Ashworth Semester Exam A02V Principles of Accounting I

Ashworth College Semester Examnination: A02V: Principles of Accounting I

Question 1

The journal entry to record a purchase of inventory on credit under the perpetual system include:

a debit to Merchandise Inventory.

a debit to Purchases.

a credit to Accounts Payable.

Both A and C.

 

Question 2

The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is listed on the balance sheet under the caption:

owner's equity.

current liabilities.

current assets.

fixed assets.

 

Question 3

Which of the following is an operating expense?

Salaries expense

Payroll tax expense

Purchases

Both A and B

 

Question 4

Which of the following situations would more likely not result in bad debts?

The company extends credit easily.

The company has a strict credit policy.

The company has a cash-only policy.

None of these answers are correct.

 

Question 5

The cost of a plant asset did not include installation costs that were expensed. This error would cause:

the period's net income to be overstated.

the period's net income to be understated.

the period's end assets to be understated.

Both B and C

 

Question 6

An item that can be converted into cash or used up during the normal operating cycle is:

a current asset.

Plant and Equipment.

a current liability.

a long term liability.

 

Question 7

If $6,000 was the beginning inventory, purchases were $10,000, and sales were $7,000, what would the ending inventory be?

9000

6000

0

3000

 

 

Question 8

Ending inventory:

increases Cost of Goods Sold.

decreases Cost of Goods Sold.

does not affect Cost of Goods Sold.

increases liabilities.

 

Question 9

Workers' Compensation Insurance is:

paid by the employer to protect the employee against job-related injury or death.

paid by the employee to protect himself against job-related accidents or death.

paid by the employer to protect the employee against injury or death unrelated to the job.

paid by the employee to protect himself against accidents or death unrelated to the job.

 

Question 10

The time frame when customers are allowed to pay their bills and still be eligible for a discount is the:

credit period.

discount period.

closing period.

due date.