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2. 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?
a. Identifying
b. Summarizing
c. Recording
d. Counting
3. Accounting is described in various ways. Which of the following is not one of those descriptions?
a. Accounting is a process and a service activity.
b. Accounting is a social science and a practical art.
c. Accounting is the “language of business” because it is fundamental to the communication of financial
information.
d. Accounting is the art of professionally stealing money and other evil purposes.
4. Accounting has a long history. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the history of accounting?
a. Accounting can be traced as far back as the prehistoric times.
b. Accounting is as old as civilization and has evolved in response to economic and social needs of men.
c. Fra Luca Pacioli is the mama of modern accounting.
d. All of these are correct.
7. This process refers to the reporting of the information processed in the accounting system to interested users.
a. Measuring
b. Identifying
c. Communicating
d. Classifying
8. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Financial accounting is the branch of accounting that deals with the specific needs of an entity’s management.
b. The internal users of accounting information include management, owners and creditors.
c. The external users of accounting information include potential and existing investors and lenders and other
creditors.
d. Government accounting is the branch of accounting that deals with the analysis of the costs of products and
services.
11. This branch of accounting focuses on catering to the information needs of external users.
a. Management accounting
b. Financial accounting
c. Auditing
d. External accounting
12. These users need accounting information in order to regulate businesses that are within the scope of their
legal authority.
a. Employees
b. Creditors
c. Auditors
d. Government regulatory bodies or agencies
13. 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.
a. Employees
b. Creditors
c. Auditors
d. Regulatory authorities
16. It is the branch of accounting that involves the careful analysis of economic events and other variables to
understand their impact on decisions.
a. Accounting education
b. Cost accounting
c. Accounting research
d. Tax accounting
17. It is the process of objectively evaluating evidence and expressing an opinion regarding the correspondence
between management’s assertions and established criteria.
a. Accounting education
b. Auditing
c. Accounting research
d. Tax accounting
18. You own a business. Your business is engaged in buying goods at a wholesale price and reselling them at retail
prices on Facebook. Your business is a
a. Service business
b. Manufacturing business
c. Merchandising business
d. Monkey business
19. An advantage of a sole proprietorship over the other forms of a business organization is
a. You are the only boss and you keep all the profits.
b. Although it is easier to form, it may be more difficult to raise financing.
c. It has unlimited life.
d. It has limited liability.
20. Which of the following is not an advantage of a partnership over the other forms of business organization?
a. Compared to a sole proprietorship, risks are spread out over more than one owner.
b. Compared to a cooperative, the business organization is driven more towards the earning of profit.
c. Compared to a corporation, it is easier to form because of fewer legal requirements.
d. Compared to a corporation, it has an unlimited life and an unlimited liability.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7
CHAPTER TWO: ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
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1. Which of the following terms may not refer to the logical notions and procedures that guide the accountant in
recording and communicating financial information?
a. Accounting concepts
b. Accounting principles
c. Accounting standards
d. Accounting laws and regulations
2. Under this concept, a business is not expected to end its operations in the near term.
a. Separate entity concept
b. Going concern
c. Stable monetary unit
d. Materiality
3. Transactions and other events are recorded in the periods in which they occur, not when they affect cash.
a. Going concern
b. Accrual basis
c. Reporting period
d. Consistency
4. 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
a. Separate entity concept
b. Going concern
c. Stable monetary unit
d. Materiality
5. Presenting all amounts in the financial statements in Philippine pesos and disregarding the effects of inflation
on the purchasing power of the Philippine peso relate to the concept of
a. Separate entity concept
b. Going concern
c. Stable monetary unit
d. Materiality
6. Under this concept, the life of the business is divided into series of reporting periods.
a. Time period
b. Periodicity
c. Reporting period
d. All of these
9. Recording assets at their acquisition cost (entry value), rather than at their net selling price (exit value), is in
line with the concept of
a. Single entity concept
b. Historical cost concept
c. Going concern concept
d. Matching principle
12. The cost of providing or using information should not exceed the information’s usefulness.
a. Materiality
b. Cost-benefit or Cost constraint
c. Going concern
d. Relevance
13. Under this concept, some costs are initially recognized as assets and recognized only as expenses when the
related revenue is recognized.
a. Separate entity concept
b. Historical cost concept
c. Going concern
d. Matching principle
14. Businesses are required by law to file tax returns with this government agency.
a. Security and Exchange Commission
b. Bureau of Internal Revenue
c. Cooperative Development Authority
d. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
15. The accounting standards that are currently used in the Philippines are referred to as the
a. Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS)
b. Philippine GAAP
c. Filipino Accounting Standards (FAS)
d. Juan’s GAAP
16. The usefulness of information is assessed in terms of its
a. Qualitative characteristics.
b. Verifiability
c. Timeliness
d. Size
19. A business purchased equipment for ₱10,000 but deliberately reported it as ₱100,000. Which of the following
principles is most likely not violated?
a. Faithful representation
b. Free from error
c. Historical cost
d. Materiality
“The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him — the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel
and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord.”
Isaiah 11:2
CHAPTER THREE: THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION
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1. It is an economic resource controlled by the entity that has resulted from past events and has a potential to
produce economic benefits.
a. Asset
b. Liability
c. Equity
d. Income
4. The claim of the owner(s) on the total assets of an entity is also called
a. assets
b. liabilities
c. equity
d. profit
5. 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.
a. asset
b. liability
c. expense
d. income
7. 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
a. Legal obligation
b. Construction obligation
c. Indicative obligation
d. Constructive obligation
8. A decrease in the economic benefits of a resource would be treated as
a. asset
b. liability
c. expense
d. income
14. A business incurs total expenses of ₱630,000 and reports loss of ₱270,000. How much is the total income?
a. 900,000
b. 320,000
c. 380,000
d. 360,000
18. 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?
a. ₱95M
b. ₱135M
c. ₱85M
d. ₱125M
19. 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?
a. ₱75M
b. ₱115M
c. ₱95M
d. ₱125M
20. 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
a. ₱70M
b. ₱90M
c. ₱60M
d. ₱80M
21. 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 ₱60M and incurred total expenses of ₱45M. How much is
Entity A’s ending total equity?
a. ₱60M
b. ₱90M
c. ₱50M
d. ₱120M
22. 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?
a. ₱60M
b. ₱80M
c. ₱70M
d. ₱40M
23. 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?
a. ₱0
b. ₱20M
c. ₱15M
d. ₱25M
24. 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?
a. ₱90M
b. ₱40M
c. ₱50M
d. ₱80M
25. At year-end, Entity A’s total assets and total liabilities are ₱190M and ₱70M, respectively. If Entity A had a
beginning equity of ₱145M and there were no contributions from, or distributions to, the owner during the
period, how much profit (loss) did Entity A earn (incur) during the year?
a. ₱35M
b. ₱25M
c. (₱35M)
d. (₱25M)
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