Exam 4: Completing the Accounting Cycle

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The summary amounts below appear in the Income Statement and Balance Sheet columns of a company's December 31 work sheet.Prepare the necessary closing entries. The summary amounts below appear in the Income Statement and Balance Sheet columns of a company's December 31 work sheet.Prepare the necessary closing entries.

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Match the following terms with the appropriate definition.
Entries recorded at the end of each accounting period to transfer end-of-period balances in revenue, expense, and withdrawals accounts to the permanent owner's capital account.
Current assets
Tangible long-lived assets used to produce or sell products or services.
Unclassified balance sheet
A balance sheet that organizes the assets and liabilities into important subgroups.
Current ratio
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Entries recorded at the end of each accounting period to transfer end-of-period balances in revenue, expense, and withdrawals accounts to the permanent owner's capital account.
Current assets
Tangible long-lived assets used to produce or sell products or services.
Unclassified balance sheet
A balance sheet that organizes the assets and liabilities into important subgroups.
Current ratio
A balance sheet that broadly groups assets, liabilities and equity items.
Long-term investments
Assets such as notes receivable or investments in stocks which are held for the longer of one year or the operating cycle of the company.
Intangible assets
A ratio that is used to help evaluate a company's ability to pay its short-term obligations,calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities.
Plant assets
Long-term assets used to produce or sell products or services; these assets usually lack physical form and their benefits are uncertain.
Owner's capital
Cash or other assets that are expected to be sold, collected, or used within one year or the company's operating cycle whichever is longer.
Current liabilities
Debts that are due to be paid or settled within one year or the operating cycle of a business whichever is longer.
Classified balance sheet
The owner's claim on the assets of a company.
Closing entries
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All necessary numbers to prepare the income statement can be taken from the income statement columns of the work sheet,including the net income or net loss.

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Shown below are selected data taken from the unadjusted and adjusted trial balances for the Simonson Company for the current year ended December 31.Determine the items A through H below. Shown below are selected data taken from the unadjusted and adjusted trial balances for the Simonson Company for the current year ended December 31.Determine the items A through H below.

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All of the following statements regarding a work sheet are true except:

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The assets section of a classified balance sheet usually includes:

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The following items appeared on a company's December 31 work sheet for the current period.Based on the following information,what is net income for the current period? The following items appeared on a company's December 31 work sheet for the current period.Based on the following information,what is net income for the current period?

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The unadjusted trial balance of Bade Cleaning Service is entered on the partial work sheet below.Complete the work sheet using the following information: (a) Salaries earned by employees that are unpaid and unrecorded,$4,000. (b) An inventory of supplies showed $3,000 of unused supplies still on hand. (c) Depreciation on automobiles,$30,000. (d) Services paid in advance by customers of $12,000 have now been provided to customers. (e) Advertising for November and December in the amount of $8,000 remains unpaid and unrecorded. The unadjusted trial balance of Bade Cleaning Service is entered on the partial work sheet below.Complete the work sheet using the following information: (a) Salaries earned by employees that are unpaid and unrecorded,$4,000. (b) An inventory of supplies showed $3,000 of unused supplies still on hand. (c) Depreciation on automobiles,$30,000. (d) Services paid in advance by customers of $12,000 have now been provided to customers. (e) Advertising for November and December in the amount of $8,000 remains unpaid and unrecorded.

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A worksheet can be helpful in showing the effects of proposed or "what if" transactions,as well as being useful in helping to prepare end-of-period financial statements.

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Current assets and current liabilities are expected to be used up or come due within one year or the company's operating cycle whichever is longer.

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Closing entries are normally entered in the general journal and then posted to the work sheet.

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At the beginning of the year,a company's balance sheet reported the following balances: Total Assets = $125,000; Total Liabilities = $75,000; and Owner's Capital = $50,000.During the year,the company reported revenues of $46,000 and expenses of $30,000.In addition,owner's withdrawals for the year totaled $20,000.Assuming no other changes to owner's capital,the balance in the owner's capital account at the end of the year would be:

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Two common subgroups for liabilities on a classified balance sheet are:

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What is the purpose of a post-closing trial balance?

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A company had revenues of $187,000 and expenses of $109,000 for the accounting period.The owner withdrew $37,000 during the year.Which of the following entries could not be a closing entry?

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A company's post-closing trial balance has a debit total of $475,000 and a credit total of $457,000.This indicates that __________________________.

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The following adjusted trial balance is for Clara Co.at year-end December 31.The credit balance in Clara,Capital at the beginning of the year,January 1,was $320,000.The owner,Sara Clara,invested an additional $100,000 during the current year.The land held for future expansion was also purchased during the current year. The following adjusted trial balance is for Clara Co.at year-end December 31.The credit balance in Clara,Capital at the beginning of the year,January 1,was $320,000.The owner,Sara Clara,invested an additional $100,000 during the current year.The land held for future expansion was also purchased during the current year.    Required: Prepare a classified balance sheet.(Note:  A $21,000 installment on the long-term note payable is due within one year.) Required: Prepare a classified balance sheet.(Note: A $21,000 installment on the long-term note payable is due within one year.)

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The ______________ refers to the steps in preparing financial statements for users.

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Accounts that appear in the balance sheet are often called temporary (nominal)accounts.

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Adjustments must be entered in the journal and posted to the ledger after the work sheet is prepared.

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