Cash
Receivables
Payables
Controls
Potpourri
100
True or False

Petty cash is debited when a cheque is written to replace the funds
What is TRUE
100
True or False

When an account is written off under the allowance method bad debts expense is debited
What is FALSE Allowance for doubtful accounts is debited
100
True or False

You are acting as an agent for the federal government when you collect PST
What is FALSE

Provincial Government
100
TRUE or FALSE

Cash control is better if you write cheques than if you use a petty cash fund
What is TRUE
100
The accounting equation
What is A = L + OE
200
Name one item that should be deducted from cash according to bank in a bank reconciliation
What is outstanding cheques
200
What is uncollectible amount under percent of sales method if industry average is 1.75%?

Total sales for year $35,000

Total receivable account balance at year end $15,000
What is 612.50

35,000 x .0175
200
Calculate net pay

Gross pay $5,000

Income tax $1,500

CPP 60

EI 70

What is 3,370

5000 - 1500 - 60 - 70
200
TRUE or FALSE

The company's organizational structure is part of the control environment of internal control
What is TRUE
200
TRUE or FALSE

The trial balance totals match so there are no errors in the accounting records
What is FALSE

The TB balanced means that debits and credits equal, errors such as posting to the wrong account are still possible.
300
Two items that might be deducted from cash according to books in a bank reconciliation
What is Services Charges

NSF Cheque

Loan payments

Errors
300
What is uncollectible amount under percent of receivables method if industry average is 1.75%?

Total sales for year $35,000

Total receivable account balance at year end $15,000
What is 262.50

15,000 x .0175
300
Total remittance to federal government

Gross pay $5,000

Income tax $1,500

CPP 60

EI 70

What is 1,788

70 x 1.4 + 70 + 60 + 60 + 1500
300
Name one of the warning of signs of control problems with regard to people
What is any two of

living beyond their means

financial difficulties

control issues or unwillingness to share duties

defensiveness, suspiciousness, irritability

not taking annual leave
300
The four steps in closing entries
What is

Close the revenue accounts to Income Summary

Close the expense accounts to Income Summary

Close the Income Summary to Capital

Close the Withdrawals to Capital
400
What is the balance per bank?

Bank balance per statement $500

O/S cheques $200

Deposit in transit $100
What is $400

500 + 100 - 200
400
What is credit side of entry (account plus amount)

Allowance for doubtful accounts debit balance $600 Estimated uncollectible receivables at end of year $700
What is $1,300 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Credit of 700 plus bringing account back to credit balance
400
Calculate warranty liability

Repair defects are estimated at 6% of sale price

Sales for year $100,000

Returns for year $2,000

Labour to fix merchandise $1,000

What is 3,000

100,000 x .06 - 2,000 - 1,000
400
Two limitations of internal control
What is the human element

cost-benefit consideration

400
The five types of accounts requiring adjustments
What is

Prepaid expenses

Unearned revenues

Accrued revenues

Accrued expenses

Depreciation of capital assets
500
What is balance per books?

Before bank reconciliation $900

Service charges $50

NSF cheque returned from customer $100

What is 750

900-100-50
500
Calculate days sales in receivables

Net sales $3,040,000 Accounts receivable $475,000
What is 57

3040000/475000 = 6.4

365/6.4 = 57
500
Calculate quick ratio

Cash $ 620

Temporary Investments 1,330

Accounts Receivable 850

Inventory 1,000

Accounts payable 2,800
What is 1

(620 + 1330 + 850) / 2800
500
What are the five elements of internal control?
What is control environment

risk assessment

control procedures

monitoring

information and communication
500
The third step in the accounting cycle
What is transactions are posted to accounts
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