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Wilson Company paid insurance premiums for four months in advance on November 1.The balance in the prepaid insurance account before adjustment at the end of the year is $4,800 and no adjustments had been made previously.The adjusting entry required on December 31 is:


A) Debit Insurance Expense,$2,400;credit Prepaid Insurance,$2,400.
B) Debit Prepaid Insurance,$2,400;credit Insurance Expense,$2,400.
C) Debit Insurance Expense,$1,200;credit Prepaid Insurance,$1,200.
D) Debit Prepaid Insurance,$1,200;credit Insurance Expense,$1,200.
E) Debit Cash,$4,800;Credit Prepaid Insurance,$4,800.

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

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A company purchased $6,000 worth of supplies in August and recorded the purchase in the Supplies account.On August 31,the fiscal year-end,the physical count of supplies indicates the cost of unused supplies is $3,200.The adjusting entry would include a $2,800 debit to Supplies.

A) True
B) False

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If a company mistakenly forgot to record depreciation on office equipment at the end of an accounting period,the financial statements prepared at that time would show:


A) Assets overstated and equity understated.
B) Assets and equity both understated.
C) Assets overstated,net income understated,and equity overstated.
D) Assets,net income,and equity understated.
E) Assets,net income,and equity overstated.

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

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The adjusted trial balance contains information pertaining to:


A) Asset accounts only.
B) Balance sheet accounts only.
C) Income statement accounts only.
D) All general ledger accounts.
E) Revenue accounts only.

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

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If throughout an accounting period the fees for legal services paid in advance by clients are recorded in an account called Unearned Legal Fees,the end-of-period adjusting entry to record the portion of those fees that has been earned is:


A) Debit Cash and credit Legal Fees Earned.
B) Debit Cash and credit Unearned Legal Fees.
C) Debit Unearned Legal Fees and credit Legal Fees Earned.
D) Debit Legal Fees Earned and credit Unearned Legal Fees.
E) Debit Unearned Legal Fees and credit Accounts Receivable.

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

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A company pays its employees $4,000 each Friday,which amounts to $800 per day for the five-day workweek that begins on Monday.If the monthly accounting period ends on Thursday and the employees worked through Thursday,the amount of salaries earned but unpaid at the end of the accounting period is:


A) $4,000.
B) $800.
C) $1,600.
D) $2,400.
E) $3,200.

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

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On December 14 Branch Company received $3,100 cash for consulting services that will be completed on January 12.Branch records all such prepayments by customers in a liability account.Prepare the January 12 adjusting journal entry.

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A trial balance prepared after adjustments have been recorded is called a(n) :


A) Balance sheet.
B) Adjusted trial balance.
C) Unadjusted trial balance.
D) Classified balance sheet.
E) Unclassified balance sheet.

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

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A company purchased new furniture at a cost of $14,000 on September 30.The furniture is estimated to have a useful life of 8 years and a salvage value of $2,000.The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation.How much depreciation expense will be recorded for the furniture for the first year ended December 31?


A) $437.50
B) $375.00
C) $1,500.00
D) $500
E) $1,750

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

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An _______________________ is a listing of all of the accounts in the ledger with their account balances after adjustments are made.

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Fragmental Co.leased a portion of its store to another company for eight months beginning on October 1,at a monthly rate of $800.Fragmental collected the entire $6,400 cash on October 1 and recorded it as unearned revenue.The journal entry made by Fragmental Co.at year-end on December 31 would be:


A) A debit to Rent Revenue and a credit to Cash for $2,400.
B) A debit to Rent Revenue and a credit to Unearned Rent for $2,400.
C) A debit to Cash and a credit to Rent Revenue for $6,400.
D) A debit to Unearned Rent and a credit to Rent Earned for $2,400.
E) A debit to Unearned Rent and a credit to Rent Earned for $4,000.

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

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A balance sheet that places the assets above the liabilities and equity is called a(n) :


A) Report form balance sheet.
B) Account form balance sheet.
C) Classified balance sheet.
D) Unadjusted balance sheet.
E) Unclassified balance sheet.

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

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Which of the following statements related to U.S.GAAP and IFRS is incorrect?


A) Both U.S.GAAP and IFRS include guidance for adjusting entries.
B) Both U.S.GAAP and IFRS prepare the same four financial statements.
C) U.S.GAAP does not require items to be separated by current and noncurrent classifications on the balance sheet.
D) U.S.GAAP balance sheets report current items first.
E) IFRS balance sheets normally present noncurrent items first.

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

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______________________ are required at the end of the accounting period because certain internal transactions and events remain unrecorded.

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On December 31,2015 Carmack Company's Prepaid Insurance account had a balance before adjustment of $6,000.The insurance was purchased on July 1 of the same year for one year of insurance coverage.The adjusting entry needed on December 31 is:


A) Debit Prepaid Insurance $6,000;credit Cash $6,000.
B) Debit Insurance Expense $3,000;credit Accounts Payable $3,000.
C) Debit Insurance Expense $3,000;credit Prepaid Insurance $3,000.
D) Debit Cash $6,000;credit Prepaid Insurance $6,000.
E) Debit Insurance Expense $6,000;credit Accounts Payable $6,000.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?


A) An income statement reports revenues earned less expenses incurred.
B) An unadjusted trial balance shows the account balances after they have been revised to reflect the effects of end-of-period adjustments.
C) Interim financial reports can be based on one-month or three-month accounting periods.
D) The fiscal year is any 12 consecutive months (or 52 weeks) used by a business as its annual accounting period.
E) Property,plant,and equipment are referred to as plant assets.

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

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If a prepaid expense account were not adjusted for the amount used,on the balance sheet assets would be ___________________ and equity would be ___________________.

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The 12-month period that ends when a company's sales activities are at their lowest level is called the:


A) Fiscal year.
B) Calendar year.
C) Natural business year.
D) Accounting period.
E) Interim period.

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

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On January 1,Eastern College received $1,200,000 from its students for the spring semester that it recorded in Unearned Tuition and Fees.The term spans four months beginning on January 2 and the college spreads the revenue evenly over the months of the term.What amount of tuition revenue should the college recognize on February 28?


A) $300,000.
B) $600,000.
C) $800,000.
D) $900,000.
E) $1,200,000.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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A company had $7,000,000 in net income for the year.Its net sales were $15,200,000 for the same period.Calculate its profit margin.


A) 85.4%.
B) 117.1%.
C) 53.9%.
D) 217.1%.
E) 46.1%.

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

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