2024 – Exam Name TRUE FALSE Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false 1
Accounting multiple choice and true or false – 2024
Exam
Name___________________________________
TRUE/FALSE. Write ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if the statement is false.
1) The periodic inventory system is normally used for relatively inexpensive goods.
2) When a company uses the perpetual inventory method, the inventory account should stay current
at all times.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
3) In a periodic system, inventory balances and the cost of goods sold for the current period are
determined:
A) on a frequent basis.
B) on the first day of each year.
C) when a physical inventory count is taken.
D) at the time of sale.
4) What is the first step in the accounting cycle for a merchandising company?
A) The company delivers inventory to customers.
B) The company sells inventory to customers, creating accounts receivable.
C) The company buys inventory.
D) The company collects cash.
TRUE/FALSE. Write ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if the statement is false.
5) When a company uses the perpetual inventory method, it should NOT be necessary to conduct a
physical count of inventory.
6) The entry to close Sales discounts and Sales returns and allowances results in a debit to Income
summary.
7) If a physical count of inventory indicates that the Inventory account is overstated, an additional
adjusting entry is required.
8) The entry to close Cost of goods sold results in a debit to Income summary.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
9) The following pertains to periodic inventory: On a merchandising income statement, which would
NOT be found under the heading of Cost of goods sold?
A) Freight–in
B) Purchases
C) Supplies
D) Purchases returns and allowances
TRUE/FALSE. Write ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if the statement is false.
10) The consistency principle states that a business should use the same accounting methods from
period to period.
11) The lower–of–cost–or–market rule demonstrates accounting conservatism in action.
12) A company reports that it uses the FIFO method of inventory costing. This is an example of the
disclosure principle.
13) A company should NOT change the inventory costing method each period in order to maximize
net income. This is an example of the disclosure principle.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
14) A company purchased 100 units for $20 each on January 31. It purchased 100 units for $30 on
February 28. It sold 150 units for $45 each from March 1 through December 31. If the company uses
the First–In, First–Out inventory costing method, what is the amount of ending inventory on
December 31?
A) $1,000
B) $1,500
C) $1,250
D) $2,250
15) A company purchased 100 units for $20 each on January 31. It purchased 100 units for $30 on
February 28. It sold 150 units for $45 each from March 1 through December 31. If the company uses
the average–cost inventory costing method, what is the amount of ending inventory on December
31?
A) $1,000
B) $1,250
C) $1,500
D) $2,250
16) A company purchased 100 units for $20 each on January 31. It purchased 100 units for $30 on
February 28. It sold 150 units for $45 each from March 1 through December 31. If the company uses
the Last–In, First–Out inventory costing method, what is the amount of ending inventory on
December 31?
A) $1,250
B) $2,250
C) $1,000
D) $1,500
17) A company purchased 100 units for $20 each on January 31. It purchased 100 units for $30 on
February 28. It sold 150 units for $45 each from March 1 through December 31. If the company uses
the First–In, First–Out inventory costing method, what is the amount of Cost of goods sold on the
December 31 income statement?
A) $4,000
B) $3,750
C) $6,750
D) $3,500
18) A company purchased 100 units for $20 each on January 31. It purchased 100 units for $30 on
February 28. It sold 150 units for $45 each from March 1 through December 31. If the company uses
the average cost inventory costing method, what is the amount of Cost of goods sold on the
December 31 income statement?
A) $3,750
B) $6,750
C) $3,500
D) $4,000
TRUE/FALSE. Write ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if the statement is false.
19) An overstatement of ending inventory in the current period results in the understatement of Net
income in the current year.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
20) Ending inventory for the current year is overstated by $20,000. What effect will this error have on
the following year’s Net income?
A) The inventory overstatement will not affect Net income.
B) Net income will be understated by $40,000.
C) Net income will be understated by $20,000.
D) Net income will be overstated by $20,000.
21) Ending inventory for the current accounting period is overstated by $3,500. What will be effect of
this error?
A) Net income for the current period will be overstated by $3,500.
B) Ending inventory for the next period will be overstated by $3,500.
C) Equity at the end of the next accounting period will be overstated by $3,500.
D) Cost of goods sold for the current period will be overstated by $3,500.
22) Ending inventory for the current period is understated. What effect will this error have on equity?
A) Equity will be understated at the end of the current period, but it will be correct at the end of
the next period.
B) Equity will be overstated at the end of the current period, but it will be correct at the end of
the next period.
C) Equity will be overstated at the end of the current period and overstated at the end of the next
period.
D) Equity will be overstated at the end of the current period and understated at the end of the
next period.
23) Ending inventory for the current accounting period is understated by $2,700. What effect will this
error have on Cost of goods sold and Net income?
A) Cost of goods sold Net income
Understated Understated
B) Cost of goods sold Net income
Overstated Understated
C) Cost of goods sold Net income
Overstated Overstated
D) Cost of goods sold Net income
Understated Overstated
24) Ending inventory for the current accounting period is overstated by $2,700. What effect will this
error have on Cost of goods sold and Net income?
A) Cost of goods sold Net income
Understated Understated
B) Cost of goods sold Net income
Overstated Understated
C) Cost of goods sold Net income
Understated Overstated
D) Cost of goods sold Net income
Overstated Overstated
25) Which of the following are clues that a company may have been “cooking the books” by
fraudulently increasing their level of net sales?
A) Several company warehouses reported burglaries.
B) There was a high level of inventory purchases in the following period.
C) Several shipping clerks checked into hospitals from lifting heavy boxes.
D) There was a very high level of returned goods shortly after year–end.
TRUE/FALSE. Write ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if the statement is false.
26) Using the FIFO costing method will always produce the same results whether a company uses
perpetual or periodic inventory.
27) Using the LIFO costing method will always produce the same results whether a company uses
perpetual or periodic inventory.
28) When using periodic inventory, the closing process begins with closing out the Beginning
inventory to Cost of goods sold.
29) When using periodic inventory, the closing process begins with closing out the Beginning
inventory to Cost of goods sold. The second step is to set up the ending inventory by debiting Cost
of goods sold and crediting Inventory.
30) Under periodic inventory, the company first calculates Cost of goods sold for the period, and then
determines what the Ending inventory balance is.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
31) Samson Company had the following balances and transactions during 2012.
Beginning inventory 10 units at $70
March 10 Sold 8 units
June 10 Purchased 20 units at $80
October 30 Sold 15 units
What would the company’s Inventory amount be on the December 31, 2012 balance sheet if the
periodic FIFO costing method is used? (Answers are rounded to the nearest dollar.)
A) $554
B) $537
C) $490
D) $560
TRUE/FALSE. Write ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if the statement is false.
32) With a periodic inventory method, purchases, purchase discounts, and purchase returns and
allowances are recorded in separate accounts.
33) With a periodic inventory method, it is necessary to conduct a physical count of inventory to
determine cost of goods sold.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
34) Which of the following would appear on the income statement of a company that uses the periodic
inventory method, but would NOT appear on the income statement of a company that uses the
perpetual inventory method?
A) Cost of goods sold
B) Insurance expenses
C) Net sales
D) Cost of goods available for sale
35) A company uses the periodic inventory method. Which of the following entries would be made to
record a $1,200 purchase of inventory on account?
A) The accounting entry would be a $1,200 debit to Inventory and a $1,200 credit to Accounts
payable.
B) The accounting entry would be a $1,200 debit to Accounts payable and a $1,200 credit to
Inventory.
C) The accounting entry would be a $1,200 debit to Accounts payable and a $1,200 credit to
Purchases.
D) The accounting entry would be a $1,200 debit to Purchases and a $1,200 credit to Accounts
payable.
TRUE/FALSE. Write ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if the statement is false.
36) Under the Sarbanes–Oxley Act, the outside auditor must issue an internal control report.
37) The Public Company Oversight Board oversees the work of auditors of public companies.
38) Under the Sarbanes–Oxley Act, accounting firms are prohibited from both auditing a client and
providing certain consulting services for the same client.
39) Under the Sarbanes–Oxley Act, violators may be sentenced to prison for securities fraud.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
40) Which of the following is a requirement of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act?
A) The outside auditor must issue an internal control report for each public company.
B) Accounting firms may not both audit a public client and provide certain consulting services
for the same client.
C) The Public Company Oversight Board must create new accounting standards.
D) The Public Company Oversight Board must conduct audits of public companies.
TRUE/FALSE. Write ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if the statement is false.
41) The control environment is one of the five components by which a company can achieve its internal
control objectives.
42) Risk assessment is the “tone at the top” of a business, starting with the owner and the top managers.
43) External auditors monitor company controls to safeguard assets and ensure that employees are
following company policies.
44) Internal auditors evaluate company controls to ensure the accuracy of financial statements.
45) Mandatory vacations and job rotation improve internal control.
46) Separation of duties limits fraud and promotes the accuracy of the account records.
47) A point–of–sale terminal (cash register) provides control over cash in the form of a tape record of
sales which is compared to the count of the drawer.
48) As part of the internal control over cash receipts by mail, the mailroom sends both the customer
checks and the remittance advices to the accounting department.
49) Regarding controls over cash receipts by mail, the bank deposit slip should be compared to the
remittance advices by the accounting department.
50) For strong controls over cash receipts, the checks to be deposited should be sent to the treasurer and
the remittance advices should be sent to the accounting department.
51) As long as the same person deposits customer checks and records the deposits into the ledger, there
will be good internal control over cash receipts.
52) An accountant is under pressure to maximize the company’s net income at year–end. He is told to
delay orders of important services until the following year. This action would be considered
unethical because it is a misrepresentation of actual transactions.
53) An accountant is under pressure to maximize the company’s net income at year–end. He is told to
record expense payments made in December as if they were actually made the following January.
This action would be considered unethical because it is a misrepresentation of actual transactions.
54) A company makes a legitimate, properly authorized payment to a supplier. The accountant
changes the date of the transaction to shift it to a later time period. Because the transaction is
legitimate, this action would not be considered unethical.
55) A company urgently needs to repair its fire alarm system, which will cost $6,000. The two senior
managers who are authorized to approve payments over $5,000 are both on holiday and cannot be
reached. The office manager is only authorized to approve payments up to $5,000, but is concerned
about the risks and safety factors involved, and wants to have the repair work done immediately.
She asks if the contractor could split up the repair bill into two separate invoices, one for parts, and
one for labor, so that she could approve both of them separately, and get the work done right away.
This action would not be considered unethical, as long as the office manager does not violate
specific company rules, or deliberately misrepresent the facts of the situation.
56) The two major types of receivables are accounts receivable and notes receivable.
57) The creditor is the entity that signs a note.
58) The allowance method is a method of recording collection losses by estimating uncollectible
amounts.
59) The income statement approach computes uncollectible accounts expense as a percentage of net
credit sales.
60) The direct write–off method conforms to the matching principle better than the allowance method.
61) A company uses the direct write–off method to account for uncollectible receivables. Uncollectible
account expense will be estimated as a percentage of sales.
62) The direct write–off method is used primarily by large, publicly owned companies
63) Interest revenue must be reported for a note receivable that is outstanding at the end of the
accounting period.
64) The maturity value of a note is the sum of the principal plus interest due at maturity.
65) A note is dishonored when the maker of the note fails to pay the note at maturity.
66) The acid–test ratio appears in the current assets section of the balance sheet.
67) Accounts receivable amounts are generally shown on the balance sheet net of the allowance.
68) The acid–test ratio is computed as current assets divided by current liabilities.
69) When a business discounts a note receivable to a bank or financial broker, the business will
generally receive either more or less than the maturity value of the note.
70) When a business is holding a note receivable and wishes to collect cash prior to the maturity date of
the note, the business may sell the note to a bank or a financial broker. This process is called
discounting a note.
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