Description : A credit memorandum is used as documentation for a journal entry that requires a debit to a. Sales and a credit to Cash. b. Sales Returns and Allowances and a credit to Accounts Receivable. c. ... and a credit to a contra-revenue account. d. Cash and a credit to Sales Returns and Allowances.
Last Answer : d. Cash and a credit to Sales Returns and Allowances.
Description : Which of the following would not be classified as a contra account? a. Sales b. Sales Returns and Allowances c. Accumulated Depreciation d. Sales Discounts
Last Answer : a. Sales
Description : With respect to the income statement, a. contra-revenue accounts do not appear on the income statement. b. sales discounts increase the amount of sales. c. contra-revenue accounts increase the amount of operating expenses. d. sales discounts are included in the calculation of gross profit.
Last Answer : d. sales discounts are included in the calculation of gross profit.
Description : Which of the following accounts has a normal credit balance? a. Sales Returns and Allowances b. Sales Discounts c. Sales d. Selling Expense
Last Answer : c. Sales
Description : The Sales Returns and Allowances account is classified as a(n) a. asset account. b. contra asset account. c. expense account.
Last Answer : b. contra asset account.
Description : Net sales is sales less a. sales discounts. b. sales returns. c. sales returns and allowances. d. sales discounts and sales returns and allowances.
Last Answer : d. sales discounts and sales returns and allowances.
Description : West Company has the following account balances: Purchases $48,000 Sales Returns and Allowances 6,400 Purchase Discounts 4,000 Freight-in 3,000 Delivery Expense 4,000 The cost of goods purchased for the period is a. $52,000. b. $47,000. c. $51,000. d. $44,600.
Last Answer : . $47,000.
Description : A company shows the following balances: Sales $1,000,000 Sales Returns and Allowances 180,000 Sales Discounts 20,000 Cost of Goods Sold 560,000 What is the gross profit percentage? a. 56% b. 70% c. 44% d. 30%
Last Answer : d. 30%
Description : The respective normal account balances of Sales, Sales Returns and Allowances, and Sales Discounts are a. credit, credit, credit. b. debit, credit, debit. c. credit, debit, debit. d. credit, debit, credit.
Last Answer : c. credit, debit, debit.
Description : Which of the following accounts has a normal debit balance? a. Merchandise Inventory b. Sales Returns and Allowances c. Cost of goods sold d. Sales
Last Answer : d. Sales
Description : he journal entry to record a return of merchandise purchased on account under a perpetual inventory system would include a. Accounts Payable Sales Returns and Allowances b. Purchase Returns and ... Accounts Payable c. Accounts Payable Inventory d. Merchandise Inventory Cost of Goods Sold
Last Answer : d. Merchandise Inventory Cost of Goods Sold
Description : When a seller grants credit for returned goods, the account that is credited is a. Sales. b. Sales Returns and Allowances. c. Merchandise Inventory. d. Accounts Receivable.
Last Answer : d. Accounts Receivable.
Description : When goods are returned that relate to a prior cash sale, a. the Sales Returns and Allowances account should not be used. b. the cash account will be credited. c. Sales Returns and Allowances will be credited. d. Accounts Receivable will be credited.
Last Answer : b. the cash account will be credited.
Description : The journal entry to record a return of merchandise purchased on account under a perpetual inventory system would credit a. Accounts Payable. b. Purchase Returns and Allowances. c. Sales. d. Merchandise Inventory.
Last Answer : d. Merchandise Inventory.
Description : In a perpetual inventory system, a return of defective merchandise by a cash customer is recorded by crediting a. Accounts Payable and Cash. b. Merchandise Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold c. Purchases Returns and Allowances and Merchandise Inventory. d. .Cash and Cost of Goods Sold.
Last Answer : d. .Cash and Cost of Goods Sold.
Description : A sales discount does not a. provide the purchaser with a cash saving. b. reduce the amount of cash received from a credit sale. c. increase a contra-revenue account. d. increase an operating expense account.
Last Answer : d. increase an operating expense account.
Description : In the Clark Company, sales were $480,000, sales returns and allowances were $30,000, and cost of goods sold was $288,000. The gross profit rate was a. 64%. b. 36%. c. 40%. d. 60%.
Last Answer : b. 36%.
Description : A Sales Returns and Allowances account is not debited if a customer a. returns defective merchandise. b. receives a credit for merchandise of inferior quality. c. utilizes a prompt payment incentive.
Last Answer : c. utilizes a prompt payment incentive.
Description : The Sales Returns and Allowances account does not provide information to management about a. possible inferior merchandise. b. the percentage of credit sales versus cash sales. c. inefficiencies in filling orders. d. errors in overbilling customers.
Last Answer : b. the percentage of credit sales versus cash sales.
Description : Gross profit is calculated by subtracting ________ from _________, a. operating expenses, net income b. sales discounts from sales revenue c. cost of goods sold, net sales revenue d. merchandise inventory, cost of goods sold
Last Answer : c. cost of goods sold, net sales revenue
Description : The sales revenue section of an income statement for a retailer would not include a. Sales discounts. b. Sales. c. Net sales. d. Cost of goods sold.
Last Answer : c. Net sales.
Description : Which of the following accounts is not closed to Income Summary? a. Cost of Goods Sold b. Merchandise Inventory c. Sales d. Sales Discounts
Last Answer : b. Merchandise Inventory
Description : The collection of a $900 account after the 2 percent discount period will result in a a. debit to Cash for $882. b. debit to Accounts Receivable for $900. c. debit to Cash for $900. d. debit to Sales Discounts for $18.
Last Answer : c. debit to Cash for $900.
Description : The collection of a $600 account within the 2 percent discount period will result in a a. debit to Sales Discounts for $12. b. debit to Accounts Receivable for $588. c. credit to Cash for $588. d. credit to Accounts Receivable for $588.
Last Answer : a. debit to Sales Discounts for $12.
Description : The entry to record the receipt of payment within the discount period on a sale of $750 with terms of 2/10, n/30 will include a credit to a. Sales Discounts for $15. b. Cash for $735. c. Accounts Receivable for $750. d. Sales for $750.
Last Answer : c. Accounts Receivable for $750.
Description : A buyer would record a payment within the discount period under a perpetual inventory system by crediting a. Accounts Payable. b. Merchandise Inventory. c. Purchase Discounts. d. Sales Discounts.
Last Answer : b. Merchandise Inventory.
Description : Ingrid's Fashions sold merchandise for $38,000 cash during the month of July. Returns that month totaled $800. If the company's gross profit rate is 40%, Ingrid's will report monthly net sales revenue and cost of goods ... b. $37,200 and $14,880. c. $37,200 and $22,320. d. $38,000 and $22,320.
Last Answer : c. $37,200 and $22,320.
Description : he journal entry to record a credit sale is a. Cash Sales b. Cash Service Revenue c. Accounts Receivable Service Revenue d. Accounts Receivable Sales
Last Answer : d. Accounts Receivable Sales
Description : If a customer agrees to retain merchandise that is defective because the seller is willing to reduce the selling price, this transaction is known as a sales a. discount. b. return. c. contra asset. d. allowance.
Last Answer : b. return.
Description : Gross profit for a merchandiser is net sales minus a. operating expenses. b. cost of goods sold. c. sales discounts. d. cost of goods available for sale.
Last Answer : b. cost of goods sold.
Description : In preparing closing entries for a merchandising company, the Income Summary account will be credited for the balance of a. sales. b. merchandise inventory. c. sales discounts. d. freight-out.
Last Answer : b. merchandise inventory.
Description : Speedy Bike Company received a $940 check from a customer for the balance due. The transaction was erroneously recorded as a debit to Cash $490 and a credit to Service Revenue $490. The ... Receivable, $940. d. debit Accounts Receivable, $940; credit Cash, $450 and Service Revenue, $490.
Last Answer : c. debit Cash, $450 and Service Revenue, $490; credit Accounts Receivable, $940.
Description : The final closing entry to be journalized is typically the entry that closes the a. revenue accounts. b. dividends account. c. retained earnings account. d. expense accounts.
Last Answer : b. dividends account.
Description : Closing entries a. are prepared before the financial statements. b. reduce the number of permanent accounts. c. cause the revenue and expense accounts to have zero balances. d. summarize the activity in every account.
Last Answer : c. cause the revenue and expense accounts to have zero balances.
Description : The credit terms offered to a customer by a business firm are 2/10, n/30, which means that a. the customer must pay the bill within 10 days. b. the customer can deduct a 2% discount if the ... date. d. two sales returns can be made within 10 days of the invoice date and no returns thereafter.
Last Answer : c. the customer can deduct a 2% discount if the bill is paid within 10 days of the invoice date.
Description : Cole Company has sales revenue of $39,000, cost of goods sold of $24,000 and operating expenses of $9,000 for the year ended December 31. Cole's gross profit is a. $30,000. b. $15,000. c. $6,000.
Last Answer : b. $15,000.
Description : Sales revenue a. may be recorded before cash is collected. b. will always equal cash collections in a month. c. only results from credit sales. d. is only recorded after cash is collected.
Last Answer : a. may be recorded before cash is collected.
Description : Sales revenue less cost of goods sold is called a. gross profit. b. net profit. c. net income. d. marginal income.
Last Answer : a. gross profit.
Description : The Freight-in account a. increases the cost of merchandise purchased. b. is contra to the Purchases account. c. is a permanent account. d. has a normal credit balance
Last Answer : a. increases the cost of merchandise purchased.
Description : As an incentive for customers to pay their accounts promptly, a business may offer its customers a. a sales discount. b. free delivery. c. a sales allowance. d. a sales return.
Last Answer : a. a sales discount.
Description : The operating cycle of a company is the average time that is required to go from cash to a. sales in producing revenues. b. cash in producing revenues. c. inventory in producing revenues. d. accounts receivable in producing revenues.
Last Answer : b. cash in producing revenues.
Description : Which of the following is not an avoidable cause of labour turnover: (a) Dissatisfaction with Job (b) Lack of training facilities (c) Low wages and allowances (d) Disability, making a worker unfit for work
Last Answer : (d) Disability, making a worker unfit for work
Description : All of the following are stockholders’ equity accounts except a. Common Stock. b. Capital Stock. c. Investment in Stock. d. Retained Earnings.
Last Answer : c. Investment in Stock.
Description : All of the following statements about the post-closing trial balance are correct except it a. shows that the accounting equation is in balance. b. provides evidence that the journalizing and posting ... . c. contains only permanent accounts. d. proves that all transactions have been recorded.
Last Answer : d. proves that all transactions have been recorded.
Description : Each of the following accounts is closed to Income Summary except a. Expenses. b. Dividends. c. Revenues. d. All of these are closed to Income Summary.
Last Answer : b. Dividends.
Description : In a perpetual inventory system, the amount of the discount allowed for paying for merchandise purchased within the discount period is credited to a. Merchandise Inventory. b. Purchase Discounts. c. Purchase Allowance.
Last Answer : a. Merchandise Inventory.
Description : In a perpetual inventory system, a return of defective merchandise by a purchaser is recorded by crediting a. Purchases. b. Purchase Returns. c. Purchase Allowance. d. Merchandise Inventory.
Description : Baden Shoe Store has a beginning merchandise inventory of $30,000. During the period, purchases were $140,000; purchase returns, $4,000; and freight-in $10,000. A physical count of inventory at the end of the period revealed ... for sale was a. $164,000. b. $156,000. c. $176,000. d. $184,000.
Last Answer : c. Purchases Returns and Allo
Description : Hale Company sells merchandise on account for $1,500 to Kear Company with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. Kear Company returns $300 of merchandise that was damaged, along with a check to settle the account within the discount ... is the amount of the check? a. $1,470 b. $1,476 c. $1,200 d. $1,176
Last Answer : d. $1,176
Description : Holt Company sells merchandise on account for $2,000 to Jones Company with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. Jones Company returns $400 of merchandise that was damaged, along with a check to settle the account within the discount ... the amount of the check? a. $1,960 b. $1,968 c. $1,600 d. $1,568
Last Answer : d. $1,568