VOCABULARY
DEBITS & CREDITS
TRANSACTIONS
ACCOUNTING IN POP CULTURE
TRUE OR FALSE
100

an amount recorded on the left side of an account

Debit

100

Debit on the _____; Credit on the ______

Left; Right 

100
will Debits always be on the left side of a T account and credits on the right side?

YES!!!

100

Justin Bieber is rumored to have been in a ton of debt - what type of account is the debt someone owes? 

Liabilities 

100

An accounting device used to analyze transactions is a T account

True 

200

an amount recorded on the right side of an account

credit 

200

What is the normal balance of a Liability or Capital account?

Credit (Right side)

200

When an owner invests cash in a business, the owner’s capital account is (increased or decreased and by debit or credit)?

increased by a credit 

200

Taylor Swift used to rent a house on Cornelia Street, what account would that be? 

Rent Expense

200

An amount recorded on the right side of a T account is a Debit

False
300

the side of the account that is increased is called?

the Normal Balance

300

What does a debit do to any liability? 

decreases it 

300

 If an amount is recorded on the side of a T account opposite the normal balance side, the account balance is what?

Decreased 

300

In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Wakanda’s vibranium supply is basically what in accounting terms?

Asset

300

A list of accounts used by a business is a chart of accounts

True 

400

Every transactions changes the balance of how many accounts?

At least 2

400

If you receive cash from sales, which account is recorded on the left side of their T account and which is on the right?

Cash; Sales (Revenue) 

400

The normal balance side of any revenue account is the?

right side

400

In Stranger Things, Dustin and friends sell AV club memberships. What type of accounting entry is that for them?

Revenue/Sales 

400

Common accounting practice is to record withdrawals as debits directly in the owner’s capital account

False 

500

What does the acronym DEAD C stand for? 

Debit Expenses, Assets, & Distributions 

Credit, everything else 

500

When cash is paid for Rent, what account is affected (other than cash) and what side would the amount be recorded on? 

Rent Expense; Left 

500

When a business pays cash on account, a liability account is?

decreased by a debit 

500

Which pop star is famous for the lyric “Pay me what you owe me” — basically demanding accounts receivable?

Rihanna 

500

The left side of an asset account is the credit side, because asset accounts are on the left side of the accounting equation

False 

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