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Accounting I Chapter 2 Study Guide



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A balance sheet may be prepared on any date.
 

 2. 

A revenue transaction decreases the sum of the balances on the left side of an accounting equation.
 

 3. 

A transaction for the sale of goods or services results in an increase in owner's equity.
 

 4. 

A transaction that increases accounts receivable and increases owner's equity is a sale on account.
 

 5. 

A U.S. business applies the realization of revenue accounting concept when it records revenues in U.S. dollars.
 

 6. 

A withdrawal is a transaction that decreases cash and decreases owner's equity.
 

 7. 

A withdrawal is an expense.
 

 8. 

Accounts Receivable is a liability account.
 

 9. 

An owner may withdraw only cash from a business; other assets must remain in the business at all times for the accounting equation to be in balance.
 

 10. 

Asset accounts are shown on the right side of the balance sheet.
 

 11. 

Business expenses include payments for goods and services used to operate a business.
 

 12. 

Cash is increased by expenses.
 

 13. 

Few businesses need to prepare a balance sheet every day.
 

 14. 

Owner's equity accounts are presented above liability accounts on the balance sheet.
 

 15. 

Owner's equity is decreased by a sale on account.
 

 16. 

Payments for advertising, equipment repairs, utilities, and rent are expense transactions.
 

 17. 

Recording an expense transaction in an accounting equation increases liabilities.
 

 18. 

Regardless of when payment is made when services are sold, the revenue should be recorded at the time of the sale.
 

 19. 

The accounting equation must remain in balance after the changes caused by a transaction have been recorded.
 

 20. 

The accounts on the left side of the accounting equation are reported on the left side of the balance sheet.
 

 21. 

The balance sheet reports the balances of the asset, liability, and owner's equity accounts.
 

 22. 

When an owner withdraws cash from the business, the transaction affects both assets and owner's equity.
 

 23. 

When cash is paid for expenses, the business has less cash; therefore, the asset account Cash is decreased and the owner's equity account is increased.
 

 24. 

When cash is paid to the owner for personal use, assets decrease and owner's equity decreases.
 

 25. 

When cash is received for services performed, the asset account Cash is increased and the owner's equity account is decreased.
 

 26. 

Withdrawals are assets taken out of a business for the owner's personal use.
 

 27. 

Revenue from a sale on account should be recorded when the payment is received.
 

 28. 

Payments for advertising, equipment repairs, utilities, and rent increase assets.
 

 29. 

A business cannot succeed if owner's equity decreases each time period.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 30. 

A business paid cash: for rent, $700.00; to owner for personal use, $200.00; and for equipment repair, $50.00. Expenses from the operation of the business decreased owner's equity by ____.
a.
$250.00
c.
$950.00
b.
$750.00
d.
none of the above
 

 31. 

A business prepares a balance sheet to report information about ____.
a.
expenses incurred during a given period of time
b.
revenue received during a given period of time
c.
the business's assets, liabilities, and owner's equity
d.
profit the business has made for the year
 

 32. 

A transaction that increases accounts receivable and increases owner's equity is ____.
a.
revenue
c.
expense
b.
withdrawal
d.
none of the above
 

 33. 

A transaction that increases cash and decreases owner's equity is ____.
a.
revenue
c.
expense
b.
withdrawal
d.
none of the above
 

 34. 

An established business should rarely experience a decrease in ____.
a.
cash
c.
owner's equity
b.
expenses
d.
liabilities
 

 35. 

If a business received $2,000.00 from sales, this would ____.
a.
increase assets and increase owner's equity
b.
increase assets and decrease liabilities
c.
increase liabilities and decrease owner's equity
d.
decrease assets and decrease owner's equity
 



 
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