Chapter 4 Quiz

A  Cash received from a customer.

B  Cash received from the sale of a used company truck.

C  Cash paid for supplies.

D  Cash received from the issuance of common stock.

A  Hire an independent auditor.

B  Personally certify the company’s financial statements.

C  Work more than 40 hours per week.

D  Be compensated only when the company is profitable.

A  Deposits outstanding.

B  An error by the bank.

C  Interest on bank deposit.

D  Checks outstanding.

A  Payment for prepaid insurance.

B  Receipt of cash from selling a building.

C  Receipt of cash from bank borrowing.

D  Payment of dividends to stockholders.

A  The company should establish formal guidelines to handle cash receipts and make purchases.

B  Management periodically determines whether the amount of physical assets agree with the accounting records.

C  Important documents should be kept in a safe place, and electronic files should be backed up regularly.

D  Employees should be made aware of the company’s internal control policies.

A  The employee who authorizes payment should also be the employee who prepares the check.

B  Ensure checks are serially numbered and signed only by authorized employees.

C  Require only one signature for larger checks.

D  Employees responsible for making cash disbursements should also be in charge of cash receipts.

A  In their own best interest.

B  As owners of the company.

C  As stewards of the company’s assets.

D  As creditors of the company.

A  Provide a convenient form of payment for the company’s customers.

B  Pay employee salaries at the end of each period.

C  Allow the company to save cash for major future purchases.

D  Provide cash on hand for minor expenditures.

A  Use either cash or accrual- basis accounting.

B  File reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

C  Use accrual-basis accounting.

D  File their tax return with the Internal Revenue Service.

A  Established the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

B  Passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

C  Enacted the Securities and Exchange Commission.

D  Organized the Internal Revenue Service.

A  Cash received from the sale of a used company truck.

B  Cash paid for supplies.

C  Cash received from a customer.

D  Cash received from the issuance of common stock.

A  Cash received from the issuance of common stock.

B  Cash received from the sale of a used company truck.

C  Cash received from a bank loan.

D  Cash paid for supplies.

A  Coins and currency.

B  Checks received from customers.

C  Debit card sales, checks received from customers and coins and currency.

D  Debit card sales.

A  Increased regulations related to corporate executive accountability.

B  Increased regulations related to auditor–client relations, increased regulations related to corporate executive accountability and increased regulations related to internal control.

C  Increased regulations related to auditor–client relations.

D  Increased regulations related to internal control.

A  Payment for employee salaries.

B  Repayment of borrowed money.

C  Services provided to customers on account.

D  Payment for a new operating equipment.

A  Make all cash disbursements using cash rather than debit cards or credit cards.

B  The employee who authorizes payments should also prepare the check.

C  Set maximum purchase limits on debit cards and credit cards.

D  The employee responsible for making cash disbursements should be in charge of cash receipts.

A  Respond quickly to new opportunities.

B  Maintain normal operations, respond quickly to new opportunities and prevent bankruptcy.

C  Maintain normal operations.

D  Prevent bankruptcy.

A  All vouchers written during the accounting period.

B  The amount of cash used to establish the fund.

C  The amount of cash withdrawn from the fund during the accounting period.

D  The established balance of the fund less all vouchers written during the accounting period.

A  Investments with maturity dates greater than three months.

B  Accounts receivable.

C  Accounts payable.

D  Checks received from customers.

A  Subtracted from the company’s cash balance.

B  Added to the bank’s cash balance.

C  Subtracted from the bank’s cash balance.

D  Added to the company’s cash balance.

A  Bank service fees.

B  Interest on bank deposit.

C  NSF check.

D    

E  Deposits outstanding.

A  Subtracted from the company’s cash balance.

B  Subtracted from the bank’s cash balance.

C  Added to the bank’s cash balance.

D    

E  Added to the company’s cash balance.

A  Cash used to pay employee salaries.

B  Investment in short-term securities.

C  Cash held in the bank.

D  Cash on hand to pay for minor purchases.

A  Provide financial statements.

B  Document and assess internal controls.

C  Provide healthcare for employees.

D  File their tax return with the Internal Revenue Service.

A  Allowing customers to pay with a credit card.

B  Requiring the employee receiving the cash from the customer to also deposit the cash into the company’s bank account.

C  Recording cash receipts as soon as they are received.

D  Allowing customers to pay with a debit card.

A  NSF checks.

B  Checks outstanding.

C  An error by the company.

D  Service fees.

A  Improper asset valuation, fictitious revenues from a fake customer and mismatching revenues and expenses.

B  Mismatching revenues and expenses.

C  Fictitious revenues from a fake customer.

D  Improper asset valuation.

A  Timing differences of recording cash transactions by the company and by the bank.

B  Accounting errors made by the bank.

C  Cash theft by the company’s employees.

D  Accounting errors made by the company.

A  Payment for advertising.

B  Payment of dividends to stockholders.

C  Payment for land.

D  Cash sales to customers.

A  $90,000.00

B  $20,000.00

C  $50,000.00

D  $120,000.00

A  The person who makes deposits should NOT record the deposits.

B  Only checks are used for payment of purchases and the same person who makes deposits should also record the deposits.

C  The same person who makes deposits should also record the deposits.

D  Only checks are used for payment of purchases.

A  The ethical tone set by top management.

B  Accountability through separation of duties.

C  The reliability of financial information.

D  The risk of failing to achieve company objectives.

A  Prepaid insurance.

B  Amounts held in checking accounts.

C  Investments in a 6-month Certificate of Deposit.

D  Credit card purchases.

A  Retained Earnings is debited.

B  Cash is debited.

C  Accounts Payable is credited.

D  Expenses are credited.

A  Employee fraud is less likely to occur when access to assets and access to accounting records are separated.

B  The company’s financial accountant should not share information with the company’s tax accountant.

C  The external auditors of the company should have no contact with managers while the audit is taking place.

D  Duties of middle-level managers of the company should be clearly separated from those of top executives.

A  Deposits outstanding.

B  Checks outstanding.

C  An error by the bank.

D  Interest earned.

A  The company’s board of directors.

B  The company’s external auditors.

C  The company’s top executives.

D  The company’s stockholders.

A  Supplies Expense.

B  Cash.

C  Accounts Payable.

D  Supplies.

A  Increasing pressure of foreign competition for American products and services.

B  Increasing inflation.

C  The establishment of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

D  Corporate scandals involving unethical behavior of top executives.

A  To help managers determine which projects are likely to be more profitable.

B  To assist top executives in planning employment capacity.

C  To minimize tax payments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

D  To improve the accuracy and reliability of accounting information.