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A _______________ is a list of all the accounts used by a company and their identification codes but does not contain the balances.

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Pippa's Paralegal Services, Inc. completed these transactions in February: a. Purchased office supplies on account, $300. b. Completed work for a client on credit, $500. c. Paid cash for the office supplies purchased in (a). d. Completed work for a client and received $800 cash. e. Received $500 cash for the work described in (b). f. Received $1,000 from a client for paralegal services to be performed in March. Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions. Explanations are not necessary.

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Explain the difference between a general ledger and a chart of accounts.

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A ledger is a record containing all of t...

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Golddigger Services, Inc. provides services to clients. On May 1, Golddigger Services collected $60,000 from a client for 6-months services in advance. Golddigger Services' general journal entry to record this transaction will include a:


A) Debit to Unearned Management Fees for $60,000.
B) Credit to Management Fees Earned for $60,000.
C) Credit to Cash for $60,000.
D) Credit to Unearned Management Fees for $60,000.
E) Debit to Management Fees Earned for $60,000.

F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

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George Butler owned a tugboat and was tired of his current job. He decided to open a business, Butler, Inc., that provides day tugboat tours to tourists along the Mississippi River near his hometown. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions. George Butler owned a tugboat and was tired of his current job. He decided to open a business, Butler, Inc., that provides day tugboat tours to tourists along the Mississippi River near his hometown. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions.

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Source documents identify and describe business transactions and are the basis for accounting entries.

A) True
B) False

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The higher a company's debt ratio, the lower the risk of a company not being able to meet its obligations.

A) True
B) False

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The balances for the accounts of Milo's Management Co., Inc. for the year ended December 31 are shown below. Each account shown had a normal balance. The balances for the accounts of Milo's Management Co., Inc. for the year ended December 31 are shown below. Each account shown had a normal balance.   Calculate the correct balance for Cash and prepare a trial balance. Calculate the correct balance for Cash and prepare a trial balance.

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MILOS MANAGEMENT CO., Inc.
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A general journal is:


A) A ledger in which amounts are posted from a balance column account.
B) Not required if T-accounts are used.
C) A complete record of all transactions in chronological order from which transaction amounts are posted to the ledger accounts.
D) Not necessary in electronic accounting systems.
E) A book of final entry because financial statements are prepared from it.

F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

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A record containing all the separate accounts for a company as well as all of their balances is called the ___________________.

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Bologna Lodging, Inc. had the following accounts and balances, shown in random rather than chart of accounts order, as of December 31: Bologna Lodging, Inc. had the following accounts and balances, shown in random rather than chart of accounts order, as of December 31:   Using the information in the table, calculate the total assets reported on Bologna's balance sheet for the period. A) $24,900. B) $25,400. C) $22,500. D) $25,900. E) $23,400. Using the information in the table, calculate the total assets reported on Bologna's balance sheet for the period.


A) $24,900.
B) $25,400.
C) $22,500.
D) $25,900.
E) $23,400.

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

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Asset accounts normally have debit balances and revenue accounts normally have credit balances.

A) True
B) False

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Identify the statement below that is correct.


A) The left side of a T-account is the credit side.
B) Debits decrease asset and expense accounts, and increase liability, equity, and revenue accounts.
C) The left side of a T-account is the debit side.
D) Credits increase asset and expense accounts, and decrease liability, equity, and revenue accounts.
E) In certain circumstances the total amount debited need not equal the total amount credited for a particular transaction.

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

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The record of all accounts and their balances used by a business is called a:


A) Journal.
B) Book of original entry.
C) General Journal.
D) Balance column journal.
E) Ledger.

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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The balance column in a ledger account is:


A) An account entered on the balance sheet.
B) A column for showing the balance of the account after each entry is posted.
C) Another name for the dividends account.
D) An account used to record the transfers of assets from a business to its stockholders.
E) A simple form of account that is widely used in accounting to illustrate the debits and credits required in recording a transaction.

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

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The first step to get from transactions and events to financial statements is to identify each transaction from source documents.

A) True
B) False

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The business paid $100 cash dividend to Charles Nice (the sole stockholder of the corporation). Set up the necessary T-accounts below by entering appropriate account names, and show how this transaction would be recorded directly in those accounts. The business paid $100 cash dividend to Charles Nice (the sole stockholder of the corporation). Set up the necessary T-accounts below by entering appropriate account names, and show how this transaction would be recorded directly in those accounts.

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During the month of March, Harley's Computer Services made purchases on account totaling $43,500. Also during the month of March, Harley was paid $8,000 by a customer for services to be provided in the future and paid $36,900 of cash on its accounts payable balance. If the balance in the accounts payable account at the beginning of March was $77,300, what is the balance in accounts payable at the end of March?


A) $83,900.
B) $91,900.
C) $6,600.
D) $75,900.
E) $4,900.

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

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Jackson Brown Footwear had total liabilities of $130 million and total assets of $375 million. Its debt ratio was _______________.

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Increases in liability accounts are recorded as debits.

A) True
B) False

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