accounting question

1. The process of identifying, measuring and communicating economic information to permit informed judgments and decisions by users of the information is called:
A. Accounting
B. Bookkeeping
C. Making journal entries
D. Preparing financial statements

2. Which of the following phrases most closely relates to bookkeeping?
A. Identifying and measuring economic information
B. Communicating economic information
C. Permitting informed judgments by users
D. Permitting informed decisions by users

3. Which of the following most clearly differentiates accounting and bookkeeping?
A. Bookkeeping always involves information technology; accounting does not.
B. Accounting always involves information technology; bookkeeping does not.
C. Bookkeeping is the part of accounting most focused on rules and procedures.
D. A college degree is required for bookkeeping, but not for accounting.

4. Which of the following statements about accounting and bookkeeping is most true?
A. The FASB Conceptual Framework is relevant in accounting, but not in bookkeeping.
B. The FASB Conceptual Framework is relevant in bookkeeping, but not in accounting.
C. As an element of the AIS, internal controls are irrelevant to bookkeeping.
D. As an element of the AIS, outputs are relevant to accounting.

5. Communicating information to external decision makers is accomplished through ___ as part of the process of ___.
A. Financial statements, bookkeeping
B. Financial statements, accounting
C. Journal entries, bookkeeping
D. Journal entries, accounting

6. Plant assets, such as equipment, are reported on financial statements at their book value, thus exemplifying:
A. The measuring process in accounting only.
B. The measuring process in bookkeeping only.
C. The measuring process in both accounting and bookkeeping.
D. Informed judgments as part of the definition of bookkeeping.

7. An accountant received a stack of sales invoices. Which of the following statements is most true?
A. The stack of sales invoices can help the accountant identify economic information, which is part of both accounting and bookkeeping.
B. The accountant is a “user of information” as the phrase is used in the definition of bookkeeping only.
C. The accountant is a “user of information” as the phrase is used in the definition of accounting only.
D. The stack of sales invoices can help the accountant identify economic information, which is part of bookkeeping, but not accounting.

8. Which of the following best pairs an element of bookkeeping with an example of the element?
A. Identifying economic information, reading a balance sheet
B. Identifying economic information, preparing a balance sheet
C. Measuring economic information, reading a balance sheet
D. Measuring economic information, preparing a balance sheet

9. The concept of bookkeeping includes: (i) distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information, (ii) calculating amounts to record in the AIS, (iii) reporting financial results.
A. I and II only.
B. I and III only.
C. II and III only.
D. I, II and III.

10. The definition of accounting has three principal elements. Which of the following is not one of them?
A. Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information
B. Calculating amounts to record in the AIS
C. Reporting financial results
D. Using the information to make informed judgments

11. Which of the following steps in the accounting cycle occurs first?
A. Analyze transactions.
B. Close the temporary accounts to retained earnings.
C. Prepare an unadjusted trial balance.
D. Record the transactions in a journal.

12. Which step in the accounting cycle immediately precedes closing the temporary accounts?
A. Analyze transactions.
B. Prepare an adjusted trial balance.
C. Prepare financial statements.
D. Record adjusting entries.

13. In what way is the fifth step in the accounting cycle different from the seventh step in the accounting cycle?
A. The fifth step comes before preparing financial statements; the seventh step comes afterward.
B. The fifth step focuses only on permanent accounts; the seventh step focuses only on temporary accounts.
C. The fifth step focuses only on temporary accounts; the seventh step focuses only on permanent accounts.
D. The seventh step includes the results of internal transactions; the fifth step does not.

14. Which of the following is an example of a deferred revenue?
A. A university receives cash from students prior to the start of classes.
B. A convenience store sells newspapers to its customers.
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B

15. Please refer to the following unadjusted trial balance in answering Questions 15 and 16.

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1) VLN had unpaid wages totaling $800 at the end of the accounting period. When VLN’s accountant makes an adjusting entry for the unpaid wages, the new trial balance totals will be:


A. $49,600
B. $51,200
C. Some other amount
D. Cannot be determined from the information given

16. Please refer to the following unadjusted trial balance in answering Questions 15 and 16.

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When VLN completes the ninth step in the accounting cycle, all of the following accounts will be involved except:
A. Advertising expense
B. Deferred revenue
C. Retained earnings
D. Sales

17. Adjusting entries for accrued revenues and accrued expenses are similar in that:
A. They both involve cash flows after service.
B. They both involve cash flows before service.
C. They both debit temporary accounts.
D. They both credit temporary accounts.

18. Most companies make adjusting entries for depreciation because:
A. Their plant assets lose market value over time.
B. The matching concept must be upheld in financial statements.
C. Both A and B.
D. Neither A nor B.

19. Which of the following sets includes amounts from a single financial statement?
A. Cash, sales, interest earned
B. Cash, accounts receivable, interest earned
C. Cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable
D. Sales, accounts receivable, interest earned

20. Which of the following sets includes examples of the same element of financial statements?
A. Accounts payable, deferred revenue, prepaid wages
B. Accounts receivable, deferred revenue, prepaid wages
C. Accounts payable, deferred revenue, wages payable
D. Deferred revenue, wages payable, prepaid wages

21. Common internal controls associated with source documents include: (i) sequential numbering, (ii) physical security, (iii) equality of debits and credits.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

22. Requiring ___ on certain source documents is associated with transaction limits as an internal control.
A. Sequential numbering
B. Physical security
C. Supervisory approval
D. Internal transaction notifications

23. TCP Corporation issues a purchase order whenever it buys inventory. Internal controls associated with the purchase order may include:
A. Sequential numbering
B. Transaction limits
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B

24. As an internal control measure in the accounting cycle, physical security most clearly applies to:
A. Source documents
B. The balance sheet
C. The income statement
D. The statement of cash flows

25. Just before preparing financial statements, an inexperienced accountant recorded the use of supplies by debiting supplies expense $100 and debiting supplies $100. Which of the following is most true?
A. The transaction was recorded correctly.
B. The unadjusted trial balance will be an effective internal control for detecting any error.
C. The adjusted trial balance will be an effective internal control for detecting any error.
D. Sequential transaction numbering will be an effective internal control for detecting any error.

26. Linda embezzled cash from her employer by forging a signature on a check. Which of the following internal controls for source documents would most likely prevent such occurrences in the future?
A. Sequential numbering
B. Physical security
C. Transaction limits
D. Bank reconciliation

27. As an internal control for source documents, sequential numbering is most likely to ___ an error.
A. Prevent
B. Detect
C. Correct
D. Eliminate

28. As an internal control for source documents, transaction limits are most likely to ___ an error.
A. Prevent
B. Detect
C. Correct
D. Eliminate

29. As a form of internal control, sequential numbering is most likely to be associated with which step in the accounting cycle?
A. First
B. Fifth
C. Sixth
D. Last

30. As a form of internal control, transaction limits are most likely to be associated with which step in the accounting cycle?
A. Second
B. Fourth
C. Ninth
D. Last

31. All of the following are common coding systems used in organizations except:
A. Block
B. Hierarchical
C. Random
D. Sequential

32. Which type of coding system helps people remember the meaning of the code?
A. Sequential
B. Block
C. Hierarchical
D. Mnemonic

33. The accounting department at a local university uses the prefix ACC for all its courses, thus exemplifying which type of coding system?
A. Sequential
B. Block
C. Hierarchical
D. Mnemonic

34. Courses intended for freshmen at a local university are numbered from 100 to 199, while courses intended for seniors at the same university are numbered from 400 to 499. Which coding system is the university using?
A. Sequential
B. Block
C. Hierarchical
D. Mnemonic

35. Most organizations use purchase orders to authorize inventory and other purchases. If a company’s purchase order contains a column labeled “product code,” it most likely uses what kind of coding?
A. Sequential
B. Block
C. Hierarchical
D. Mnemonic

36. Most organizations use purchase orders to authorize inventory and other purchases. If a company’s purchase order contains a field labeled “purchase order number,” it most likely uses what kind of coding?
A. Sequential
B. Block
C. Hierarchical
D. Mnemonic

37. NTR Corporation has offices in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. In the Los Angeles office, the account number for cash is 001.101. In San Francisco, the account number for cash is 002.101. Which of the following statements is most true?
A. NTR uses sequential coding for its chart of accounts.
B. One of the offices should change its account number for cash to promote consistency and efficiency.
C. The first set of digits denotes the office.
D. The second set of digits denotes the office.

38. NTR Corporation has offices in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. In the Los Angeles office, the account number for cash is 001.101. In San Francisco, the account number for cash is 002.101. The account number for accounts receivable in the Los Angeles office is therefore likely to be:
A. 001.102
B. 002.102
C. 102.002
D. 002.110

39. ABT Corporation uses block coding for its chart of accounts, which includes Cash (101), Land (201), Accounts payable (301) and Retained Earnings (501). Which of the following account numbers is most likely associated with an account that will appear on the income statement?
A. 101
B. 102
C. 401
D. 601

40. ABT Corporation uses block coding for its chart of accounts, which includes Cash (101), Land (201), Accounts payable (301) and Retained Earnings (501). Which of the following account numbers is most likely associated with an account that will appear on the adjusted trial balance but not on the post-closing trial balance?
A. 203
B. 405
C. 504
D. 701

41. Human judgment is important in which of the following AIS tasks: (i) designing source documents, (ii) recognizing recordable transactions.
A. I only
B. II only
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II

42. Information technology:
A. Has replaced human judgment in accounting.
B. Has cut down on the tedium associated with many steps in the accounting cycle.
C. Is an essential element of any AIS.
D. Is the defining feature of the AIS.

43. Which of the following statements about human judgment and information technology in the AIS is most true?
A. Information technology is a substitute for human judgment.
B. Human judgment is a substitute for information technology.
C. Information technology can enhance human judgment.
D. Both information technology and human judgment are essential in any AIS.

44. In an AIS, human judgment is important in:
A. The second step of the accounting cycle.
B. The design and implementation of internal controls.
C. Both A and B.
D. Neither A nor B.

45. Information technology can be an important tool in which of the five generic elements of an AIS?
A. Inputs and outputs only
B. Outputs and storage only
C. Processes and storage only
D. Any of the elements

46. Which type of adjusting entry is most likely to involve human judgment?
A. Uncollectible accounts
B. Accrued liabilities
C. Deferred revenue
D. Prepaid expenses

47. As an internal control, RSR Corporation requires two signatures on all checks over $500, thus illustrating the importance of:
A. Human judgment.
B. Information technology.
C. Both human judgment and information technology.
D. Neither human judgment nor information technology.

48. SRE Corporation is a software development company; it uses block coding in its chart of accounts. Which of the following statements is most true?
A. Information technology may not be necessary to assign new account numbers.
B. Human judgment may be involved in assigning new account numbers.
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B

49. SBL Corporation’s accounting records were destroyed in a fire. In reconstructing them:
A. Human judgment will be important, but information technology will not.
B. Information technology will be important, but human judgment will not.
C. Both human judgment and information technology may be important.
D. Neither human judgment nor information technology will be useful.

50. Both human judgment and information technology are important in accounting information systems. In which of the following pairs of tasks will information technology be more critical than human judgment?
A. Steps 4 and 9 of the accounting cycle
B. Calculating depreciation and creating a new customer order form in Word
C. Step 4 of the accounting cycle and calculating depreciation
D. Step 9 of the accounting cycle and creating a new customer order form in Word