for two months' rent? The cash
was received in advance of providing the service.
a. Prepaid Rent, debit; Rent Revenue, credit.
b. Cash, debit; Unearned Rent, credit.
c. Cash, debit; Prepaid Rent, credit.
d. Cash, debit; Rent Expense credit.
45. A patient has a physical examination and asks the bookkeeper to mail the bill. The
bookkeeper should
a. make no entry until the cash is received
b. Cash, debit; Accounts Receivable, credit
c. Cash, debit; Fees Earned, credit
d. Accounts Receivable, debit; Fees Earned, credit
46. Proof that the dollar amount of the debits equals the dollar amount of the credits in the
ledger means
a. all of the information from the journal was correctly transferred to the ledger
b. all accounts have their correct balances in the ledger
c. only the journal is accurate; the ledger may be incorrect
d. only that the debit dollar amounts equal the credit dollar amounts
47. Which of the following is true about a T-Account?

a. Left hand side of the T-Account is called a debit.
b. Left hand side of the T-Accounts is called a credit
c. Right hand side of the T-Account is called a debit
d. None are true.
48. Which of the following abbreviations are correct?

a. Debit “Dr”, Credit “Cd”
b. Debit “Db”, Credit “Cr”
c. Debit “Db”, Credit “Cd”
d. Debit “Dr”, Credit “Cr”
49. When amounts of a transaction are entered on the left side of an account, they are said to be
a. credited
b. summarized
c. totaled
d. debited
50. When amounts of a transactions are entered in an account on the right hand side, they are
said to be
a. credited
b. debited
c. added
d. subtracted
51. Which side of the account increases a cash account?

a. credit
b. neither a debit or a credit
c. debit
d. either a debit or a credit
52. A cash payment is recorded on the cash account as a

a. neither a debit or a credit
b. credit
c. debit
d. either a debit or a credit
53. The balance of the account is determined by

a. adding all of the debits to all of the credits.
b. always subtracting the debits from the credits.
c. always subtracting all of the credits from the debit.
d. adding all of the debits, adding all of the credits, and then subtracting the smaller sum
from the larger sum.
54. A list of the accounts is called

a. ledger
b. chart of accounts
c. T-Account
d. Debit
55. On the chart of accounts, the balance sheet accounts are normally listed in the following
order
a. liabilities, assets, stockholders’ equity
b. assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity
c. stockholders’ equity, assets, liabilities
d. assets, stockholders’ equity, liabilities
56. In which order are the accounts listed in the chart of accounts?
a. assets, expenses, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, revenues
b. stockholders’ equity, assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses
c. assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, revenues, expenses
d. assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, stockholders’ equity
57. Which are the parts of the T account?

a. title, date, total
b. date, debit side, credit side
c. title, debit side, credit side
d. title, debit side, total

58. Which of the following is not a correct rule of debits and credits?
a. assets, expenses and dividends are increased by debits
b. assets are decreased by credits and have a normal debit balance
c. liabilities, revenues and stockholders’ equity are increased by credits
d. the normal balance for revenues and expenses is a credit
59. XYZ Hospital purchased X-ray equipment for $3,000, paid $750 down, with the remainder
to be paid later. The correct entry would be
a. Equipment 750
Cash 750
b. Cash 750
Accounts Payable 2,250
Equipment 3,000
c. Equipment Expense 3,000
Accounts Payable 750
Cash 2,250
d. Equipment 3,000
Cash 750
e. Cash 750
Equipment 750
60. The chart of accounts is designed to

a. alphabetized the accounts to make reading easier for its financial statement users.
b. analyze the accounts and organize them in order of dollar amount to simplify the
accounting information for users.
c. summarize the transactions and determine their ending balances.
d. meet the information needs of a company and other financial statement users.
61. Which of the following group of accounts are all assets?

a. Cash, Accounts Payable, Buildings
b. Accounts Receivable, Revenue, Cash
c. Prepaid Expenses, Buildings, Patents
d. Unearned Revenues, Prepaid Expenses, Cash
62. Of the following which is true about assets

a. Assets include physical and intangible assets.
b. Assets include only physical assets.
c. Assets are owned solely by the stockholders of the company
d. Assets are the result of selling products or services to customers.
63. Which of the following is not considered to be a liability?

a. Wages Payable
b. Accounts Receivable
c. Unearned Revenues
d. Accounts Payable
64. Which of the following statements is not true about liabilities?

a. Liabilities are debts owned to outsiders.
b. Account titles of liabilities often include the term “payable”.
c. Cash received before services are performed are considered to be liabilities.
d. Liabilities do not include wages owed to employees of the company.
65. The stockholders’ equity will be reduced by all of the following accounts except:
a. Revenues
b. Expenses
c. Dividends
d. All are true.
66. Expenses can best be defined as

a. assets with no future value to the company.
b. services that have been consumed in the process of generating revenues.
c. costs that have been incurred during the course of business.
d. all are true.
67. The chart of accounts classify the accounts to make identification of the accounts easier.
This is done by way of assigning a number to each account. The first number identifies the
classification of the type of account. Which of the following indicates the use of this
classification?
a. 1-Assets, 2-Liabilities, 3-Stockholders’ Equity, 4-Expenses, 5-Revenues
b. 1-Assets, 2-Liabilities, 3-Stockholders’ Equity, 4-Revenues, 5-Expenses
c. 1-Assets, 2-Stockholders’ Equity, 3-Revenues, 4-Expenses, 5-Dividends
d. 1-Stockholders’ Equity, 2-Dividends, 3-Revenues, 4-Expenses
68. The ____ is where a transaction can first be found on the accounting records.
a. chart of accounts
b. income statement
c. balance sheet
d. journal
69. The process of recording a transaction in the journal is called

a. recording
b. journalizing
c. posting
d. summarizing
70. Joe Brown invests $10,000 into his new business in exchange for capital stock. How would
the journal entry for this transaction be entered in the journal?
a. Cash 10,000
Capital stock 10,000
Invested cash in business
b. Cash 10,000
Capital stock 10,000
c. Capital stock 10,000
Cash 10,000
d. Capital stock 10,000
Cash 10,000
71.
June 23 Cash 6,000
Capital stock 6,000
Invest cash in Able, Co.
The journal entry will:

a. Increase Capital stock and decrease Cash
b. Increase Cash and decrease Capital stock
c. Increase Cash and increase Capital stock
d. Decrease Cash and decrease Capital stock
72.
June 24 Land 15,000
Cash 15,000
Purchased land for business
What effects does this journal entry have on the accounts?

a. Increase to Cash and increase to Land
b. Increase to Land and decrease to Cash
c. Decrease to Cash and decrease to Land
d. Increase to Cash and decrease to Land
73.
June 26 Supplies 500
????????????
What is the best explanation for this journal entry?

a. Purchased supplies with cash
b. Investment of supplies by stockholder
c. Purchased supplies on account
d. Paid accounts payable.
74.
July 14 Accounts Payable 1,000
Cash 1,000
Paid creditors on account
What effect does this journal have on the accounts?

a. Decrease accounts payable, increase cash
b. Increase cash, decrease accounts payable
c. Increase accounts payable, increase cash
d. Decrease accounts payable, decrease cash
75. Which of the following accounts would be increased with a credit?

a. Land, Accounts Payable, Dividends
b. Accounts Payable, Unearned revenue, Capital Stock
c. Capital Stock, Accounts Receivable, Unearned Revenue
d. Cash, Accounts Receivable, Capital Stock
76. In accordance with the debit and credit rules, which of the following is true?
a. Debits increase assets
b. Credits increase assets
c. Debits increase both assets and capital stock
d. Credits increase both assets and liabilities.
77. All except one of the following accounts will be increased with a debit:
a. Unearned Revenues
b. Land
c. Accounts Receivable
d. Cash
78. Which of the following stockholders’ equity accounts follow the same debit and credit rules
as liabilities?
a. Expense accounts only
b. Dividends accounts only
c. Revenues accounts only
d. Expenses and Dividends accounts
79.
May 24 Cash 770
Fees earned 770
Received fees from
customers
Recording this transaction will

a. decrease cash and decrease revenues
b. increase cash and increase revenues
c. increase cash and decrease revenues
d. increase revenues and decrease cash
80. The payment for the monthly rent will require the following entry
a. Debit Cash and Debit Rent Expense
b. Credit Cash and Credit Rent Expense
c. Debit Rent Expense and Credit Cash
d. Credit Rent Expense and Debit Cash
81. Expenses follow the same debit and credit rules as

a. Revenues
b. Dividends
c. Capital Stock
d. Liabilities
82. Net income will result when

a. revenues (credits) > expenses (debits)
b. revenues (debits) > expenses (credits)
c. expenses (credits) < revenues (debits)
d. revenues (credits) = expenses (debits)
83. Which of the following will increase stockholders’ equity?

a. Expenses > revenues
b. Dividends
c. Revenues > expenses
d. Cash is received from customers on account.
84. Which of the following situations increase stockholders’ equity?

a. Supplies are purchased on account.
b. Services are provided on account.
c. Cash is received from customers.
d. Utility bill will be paid next month.
85. Which of the following group of accounts are increased with a debit?
a. assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity
b. assets, dividends, expenses
c. assets, revenues, expenses
d. assets, liabilities, revenues
86. Which of the following group of accounts increase with a credit?

a. Capital stock, revenues, expenses
b. Assets, capital stock, revenues
c. Liabilities, capital stock, revenues
d. none are true
87. Which of the following is true regarding normal balances of accounts?

a. All accounts have a normal debit balance.
b. The normal balance of all accounts will have either a positive or negative balance.
c. Accounts that have a normal debit balance will only have debit entries, never credit
entries.
d. The normal balance is the side of the account that increases the account.
88. The double-entry accounting system is responsible for each of the following except
a. Maintains the accounting equation 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. All are correct.
89. Which of the following is the best explanation for this journal entry?
June 26 Cash 450

Unearned Fees 450
????????????
a. Received cash for services performed

b. Received cash for services to be performed in the future.
c. Paid cash in advance for services to be done.
d. Paid cash for services to be performed.
90.
June 26 Equipment 14,000
Cash 4,000
Note Payable 10,000
????????????
Which is the best explanation for this journal entry?

a. Purchased equipment, paid cash of $4,000, with the remainder to be paid in payments
b. Purchased equipment, paid cash of $4,000, with the remainder to be received in the
future.
c. Purchased equipment, paid cash for the entire amount
d. Purchased equipment on credit.
91. The process of rewriting the information from the journal into the ledger is called
a. sliding
b. transposing
c. journalizing
d. posting
92. The verification that the total dollar amount of the debits equals the total dollar amount of
the credits in the ledger is called a
a. ledger
b. trial balance
c. account
d. balance sheet
93. The process of transferring the journal entries to the accounts is known as
a. posting
b. updating
c. journalizing
d. summarizing
94. 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
95. The post reference columns are used to trace transactions from the journal to the accounts.
What will be posted on the post reference column of (a) the journal and (b) on the account?
a. (a) the amount of the debit or credit (b) the journal page number
b. (a) the journal page number (b) the date of the transaction
c. (a) the journal page number, (b) the account number
d. (a) the account number, (b) the journal page number
The chart of account for the Frias Company includes some of the following accounts:
Account Name Account Number

Cash 11
Accounts Receivable 13
Prepaid Insurance 15
Accounts Payable 21
Unearned Revenue 24
Capital Stock 31
Dividends 32
Fees Earned 41
Salaries Expense 54
Rent Expense 56
On the journal page 3, the following transaction was found:
Prepaid Insurance 1,200

Cash 1,200
96. What is the post reference that will be found on the cash account?
a. 11
b. 15
c. 3
d. None
97. What is the post reference that will be found on the Prepaid Insurance account?
a. 11
b. 15
c. 3
d. None
98. What is the post reference that will be found on the journal entry?
a. 15, 11
b. 15
c. 11
d. 3
99. The chart of account for the Frias Company includes some of the following accounts:

Cash 11
Accounts Payable 21
Unearned Revenue 24
Capital Stock 31
Dividends 32
Fees Earned 41
Salaries Expense 54
Rent Expense 56
Cash 750
Fees Earned 750
What is the post reference that will be found on the journal entry?
a. 41
b. 3
c. 11, 41
d. 11
100.The chart of account for the Frias Company includes some of the following accounts:

Cash 11
Accounts Payable 21
Unearned Revenue 24
Capital Stock 31
Dividends 32
Fees Earned 41
Salaries Expense 54
Rent Expense 56
Salaries Expense 300

Cash 300
What is the post reference that will be found on the Salaries Expense account?
a. 5
b. 11
c. 54
d. None
101.The accounts in the ledger of Mickeys Park Co. are listed in alphabetical order. All accounts
have normal balances.
Accounts Payable 500 Fees Earned 2,000
Accounts Receivable 800 Insurance Expense 300
Investment 1,000 Land 2,000
Cash 1,600 Wages Expense 400
Dividends 200 Capital Stock 1,800
The total of all the assets is:

a. 4,400
b. 5,300
c. 5,200
d. 4,700
e. 5,700
102.A trial balance is prepared to

a. prove that there were no errors made in recording transactions into the journal
b. prove that no errors were made in posting to the ledger
c. prove that each account balance is correct
d. summarize the account balances to help prepare financial statements
103.The accounts in the ledger of Mickeys Park Co. are listed in alphabetical order. All accounts
have normal balances.
Accounts Payable 500 Fees Earned 2,000
Accounts Receivable 800 Insurance Expense 300
Investment 1,000 Land 2,000
Cash 1,600 Wages Expense 400
Dividends 200 Capital Stock 1,800
Prepare a trial balance. The total of the debits is

a. $5,300
b. $10,600
c. $4,100
d. $10,400
e. $4,700
104.Of the following financial reports, which one is the one that will determine if the accounting
equation is in balance?
a. Journal entry
b. Income statement
c. Trial balance
d. Account reconciliation
105.An overpayment error was discovered in computing and paying the wages of a Bartson
Repair Shop employee. When Bartson receives cash from the employee for the amount of
the overpayment, which of the following entries will Bartson make?
a. Cash, debit; Wages Expense, credit
b. Wages Payable, debit; Wages Expense, credit
c. Wages Expense, debit, Cash, credit
d. Cash, debit; Wages Payable, credit
106.If the two totals of a trial balance are not equal, it could be due to
a. failure to record a transaction
b. recording the same erroneous amount for both the debit and the credit parts of a
transaction
c. an error in determining the account balances, such as a balance being incorrectly
computed
d. recording the same transaction more than once
107.When a transposition error is made on the trial balance, the difference between the debit and
credit totals on the trial balance will be
a. zero
b. twice the amount of the transposition
c. one-half the amount of the transposition
d. divisible by 9
108.Which of the following errors, each considered individually, would cause the trial balance
totals to be unequal?
a. a transaction was not posted
b. a payment of $96 for insurance was posted as a debit of $46 to Prepaid Insurance and a
credit of $46 to Cash
c. a payment of $311 to a creditor was posted as a debit of $3,111 to Accounts Payable and
a debit of $311 to Accounts Receivable
d. cash received from customers on account was posted as a debit of $140 to Cash and a
credit of $140 to Accounts Payable
109.Supplies purchased on account were incorrectly recorded as Office Equipment. The

correcting entry would be
a. Supplies, debit; Office Equipment, credit.
b. Accounts Receivable, debit; Supplies, credit.
c. Office Equipment, debit; Supplies Expense, credit.
d. Supplies, debit; Accounts Payable, credit.
110.Which of the following errors will cause the trial balance totals to be unequal?
a. amount incorrectly entered on the trial balance
b. failure to record a transaction or to post a transaction
c. recording the same transaction more than once
d. recording the same erroneous amount for both the debit and the credit parts of a
transaction
e. posting a part of a transaction correctly as a debit or credit but to the wrong account
111.The trial balance is out of balance and the accountant suspects that a transposition or slide
error has occurred. What will the accountant do to find the error?
a. Determine the amount of the error and look for that amount on the trial balance.
b. Determine the amount of the error and divide by two, then look for that amount on the
trial balance.
c. Determine the amount of the error and refer to the journal entries for that amount
d. Determine the amount of the error and divide by nine. If the result is evenly divided, then
this type of error is likely.
112.Which of the following is not a short-cut in finding errors on the trial balance?
a. Determine the difference between debits and credits and look for the amount.
b. Determine the amount and change any account to make the trial balance correct.
c. Determine the difference between debits and credits, divide the amount by 2, look for the
amount.
d. Determine the difference between debits and credits, divide the amount by 9, if it divides
evenly, look for a transposition or slide error.
EXERCISE/OTHER
1. The chart of accounts classify the accounts to make identification of the accounts easier.
Discuss how companies set up their chart of accounts for use in their business
ANS:
A chart of accounts is set-up by assigning numbers to each of the accounts. The account number
for assets will begin with (1), liabilities (2), stockholders’ equity (3), revenues (4), and expenses
(5).
DIF: Moderate OBJ: 02-01
2. On November 1st, Clark Company. purchased land for $27,500.00 cash. Write the journal
entry in the space below.
ANS:
Nov 1 Land 27,500.00
Cash 27,500.00
Purchased land for the company

3. On November 10th, NetSolutions purchased supplies worth $1,275.00 on account.

(a) Write the journal entry in the space below.
(b) NetSolutions paid this bill on November 25th. Write the journal entry in the space below.
ANS:
(a) Nov 10 Supplies 1,250.00
Accounts Payable 1,250.00
Purchased supplies on account.
(b) Nov 25 Accounts Payable 1,250.00

Cash 1,250.00
Paid for supplies on account.

4. On November 17th NetSolutions purchased a building and a plot of land for $275,000.00.
The building was valued at $185,000.00 while the land carried a value of $90,000.00.
NetSolutions paid $55,000.00 down in cash and signed a notes payable for the balance. In
the space below write the journal entry.
ANS:
Nov 17 Building 185,000.00
Land 90,000.00
Cash 55,000.00
Notes Payable 220,000.00
Purchased building and land with cash down payment

5. On December 1st NetSolutions made a cash payment of $2,500.00 on a note payable that
was generated in the purchase of a building and land plot. Write the journal entry for this
payment in the space below.
ANS:
Dec 1 Notes Payable 2,500.00
Cash 2,500.00
Made payment on notes payable

6. Chris Clark transfers $25,000.00 from his personal account in exchange for capital stock to
NetSolutions Company, on January 2nd. Journalize this transaction.
ANS:
Jan 2nd Cash 25,000.00
Capital stock 25,000.00

7. On January 3rd Chris Clark transfers ownership of several pieces of office equipment to his
new business, NetSolutions. When new, these items were worth $22,500. The fair market
value of the equipment is $15,000.00. Journalize this transfer.
ANS:
January 3rd Office Equipment 15,000.00
Capital stock 15,000.00
While Chris may have paid $22,500.00 for this equipment some time in the past, it should be
transferred into the company at fair market value (FMV), $15,000.00.
DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-01
8. On November 30th NetSolutions pays numerous bills which include:

Payment to the landlord for November rent - $750.00
Payment to the Gas & Electric Company for November’s bill - $325.00
Payment of employee wages for the last half of November - $1,680.00
Payment of shopping center’s parking lot cleaning fee - $75.00
Journalize these payments as one compound journal entry.
ANS:
Nov 30 Rent Expense 750.00
Utilities Expense 325.00
Wages Expense 1,680.00
Maintenance Expense 75.00
Cash 2,830.00

9. On November 30th Chris Clark receives a $1,250.00 cash dividend from NetSolutions.
Journalize this event.
ANS:
Nov 30 Dividends 1,250.00
Cash 1,250.00
DIF: Easy OBJ: 02-01

10. Prepare a journal entry for the purchase of a truck on May 24 for $56,900, paying $4,000
cash and the remainder on account.
ANS:
May 24 Truck 56,900
Cash 4,000

NAT: AACSB Analytic | AICPA FN-Measurement TOP: Example Exercise 2-1
11. Prepare a journal entry on September 15 for the fees earned on account, $35,600.
ANS:
Sept 15 Accounts Receivable 35,600
Fees Earned 35,600

12. Prepare a journal entry on February 27 for the payment of $5,000 for dividends from
Laborstaff Counseling Services.
ANS:
Feb 27 Dividends 5,000
Cash 5,000

13. State for each account whether it is likely to have (a) debit entries only, (b) credit entries
only, or (c) both debit and credit entries. Also, indicate the normal balance of each account.
1. Fees Earned 4. Supplies

2. Utilities Expense 5. Cash
3. Accounts Payable 6. Accounts Receivable
ANS:
1. Credit entries only, normal credit balance
2. Debit entries only, normal debit balance
3. Both debit and credit entries, normal credit balance
4. Both debit and credit entries, normal debit balance
14. On April 1, the cash account balance was $67,880. During April, cash receipts totaled
$345,600 and the April 30 balance was $95,230. Determine the cash payments made during
April.
ANS:
95,230 = 67,880 + 345,600 - ?
Cash payments = $318,250
15. For each of the following errors, considered individually, indicate whether the error would
cause the trial balance totals to be unequal. If the error would cause the trial balance total to
be unequal, indicate whether the debit or credit total is higher and by how much.
(a) Payment of a cash dividend of $4,500 was journalized and posted as a debit of
$5,400 to Salaries Expense and a credit of $5,400 to Cash.
(b) A fee of $6,780 earned was debited to Accounts Receivable for $7,680 and
credited to Fees Earned for $6,780.
(c) A payment of $2,000 to a creditor was posted as a credit of $2,000 to Accounts
Payable and a credit of $2,000 to Cash.
ANS:
(a) The totals are equal.
(b) The totals are unequal. The debit total would be $900 more than credit total.
(c) The totals are unequal. The credit total is higher by $4,000.

16. The following errors took place in journalizing and posting transactions:
(a) A dividend of $3,000 was recorded as a debit to Office Expense and a credit to
Cash.
(b) Accounts receivable payment for $5,600 was recorded as a debit to Cash and a
credit to Fees Earned.
Journalize the entries to correct the errors. Omit the explanations.

ANS:
(a) Dividends 3,000
Office Expense 3,000
(b) Fees Earned 5,600

Accounts Receivable 5,600

17. Discuss and describe how errors in accounts can be found.

ANS:
1) through audit procedures.
2) by looking at the trial balance.
3) by chance.
18. On November 30th Chris Clark is informed by his accountant that $250.00 of a transaction
recording the purchase of office supplies was really office equipment. He has been asked to
correct this journal entry. Write the journal entry to correct this situation.
ANS:
Nov 30 Office Equipment 250.00
Office Supplies 250.00

19. Journalize the entries to correct the following errors:
(a) A purchase of supplies for $100 on account was recorded and posted as a
debit to Supplies for $400 and as a credit to Accounts Receivable for $400.
(b) A receipt of $3,000 from Fees Earned was recorded and posted as a debit to
Fees Earned for $3,000 and a credit to Cash for $3,000.
ANS:
(a) Accounts Receivable 400
Supplies 400
Supplies 100
(b) Cash 6,000

Fees Earned 6,000

PROBLEM
1. Organize the following accounts into the usual sequence of a chart of accounts.
Miscellaneous Expense
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Cash
Capital Stock
Fees Earned
Prepaid Rent
Salaries Expense
Unearned Revenue
Dividends
ANS:
Cash
Accounts Receivable
Prepaid Rent
Accounts Payable
Unearned Revenue
Capital Stock
Dividends
Fees Earned
Salaries Expense
Miscellaneous Expense
2. Selected accounts from the ledger of Hughes Company appear below. For each account,
indicate the following:
(a) In the first column at the right, indicate the nature of each account, using the
following abbreviations:
Asset - A Revenue - R
Liability - L Expense - E
None of the above - N
(b) In the second column, indicate the increase side of each account by inserting
Dr. or Cr.
Account Type of Account Increase Side

(1) Supplies __________ __________
(2) Notes Receivable __________ __________
(3) Fees Earned __________ __________
(4) Dividends __________ __________
(5) Accounts Payable __________ __________
(6) Salaries Expense __________ __________
(7) Capital Stock __________ __________
(8) Accounts Receivable __________ __________
(9) Equipment __________ __________
(10) Notes Payable __________ __________
ANS:
Type of Account Increase Side
(1) A Dr.
(2) A Dr.
(3) R Cr.
(4) N Dr.
(5) L Cr.
(6) E Dr.
(7) N Cr.
(8) A Dr.
(9) A Dr.
(10) L Cr.

3. Calculate the following:
(a) Determine the cash receipts for June based on the following data:
Cash payments during May $42,500
Cash account balance, May 1 3,750
Cash account balance, May 30 7,000
(b) Determine the cash received from customers on account during June based on
the following data:
Accounts receivable account balance, May 1 $11,500
Accounts receivable account balance, May 30 8,250
Fees billed to customers during May 27,000
ANS:
(a) $45,750 ($7,000 + $42,500 - $3,750)
(b) $30,250 ($11,500 + $27,000 - $8,250)

4. Increases and decreases in various types of accounts are listed below. In each case, indicate
by "Dr." or "Cr." (a) whether the change in the account would be recorded as a debit or a
credit and (b) whether the normal balance of the account is a debit or a credit.
(a) (b)
Recorded Normal
As Balance
(1) Capital stock __________ __________
(2) Increase in Dividends __________ __________
(3) Decrease in Accounts Receivable __________ __________
(4) Increase in Note Payable __________ __________
(5) Increase in Accounts Payable __________ __________
(6) Decrease in Supplies __________ __________
(7) Decrease in Salaries Expense __________ __________
(8) Increase in Accounts Receivable __________ __________
(9) Increase in Cash __________ __________
(10) Decrease in Land __________ __________
ANS:
(a) (b)
(1) Cr. Cr.
(2) Dr. Dr.
(3) Cr. Dr.
(4) Cr. Cr.
(5) Cr. Cr.
(6) Cr. Dr.
(7) Cr. Dr.
(8) Dr. Dr.
(9) Dr. Dr.
(10) Cr. Dr.

5. Record the following selected transactions for March in a two-column journal, identifying
each entry by letter:
(a) Received $10,000 from Shirley Knowles in exchange for capital stock.
(b) Purchased equipment for $35,000, paying $10,000 in cash and giving a note
payable for the remainder.
(c) Paid $1,000 for rent for March.
(d) Purchased $8,500 of supplies on account.
(e) Recorded $2,500 of fees earned on account.
(f) Received $11,000 in cash for fees earned.
(g) Paid $200 to creditors on account.
(h) Paid wages of $1,250.
(i) Received $1,150 from customers on account.
(j) Recorded dividends of $1,850.
ANS:
(a) Cash 10,000
Capital Stock 10,000
(b) Equipment 35,000

Cash 10,000
Notes Payable 25,000
(c) Rent Expense 1,000

Cash 1,000
(d) Supplies 8,500

(e) Accounts Receivable 2,500

Fees Earned 2,500
(f) Cash 11,000

Fees Earned 11,000
(g) Accounts Payable 200

Cash 200
(h) Wages Expense 1,250

Cash 1,250
(i) Cash 1,150

(j) Dividends 1,850

Cash 1,850
6. All nine transactions for Bowan Realty for June, the first month of operations, are recorded
in the following T accounts:
Cash Capital Stock

(1) 20,000 (3) 7,500 (1) 20,000
(7) 6,900 (5) 2,600
(9) 4,700 (6) 5,500
(8) 2,000
Accounts Receivable Dividends

(4) 4,900 (9) 4,700 (8) 2,000
Supplies Fees Earned

(3) 7,500 (4) 4,900
(7) 6,900
Equipment Operating Expense

(2) 4,500 (6) 5,500
Accounts Payable
(5) 2,600 (2) 4,500
Indicate the following for each debit and each credit:

(a) The type of account affected (asset, liability, capital stock, dividends, revenue,
or expense).
(b) The effect on the account, using + for increase and - for decrease.
Present your answers in the following form:
Account Debited Accounted Credited

Transaction Type Effect Type Effect
ANS:
Account Debited Accounted Credited
Transaction Type Effect Type Effect
(1) asset + capital stock +
(2) asset + liability +
(3) asset + asset -
(4) asset + revenue +
(5) liability - asset -
(6) expense + asset -
(7) asset + revenue +
(8) dividends + asset -
(9) asset + asset -
7. On January 2nd NetSolutions purchased $750.00 in office supplies.

(a) Journalize this transaction as if NetSolutions paid cash.
(b)(1) Journalize this transaction as if NetSolutions placed it on account.
(b)(2) On January 15th NetSolutions pays the amount due. Journalize this event.
ANS:
(a) Journalize this transaction as if.NetSolutions paid cash.
Jan 2nd Office Supplies 750.00
Cash 750.00
(b)(1) Journalize this transaction as if.NetSolutions placed it on account.

Jan 2nd Office Supplies 750.00
Accounts Payable 750.00
(b)(2) On January 15th NetSolutions pays the amount due. Journalize this event.
Jan 15th Accounts Payable 750.00
Cash 750.00

8. On November 15th NetSolutions provides $2,250.00 in services to clients.

(a) Journalize this event as if the clients had paid cash at the time the services
were rendered.
(b)(1) Journalize this event as if the clients had placed this on account.
(b)(2) Assume that the clients paid $1,700.00 of the amount on account on
November 30th. Journalize this transaction.
ANS:
(a) November 15 Cash 2,250.00
Fees Earned 2,250.00
(b)(1) November 15 Accounts Receivable 2,250.00

(b)(2) November 15 Cash 1,700.00
Accounts Receivable 1,700.00

9. On November 12th NetSolutions provides $1,900.00 in services to clients. At the time of

service, the clients paid $500.00 in cash and put the balance on account.
(a) Journalize this event.
(b) On November 29th NetSolutions clients paid an additional $800.00 on their
accounts due. Journalize this event.
(c) Calculate the amount on accounts receivable on November 30th.
ANS:
(a) Nov 12 Cash 500.00
Accounts Receivable 1,400.00
(b) Nov 29 Cash 800.00

Accounts Receivable 800.00
(c)
Original invoice $1,900
Less cash paid upon completion 500
Original amount on accounts receivable 1,400
Less Nov 29th payment 800
Accounts Receivable balance $ 600

10. Journalize the following selected transactions for August 2008 in a two-column journal.
Journal entry explanations may be omitted.
Aug 1 Received cash from the investment in exchange for capital stock, $15,000.
2 Received cash for providing accounting services, $8,000.
3 Billed customers on account for providing services, $4,000.
4 Paid advertising expense, $400.
5 Received cash from customers on account, $3,500.
6 Dividends paid, $1,000
7 Received telephone bill, $100
8 Paid telephone bill, $100.
Date Description Post Debit Credit

Ref
ANS:
Date Description Post Debit Credit

Ref
Aug 1 Cash 15,000
Aug 2 Cash 8,000

Revenues 8,000
Aug 3 Accounts Receivable 4,000

Revenues 4,000
Aug 4 Advertising Expense 400

Cash 400
Aug 5 Cash 3,500

Aug 6 Dividends 1,000

Cash 1,000
Aug 7 Telephone Expense 100

Aug 8 Accounts Payable 100

Cash 100

11. Analyze the following transactions as to their effect on the accounting equation.
(a) The company paid $225 to a vendor for supplies purchased previously on
account.
(b) The company performed $1,050 of services and billed the customer.
(c) The company received a utility bill for $195 and will pay it next month.
(d) The stockholders were paid cash dividends of $50.
(e) The company paid $305 in salaries to its employees.
(f) The company collected $725 of cash from its customers on account.
Some of the possible effects of a transaction on the accounting equation are listed below:
(1) Asset, dr.; Asset, cr.

(2) Asset, dr.; Stockholders' Equity, cr.
(3) Asset, dr.; Liability, cr.
(4) Asset, dr.; Revenue, cr.
(5) Liability, dr.; Assets, cr.
(6) Dividends, dr.; Asset, cr.
(7) Expense, dr.; Assets, cr.
(8) Expense, dr.; Liability, cr.
Put the appropriate letter next to each transaction.

ANS:
Transaction Effect on the accounting equation
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 6
(e) 7
(f) 1

12. Set up T accounts for Cash; Accounts Receivable; Supplies; Accounts Payable; Capital
Stock; Dividends; Professional Fees; and Operating Expenses.
(a) In the T accounts, record the following transactions of Wells Consultant

Services for May, 2007, identifying each entry by number:
(1) Wells invested $12,000 cash in the business in exchange for capital stock.
(2) Purchased supplies on account, $5,750.
(3) Paid operating expenses, $5,000.
(4) Billed clients for fees, $6,940.
(5) Received cash from cash clients, $4,200.
(6) Paid creditors on account, $1,000.
(7) Received $2,600 from clients on account.
(8) Paid cash dividends $1,000.
(b) Prepare a trial balance as of May 31, 2007 for Wells Consultant Services.
(c) Assuming that supplies expense (which has not been recorded) amounts to
$1,000 for May, determine the following:
(1) Net income for the month.
(2) Stockholders' equity as of May 31.
ANS:
(a)
Cash Capital Stock
(1) 12,000 (3) 5,000 (1) 12,000
(5) 4,200 (6) 1,000
(7) 2,600 (8) 1,000

(4) 6,940 (7) 2,600 (8) 1,000
Supplies Professional Fees

(2) 5,750 (4) 6,940
(5) 4,200
Accounts Payable Operating Expenses

(6) 1,000 (2) 5,750 (3) 5,000
(b)
Wells Consultant Services
Trial Balance
May 31, 2007
Cash 11,800
Supplies 5,750
Dividends 1,000
Professional Fees 11,140
Operating Expenses 5,000
27,890 27,890
(a) (1) $6,140 ($11,140 - $5,000)

(b) (2) $17,140 ($12,000 + $6,140 - $1,000)
DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-02 | 02-03

13. Prepare a trial balance, listing the following accounts in proper sequence. The accounts (all
normal balances) were taken from the ledger of Jilson Consultants on June 30, 2008.
Accounts Payable $ 2,100 Rent Expense $10,500

Accounts Receivable 1,450 Salary Expense 13,000
Cash 5,375 Fees Earned 46,600
Capital Stock 15,800 Supplies 1,125
Dividends 13,500 Supplies Expense 1,400
Equipment 13,500 Utilities Expense 4,400
Miscellaneous Expense 250
ANS:
Jilson Consultants
Trial Balance
June 30, 2008
Cash 5,375
Supplies 1,125
Equipment 13,500
Dividends 13,500
Fees Earned 46,600
Salary Expense 13,000
Rent Expense 10,500
Utilities Expense 4,400
Supplies Expense 1,400
64,500 64,500

Exhibit 2-1
All nine transactions for Bowan Realty for June, the first month of operations, are recorded in the
following T accounts:
Cash Capital Stock

(1) 20,000 (3) 7,500 (1) 20,000
(7) 6,900 (5) 2,600
(9) 4,700 (6) 5,500
(8) 2,000

(4) 4,900 (9) 4,700 (8) 2,000
Supplies Fees Earned

(3) 7,500 (4) 4,900
(7) 6,900
Equipment Operating Expense

(2) 4,500 (6) 5,500
Accounts Payable
(5) 2,600 (2) 4,500
14. Refer to Exhibit 2-1. Prepare a trial balance, listing the accounts in their proper order.
ANS:
Bowan Realty
Trial Balance
June 30, 2007
Cash 14,000
Supplies 7,500
Equipment 4,500
Dividends 2,000
Fees Earned 11,800
Operating Expense 5,500
33,700 33,700

15.
(a) List the errors in the following trial balance. All accounts have normal
balances.
(b) What would be the new balance of the trial balance after errors are corrected?
What would be the balance of Accounts Receivable?
Herb's Auto Service

Trial Balance
For Month Ending September 30, 2007
Cash 19,475
Accounts Receivable ?
Supplies 1,000
Equipment 15,000
Dividends 1,000
Fees Earned 49,600
Salary Expense 14,500
Rent Expense 9,000
Utilities Expense 1,400
Supplies Expense 3,900
55,000 81,575
ANS:
(a)
(1) In the heading, the date should be September 30, 2007; not for a period
of time.
(2) The cash balance should be a debit.
(3) Capital Stock account should be a credit.
(4) The supplies account should be a debit.
(5) Prepaid Insurance should be a debit and follow Accounts Receivable.
(6) Dividends should be a debit.
(7) Rent Expense should be a debit.
(8) The trial balance does not balance.
(b) The new balance for credits would be accounts payable $2,500 + fees earned
$49,600 + $17,000 for capital = $69,100. Accounts receivable would be
$69,100 (total credits) - $66,025 (corrected debits) = $3,075

16. Answer the following questions for each of the errors listed below, considered individually:
(a) Did the error cause the trial balance totals to be unequal?
(b) What is the amount of the difference between the trial balance totals (where
applicable)?
(c) Which of the trial balance totals, debit or credit, is the larger (where
applicable)?
Present your answers in columnar form, using the following headings:
Error Totals Difference in Totals Larger of Totals

(identifying (equal or unequal) (amount) (debit or credit)
number)
Errors:
(1) Cash Dividends of $1,000 cash paid to the stockholders was recorded by a
debit of $1,000 to Salary Expense and a credit of $1,000 to Cash.
(2) A $950 purchase of supplies on account was recorded as a debit of $1,950 to
Equipment and a credit of $1,950 to Accounts Payable.
(3) A purchase of equipment for $4,500 on account was not recorded.
(4) A $630 receipt on account was recorded as a $630 debit to Cash and a $360
credit to Accounts Receivable.
(5) A payment of $1,030 cash on account was recorded only as a credit to Cash.
(6) Cash sales of $9,500 were recorded as a credit of $9,500 to Cash and a credit
of $9,500 to Fees Earned.
(7) The debit to record a $5,000 cash receipt on account was posted twice; the
credit was posted once.
(8) The credit to record an $800 cash payment on account was posted twice; the
debit was posted once.
(9) The debit balance of $9,400 in Accounts Receivable was recorded in the
trial balance as a debit of $9,300.
ANS:
Error Totals Difference in Totals Larger of Totals
(1) equal ---- ----
(2) equal ---- ----
(3) equal ---- ----
(4) unequal $ 270 debit
(5) unequal 1,030 credit
(6) unequal 19,000 credit
(7) unequal 5,000 debit
(8) unequal 800 credit
(9) unequal 100 credit


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Chapter 2

Chapter 2—Analyzing Transactions

2. A chart of accounts is a listing of accounts that make up the journal.

3. The chart of accounts should be the same for each business.

6. Prepaid expenses are an example of an expense.

7. Unearned Revenues are an example of a liability.

8. Dividends are an example of an expense.

9. Accounts in the ledger are usually maintained in alphabetical order.

13. The double-entry accounting system records each transaction twice.

14. The increase side of all accounts is the normal balance.

15. The journal is the book of original entry.

16. The process of recording a transaction in the journal is called journalizing.

17. Journalizing is the process of entering amounts in the ledger.

18. Transactions are listed in the journal chronologically.

20. Liability accounts are increased by debits.

21. Expense accounts are increased by credits.

22. Revenue accounts are increased by credits.

23. The normal balance of a capital stock account is a debit.

24. The normal balance of the dividend account is a debit.

25. The normal balance of an expense account is a credit.

26. The normal balance of revenue accounts is a credit.

34. A debit is abbreviated as Db and a credit is abbreviated as Cr.

35. Debiting the cash account, will increase the account.

36. A credit to the cash account will increase the account.

37. The cash account will always be debited.

41. Assets are owned by creditors or stockholders.

42. Liabilities are debts owned by the business entity.

49. A transaction that is recorded in the journal is called a journal entry.

52. Debits will increase Unearned Revenues and Revenues.

68. A trial balance determines the accuracy of the numbers.

1. Balance incorrectly computed. 6. Amount incorrectly entered on trial

1. ANS: B DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04

2. ANS: C DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04

3. ANS: C DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04

4. ANS: A DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04

5. ANS: B DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04

6. ANS: A DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04

7. ANS: A DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04

8. ANS: C DIF: Difficult OBJ: 02-04

2. A group of related accounts that comprise a complete unit is called a

3. Accounts are classified in the ledger

4. Revenue should be recognized when

5. Which of the following accounts is an stockholders' equity account?

8. The debit side of an account

9. An account is said to have a debit balance if

10. Which statement(s) concerning cash is (are) true?

11. A debit may signify a(n)

a. decrease in asset accounts

15. A credit signifies a decrease in

16. A credit may signify a

17. A debit signifies a decrease in

21. The classification and normal balance of the dividends account is

(1) prepare the financial statements

What is the proper order of these steps?

b. debit Cash; credit Capital Stock

d. Accounts Payable, debit; Account Receivable, credit

37. The process of initially recording a business transaction is called

47. Which of the following is true about a T-Account?

48. Which of the following abbreviations are correct?