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1
If assets total $400,000 and owners' equity totals $250,000, then total liabilities must be
A)$450,000
B)$550,000
C)$150,000
D)$250,000
2
In which order are liabilities usually listed in the balance sheet
A)The order in which they were incurred
B)The order of smallest to largest
C)Alphabetical order
D)The order in which they are expected to be repaid
3
Office equipment was purchased for cash. What effect did this transaction have in the financial position of the company?
A)Assets, decrease; Liabilities, no change; Owners' Equity, decrease.
B)Assets, decrease; Liabilities, increase; Owners' Equity, no change.
C)Assets, no change; Liabilities, no change; Owners' Equity, no change.
D)Assets, increase; Liabilities, increase; Owners' Equity, no change.
4
Office equipment was purchased by issuing a check for $10,000 and a note payable for the balance of $60,000. What effect did this transaction have in the financial position of the company?
A)Assets, no change; Liabilities, no change; Owners' Equity, no change.
B)Assets, decrease; Liabilities, increase; Owners' Equity, no change.
C)Assets, decrease; Liabilities, no change; Owners' Equity, decrease.
D)Assets, increase; Liabilities, increase; Owners' Equity, no change.
5
A balance sheet, or statement of financial position, is
A)an expansion of the basic accounting equation.
B)used to report the results of business operations over a period of time.
C)composed of four distinct major sections.
D)prepared ahead of the income statement.
6
The income statement
A)is a summary of revenues and expenses.
B)is used to report the results of operations over a specific period of time.
C)explains, in part, how the company's financial position changed over a specific time period.
D)is all of the above.
7
The beginning balance of cash was $0. The ending balance of cash is $45,600. In the statement of cash flows, cash flows from operating activities were a positive $24,000, and the cash flows used by investing activities was a negative $6,000. The cash flows from financing activities were which of the following?
A)Negative cash flow of $28,400
B)Positive cash flow of $27,600
C)Negative cash flow of $45,600
D)Positive cash flow of $18,000
8
Articulation refers to the relationship among the financial statements. What item in the income statement ties that statement to the balance sheet?
A)Revenues
B)Expenses
C)Net income
D)all of the above
9
In the short run, what distinguishes liquidity from profitability?
A)There are no distinguishable differences.
B)Profitability increases owners' equity, liquidity does not.
C)Creditors are more interested in profitability than liquidity.
D)Owners have an interest in profitability but not in liquidity.
10
A 'strong' statement of cash flows would show that the major sources of cash came from which of the following?
A)Investing activities
B)Operating activities
C)Financing activities
D)Owners







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