MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The purchase of an asset (like Equipment) on account will
a. increase total liabilities and decrease total assets.
b. have no effect on total assets or total liabilities.
c. increase total assets and increase total liabilities.
d. increase total assets and increase owner's equity.
e. increase total assets and decrease owner's equity.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy
OBJ: LO: 1-1 NAT: AACSB: Reflective Thinking
STA: AICPA-FN: Measurement ACBSP: Recording Transactions
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
2. Amounts owed by a business are referred to as
a. assets.
b. equities.
c. liabilities.
d. capital.
e. expenses.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy
OBJ: LO: 1-1 NAT: AACSB: Reflective Thinking
STA: AICPA-FN: Measurement ACBSP: GAAP KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
3. Which of the following equations is the fundamental accounting equation?
a. Assets − Liabilities = Owner's Equity
b. Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity
c. Assets + Liabilities = Owner's Equity
d. Assets − Owner's Equity = Liabilities
e. Assets + Owner's Equity = Liabilities
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy
OBJ: LO: 1-1 NAT: AACSB: Reflective Thinking
STA: AICPA-FN: Measurement ACBSP: GAAP KEY: Bloom's: Application
4. When an owner deposits cash in an account in the name of the business, it is an increase to
a. Cash and Accounts Receivable.
b. Cash and Drawing.
c. Cash and Capital.
d. Cash and Accounts Payable.
e. Cash and Rent Expense.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy
OBJ: LO: 1-2 NAT: AACS