1st Quarter - Fundamentals of Accounting 2 - ANSWER KEY
1st Quarter - Fundamentals of Accounting 2 - ANSWER KEY
1st Quarter - Fundamentals of Accounting 2 - ANSWER KEY
Directions: Read and analyze each item then select the best answer.
_______4. The assets of the business at the start of the month is P1,000,000 and the owner's equity
P800,000, Equipment worth P500,000 were purchased during the month of which only 150,000 were
paid for. At the end of the month, liabilities will be
A. P550,000
B. P1,150,000
C. P800,000
D. P1,000,000
_______5. Allen Nature Trip, a travel agency, purchased equipment for P120,000, made a down payment of
P50,000 and signed a note for the balance. This transaction will
A. increase total assets by P120,000
B. increase total liabilities by P70,000
C. increase owner's equity by P50,000
D. All of the above are correct
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_______6. The company assets are P9,000,000 of which 2/3 represents owner’s equity. How much is total
liabilities?
A. P3,000,000
B. P6,000,000
C. P1,500,000
D. P2,700,000
_______8. The fact that each transaction has a dual effect on the accounting equation provides the basis for
what is called:
A. single-entry accounting
B. double-entry accounting
C. compound-entry accounting
D. multiple-entry accounting
_______10. The remaining steps in the accounting cycle performed at the end of the year are:
1. closing entries 3. financial statements 5. post closing trial balance
2. reversing entries 4. adjusting entries
The proper sequence is:
A. 4,1,2,3,5
B. 4,3,5,1,2
C. 4,1,3,5,2
D. 4,3,1,5,2
_______12. Which of the following is mostly used by accountants in communicating the results of
operations to outside parties?
A. Performance memos
B. Bulletin board postings
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_______13. On July 7, 2008, Reethink Enterprises performed cash services of $1,400. The entry to record
this transaction would include
A. a debit to Service Revenue of $1,400.
B. a credit to Accounts Receivable of $1,400.
C. a debit to Cash of $1,400.
D. a credit to Accounts Payable of $1,400.
_______14. The journal entry to record performing a service on account would include a debit to:
A. Cash.
B. Service Revenue Expense.
C. Accounts Receivable.
D. Retained Earnings
_______15. Given non-current assets of P40,000, current assets of P12,000, current liabilities of P5,000
and a long-term loan of P10,000, owners' equity will be:
A. 37,000
B. 57,000
C. 47,000
D. 67,000
_______16. Which of the following items would not fall under the definition of an asset?*
A. Land
B. Machinery
C. Cash
D. Debtors
- Machinery $20,000
- Cash $10,000
- Loan $500,000
- Owner’s equity ?
_______20. Accounts Payable had a normal starting balance of $750. There were debit postings of $600
and credit postings of $350 during the month. The ending balance is (E)
A. $500 credit.
B. $500 debit.
C. $1,000 debit.
D. $1,000 credit.
_______21. At September 1, 2008, Foli Co. reported owner’s equity of $136,000. During the month, Foli
generated revenues of $20,000, incurred expenses of $12,000, purchased equipment for $5,000 and
withdrew cash of $2,000. What is the amount of owner’s equity at September 30, 2008? (E)
A. $136,000
B. $8,000
C. $137,000
D. $142,000
_______22. Office Supplies had a normal starting balance of $75. There were debit postings of $90 and
credit postings of $70 during the month. The ending balance is:
A. $55 debit.
B. $95 debit.
C. $55 credit.
D. $95 credit.
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_______23. The assumption that states that the activities of each company be kept separate from the
activities of its owners and all other companies is the
A. Economic entity assumption.
B. Going concern assumption.
C. Monetary unit assumption.
D. Time period assumption.
_______24. When amounts of a transactions are entered in an account on the right hand side, they are said
to be (M)
A. Credited
B. Debited
C. Added
D. Subtracted
_______29. If a transaction causes an asset account to decrease, which of the following related effects may
occur?
A. An increase of equal amount in an owners' equity account.
B. An increase in a liability account.
C. An increase of equal amount in another asset account.
D. An increase in the combined total of liabilities and owners' equity.
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_______30. Strum Hardware has total assets of $50,000. What are the total assets if new equipment is
purchased for $5,000 cash?
A. $45,000
B. $50,000
C. $55,00
D. $60,000
_______31. If equity is $300,000 and liabilities are $192,000, then assets equal: $108,000.
A. $192,000.
B. $300,000.
C. $492,000.
D. $792,000.
_______32. At the beginning of the period assets were $400,000 and equity was $150,000. During the
year assets increased by $30,000, liabilities increased by $50,000, and equity was unchanged. Beginning
liabilities must have been:
A. $230,000
B. $250,000
C. $280,000
D. $300,000
_______33. On November 1 of the current year, the assets and liabilities of Jim Chu, M.D., are as follows:
Cash, $10,000; Accounts Receivable, $8,200; Supplies, $1,050; Land, $25,000; Accounts Payable, $6,530.
What is the amount of equity as of November 1 of the current year?
A. $37,720
B. $44,430
C. $21,500
D. $50,780
_______34. Forty percent of the total assets of Bellmore Corporation have been financed through
borrowing. The total liabilities of the company are $600,000. What is the amount of owners' equity?
A. $ 240,000.
B. $1,500,000.
C. $2,100,000.
D. $ 900,000.
_______35. A transaction caused a P10,000 decrease in total assets. This could have been due to a/an
A. Payment of a note
B. Purchase of equipment on account
C. Cash investment made by owner
D. Purchase of equipment on account
_______36. The payment of cash to the bank for money borrowed by the business will
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_______37. It is the residual interest in the assets of the enterprise after deducting all its liabilities.
A. Revenue
B. Expenses
C. Net income
D. Equity
_______40. Decreases in equity that represent costs of assets or services used to earn revenues are called:
A. Liabilities.
B. Withdrawals.
C. Expenses.
D. Owner's Investment.
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