Exam 3: The Adjusting Process

The allocation of a plant asset's cost over its useful life is called:

If an adjusting entry includes a debit to Rent Expense, that would indicate that the payment of rent had been previously recorded as a(n):

An internal document that helps summarize data for the preparation of financial statements is called a:

When does a company account for earned revenue if it follows cash basis accounting?

On January 1, Smith had $2,000 of supplies on hand. During January, Smith purchased $4,000 worth of new supplies. At the end of the month, a count revealed $1,000 worth of supplies remaining on the shelves. The adjustment entry needed will include a debit to Supplies Expense of $5,000. The supplies were initially recorded as an asset.

Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating depreciation under the straight-line method?

A worksheet is an external document that forms a part of the financial statements.

The advance cash payments of future expenses are called:

The entry to record depreciation includes a credit to:

Adjusting entries are needed to correctly measure the:

Which of the following accounting elements does the matching principle help to match?

Hank's Tax Planning Service started business in January, 2014. He rented an office for $1,800 a month starting January 1. On January 1, he prepaid the rentals through June 30. He makes accrual adjustments monthly. What is the balance in the Prepaid Rent account as of April 30?

The accountant of Barnes Architectural Services failed to make an adjusting entry to record $7,000 of depreciation expense. Which of the following statements is true?

Patricia Event Planning Service records prepaid expenses and unearned revenues using the alternative treatments. Patricia makes adjusting entries as needed to bring her books to the full accrual basis once a year at the end of the year. On October 1, she paid $3,600 for insurance for a one-year period. At the end of the year, she will make an adjustment entry that debits Insurance Expense for $900.

Robert Rogers, CPA, performed accounting services for a client in December. A bill was mailed to the client on December 30. Roberts received the client's check by mail on January 5. Which of the following accounts should appear on the income statement for the year ended December 31 as per the revenue recognition principle?

Henry Tax Planning Service bought production equipment for $9,600 on January 1, 2015. It has an estimated useful life of 5 years and zero residual value. Henry uses the straight-line method to calculate depreciation and records depreciation expense in the books at the end of every month. As of June 30, 2015, the book value of this equipment shown on Henry's balance sheet will be:

Healthy Living, a diet magazine, collected $480,000 in subscription revenue on May 31. Healthy Living earns a minimum of $351,000 from the buyers who are not the subscribers. Each subscriber will receive an issue of the magazine for each of the next 12 months, beginning with the June issue. The company uses the accrual method of accounting. What is the balance in the Unearned Revenue account on December 31?

The advance cash receipts of future revenues are called:

On September 1, 2014, Joy Company paid $8,000 in advance for an 8-month rental space covering the period of September, 2014 through April, 2015. The prepaid expense was initially recorded as an asset. Joy makes adjusting entries once a year at year-end. The adjusting entry on December 31, 2014 would include a:

Qwerty Inc. prepaid $3,600 on November 1, 2014 for a one-year insurance premium. On January 1, 2015 of the next year (after December 31 adjustments), the Prepaid Insurance account will have a debit balance of: