30 MINUTE QUIZ-CH.1/CH.2
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Accounting is the information system that identifies, records, and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users.
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Bookkeeping deals with the record-keeping process and is only one aspect of accounting.
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Collection of an accounts receivable will increase both cash and accounts receivable.
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The economic entity assumption requires that the activities of the entity be kept separate and distinct from the activities of its owner and all other economic entities.
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Net income is the excess of revenues over expenses for the accounting period.
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board is the primary accounting standard-setting body in the United States.
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Internal users are those who manage the business.
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An expense paid with cash would result in an equal decrease in liabilities and owner’s equity. True
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Liabilities represent the ownership claim on total assets.
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Certified Public Accountants are only permitted to prepare audit reports and tax returns.
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The basic steps in the recording process are (1) to analyze each transaction, (2) to enter the transaction in a journal, and (3) to transfer the journal entry to the appropriate ledger accounts. True
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The ledger is the entire group of accounts maintained by a company.
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An account will have a credit balance if the total debit amounts exceed the total credit amounts. True
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The owner’s capital account is increased by credits.
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Assets are increased by debits and liabilities are decreased by credits.
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Transferring journal entries to the ledger accounts is called posting and