- The Balance Sheet provides information about _____________,
____________ and ______________. Ans: Assets, Liabilities
and Equity
 
- Cash paid this is owed to an individual reduces a _____________
account. Ans: Cash Account
 
- Supplies purchases increase a _____________ account and reduces
a ____________ account. Ans: Increases, stock of goods and
Reduces Cash/ Bank Account
 
- Complete the following table:
 
| 
 Account 
 | 
 Debit 
 | 
 Credit 
 | 
| Expenses | 
 Increase 
 | 
 Decrease 
 | 
| Assets | 
 Increase 
 | 
 Decrease 
 | 
| Incomes | 
 Decrease 
 | 
 Increase 
 | 
| Liabilities | 
 Decrease 
 | 
 Increase 
 | 
| Equity | 
 Decrease 
 | 
 Increase 
 | 
- Which of the following is not a Liability?
 
- Money owed to bank
 
- Cash borrowed from a friend
 
- Money borrowed from bank to buy building
 
- Money paid to purchase stock investments
 
Ans: 4 (In option 4, payment is made for purchase, that
means it is paid out of available funds and it is not a
liability)
6. Finish the equation: _______________ - ________________= Net
Income.
Ans: Gross Income - Expenses = Net Income
- 7. Which of the following statements is false?
- When assets decrease, it is a credit.
 
- When liabilities decrease, it is a debit.
 
- When expenses increase it is a credit.
 
- When revenues decrease, it is a debit
 
 
Ans: 3 (Expenses are Debit items, so for expenses
increase is a debit and decrease is a credit)
- Which of the following statements is true?
 
- When you receive a loan from the bank, you increase an asset
account.
 
- When you pay cash to buy supplies, you increase a liability
account.
 
- When you purchase investments, you increase a revenue
account.
 
- When you pay back the loan from the bank, you increase a
liability account.
 
Ans: 1 (Cash asset is increased when a loan is received
from the bank)
9. Identify the following accounts as an Asset, Liability,
Revenue or Expense
- Salaries Payable - Liability
 
- Fees earned from providing tax services -
Revenue
 
- Advertising Bill - Expense
 
- Long-term debt - Liability
 
- Accrued Revenue - Asset
 
- Prepaid Rent - Asset
 
- Land - Asset
 
- Supplies used during the month - Expense
 
- Notes Receivable - Asset
 
- Inventory - Asset
 
- Cash - Asset
 
- Vehicles - Asset
 
- Cash paid for a bill that is not yet due -
Asset
 
- Payment received from customer -
Revenue
 
- Fees paid to bank - Expense
 
- Which of the following is not a current asset?
- Cash
 
- Accounts payable
 
- Inventory
 
- Property, plant, and equipment
 
 
Ans: 4. Property, Plant and Equipment (It is a Fixed
asset, more over accounts payable is a liability and not a asset at
all
- 11. What is the entry on the balance sheet when a company
borrows a bank loan of $1,000?
- $1,000 credit in current liabilities; $1,000 debit in current
assets
 
- $1,000 credit in current liabilities; $1,000 debit in
non-current assets
 
- $1,000 credit in non-current liabilities; $1,000 debit in
current assets
 
- $1,000 credit in non-current liabilities; $1,000 debit in
non-current assets
 
 
Ans:3. Debit Cash account which is current assets and
credit loan account which is non-current liabilities
- 12. What happens to the balance sheet when a company makes
sales of $500, of which $300 is paid in cash and $200 is sold on
credit?
- $300 debit in cash; $200 debit in accounts receivable
 
- $300 credit in cash; $200 credit in accounts receivable
 
- $300 debit in cash; $200 debit in accounts payable
 
- $300 credit in cash; $200 credit in accounts payable
 
 
Ans: 1 (for cash sales debit the cash account and for
credit sales debit the accounts receivable)
- What happens to the balance sheet when a company pays salaries
of $5,000?
- $5,000 credit in cash; $5,000 debit in accounts payable
 
 
- $5,000 credit in cash; $5,000 debit in equity
 
- $5,000 debit in cash; $5,000 credit in equity
 
- $5,000 credit in cash; $5,000 debit in accounts receivable
 
Ans: 2. (when salaries are paid it reduces cash account
which is credit in cash and also reduces profit which is debit in
equity)
- If at the end of the month, the liabilities total $18,000, and
equity totals $32,000, then what must be the total of the
assets?  
 
- $14,000
 
- $18,000  
 
- $32,000  
 
- $50,000  
 
- None of the above
 
Ans: 4 $50,000 (assets = liabilities +
Equity)
- The total assets and total liabilities of a firm are reported
on which of the following?  
 
- Income statement  
 
- Balance sheet  
 
- Statement of cash flows  
 
- Statement of owner's equity  
 
- None of the above
 
Ans: 2. Balance Sheet (statement of assets and
liabilities is called Balance Sheet)