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Financial and Managerial Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions, 12/e
Jan R. Williams, University of Tennessee
Susan F. Haka, Michigan State University
Mark S. Bettner, Bucknell University
Robert F. Meigs

The Accounting Cycle: Reporting Financial Results

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1

The income statement, statement of retained earnings, and balance sheet can be prepared directly from the amounts shown in an adjusted trial balance.
A)True
B)False
2

Dividends paid to stockholders are reported in the income statement.
A)True
B)False
3

The format of the statement of retained earnings is: Retained Earnings at the beginning of the period + Net Income - Dividends = Retained Earnings at the end of the period.
A)True
B)False
4

When the balance sheet is presented vertically (the asset section followed by liabilities and owners' equity sections), it is called a report form balance sheet.
A)True
B)False
5

Adequate disclosure is the generally accepted accounting principle of providing with financial statements any information that users need to interpret those statements properly.
A)True
B)False
6

There are specific items of information that must be disclosed as notes to the financial statements.
A)True
B)False
7

Entries made at the end of the period for the purpose of closing temporary accounts are called closing entries.
A)True
B)False
8

Only temporary accounts are closed at the end of the accounting period.
A)True
B)False
9

The account in the ledger to which revenue and expense accounts are closed at the end of the period is called the Revenue Summary account.
A)True
B)False
10

Closing revenue accounts requires a debit to the Income Summary account.
A)True
B)False
11

Closing expense accounts requires a debit to the Income Summary account.
A)True
B)False
12

If the Income Summary account has a debit balance of $45,500 after revenue and expense accounts are closed, the balance of the Income Summary account should be debited to Retained Earnings.
A)True
B)False
13

Closing the Dividends account requires an offsetting entry to the Income Summary account.
A)True
B)False
14

The last step in the accounting cycle is the preparation of an after-closing trial balance.
A)True
B)False
15

Solvency refers to a company's ability to meet is cash obligations as they become due.
A)True
B)False
16

Solvency is directly related to profitability.
A)True
B)False
17

The significance of the measure of working capital is the measurement of income generated per average dollar of stockholders' equity.
A)True
B)False
18

The significance of the measure of net income percentage is its use as an indicator of management's ability to control costs.
A)True
B)False
19

Financial statements prepared for periods of less than one year are called interim financial statements.
A)True
B)False
20

Which of the following is true about the financial statements?
A)The ending balance of Retained Earnings must appear on the Balance Sheet.
B)The ending balance of Retained Earnings must appear on the Income Statement.
C)The net income must appear on the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet.
D)The net income must appear on the Income Statement and the Statement of Retained Earnings.
E)(A) and (D)
21

Alternative titles for the statement showing the results of operations over a specific time period include which of the following?
A)Earnings statement
B)Statement of operations
C)Profit and loss statement
D)Income statement
E)All of the above
22

In which order are the financial statements prepared?
A)Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Retained Earnings.
B)Income Statement, Statement of Retained Earnings, Balance Sheet.
C)Balance Sheet, Statement of Retained Earnings, Income Statement.
D)Statement of Retained Earnings, Income Statement, Balance Sheet.
E)Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Retained Earnings.
23

Which of the following will most likely not be disclosed in notes that accompany the financial statements?
A)Pending lawsuit
B)Significant events after the balance sheet date
C)Conflicts of interest between the company and its officers
D)Firing, death, or resignation of a key executive
E)Governmental investigations into the pricing practices of the company
24

After closing entries are posted, which accounts will most likely have balances?
A)Salary Expense account
B)Retained Earnings account
C)Income Summary account
D)Revenue accounts
E)Dividends account
25

Which of the following is not a normal closing entry?
A)A debit to Income Summary and a credit to Salary Expense
B)A debit to Income Summary and a credit to Sales Revenue
C)A debit to Interest Revenue and a credit to Income Summary
D)A debit to Income Summary and a credit to Interest Expense
E)A debit to Retained Earnings and a credit to Dividends
26

Dividends of $36,000 were distributed to stockholders during the year. The dividends account is closed at the end of the accounting period through which of the following entries?
A)A debit to Retained Earnings and a credit to Dividends
B)A debit to Dividends and a credit to Retained Earnings
C)A debit to Income Summary and a credit to Dividends
D)A debit to Retained Earnings and a credit to Income Summary
E)A debit to Dividends and a credit to Income Summary
27

Which of the following is the correct order for closing accounts?
A)Close revenue accounts, expense accounts, Income Summary account, and the Dividends account.
B)Close expense accounts, Income Summary account, revenue accounts, and the Dividends account.
C)Close Dividends account, revenue accounts, expense accounts, and the Income Summary account.
D)Close revenue accounts, expense accounts, Dividends account, and the Income Summary account.
E)None of the above is the correct order.
28

A company with owners' equity of $2,400,000 had net income, after taxes, of $288,000, liabilities of $80,000 due in the near future, and an ending cash balance of $15,000. Which of the following is true?
A)The company is solvent.
B)The company's rate of return on equity was 12%.
C)The company is not solvent.
D)A and B
E)B and C
29

Which of the following is significant as an indicator of management's ability to control costs?
A)Net Income Percentage
B)Return on Equity
C)Working capital
D)Current ratio
E)Solvency
30

Which of the following is significant as a measure of short-term debt paying ability expressed as a ratio?
A)Net Income Percentage
B)Return on Equity
C)Working capital
D)Current ratio
E)Solvency
31

Which of the following is significant as a measure of short-term debt paying ability expressed in dollars?
A)Net Income Percentage
B)Return on Equity
C)Working capital
D)Current ratio
E)Solvency
32

Which of the following is significant as a measure of income generated per average dollar of stockholders' equity?
A)Net Income Percentage
B)Return on Equity
C)Working capital
D)Current ratio
E)Solvency
33

In no particular order, the accounting cycle is composed of the following activities. (A) Posting, (B) Adjusting entries (C) Preparing financial statements, (D) Journalizing transactions, (E) Preparing a trial balance, (F) Journalizing and posting closing entries, (G) Preparing after-closing trial balance, and (H) Preparing an adjusted trial balance. What is the correct order of activities comprising the accounting cycle?
A)B, C, D, A, E, F, G, H
B)D, A, E, B, H, C, F, G
C)D, A, E, B, C, H, F, G
D)D, A, E, B, F, G, H, C
E)D, B, A, E, F, C, H, G