Quiz 4
- Which of the following sequences of actions describes the proper
sequence of the accounting cycle?
- Post, record, analyze, prepare, close, adjust
- Analyze, record, post, adjust, prepare, close
- Prepare, record, post, adjust, analyze, close
- Enter, record, close, prepare, adjust, analyze
- The work sheet is a type of:
- ledger
- journal
- working paper
- financial statement
- Which of the following is shown directly on the work sheet?
- Ending owner’s capital
- Total assets
- Net income
- Total liabilities
- The work sheet can be used:
- to prepare financial statements
- to record adjusting entries
- to record closing entries
- for all of the above
- One important purpose of closing entries is to:
- adjust the accounts in the ledger
- set balance sheet accounts to zero in order to begin the next accounting period
- set income statement accounts to zero to begin the next accounting period
- summarize assets and liabilities
- In preparing closing entries, it is helpful to refer
first to the:
- Adjustments columns of the work sheet
- Adjusted Trial Balance columns of the work sheet
- Income Statement columns of the work sheet
- general journal
- After all the closing entries have been posted,
the balance of the Income Summary account should be:
- a debit if a net income has been earned
- a debit if a net loss has been incurred
- a credit if a net loss has been incurred
- zero
- After the closing entries have been posted, all
of the following accounts have a zero balance except:
- Service Revenue Earned
- Depreciation Expense
- Unearned Service Revenue
- Service Wages Expense
- The post-closing trial balance:
- lists income statement accounts only
- lists balance sheet accounts only
- lists both income statement and balance sheet account
- is prepared before closing entries are posted to the ledger
- For which of the following adjustments would a reversing entry
facilitate bookkeeping procedures?
- An adjustment for depreciation expense
- An adjustment to allocate prepaid insurance to the current period
- An adjustment made as a result of an inventory of supplies
- An adjustment for wages earned but not yet paid to employees
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