Fundamental Accounting Principles 20th Edition Wild, Shaw,
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Correct Answers & Rationales
� FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES 2026-2027 �
20TH EDITION – WILD, SHAW, CHIAPPETTA
COMPLETE TEST BANK
ALL CHAPTERS | Q&A WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
& DETAILED RATIONALES
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Subject: Financial Accounting / Principles of Accounting
Level: Bachelor's / Associate Degree – Accounting & Business
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� WHAT'S INSIDE
✅All Chapters of Comprehensive Q&A
✅CORRECT Answers for Every Question
✅Detailed Rationales to Reinforce Learning
✅True/False, Multiple Choice & Essay Questions
✅Transaction Analysis & Journal Entries
✅Trial Balance & Financial Statement Preparation
� TOPICS COVERED
✅Accounting in Business
✅Analyzing and Recording Transactions
✅Double-Entry Accounting System
✅Debit and Credit Rules
✅Journalizing & Posting Transactions
✅Trial Balance Preparation & Analysis
✅Financial Statements Preparation
✅Asset, Liability & Equity Accounts
✅Revenue & Expense Recognition
✅Adjusting & Closing Entries
✅Cash & Internal Controls
✅Receivables & Bad Debts
✅Inventory Valuation
✅Long-Term Assets & Depreciation
✅Liabilities & Equity Transactions
✅Financial Statement Analysis
,✅Debt Ratio & Return on Assets
✅IFRS vs. US GAAP
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Chapter 2
Analyzing and Recording Transactions
QUESTIONS
1. a. Common asset accounts: cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, prepaid
expenses (rent, insurance, etc.), office supplies, store supplies, equipment,
building, and land.
b. Common liability accounts: accounts payable, notes payable, and unearned
revenue, wages payable, and taxes payable.
c. Common equity accounts: owner, capital and owner, withdrawals.
2. A note payable is formal promise, usually denoted by signing a promissory note to
pay a future amount. A note payable can be short-term or long-term, depending on
when it is due. An account payable also references an amount owed to an entity. An
account payable can be oral or implied, and often arises from the purchase of
inventory, supplies, or services. An account payable is usually short-term.
3. There are several steps in processing transactions: (1) Identify and analyze the
transaction or event, including the source document(s), (2) apply double-entry
accounting, (3) record the transaction or event in a journal, and (4) post the journal
entry to the ledger. These steps would be followed by preparation of a trial balance
and then with the reporting of financial statements.
4. A general journal can be used to record any business transaction or event.
5. Debited accounts are commonly recorded first. The credited accounts are commonly
indented.
6. Expense accounts have debit balances because they are decreases to equity (and
equity has a credit balance).
7. A transaction is first recorded in a journal to create a complete record of the
transaction in one place. (The journal is often referred to as the book of original
entry.) This process reduces the likelihood of errors in ledger accounts.
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8. The recordkeeper prepares a trial balance to summarize the contents of the ledger
and to verify the equality of total debits and total credits. The trial balance also
serves as a helpful internal document for preparing financial statements and other
reports.
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, 9. The error should be corrected with a separate (subsequent) correcting entry. The
entry’s explanation should describe why the correction is necessary.
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10. The four financial statements are: income statement, balance sheet, statement Page
owner’s equity, and statement of cash flows.
11. The income statement lists the types and amounts of revenues and expenses, and
reports whether the business earned a net income (also called profit or earnings) or
a net loss.
12. An income statement user must know what time period is covered to judge whether
the company’s performance is satisfactory. For example, a statement user would not
be able to assess whether the amounts of revenue and net income are satisfactory
without knowing whether they were earned over a week, a month, a quarter, or a
year.
13. The balance sheet provides information that helps users understand a company’s
financial position at a point in time. Accordingly, it is often called the statement of
financial position. The balance sheet lists the types and dollar amounts of assets,
liabilities, and equity of the business.
14. (a) Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by a specific
entity as a result of past transactions or events. (b) Liabilities are probable future
sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of a particular entity
to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future as a result of past
transactions or events. (c) Equity is the residual interest in the assets of an entity
that remains after deducting its liabilities. (d) Net assets refer to equity.
15. The balance sheet is sometimes referred to as the statement of financial position.
16. Debit balance accounts on the Research In Motion balance sheet include: Cash and
cash equivalents; Short-term investments; Accounts receivable; Other receivables;
Inventories; Other current assets; Deferred income tax asset; Long-term
investments; Property, plant and equipment; Intangible assets; Goodwil; Treasury
stock
Credit balance accounts on the Research In Motion balance sheet include: Accounts
payable; Accrued liabilities; Income taxes payable; Deferred revenue; Deferred
income tax liability; Common stock; Additional paid-in capital; Retained earnings;
Accumulated other comprehensive income.
17. The asset account with receivable in its account title is: Accounts receivable. The
liability with payable in its account title is: Accounts payable.
18. Palm’s revenue account is titled ―Revenues.‖
19. Nokia calls the asset referring to its merchandise available for sale: ―Inventories.‖
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Chiappetta | Complete Test Bank 2026-2027 | All Chapters | Q&A with
Correct Answers & Rationales
� FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES 2026-2027 �
20TH EDITION – WILD, SHAW, CHIAPPETTA
COMPLETE TEST BANK
ALL CHAPTERS | Q&A WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
& DETAILED RATIONALES
PASS YOUR EXAMS WITH CONFIDENCE!
Subject: Financial Accounting / Principles of Accounting
Level: Bachelor's / Associate Degree – Accounting & Business
Format: Digital Download (PDF/DOCX)
� WHAT'S INSIDE
✅All Chapters of Comprehensive Q&A
✅CORRECT Answers for Every Question
✅Detailed Rationales to Reinforce Learning
✅True/False, Multiple Choice & Essay Questions
✅Transaction Analysis & Journal Entries
✅Trial Balance & Financial Statement Preparation
� TOPICS COVERED
✅Accounting in Business
✅Analyzing and Recording Transactions
✅Double-Entry Accounting System
✅Debit and Credit Rules
✅Journalizing & Posting Transactions
✅Trial Balance Preparation & Analysis
✅Financial Statements Preparation
✅Asset, Liability & Equity Accounts
✅Revenue & Expense Recognition
✅Adjusting & Closing Entries
✅Cash & Internal Controls
✅Receivables & Bad Debts
✅Inventory Valuation
✅Long-Term Assets & Depreciation
✅Liabilities & Equity Transactions
✅Financial Statement Analysis
,✅Debt Ratio & Return on Assets
✅IFRS vs. US GAAP
Page number 1
✅PERFECT FOR:
Financial Accounting | Principles of Accounting | CPA | CMA | Business Finals
� YOUR ULTIMATE PASS GUARANTEE – 100% VERIFIED
Chapter 2
Analyzing and Recording Transactions
QUESTIONS
1. a. Common asset accounts: cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, prepaid
expenses (rent, insurance, etc.), office supplies, store supplies, equipment,
building, and land.
b. Common liability accounts: accounts payable, notes payable, and unearned
revenue, wages payable, and taxes payable.
c. Common equity accounts: owner, capital and owner, withdrawals.
2. A note payable is formal promise, usually denoted by signing a promissory note to
pay a future amount. A note payable can be short-term or long-term, depending on
when it is due. An account payable also references an amount owed to an entity. An
account payable can be oral or implied, and often arises from the purchase of
inventory, supplies, or services. An account payable is usually short-term.
3. There are several steps in processing transactions: (1) Identify and analyze the
transaction or event, including the source document(s), (2) apply double-entry
accounting, (3) record the transaction or event in a journal, and (4) post the journal
entry to the ledger. These steps would be followed by preparation of a trial balance
and then with the reporting of financial statements.
4. A general journal can be used to record any business transaction or event.
5. Debited accounts are commonly recorded first. The credited accounts are commonly
indented.
6. Expense accounts have debit balances because they are decreases to equity (and
equity has a credit balance).
7. A transaction is first recorded in a journal to create a complete record of the
transaction in one place. (The journal is often referred to as the book of original
entry.) This process reduces the likelihood of errors in ledger accounts.
1
,Chapter 02 - Analyzing and Recording Transactions
8. The recordkeeper prepares a trial balance to summarize the contents of the ledger
and to verify the equality of total debits and total credits. The trial balance also
serves as a helpful internal document for preparing financial statements and other
reports.
2-2
, 9. The error should be corrected with a separate (subsequent) correcting entry. The
entry’s explanation should describe why the correction is necessary.
of number 3
10. The four financial statements are: income statement, balance sheet, statement Page
owner’s equity, and statement of cash flows.
11. The income statement lists the types and amounts of revenues and expenses, and
reports whether the business earned a net income (also called profit or earnings) or
a net loss.
12. An income statement user must know what time period is covered to judge whether
the company’s performance is satisfactory. For example, a statement user would not
be able to assess whether the amounts of revenue and net income are satisfactory
without knowing whether they were earned over a week, a month, a quarter, or a
year.
13. The balance sheet provides information that helps users understand a company’s
financial position at a point in time. Accordingly, it is often called the statement of
financial position. The balance sheet lists the types and dollar amounts of assets,
liabilities, and equity of the business.
14. (a) Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by a specific
entity as a result of past transactions or events. (b) Liabilities are probable future
sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of a particular entity
to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future as a result of past
transactions or events. (c) Equity is the residual interest in the assets of an entity
that remains after deducting its liabilities. (d) Net assets refer to equity.
15. The balance sheet is sometimes referred to as the statement of financial position.
16. Debit balance accounts on the Research In Motion balance sheet include: Cash and
cash equivalents; Short-term investments; Accounts receivable; Other receivables;
Inventories; Other current assets; Deferred income tax asset; Long-term
investments; Property, plant and equipment; Intangible assets; Goodwil; Treasury
stock
Credit balance accounts on the Research In Motion balance sheet include: Accounts
payable; Accrued liabilities; Income taxes payable; Deferred revenue; Deferred
income tax liability; Common stock; Additional paid-in capital; Retained earnings;
Accumulated other comprehensive income.
17. The asset account with receivable in its account title is: Accounts receivable. The
liability with payable in its account title is: Accounts payable.
18. Palm’s revenue account is titled ―Revenues.‖
19. Nokia calls the asset referring to its merchandise available for sale: ―Inventories.‖
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