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Chapter 1

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The accounting equation is most often stated as: Assets + Liabilities = Owner's Equity.
 

 2. 

After each transaction, the accounting equation must remain in balance.
 

 3. 

Total assets are the amount the owner has invested in the business.
 

 4. 

When two asset accounts are changed in a transaction, there must be an increase and a decrease.
 

 5. 

Asset accounts are listed on the right side of the accounting equation.
 

 6. 

When items are bought and paid for at a future date, another way to state this is to say these items are bought on account.
 

 7. 

A balance sheet has three major sections--Assets and Liabilities are on the left side and Owner's Equity is on the right side.
 

 8. 

When financial records for a business and for its owner's personal belongings are not mixed, this is an application of the business entity accounting concept.
 

 9. 

The accounting equation must be in balance to be correct.
 

 10. 

The capital account is the owner's liability account.
 

 11. 

Asset accounts are listed on the left side of the accounting equation.
 

 12. 

When cash is paid for supplies, assets increase and liabilities decrease.
 

 13. 

When an account on one side of the accounting equation is increased, there must also be an increase on the other side to keep the equation in balance.
 

 14. 

Accounting is the language of business.
 

 15. 

Keeping personal and business records separate is an application of the business entity concept.
 

 16. 

Assets such as cash and supplies have value because they can be used to acquire other assets or to operate a business.
 

 17. 

The relationship among assets, liabilities, and owner's equity can be written as an equation.
 

 18. 

The accounting equation does not have to be in balance to be correct.
 

 19. 

The sum of the assets and liabilities of a business always equals the investment of the business owner.
 

 20. 

Recording business costs in terms of hours required to complete projects and sales in terms of dollars is an application of the unit of measurement concept.
 

 21. 

The capital account is an owner's equity account.
 

 22. 

If two amounts are recorded on the same side of the accounting equation, the equation will no longer be in balance.
 

 23. 

When a company pays insurance premiums in advance to an insurer, it records the payment as a liability because the insurer owes future coverage.
 

 24. 

When cash is paid on account, a liability is increased.
 

 25. 

The going concern accounting concept affects the way financial statements are prepared.
 

 26. 

On a balance sheet, a single line means that amounts are to be added or subtracted.
 

 27. 

Summary reports of financial activities are used by the owners and managers of a business to make business decisions.
 

 28. 

A business that performs an activity for a fee is a service business.
 

 29. 

A proprietorship is also known as a sole proprietorship.
 

 30. 

Anything of value that is owned is a liability.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 31. 

Recording and reporting a business's financial information separately from the owner's financial information is an application of the accounting concept ____.
a.
unit of measurement
c.
going concern
b.
business entity
d.
separation of records
 

 32. 

The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets is ____.
a.
the fair market value of the business
c.
a financial report
b.
owner's equity
d.
a transaction
 

 33. 

The accounting equation is most often stated as ____.
a.
assets = liabilities
c.
assets = liabilities + owner's equity
b.
cash = assets
d.
liabilities + assets = owner's equity
 

 34. 

In the United States, recording business transactions in dollars is an application of the accounting concept ____.
a.
unit of measurement
c.
going concern
b.
business entity
d.
separation of records
 

 35. 

The account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business is ____.
a.
equity
c.
capital
b.
owner's equity
d.
a liability
 

 36. 

If cash is increased by $2,000.00 when the owner invests cash in the business, then capital is ____.
a.
increased by $2,000.00
c.
increased by $1,000.00
b.
decreased by $2,000.00
d.
not changed
 

 37. 

When a transaction changes both sides of the accounting equation, ____.
a.
an increase on the right side must offset a decrease on the left side
b.
an increase on the left side must equal an increase on the right side
c.
neither side of the equation changes
d.
none of the above
 

 38. 

When a business pays cash for supplies, ____.
a.
liabilities increase
c.
assets and liabilities decrease
b.
assets and liabilities increase
d.
assets increase and assets decrease
 

 39. 

When cash is decreased and supplies are increased by an equal amount, ____.
a.
there is an increase in liabilities
c.
there is a decrease in liabilities
b.
there is an increase in owner's equity
d.
liabilities and capital are not changed
 

 40. 

When a transaction changes only one side of the equation, if one account is increased, the other account on the same side must ____.
a.
increase
c.
not change
b.
decrease
d.
none of the above
 

 41. 

Prepaid Insurance is ____.
a.
an asset account.
c.
an owner's equity account.
b.
a liability account.
d.
none of the above
 

 42. 

Buying items and paying for them at a future date is ____.
a.
not recommended
c.
illegal
b.
not a common business practice
d.
a common business practice
 

 43. 

When a business buys supplies on account, assets ____.
a.
increase
c.
decrease
b.
increase and liabilities decrease
d.
decrease and liabilities increase
 

 44. 

When supplies are bought on account, the business to whom money is owed is ____.
a.
an asset account
c.
an equity account
b.
a liability account
d.
a capital account
 

 45. 

When cash is paid on account, ____.
a.
two assets are changed
b.
one asset and owner's equity are changed
c.
one liability and owner's equity are changed
d.
one asset and one liability are changed
 

 46. 

A balance sheet is a financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner's equity ____.
a.
for a period of time
c.
for the business and the owner together
b.
on a specific date
d.
at current selling values
 

 47. 

Preparing financial statements with the expectation that a business will remain in operation indefinitely is an application of the accounting concept ____.
a.
unit of measurement
c.
going concern
b.
business entity
d.
separation of records
 

 48. 

Assets are ____.
a.
listed on the right side of the balance sheet
b.
listed on the left side of the balance sheet
c.
listed on both sides of the balance sheet
d.
not listed on the balance sheet
 

 49. 

Liabilities are ____.
a.
listed on the right side of the balance sheet
b.
listed on the left side of the balance sheet
c.
listed on both sides of the balance sheet
d.
not listed on the balance sheet
 

 50. 

Owner's equity is ____.
a.
listed on the right side of the balance sheet
b.
listed on the left side of the balance sheet
c.
listed on both sides of the balance sheet
d.
not listed on the balance sheet
 

 51. 

Total assets are $22,000.00. Supplies are bought on account for $1,500.00. The total assets are now ____.
a.
$22,000.00
c.
$20,500.00
b.
$23,500.00
d.
$25,000.00
 

 52. 

Total assets are $19,500.00. Cash is paid for $1,500.00 of supplies. The total assets are now ____.
a.
$19,500.00
c.
$18,000.00
b.
$21,000.00
d.
$22,500.00
 

 53. 

To start a business, the owner invested $8,000.00, bought $1,500.00 of supplies, insurance coverage of $500.00, and bought an additional $300.00 of supplies on account. Total assets are ____.
a.
$5,700.00
c.
$6,000.00
b.
$7,000.00
d.
none of the above
 

 54. 

A business has total cash of $30,000.00. Then the business pays $1,000.00 on account, buys insurance coverage of $750.00, buys supplies for $1,200.00, and pays $300.00 more on account. The balance of the cash account is now ____.
a.
$25,750.00
c.
$28,700.00
b.
$26,750.00
d.
none of the above
 

 55. 

A business has total assets of $30,000.00. Then the business pays $1,000.00 on account, buys insurance coverage of $750.00, buys supplies for $1,200.00, and pays $300.00 more on account. Total assets are now ____.
a.
$25,750.00
c.
$28,700.00
b.
$26,750.00
d.
none of the above.
 



 
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