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The current portion of long-term debt is classified with the _________________________.

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Following are selected accounts and their balances for a company after the adjustments as of May 31, the end of its fiscal year. (All accounts have normal balances.)  Retained earnings $30,000 Dividends 6,000 Fees earned 20,000 Salaries expense 7,000 Insurance expense 350 Utilities expense 75 Supplies expense 500 Supplies 400 Salaries payable 300 Depreciation expense 425\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Retained earnings } & \$ 30,000 \\\hline \text { Dividends } & 6,000 \\\hline \text { Fees earned } & 20,000 \\\hline \text { Salaries expense } & 7,000 \\\hline \text { Insurance expense } & 350 \\\hline \text { Utilities expense } & 75 \\\hline \text { Supplies expense } & 500 \\\hline \text { Supplies } & 400 \\\hline \text { Salaries payable } & 300 \\\hline \text { Depreciation expense } & 425\\\hline\end{array} Prepare all the necessary closing entries for this company.

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In preparing statements from the adjusted trial balance, the balance sheet must be prepared first.

A) True
B) False

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What are the types of adjusting entries used for prepaid expenses, depreciation, and unearned revenues?

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Prepaid expenses are deferrals or expens...

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IFRS tends to be more principles-based compared with GAAP, which is viewed as more rules-based. Which of the following is a true statement about a principles-based system?


A) A principles-based system eliminates the need for internal controls.
B) A principles-based system is significantly weaker than a rules-based system.
C) A principles-based system will eliminate all fraud.
D) A principles-based system is a way to calculate interest receivable or payable.
E) A principles-based system depends heavily on control procedures to reduce the potential for fraud or misconduct.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Compute the missing amounts: (1) The Prepaid Insurance account had a $455 debit balance at the beginning of the current year; $650 of insurance premiums were paid during the year; and the year-end balance sheet showed $420 of prepaid insurance; consequently, the income statement for the year must have shown $______________ of insurance expense. (2) The Office Supplies account began the current year with a $235 debit balance; the income statement for the year showed $475 of office supplies expense; and the year-end balance sheet showed the current asset, office supplies, at $225; consequently, if all supplies were accounted for, $____________ of office supplies must have been purchased during the year.

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(1) $685 = $455 + $6...

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Adjustments must be entered in the journal and posted to the ledger after the work sheet is prepared.

A) True
B) False

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A _____________ account is an account linked with another account, having an opposite normal balance and reported as a subtraction from that other account's balance.

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The current ratio:


A) Is used to measure a company's profitability.
B) Is used to measure the relation between assets and long-term debt.
C) Measures the effect of operating income on profit.
D) Is used to help evaluate a company's ability to pay its short-term obligations.
E) Is calculated by dividing current assets by equity.

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

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Prior to recording adjusting entries at the end of an accounting period, some accounts may not show proper financial statement amounts even though all transactions were correctly recorded.

A) True
B) False

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Current assets and current liabilities are expected to be used up or come due within one year or the company's operating cycle whichever is longer.

A) True
B) False

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Presented below are the year-end balances at December 31 of Laura's Laundry Service. (All accounts have normal balances.) Presented below are the year-end balances at December 31 of Laura's Laundry Service. (All accounts have normal balances.)    a. Prepare the necessary closing entries at December 31. b. Prepare a post-closing trial balance at December 31. a. Prepare the necessary closing entries at December 31. b. Prepare a post-closing trial balance at December 31.

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The following unadjusted and adjusted trial balances were taken from the current year's accounting system for High Point, Inc. The following unadjusted and adjusted trial balances were taken from the current year's accounting system for High Point, Inc.    In general journal form, present the six adjusting entries that explain the changes in the account balances from the unadjusted to the adjusted trial balance. In general journal form, present the six adjusting entries that explain the changes in the account balances from the unadjusted to the adjusted trial balance.

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On May 1, 2014, Giltus Advertising Company received $1,500 from Julie Bee for advertising services to be completed April 30, 2015. The cash receipt was recorded as unearned fees. At December 31, 2014, $500 of the fees had been earned. The adjusting entry on December 31, 2014, should include:


A) A debit to Unearned Fees for $500.
B) A credit to Unearned Fees for $500.
C) A credit to Earned Fees for $1,000.
D) A debit to Earned Fees for $1,000.
E) A debit to Earned Fees for $500.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Profit margin equals ___________________ divided by net sales.

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The alternative method of accounting for prepayments


A) Initially records all prepaid expenses with debits to expense accounts.
B) Initially records all prepaid expenses with credits to expense accounts.
C) Requires an adjusting entry because expenses are understated.
D) Requires an adjusting entry if the prepaid is consumed during the period.
E) Requires an adjusting entry because net income is understated.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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If a company failed to make the end-of-period adjustment to remove the amount earned from the Unearned Management Fees account, there would be:


A) An overstatement of net income.
B) An overstatement of assets.
C) An overstatement of liabilities.
D) An overstatement of equity.
E) An understatement of liabilities.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Compute profit margin ratio given the following information. Cost of goods sold: $28,000 Net income: $21,400 Gross profit: $400,000


A) 5%
B) 7%
C) 1.65%
D) 6.64%
E) 76.42%

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

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The cash basis of accounting is an accounting system in which revenues are reported when cash is received and expenses are reported when cash is paid.

A) True
B) False

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The accounting principle that requires revenue to be reported when earned is the:


A) Matching principle
B) Revenue recognition principle
C) Time period principle
D) Accrual reporting principle
E) Going-concern principle

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

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