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Whatmismamgeneralmledger?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmgeneralmledgermaccountmismanmaccountmormrecordmusedmtomsort,mstoremand
msummarizemamcompany'smtransactions.
assetmaccountsmsuchmasmCash,mAccountsmReceivable,mInventory,mInvestments,mLand,mandmEquipm
ent
liabilitymaccountsmincludingmNotesmPayable,mAccountsmPayable,mAccruedmExpensesmPayable,mandm
CustomermDeposits
stockholders'mequitymaccountsmsuchmasmCommonmStock,mRetainedmEarnings,mTreasurymStock,mand
mAccumulatedmOthermComprehensivemIncome
Whatmismthemdifferencembetweenmaccountsmpayablemandmaccountsmreceivable?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAccountsmpayablemismamcurrentmliabilitymaccountminmwhichmamcompanymrecor
dsmthemamountsmitmowesmtomsuppliersmormvendorsmformgoodsmormservicesmthatmitmreceivedmonmcre
dit.
Accountsmreceivablemismamcurrentmassetmaccountminmwhichmamcompanymrecordsmthemamountsmitmh
asmamrightmtomcollectmfrommcustomersmwhomreceivedmgoodsmormservicesmonmcredit.
Whatmismthemcostmofmgoodsmsold?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemcostmofmgoodsmsoldmismthemcostmofmthemproductsmthatmamretailer,mdistrib
utor,mormmanufacturermhasmsold.
, Whatmismowner'smequity?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOwner'smequitymismonemofmthemthreemmainmsectionsmofmamsolemproprietorshi
p'smbalancemsheetmandmonemofmthemcomponentsmofmthemaccountingmequation:mAssetsm=mLiabilities
m+mOwner'smEquity.
Whatmismprinciplesmofmaccounting?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPrinciplesmofmaccountingmcanmalsomrefermtomthembasicmormfundamentalmacco
untingmprinciples:mcostmprinciples,mmatchingmprinciples,mfullmdisclosuremprinciples,mmaterialitympri
nciples,mgoingmconcernmprinciples,meconomicmentitymprinciples,mandmsomon.mInmthismcontext,mprinc
iplesmofmaccountingmrefersmtomthembroadmunderlyingmconceptsmwhichmguidemaccountantsmwhenmp
reparingmfinancialmstatements.
Whatmismequity?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEquitymcanmindicatemanmownershipminterestminmambusiness,msuchmasmstockhol
ders'mequitymormowner'smequity.
Equitymcanmmeanmanmowner'sminterestminmampersonalmasset.mFormexample,mthemownermofmam$200,
000mhousemthatmhasmammortgagemloanmofm$75,000mismsaidmtomhavem$125,000mofmequityminmthemho
use.
Whatmismmeantmbymreconcilingmanmaccount?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmReconcilingmanmaccountmismlikelymtommeanmprovingmormdocumentingmthatman
maccountmbalancemismcorrect.
Whatmismincludedminmcashmandmcashmequivalents?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInmaccounting,mamcompany'smcashmincludesmthemfollowing:
currencymandmcoins
checksmreceivedmfrommcustomersmbutmnotmyetmdeposited
checkingmaccounts
pettymcash