Question 1

When the sales journal's column for accounts receivable and sales is totaled at the end of the month, its total is:

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A)   Debited to Sales and credited to Accounts Receivable
B)   Debited to Accounts Receivable and credited to Cash
C)   Debited to Cash and credited to Accounts Receivable
D)   Debited to Accounts Receivable and credited to Sales
E)   Debited to Cash and credited to SalesF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 2

A __________________ journal is used to record and post transactions of similar type.

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The answer of A __________________ journal is used to record...

Question 3

Input devices are the means to make accounting information available to users.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Enterprise resource planning software is primarily used for recording journal entries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In a typical purchases journal, you would expect to see the following columns:

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A)   Accounts payable dr.
B)   Purchase discounts cr.
C)   Accounts receivable cr.
D)   Inventory dr. (if perpetual method used) 
E)   Cost of Goods Sold dr. (if perpetual method used) F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 6

A customer who had purchased $75,000 worth of merchandise on account returns 5% of this order to the seller because he is not satisfied with the quality of the goods. This transaction would be recorded in which journal if historically the seller has had very few returns of this nature?

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A)   Sales journal.
B)   Purchases journal.
C)   Cash disbursements journal.
D)   Cash receipts journal.
E)   General journal.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 7

The Accounts Payable account in the general ledger is:

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A)   A controlling account for the subsidiary accounts payable ledger
B)   The account that controls the purchases journal
C)   The subsidiary account to the purchases journal
D)   Part of a special journal
E)   Part of a subsidiary ledgerF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Posting debits from the Sales journal to Accounts Receivable twice - once to the general ledger account Accounts Receivable and once to the customer's subsidiary account - violates the accounting equation of debits equal credits.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The flexibility principle requires that an accounting information system conform with a company's activities, personnel and structure and adapt to a company's unique characteristics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Mid-west segment of a domestic company had a segment return on assets of 13%. If the revenues and operating income of this segment were $4 million and $1 million, respectively, what is the segment's average total assets amount?

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A)   $130,000
B)   $52,000
C)   $30,769,230
D)   $7,692,308
E)   $23,076,923F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

The five fundamental principles of accounting information systems are:

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A)   Control, accountability, relevance, compatibility and flexibility
B)   Control, relevance, compatibility, flexibility and cost-benefit
C)   Control, relevance, compatibility, flexibility and safety
D)   Control, relevance, compatibility, timeliness and cost-benefit
E)   Historical cost, relevance, compatibility, flexibility and cost-benefitF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

A company returned merchandise to a supplier because it did not meet their specifications. This transaction would be recorded in which of the following journals?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sales journal.
B)   Purchases journal.
C)   Cash disbursements journal.
D)   Cash receipts journal.
E)   General journal.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

A company's Southwest segment had revenues of $12 million, operating income of $2 million and average total assets of $3 million. The Southwest segment return on assets is:

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A)   42.85%
B)   41.67%
C)   25.00%
D)   16.67%
E)   66.67%F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The basic components of an accounting information system include all but which of the following?

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A)   Source documents.
B)   Input devices.
C)   Cell phones.
D)   Information processors.
E)   Information storage.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Explain how the amounts in the subsidiary ledgers are tested for accuracy.

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The two-step procedure begins after the ...

Question 16

The accounts receivable ledger:

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A)   Is for recording credit sales
B)   Is for storing transactions data for individual customers
C)   Is for storing transactions data for individual creditors
D)   Is for recording cash receipts from customers
E)   Is also the controlling accountF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

The __________________ principle requires that an accounting information system must be able to adapt to changes in the company, business environment and needs of decision makers.

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The answer of The __________________ principle requires that an accounting...

Question 18

The segment return on assets:

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A)   Can only be determined for international companies
B)   Reflects the profitability of a segment
C)   Is difficult to calculate because companies with traded stock are not required to report segment information
D)   Is calculated as segment average assets divided by segment operating income
E)   Is calculated as segment sales divided by segment average assetsF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Three transactions that would be recorded in the sales journal are: (1) recording sales taxes (2) recording sales returns and allowances and (3) recording purchases discounts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Assume that a company using a purchases journal made an error in totaling the journal's columns. The error should be discovered:

Accepted Answer

A)   When the purchases journal is posted to the general ledger
B)   When the trial balance is prepared
C)   When the total of the schedule of accounts payable is compared with the balance of the Accounts Payable account
D)   When the creditors receive their payments
E)   When the financial statements are preparedF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Exam 27 Appendix : Accounting With Special Journals

The segment return on assets:

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Posting debits from the Sales journal to Accounts Receivable twice - once to the general ledger account Accounts Receivable and once to the customer's subsidiary account - violates the accounting equation of debits equal credits.

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A __________________ journal is used to record and post transactions of similar type.

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Three transactions that would be recorded in the sales journal are: (1) recording sales taxes (2) recording sales returns and allowances and (3) recording purchases discounts.

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In a typical purchases journal, you would expect to see the following columns:

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Input devices are the means to make accounting information available to users.

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The Mid-west segment of a domestic company had a segment return on assets of 13%. If the revenues and operating income of this segment were $4 million and $1 million, respectively, what is the segment's average total assets amount?

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The flexibility principle requires that an accounting information system conform with a company's activities, personnel and structure and adapt to a company's unique characteristics.

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The accounts receivable ledger:

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Enterprise resource planning software is primarily used for recording journal entries.

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The five fundamental principles of accounting information systems are:

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Explain how the amounts in the subsidiary ledgers are tested for accuracy.

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The Accounts Payable account in the general ledger is:

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A company's Southwest segment had revenues of $12 million, operating income of $2 million and average total assets of $3 million. The Southwest segment return on assets is:

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Assume that a company using a purchases journal made an error in totaling the journal's columns. The error should be discovered:

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A company returned merchandise to a supplier because it did not meet their specifications. This transaction would be recorded in which of the following journals?

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The basic components of an accounting information system include all but which of the following?

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When the sales journal's column for accounts receivable and sales is totaled at the end of the month, its total is:

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A customer who had purchased $75,000 worth of merchandise on account returns 5% of this order to the seller because he is not satisfied with the quality of the goods. This transaction would be recorded in which journal if historically the seller has had very few returns of this nature?

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The __________________ principle requires that an accounting information system must be able to adapt to changes in the company, business environment and needs of decision makers.

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