Financial Accounting
CLEP Test Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
"doubleBentryBaccounting"Bmeans:B-
BAnswerBrecordBwhereBtheBmoneyBcameBfromBandBwhereBitBwent
expensesBalwaysBmakeBowner'sBequityB-BAnswerBdecrease
expensesBdon'tBalwaysBinvolveB-BAnswerBcash
expensesBmakeBnetBincomeB-BAnswerBdecrease
borrowingBmoneyBisBnotBanB-BAnswerBexpense
____BisBaBnon-operatingBexpenseBshownBonBtheBincomeBstatementB-
BAnswerBinterestBexpense
_____BrepresentsBinterestBpayableBonBanyBborrowingsB-
Bbonds,Bloans,BconvertibleBdebtBorBlinesBofBcreditB-BAnswerBinterestBexpense
prepaidBitemsBappearBinBtheB_____BsectionB-BAnswerBcurrentBassets
theBrightBsideBofBt-accountsB-BAnswerBcredit
theBleftBsideBofBt-accountsB-BAnswerBdebit
, increaseBassets,BwithdrawalBandBexpenseBaccounts,BbutBdecreaseBliabilitiesBandBequity
B-BAnswerBdebit
increaseBliabilitiesBandBequityBandBincomeBaccounts,BbutBdecreaseBassetsB-
BAnswerBcredit
financialBreportsBforBanyBperiodBlessBthanBoneByearB-
BAnswerBinterimBfinancialBstatements
whenByouBdebitBcash,BcashBwillB-BAnswerBincrease
whenByouBdebitBliabilities,BliabilitiesBwillB-BAnswerBdecrease
keepsBtrackBofBmerchandiseBcostsBinBvariousBpurchaseBaccountsBthenBcomputesBcostB
ofBgoodsBsoldBonBtheBincomeBstatement,BadjustingBinventoryBrecordsBatBtheBendBofB
theByearB-BAnswerBperiodicBinventoryBmethod
increasesBtheBinventoryBaccountBwithBeveryBpurchaseBandBlowersBtheBinventoryBacco
untBwithBeveryBsaleB-BAnswerBperpetualBinventoryBmethod
keepsBtrackBofBtheBactualBhistoricBcostBofBeachBinventoryBitem.BwhenBthatBitemBisBs
old,BtheBcostBflowsBintoBcostBofBgoodsBsold.B-BAnswerBspecificBunit
averagesBtheBcostBofBallBitemsBinBinventoryBandBassignsBthatBaveragedBcostBtoBtheBit
emsBsold.B-BAnswerBweightedBaverage
theBcompanyBmustBreportBinventoriesBatBcostBorBtheBcurrentBmarketBprice,Bwhicheve
rBisBlowerB-BAnswerBlowerBofBcostBorBmarketBprinciple
salesB-BcostBofBgoodsBsoldB=B-BAnswerBgrossBprofit
CLEP Test Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
"doubleBentryBaccounting"Bmeans:B-
BAnswerBrecordBwhereBtheBmoneyBcameBfromBandBwhereBitBwent
expensesBalwaysBmakeBowner'sBequityB-BAnswerBdecrease
expensesBdon'tBalwaysBinvolveB-BAnswerBcash
expensesBmakeBnetBincomeB-BAnswerBdecrease
borrowingBmoneyBisBnotBanB-BAnswerBexpense
____BisBaBnon-operatingBexpenseBshownBonBtheBincomeBstatementB-
BAnswerBinterestBexpense
_____BrepresentsBinterestBpayableBonBanyBborrowingsB-
Bbonds,Bloans,BconvertibleBdebtBorBlinesBofBcreditB-BAnswerBinterestBexpense
prepaidBitemsBappearBinBtheB_____BsectionB-BAnswerBcurrentBassets
theBrightBsideBofBt-accountsB-BAnswerBcredit
theBleftBsideBofBt-accountsB-BAnswerBdebit
, increaseBassets,BwithdrawalBandBexpenseBaccounts,BbutBdecreaseBliabilitiesBandBequity
B-BAnswerBdebit
increaseBliabilitiesBandBequityBandBincomeBaccounts,BbutBdecreaseBassetsB-
BAnswerBcredit
financialBreportsBforBanyBperiodBlessBthanBoneByearB-
BAnswerBinterimBfinancialBstatements
whenByouBdebitBcash,BcashBwillB-BAnswerBincrease
whenByouBdebitBliabilities,BliabilitiesBwillB-BAnswerBdecrease
keepsBtrackBofBmerchandiseBcostsBinBvariousBpurchaseBaccountsBthenBcomputesBcostB
ofBgoodsBsoldBonBtheBincomeBstatement,BadjustingBinventoryBrecordsBatBtheBendBofB
theByearB-BAnswerBperiodicBinventoryBmethod
increasesBtheBinventoryBaccountBwithBeveryBpurchaseBandBlowersBtheBinventoryBacco
untBwithBeveryBsaleB-BAnswerBperpetualBinventoryBmethod
keepsBtrackBofBtheBactualBhistoricBcostBofBeachBinventoryBitem.BwhenBthatBitemBisBs
old,BtheBcostBflowsBintoBcostBofBgoodsBsold.B-BAnswerBspecificBunit
averagesBtheBcostBofBallBitemsBinBinventoryBandBassignsBthatBaveragedBcostBtoBtheBit
emsBsold.B-BAnswerBweightedBaverage
theBcompanyBmustBreportBinventoriesBatBcostBorBtheBcurrentBmarketBprice,Bwhicheve
rBisBlowerB-BAnswerBlowerBofBcostBorBmarketBprinciple
salesB-BcostBofBgoodsBsoldB=B-BAnswerBgrossBprofit