Financial Statements
Adjustments
Journal Entries
Inventory & Assets
GAAP, Auditors & Ethics
100

This statement measures a companies financial performance over a period 

What is the income statement?
100

What is never affected by adjusting journal entries?

What is cash?

100

Purchase inventory on account for $2,000.


Debit inventory $2,000; credit A/P $2,000

100

Inventory system where cost of goods sold is updated continuously

What is the perpetual system?

100

The set of rules companies follow when preparing financial statements in the U.S.


What is GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles)?

200

Which statements would reflect the purchase of equipment with cash?


What is the Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows (investing)?

200

Expenses incurred but not yet paid require this type of adjustment.


What are Accrued Expenses?

200

Pay $1,200 cash for rent for the current month.

Debit rent expense $1,200; credit cash $1,200

200

Under FIFO in rising prices, cost of goods sold compared to LIFO will be...

What is lower?

200

A company reports net income of $120,000 and average outstanding shares of 60,000. What is EPS?


$2/share
300

If a company overstates revenue, this element of the balance sheet is also overstated.


What is Retained Earnings?

300

Cash received before revenue is earned is initially recorded as this.

What are Unearned Revenues?

300

A company repurchases 1,000 shares of its own stock for $10 per share. Record the journal entry.

Debit Treasury Stock $10,000; credit cash $10,000

300

Ending inventory is understated. This causes net income to be…

What is understated?

300

Recognizing revenue before it is earned violates this principle.

What is the Revenue Recognition Principle?

400

If a company delays recording expenses until the next period, which financial statements are affected?

What is the Income Statement and Balance Sheet?

400

A company declares Customer A's account unpayable and records a write-off; what is the effect on the accounting equation?

No effect. 

400

Sell inventory for $4,000 cash; the inventory cost was $2,500.

Debit cash $4,000; credit revenue $4,000

Debit COGS $2,500; credit inventory $2,500

400

A company buys equipment for $10,000 with a 5-year life and no residual value. Annual depreciation using straight-line is…


What is $2,000 per year?

400

A company delays recording expenses to boost earnings this period. This violates which principle?

What is matching principle? 

500

Which statement is least affected by accrual accounting adjustments?


What is the statement of cash flows?

500

A company fails to record depreciation. Identify the effects.

What is Net income overstated and assets overstated?

500

Sell equipment for cash $12000. Original cost was $20000 and A/D is $9000.

Debit cash $12000, A/D $9000; credit equipment $20000 and gains from sale of equipment $1000.
500

Beginning inventory is understated by $4,000 in Year 1. Assume no other errors. What is the effect on Year 1 Net Income and Year 2 Net Income?

Year 1 net income overstated

Year 2 net income understated

500
A lawyer decides a pending lawsuit is possible and estimable. How is it recorded?
What is in the footnotes of the financial statements?