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A transaction or event is recorded in the accounting records only if it has an effect on the assets,
liabilities, equity, income or expenses of the business.
All business transactions and events are recorded in the accounting books.
The purpose of accounting is to provide information that is useful in making economic decisions.
Although bookkeeping and accounting are interrelated, they are not the same.
Which of the following is not one of the necessary processes performed in accounting in order to
provide information that is useful to interested users?
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Identifying
Summarizing
Recording
Counting
Accounting is described in various ways. Which of the following is not one of those descriptions?
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Accounting is the art of professionally stealing money and other evil purposes.
Accounting has a long history. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the history of accounting?
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Accounting is as old as civilization and has evolved in response to economic and social needs of men.
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communicating
videoing.
debiting.
journalizing.
Other:
This process refers to the reporting of the information processed in the accounting system to interested
users.
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Measuring
Classifying
Communicating
Identifying
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The internal users of accounting information include management, owners and creditors.
The external users of accounting information include potential and existing investors and lenders and
other creditors.
Government accounting is the branch of accounting that deals with the analysis of the costs of products
and services.
Financial accounting is the branch of accounting that deals with the specific needs of an entity’s
management.
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Accounting education is the branch of accounting that deals with the teaching of accounting and related
subjects in order to produce competent and responsible business professionals.
Tax accounting refers to the branch of accounting that deals with tax computations, filing of tax returns,
and tax planning. sers of accounting information include management, owners and creditors.
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Accounting education is the branch of accounting that deals with the teaching of accounting and related
subjects in order to produce competent and responsible business professionals.
sole proprietorship.
partnership.
corporation.
Other:
This branch of accounting focuses on catering to the information needs of external users
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Auditing
Financial accounting
Management accounting
External accounting
Other:
These users need accounting information in order to regulate businesses that are within the scope of
their legal authority.
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Employees
Auditors
Creditors
Other:
These users need accounting information in evaluating the stability of the business in so far as their job
security, future remuneration, and career growth and opportunities are concerned.
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Creditors
Regulatory authorities
Employees
Auditors
Other:
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Employees
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Other:
Which of the following users of financial information is not considered a creditor of the business?
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A financing company that provides the entity with machineries on a “rent-to-own” basis
Other:
It is the branch of accounting that involves the careful analysis of economic events and other variables
to understand their impact on decisions.
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Tax accounting
Accounting research
Accounting education
Cost accounting
Other:
It is the process of objectively evaluating evidence and expressing an opinion regarding the
correspondence between management’s assertions and established criteria.
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Tax accounting
Accounting education
Auditing
Accounting research
Other:
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you are the only boss and you keep all the profits.
Other:
Which of the following is not an advantage of a partnership over the other forms of business
organization?
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Compared to a sole proprietorship, risks are spread out over more than one owner.
Compared to a cooperative, the business organization is driven more towards the earning of profit.
Other:
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Which of the following terms may not refer to the logical notions and procedures that guide the
accountant in recording and communicating financial information?
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Accounting standards
Accounting concepts
Accounting principles
Other:
Under this concept, a business is not expected to end its operations in the near term.
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Going concern
Materiality
Other:
Transactions and other events are recorded in the periods in which they occur, not when they affect
cash.
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Going concern
Accrual basis
Reporting period
Consistency
Other:
The personal transactions of the business owner that do not involve the business are not recorded in the
books of accounts of the business. This relates to the concept of
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Materiality.
Going concern
Other:
5. in Philippine pesos and disregarding the effects of inflation on the purchasing power of the Philippine
peso relate to the concept of
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Going concern
Materiality.
Other:
Under this concept, the life of the business is divided into series of reporting periods.
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Periodicity
Time period
All of these
Reporting period
Other:
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CDA.
BIR.
SEC.
BSP.
Other:
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Spanish Standards.
U.S. GAAP.
international standards, called the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) which is based in the U.K.
Other:
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international standards, called the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) which is based in the U.K.
Recording assets at their acquisition cost (entry value), rather than at their net selling price (exit value),
is in line with the concept of
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Matching principle.
Other:
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Using the same accounting treatment for similar items from period to period.
Recording sales revenue when a sale occurs rather than when the sale price is collected.
Other:
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Deliberately understating assets and income and deliberately overstating liabilities and expenses.
Choosing a potentially favorable outcome over a potentially unfavorable one.
Other:
The cost of providing or using information should not exceed the information’s usefulness.
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Going concern
Materiality
Relevance
Other:
Under this concept, some costs are initially recognized as assets and recognized only as expenses when
the related revenue is recognized.
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Matching principle
Going concern
Other:
Businesses are required by law to file tax returns with this government agency.
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The accounting standards that are currently used in the Philippines are referred to as the
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Juan’s GAAP.
Philippine GAAP.
Other:
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verifiability.
timeliness.
qualitative characteristics.
size.
Other:
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qualitative characteristics.
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Comparability
verifiability.
Relevance
timeliness.
Other:
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Relevance
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The enhancing qualitative characteristics can convert non-useful information to useful information.
Neutrality means information is selected or presented with bias to increase the probability that the
information will be received favorably by the users.
Information that is not capable of affecting the decisions of users is considered irrelevant.
Free from error means the information contained in the financial statements is perfectly accurate in all
respects.
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Information that is not capable of affecting the decisions of users is considered irrelevant.
A business purchased equipment for ₱10,000 but deliberately reported it as ₱100,000. Which of the
following principles is most likely not violated?
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Historical cost
Faithful representation
Materiality.
Other:
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Comparability
Timeliness
Understandability
Verifiability
Other:
It is an economic resource controlled by the entity that has resulted from past events and has a
potential to produce economic benefits.
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Liability
Asset
Income
Equity
Other:
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an asset.
all of these
an equity.
a liability.
Other:
The claim of the owner(s) on the total assets of an entity is also called
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equity.
liabilities.
asset
profit.
Other:
It is a present obligation that has resulted from past events and has the potential to cause a transfer of
an economic resource in its settlement.
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asset
expense
liability.
income.
Other:
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Other:
Indicating to others, through your past action, that you will accept and discharge certain responsibilities,
thereby creating an expectation on them that you will do so, creates an obligation called
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indicative obligation.
constructive obligation.
construction obligation.
legal obligation.
Other:
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liability.
expense.
income
asset.
Other:
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all of these
decrease in liabilities
Other:
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In which of the following did a loss occur? ASSETS = LIABILITIES + EQUITY + INCOME - EXPENSES
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Other:
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in parentheses.
as a squeezed amount.
negatively.
Other:
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life events.
future events.
past events.
Other:
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past events.
Other:
A business incurs total expenses of ₱630,000 and reports loss of ₱270,000. How much is the total
income?
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900,000
380,000
360,000
320,000
Other:
This includes money or its equivalent that is readily available for unrestricted use.
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Cash payable
Money expense
Cash
Cash expense
Other:
For a sole proprietorship, this represents the residual amount after deducting total liabilities from total
assets
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Owner’s equity
Owner’s drawing
Interest expense
Salaries payable
Other:
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Service fees
Sales
Gains
Interest income
Other:
This represents the value of inventories that have been sold during the accounting period.
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Rent expense
Cost of sales
Interest Expense
Travel expense
Other:
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Accounts receivable
Notes receivable
Other:
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Cost of sales
Travel expense
Interest expense
Rent expense
Other:
This represents the rentals that have been used up during the accounting period.
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Rent expense
Cost of sales
Travel expense
Prepaid rent
Other:
This represents the cost of business and local taxes required by the government for the conduct of
business.
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Government expense
Utilities expense
Insurance expense
Other:
This account is used to record the temporary withdrawals of the owner during the period.
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Owner’s drawing
Owner’s equity
Owner’s capital
Interest expense
Other:
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Interest income
Sales
Gains
Service fees
Other:
The business sells goods to a customer who orally promises to pay for the purchase price after 30 days.
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Cash
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
Cost of sales
Other:
Correct answer
Accounts receivable
The business sells goods to a customer who orally promises to pay for the purchase price after 30 days.
The customer in above is subsequently found to be in financial distress. The business estimates that only
half of the purchase price will be collected from the customer.
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Owner’s equity
Interest expense
Accumulated depreciation
Other:
The business purchases goods to be held for resale in the ordinary course of business activities.
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Inventory
Owner’s capital
Accounts receivable
Building
Other:
The business acquires equipment for a total cost of ₱1M. Instead of expensing right away the ₱1M cost,
the business allocates it over the 5-year useful life of the equipment. Meaning, the business will
recognize the ₱1M cost as expense on a piecemeal basis or ₱200K per year (1M ÷ 5 years). The portion
of the cost that is expensed during the period is recorded as
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Equipment.
Depreciation expense.
Other:
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Accounts receivable
Cash
Accounts payable
Prepaid supplies
Other:
The business borrowed ₱1M from the bank. At maturity date, the business pays the bank ₱1.4M to
settle the loan. The ₱.4M difference between the settlement amount and the principal (i.e., 1.4M – 1M =
.4M difference) is recorded as
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Notes payable.
Prepaid rent.
Interest expense.
Utilities expense.
Other:
The business pays its employees compensation for the services they have rendered during the period.
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Rent expense
Freight-out
Salaries expense
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Owner’s equity
Loss
Owner’s drawings
Salaries expense
Other:
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Sales
Interest income
Service fees
Gain
Other:
The business receives billing for electricity used during the period. Before the bill is paid, it is initially
recorded in this account.
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Utilities payable
Salaries payable
Interest payable
Accounts payable
Other:
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the use of the books of accounts?
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All the accounts in the general ledger have supporting accounts in the subsidiary ledger.
If an entity uses special journals, its sales on account are recorded in the sales journal, while its sales on
cash basis are recorded in the cash receipts journal.
If an entity uses special journals, all transactions that cannot be recorded in the special journals are
recorded in the general journal.
If an entity uses special journals, it will record only purchases on account in the purchases journal. It will
not record cash purchases and purchases in exchange for notes payable in the purchases journal.
Other:
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journalizing.
postinging.
journalizationing.
posting.
Other:
Subsidiary ledger
Sales journal
Purchases journal
Other:
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Other:
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addition.
deduction.
multiplication.
Other:
a credit.
a debit.
Other:
The minimum balance of an account is zero. In accounting, a negative balance in an account is referred
to as
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abnormal balance.
psychotic balance.
LOL balance.
crazy balance.
Other:
At the beginning of the period, a business has a cash balance of ₱20,000. During the period, total cash
collections and total cash payments amounted to ₱100,000 and ₱70,000, respectively. How much is the
ending balance of cash?
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30,000
70,000
50,000
10,000
Other:
You opened up a business and invested ₱5M cash as the business’ initial capital. Which of the following
accounts is increased and therefore debited?
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Accounts receivable
Owner’s equity
Accounts payable
Cash
Other:
You opened up a business and invested ₱5M cash as the business’ initial capital. Which of the following
accounts is increased and therefore debited? In conjunction with the transaction above, which of the
following accounts is also increased and therefore credited?
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Owner’s equity
Cash
Accounts receivable
Accounts payable
Other:
You purchased goods to be held for sale in the ordinary course of business activities, on cash basis.
Which of the following accounts is increased and therefore debited?
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Accounts payable
Owner’s equity
Cash
Inventory
Other:
You purchased goods to be held for sale in the ordinary course of business activities, on cash basis.
Which of the following accounts is increased and therefore debited? In conjunction with the transaction
above, which of the following accounts is decreased and therefore credited?
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Accounts payable
Cash
Owner’s equity
Inventory
Other:
You purchased goods to be held for sale in the ordinary course of business activities, on cash basis.
Which of the following accounts is increased and therefore debited? If the transaction above was made
on account, which of the following accounts is also increased and therefore credited?
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Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Accounts payable
Other:
A customer bought goods from your business, on credit. The customer orally promised to pay the sale
price next week. Which of the following accounts is increased and therefore debited?
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Accounts receivable
Inventory
Notes receivable
Cash
Other:
A customer bought goods from your business, on credit. The customer orally promised to pay the sale
price next week. Which of the following accounts is increased and therefore debited? In conjunction
with the transaction above, which of the following accounts is also increased and therefore credited?
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Cash
Notes receivable
Inventory
Sales
Other:
A customer bought goods from your business, on credit. The customer orally promised to pay the sale
price next week. Which of the following accounts is increased and therefore debited? When the
customer above pays the sale price, which of the following accounts is decreased and therefore
credited?
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Accounts receivable
Cash
Inventory
Sales
Other:
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Accounts receivable
Your business obtained a ₱1M loan from a financing company. The financing company made you sign a
contract promising to repay the loan after a year. Which of the following accounts is increased and
therefore credited?
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Notes payable
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
Notes receivable
Other:
Your business obtained a ₱1M loan from a financing company. The financing company made you sign a
contract promising to repay the loan after a year. Which of the following accounts is increased and
therefore credited? To record the transaction above, which of the following accounts will you debit?
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Owner’s equity
Inventory
Accounts payable
Cash
Other:
Your business obtained a ₱1M loan from a financing company. The financing company made you sign a
contract promising to repay the loan after a year. Which of the following accounts is increased and
therefore credited? The financing company who lent you the loan above will record the transaction by
debiting which of the following accounts?
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Notes receivable
Accounts receivable
Notes payable
Accounts payable
Other:
Your business obtained a ₱1M loan from a financing company. The financing company made you sign a
contract promising to repay the loan after a year. The financing company above will credit which of the
following accounts?
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Notes payable
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
Cash
Other:
You purchased a computer for ₱50,000 cash. To record this transaction, which of the following accounts
will you credit?
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Owner’s capital
Computer equipment
Inventory
Cash
Other:
Correct answer
Cash
You purchased a computer for ₱50,000 cash. To record this transaction, which of the following accounts
will you credit? You expect to use the computer above over the next 5 years. At the end of Year 1, you
will debit which of the following accounts?
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Other:
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Other:
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Accounts receivable.
Equipment.
Cash.
Building.
Other:
Entity A’s accounts receivable has a balance of ₱10,000. If the related allowance for bad debts account
has a balance of ₱4,000, the carrying amount of accounts receivable in Entity A’s financial statements is
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₱4,000.
₱14,000.
0.
₱6,000.
Other:
Entity A had total assets, liabilities, and equity of ₱130M, ₱80M and ₱50M, respectively, at the
beginning of the period. During the period, Entity A’s total liabilities decreased by ₱20M, while its profit
was ₱25M. There were no other transactions or events that affected equity during the period. How
much is Entity A’s ending total assets?
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₱135M
₱95M
₱125M
₱85M
Other:
Entity A had total assets, liabilities, and equity of ₱150M, ₱90M and ₱60M, respectively, at the
beginning of the period. During the period, Entity A’s total liabilities decreased to ₱40M, while its profit
was ₱25M. There were no other transactions or events that affected equity during the period. How
much is Entity A’s ending total assets?
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₱75M
₱115M
₱125M
₱95M
Other:
135M
Correct answer
₱125M
Entity A had total assets of ₱120M and total liabilities of ₱80M at the beginning of the period. If at the
end of the period, total assets increased by ₱30M, while total liabilities remained the same, Entity A’s
total equity at the end of the period would be
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₱90M
₱80M
₱70M
₱60M
Other:
Entity A had total assets and total liabilities of ₱120M and ₱85M, respectively, at the beginning of the
period. During the period, Entity A earned total income of ₱60 and incurred total expenses of ₱45. How
much is Entity A’s ending total equity?
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₱120M
₱50M
₱60M
₱90M
Other:
Entity A had total assets and total liabilities of ₱150M and ₱80M, respectively, at the beginning of the
period. During the period, Entity A earned total income of ₱60 and incurred total expenses of ₱40. Entity
A’s total assets decreased to ₱130M by year-end. There were no additional contributions by, or
distributions to, the owner during the period. How much is Entity A’s ending total liabilities?
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₱90M
₱40M
₱50M
₱60M
Other:
Entity A has ending total assets of ₱90M and ending total liabilities of ₱60M. Entity A had a beginning
equity of ₱10M. If Entity A earned total income of ₱45M during the year, how much were the total
expenses?
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₱60M
₱25M
₱90M
₱0
Other:
Entity A has ending total assets of ₱150M and ending total liabilities of ₱90M. Entity A had a beginning
equity of ₱30M. If Entity A incurred total expenses of ₱50M during the year, how much was the total
income?
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₱50M
₱90M
₱80M
₱60M
Other:
Entity A has ending total assets of ₱150M and ending total liabilities of ₱90M. Entity A had a beginning
equity of ₱30M. If Entity A incurred total expenses of ₱50M during the year, how much was the total
income?
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80M
(₱35M)
₱35M
(₱25M)
Other:
80M
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Debit
Credit
Credit
Debit
Correct answer
Debit
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Debit
Credit
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Debit
Credit
Correct answer
Credit
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Credit
Debit
Correct answer
Credit
Allowance for doubtful accounts normal balance *
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Debit
Credit
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Credit
Debit
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Credit
Debit
Correct answer
Debit
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Debit
Credit
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Debit
Credit
Accrued wages *
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CR SALARY EXPENSE
CR CASH
DR SALARY EXPENSE
DR SALARIES PAYABLE
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CR BLDG
CR SALE
CR INVENTORY
Correct answer
CR BLDG
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DR INTEREST INCOME
CR SERVICE FEE
CR INTEREST INCOME
DR SERVICE FEE
Correct answer
CR INTEREST INCOME
Unpaid utilities *
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CR CASH
DR UTILITIES EXPENSE
DR UTILITIES PAYABLE
DR CASH
Correct answer
DR UTILITIES EXPENSE
Unpaid rent *
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DR PREPAID RENT
CR CASH
DR RENT EXPENSE
DR RENT PAYABLE
Correct answer
DR RENT EXPENSE
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Trial balance
Ledger
Journal
A systematic compilation of a group of accounts. *
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Trial balance
Ledger
Journal
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Control account
Bank account
Correct answer
Control account
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Account number
Account title
Date
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Date
Account number
Account title
Standard contents of General Journal that includes accounts affected and brief description of the the
transaction. *
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Account number
Date
Account title
Standard contents of General Journal that is used to cross-reference the journal entry to ledger. *
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Ledger reference
Account number
Posting reference
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Subsidiary Ledger
Special Journal
General Ledger
General Journal
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Sales journal
Purchase journal
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Purchase journal
Sales journal
If a business does not utilize special journals, all its transactions are recorded in? *
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Subsidiary ledger
General journal
General ledger
Special journal
Correct answer
General journal
Debit decreases *
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Cash
Accumulated depreciation
Sales return
Notes receivable
Credit increases *
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Inventory
Land
Purchase return
Owner's drawing
Correct answer
Purchase return
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Depreciation expense
Accumulated depreciation
Purchases
Correct answer
Accumulated depreciation
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Accumulated depreciation
PPE
Inventory
Machinery
Correct answer
Inventory
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Posting
Journalizing
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Journalizing
Posting
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Posting
Correct answer
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Closing books
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Closing books
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Journalizing
Closing of books
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Journalizing
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Closing books
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Delivery receipt
Purchase Order
Official receipt
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Bank deposit
Bank statement
Statement of account
Sales Invoice
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Compound JE
Simple JE
Adjusting JE
Entry to record investment of Building by owner is debit to building & credit to? (ALL ANSWERS IN
UPPERCASE) *
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OWNER'S EQUITY
Which journal should sale of land on account by AYALA LANDS corp be booked? *
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Sales journal
General journal
Purchase journal
Cash receipts
Correct answer
Sales journal
Which journal should sale of land on account by MACAO milktea shop be booked? *
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General journal
Sales journal
Purchase journal
Cash receipts
Correct answer
General journal
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Cash receipts
Sales journal
Purchase journal
General journal