Question 1
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A shareholder’s investment of cash into the business will
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decrease total assets.
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decrease total liabilities.
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increase shareholders’ equity
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have no effect on total assets.
Question 2
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Purchasing a laptop computer on account will
Question 3
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Performing a service on account will
Question 4
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Receiving cash from a customer on account will
Question 5
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Purchasing computer equipment for cash will
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decrease both total assets and shareholders’ equity
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decrease both total liabilities and shareholders’ equity.
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have no effect on total assets, total liabilities, or shareholders’ equity
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increase both total assets and total liabilities.
Question 6
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Purchasing a building for $110,000 by paying cash of $15,000 and signing a note
payable for $95,000 will
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decrease total assets and increase total liabilities by $15,000.
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increase both total assets and total liabilities by $95,000.
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. increase both total assets and total liabilities by $110,000.
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decrease both total assets and total liabilities by $15,000.
Question 7
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What is the effect on total assets and shareholders’ equity of paying the telephone bill
as soon as it is received each month?
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total assets: decrease
Shareholders' equity: decrease
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Total assets: no effect
Shareholders' equity: decrease
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Total assets: no effect
Shareholders' equity: No effect
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Total assets: decrease
Shareholders' equity: no effect
Question 8
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Which of the following transactions will increase an asset and increase a liability?
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Purchasing office equipment for cash
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Paying an account payable
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Buying equipment on account
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Issuing shares
Question 9
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Which of the following transactions will increase an asset and increase shareholders’
equity?
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Performing a service on account for a customer
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Borrowing money from a bank
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Purchasing supplies on account
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Collecting cash from a customer on an account receivable
Question 10
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Where do we first record a transaction?
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Journal
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Account
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Ledger
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Trial balance
Question 11
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Which of the following is not an asset account?
Question 12
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Which statement is false?
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Dividends are increased by credits.
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Assets are increased by debits.
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Revenues are increased by credits.
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Liabilities are decreased by debits.
Question 13
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The journal entry to record the receipt of land and a building and issuance of ordinary
shares
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debits Share Capital and credits Land and Building.
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debits Land and Building and credits Share Capital.
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debits Land and credits Share Capital.
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debits Land, Building, and Share Capital
Question 14
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The journal entry to record the purchase of supplies on account
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debits Supplies Expense and credits Supplies.
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debits Supplies and credits Accounts Payable.
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credits Supplies and debits Cash
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credits Supplies and debits Accounts Payable.
Question 15
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If the credit to record the purchase of supplies on account is not posted,
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liabilities will be understated.
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expenses will be overstated.
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assets will be understated.
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shareholders’ equity will be understated
Question 16
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The journal entry to record a payment on account will
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debit Expenses and credit Cash
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debit Cash and credit Expenses.
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debit Accounts Payable and credit Retained Earnings.
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debit Accounts Payable and credit Cash.
Question 17
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If the credit to record the payment of an account payable is not posted,
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cash will be overstated
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liabilities will be understated.
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expenses will be understated.
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cash will be understated.
Question 18
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Which statement is false?
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A trial balance lists all the accounts with their current balances.
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A trial balance can be taken at any time
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A trial balance can verify the equality of debits and credits.
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A trial balance is the same as a Balance Sheet.
Question 19
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A business’s receipt of a $105,000 building, with a $65,000 mortgage payable and
issuance of $40,000 of ordinary shares, will
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increase shareholders’ equity by $40,000
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increase assets by $65,000.
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decrease assets by $65,000
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increase shareholders’ equity by $105,000.
Question 20
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. Gartex, a new company, completed these transactions.
1. Shareholders invested $45,000 cash and inventory worth $28,000.
2. Sales on account, $20,000.
What will Gartex’s total assets equal?
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$93,000
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. $73,000
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$65,000
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$53,000