COLLEGE ACCOUNTING COMPREHENSIVE
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED APLUS
●● Merchandising Business
Answer: a business that buys a product from another business to sell to
customers
●● Fiscal year
Answer: Accounting period of 12 months
●● Processing
Answer: recognizing the effect of transactions on the assets, liabilities,
owner's equity, revenues, and expenses of a business
●● Income statement
Answer: financial statement that reports the profitability of business
operations for a specific period of time
●● Balance Sheet
Answer: financial statement that reports a firm's assets, liabilities, and
owner's equity on a specific date
, ●● Footings
Answer: the total dollar amounts on the debit and credit sides of an
account
●● Double-entry accounting
Answer: A system in which each transaction has a dual effect on the
accounting elements
●● Balance
Answer: The difference between the footings of an account
●● Chart of accounts
Answer: a list of all accounts used by a business
●● Accrual Basis of accounting
Answer: a method of accounting under which revenues are recorded
when earned and expenses are recorded when incurred
●● Depreciable cost
Answer: the cost of an asset that is subject to depreciation
●● Depreciation
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED APLUS
●● Merchandising Business
Answer: a business that buys a product from another business to sell to
customers
●● Fiscal year
Answer: Accounting period of 12 months
●● Processing
Answer: recognizing the effect of transactions on the assets, liabilities,
owner's equity, revenues, and expenses of a business
●● Income statement
Answer: financial statement that reports the profitability of business
operations for a specific period of time
●● Balance Sheet
Answer: financial statement that reports a firm's assets, liabilities, and
owner's equity on a specific date
, ●● Footings
Answer: the total dollar amounts on the debit and credit sides of an
account
●● Double-entry accounting
Answer: A system in which each transaction has a dual effect on the
accounting elements
●● Balance
Answer: The difference between the footings of an account
●● Chart of accounts
Answer: a list of all accounts used by a business
●● Accrual Basis of accounting
Answer: a method of accounting under which revenues are recorded
when earned and expenses are recorded when incurred
●● Depreciable cost
Answer: the cost of an asset that is subject to depreciation
●● Depreciation