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College Accounting, 13Ce (Slater)
Chapter 2 Debits and Credits: Analyzing and Recording Business Transactions
2.1 Recording transactions in T accounts according to the rules of debit and credit. F F F F F F F F F F F
1) One of the following statements does not help to explain the design of a T account:
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A) The account has a balance.
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B) The account has a left side.
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C) The account has a right side.
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D) The account has a title.
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Answer: A F
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MC Objective: 2-1
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2) When speaking of the Standard Account Form, it is TRUE to say that
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A) It is widely used in business records today.
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B) The form has no room for indicating either a debit or a credit.
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C) There is no Date column included in this form.
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D) All of a company's accounts together form a ledger.
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Answer: D F
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3) Which of these statements about T accounts is FALSE?
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A) They are used mainly in classroom demonstrations.
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B) They have both a left side and a right side.
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C) They are used extensively in computer accounting.
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D) Each account has a normal balance which is either a debit or a credit.
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Answer: C F
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4) What device is used to record the increases and decreases caused by business transactions to
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individual assets, liabilities, and owner's equity?
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A) Chart of accounts F F
B) Account
C) Trial Balance F
D) Footings
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B
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5) An account had a starting debit balance of $350. There were debit postings of $400 and credit postings
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of $200 during the month. The ending balance is
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A) $550 debit. F
B) $450 credit. F
C) $950 debit. F
D) $200 F
debit. F
Answer: A F
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MC Objective: 2-1
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6) The word "debit" comes from which language?
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A) Latin
B) French
C) Italian
D) Norsk F
Answer: A F
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MC Objective: 2-1
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7) With respect to the balancing of an account, which one of these statements is FALSE?
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A) If the total on the credit side was the larger, the balance is a credit.
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B) Dollar signs are always used to designate a balance amount.
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C) Footings of each side of the account are needed to determine the balance.
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D) If the total on the debit side was the larger, the balance is a debit.
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Answer: B F
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MC Objective: 2-1
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8) Accounts Receivable had a normal starting balance of $1000. There were debit postings of $800 and
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credit postings of $400 during the month. The ending balance is
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A) $600 credit. F
B) $1,400 debit. F
C) $2,200 debit. F
D) $1,400 credit. F
Answer: B F
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MC Objective: 2-2
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9) An account had a $500 credit starting balance. There were debit postings of $400 and credit postings of
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$150 during the month. The ending balance is
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A) $250 credit. F
B) $750 debit. F
C) $1050 credit. F
D) $150 credit. F F
Answer: A F
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MC Objective: 2-1
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10) The beginning balance in the Computers account was $2,500. The company purchased an additional
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$500 worth of computers. The balance in the account is
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A) debit of $2,000. F F
B) credit of $3,000. F F
C) debit of $3,000. F F
D) credit of $2,000. F F F
Answer: C F
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MC Objective: 2-2
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11) Cash had a normal starting balance of $600. There were debit postings of $200 and credit postings of
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$300 during the month. The ending balance is
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A) $500 credit. F
B) $1,100 debit. F
C) $500 debit. F
D) $1,100 credit. F
Answer: C F
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MC Objective: 2-2
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12) Cash increases on the debit side of the account.
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Answer: TRUE F
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13) Revenues are recorded when earned. F F F F F
Answer: TRUE F
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14) A chart of accounts is a listing of the accounts and their ending balances.
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Answer: FALSE F
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15) Revenue increases on the debit side of the account.
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Answer: FALSE F
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16) Accounts Payable increases on the credit side of the account.
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Answer: TRUE F
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17) Withdrawals increases on the debit side of the account. F F F F F F F F F
Answer: TRUE F
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