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What effect will the following adjusting journal entry have on the accounting records? What effect will the following adjusting journal entry have on the accounting records?   A)  increase net income B)  increase revenues C)  decrease expenses D)  decrease net book value


A) increase net income
B) increase revenues
C) decrease expenses
D) decrease net book value

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Adjusting entries affect at least one


A) income statement account and one balance sheet account
B) revenue and the dividends account
C) asset and one stockholders' equity account
D) revenue and one capital stock account

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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If there is a balance in the unearned subscriptions account after adjusting entries are made, it represents a(n)


A) deferral
B) accrual
C) dividend
D) revenue

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of accrual basis of accounting?


A) Revenues and expenses are reported in the period in which cash is received or paid
B) Revenues are reported in the income statement in the period in which they are earned
C) Supports the matching concept
D) All are correct.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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On April 30, a business estimates depreciation on equipment used during the first year of operations to be $2,900. (a) Journalize the adjusting entry required as of April 30. (b) If the adjusting entry in (a) were omitted, which items would be erroneously stated on (1) the income statement for the year and (2) the balance sheet as of April 30?

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If the adjustment to recognize expired insurance at the end of the period is inadvertently omitted, the assets at the end of the period will be understated.

A) True
B) False

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Proper reporting of revenues and expenses in a period is due to the accounting period concept.

A) True
B) False

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A fixed asset's market value is reflected in the Balance Sheet.

A) True
B) False

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Encore Consulting is completing the accounting information processing at the end of the company's first fiscal year, December 31, 2011. The following trial balances are available. Encore Consulting is completing the accounting information processing at the end of the company's first fiscal year, December 31, 2011. The following trial balances are available.     A. Reconstruct the adjusting entries and give a brief explanation of each. B. What is the amount of net income? A. Reconstruct the adjusting entries and give a brief explanation of each. B. What is the amount of net income?

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Unearned rent, representing rent for the next six months' occupancy, would be reported on the landlord's balance sheet as a(n)


A) asset
B) liability
C) equity
D) revenue

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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At the end of the fiscal year, the following adjusting entries were omitted: At the end of the fiscal year, the following adjusting entries were omitted:    Assuming that financial statements were prepared before the errors were discovered, indicate the effect of each error, considered individually, by inserting the dollar amount in the appropriate spaces. Insert  0  if the error does not affect the item.   Assuming that financial statements were prepared before the errors were discovered, indicate the effect of each error, considered individually, by inserting the dollar amount in the appropriate spaces. Insert "0" if the error does not affect the item. At the end of the fiscal year, the following adjusting entries were omitted:    Assuming that financial statements were prepared before the errors were discovered, indicate the effect of each error, considered individually, by inserting the dollar amount in the appropriate spaces. Insert  0  if the error does not affect the item.

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The cash basis of accounting records revenues and expenses when the cash is exchanged while the accrual basis of accounting


A) records revenues when they are earned and expenses when they are paid
B) records revenues and expenses when they are incurred.
C) records revenues when cash is received and expenses when they are incurred.
D) records revenues and expenses when the company needs to apply for a loan.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following is an example of accrued revenue?


A) Swimming pool cleaning that has been paid for three months in advance.
B) Swimming pool cleaning that has been provided but has not been billed or paid.
C) An agreement has been signed for swimming pool cleaning for the next three months.
D) Swimming pool cleaning that has been provided and paid on the same day.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is an example of an accrued expense?


A) Salary owed but not yet paid
B) Fees received but not yet earned
C) Supplies on hand
D) A two-year premium paid on a fire insurance policy

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The balance in the supplies account, before adjustment at the end of the year is $725. The proper adjusting entry if the amount of supplies on hand at the end of the year is $300 would be


A) debit Supplies, $300; credit Supplies Expense, $300
B) debit Supplies Expense, $425; credit Supplies, $425
C) debit Supplies Expense, $300; credit Supplies, $300
D) debit Supplies, $425; credit Supplies Expense, $425

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The difference between the balance of a fixed asset account and the related accumulated depreciation account is termed


A) historical cost
B) contra asset
C) book value
D) market value

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Indicate whether the following error would cause the adjusted trial balance totals to be unequal. If the error would cause the adjusted trial balance totals to be unequal, indicate whether the debit or credit total is higher and by how much.

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The adjustment for accrued fees of $1,17...

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Which account would normally not require an adjusting entry?


A) Wages Expense
B) Accounts Receivable
C) Accumulated Depreciation
D) Retained Earnings

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The estimated amount of depreciation on equipment for the current year is $5,300. Journalize the adjusting entry to record the depreciation.

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The type of account and normal balance of Unearned Rent is


A) revenue, credit
B) expense, debit
C) liability, credit
D) liability, debit

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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