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Which of the following accounts have a normal debit balance?

  • Liabilities and Retained Earnings
  • Liabilities and Revenues
  • Expenses and Assets (correct)
  • Assets and Revenues

Which of the following are DECREASED with a debit?

  • Liabilities and Revenues (correct)
  • Expenses and Assets
  • Liabilities and Retained Earnings
  • Assets and Revenues

Transactions are originally recorded in a(n)

  • Trial Balance
  • Expanded Accounting Equation
  • Journal (correct)
  • Ledger

Journalizing a transaction means:

<p>Recording the information in a journal entry (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about expenses is CORRECT?

<p>Expenses decrease stockholders' equity, so an expense account's normal balance is a debit balance. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

For Accounts Payable, the classification of the account and its normal balance are:

<p>Liabilities and a credit balance. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The process of transferring information from the journal to the ledger is called

<p>Posting (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct order of steps to journalize an entry?

<p>Identify each account affected, determine increase or decrease in each account, record the transaction. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The normal sequence of information in an accounting system is:

<p>Source document, journal, ledger (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A business person starts a company by giving the company $20,000 cash and receiving stock. How would you record the information for the business?

<p>Cash 20,000 Common Stock 20,000 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A business buys $600 of supplies on account. How would you record the transaction?

<p>Supplies 600 Accounts Payable 600 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A company purchases a $100,000 building, makes a down payment of $15,000, and signs a note for the rest. How would you record the transaction?

<p>Building 100,000 Cash 15,000 Note Payable 85,000 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the T-Account LEDGER, where would you find the ending balance of an account?

<p>On the increase side for that account (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

ABC Company made a payment on account of $350. How would you record this transaction?

<p>Accounts Payable 350 Cash 350 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

ABC Company received a payment on account of $350. How would you record this transaction?

<p>Cash 350 Accounts Receivable 350 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Account Balances

  • Accounts with a normal debit balance include Expenses and Assets.
  • Liabilities and Revenues are decreased with a debit entry.

Transaction Recording

  • Transactions are first recorded in a Journal before transferring them to the Ledger.
  • Journalizing involves recording information through a journal entry.

Expenses

  • Expenses decrease stockholders' equity; therefore, expenses have a normal debit balance.

Accounts Classification

  • Accounts Payable is classified as a liability with a normal credit balance.

Posting Process

  • The process of transferring entries from the journal to the ledger is known as Posting.

Journalization Steps

  • Steps to journalize transactions: identify affected accounts, determine the increase or decrease, and then record the transaction.

Information Order

  • The standard order in an accounting system is: Source document, Journal, Ledger.

Business Transactions

  • When starting a company, a transaction involving $20,000 cash would be recorded as:
    • Cash 20,000
    • Common Stock 20,000
  • Purchasing supplies on account worth $600 is recorded as:
    • Supplies 600
    • Accounts Payable 600
  • Buying a building valued at $100,000 with a $15,000 down payment and the rest financed with a Note Payable is recorded as:
    • Building 100,000
    • Cash 15,000
    • Note Payable 85,000

T-Account Ledger

  • The ending balance of an account in a T-Account Ledger is found on the increase side of that account.

Payment Transactions

  • Making a payment of $350 on account is recorded as:
    • Accounts Payable 350
    • Cash 350
  • Receiving a payment on account of $350 is documented as:
    • Cash 350
    • Accounts Receivable 350

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