Acctg. 211 – Ch. 5 Practice Exam

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which of the following line items will appear on the IS of a merchandiser but not of a service company? depreciation exp, salaries exp, supplies inventory, cost of goods sold
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cost of goods sold (service companies dont sell goods, they provide services)
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the term "inventory" for a merchandiser refers to
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goods help for sale to customers
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an entity that buys goods and sells them to customers at a markup is a
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merchandiser
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gross profit (GP) is calculated as the difference between net sales revenue and ___
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COGS
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the main expense of a merchandiser is
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COGS
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____ are the expenses that occur in an entity' major line of business
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operating expenses
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merchandise inventory acctg systems can be broadly categorized into 2 types:
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perpetual and periodic
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on jan 21 2014, bessant inc received merch. from mullies inc. on that date, it found a few of these goods to be damaged. on jan 22, it returned the damaged goods to the seller. such returns will be treated as _____ by bessant.
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purchase returns
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under the perpetual inv. system, when a wholesaler returns the goods purchased on acct, the _____ acct. is credited. merch. inv., acct. payable, AR, COGS
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merchandise inventory
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the term "freight out" refers to
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transportation cost on sales
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VB specialty foods, a grocery merchandiser, purchased goods and paid transportation to bring them to the company warehouse. the transportation cost is known as:
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freight in
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what does "2/10" mean w respect to "credit terms of 2/10. n/30"?
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a discount of 2% will be allowed if invoice is paid within 10 days from the date of the invoice
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which is true of freight in? it's an admin. exp.; it's the transportation cost on purchases; it's a selling expense; it's the transportation cost on sales
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it's the transportation cost on purchases
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if goods are sold on terms FOB shipping point, the _____
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buyer normally pays the transportation costs
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the terms of an invoice are 3/10, n/25. that means that a _____
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discount of 3% is allowed if the invoice is paid within 10 days
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an invoice for an amoun of $600 for merch purchased is showing 2/15, n/30 as terms of credit. if the invoice is paid on or before the 15th day, the amount to be paid is: $612; $600; $588; $615
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$588 600 * .02 = 12 600 - 12 = 588
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under which of the following terms will the buyer be required to pay transportation costs?
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FOB shipping point
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FOB destination refers to a situation where title to goods while in transit vests with the ____
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seller
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***under the perpetual inventory system, discounts taken on an invoice by the buyer would be: debited to COGS; credited to merch inv; debited to merch inv; credited to COGS
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credited to merchandise inventory
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a company ships goods to a customer, and pays transportation costs. to the seller, the transportation costs so paid are known as:
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freight out
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a company has purchased inventory and received an invoice that requires the buyer to pay the transportation costs for delivering the merchandise. the terms in this case are:
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FOB shipping point
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*** the purpose of reviewing FOB terms on the invoice is to: calculate the amount of freight payable; to decide and conform the transporter; identify the person liable to pay freight; to locate the transporter
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identify the person liable to pay freight
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a company sold merchandise with a cost of $221 for $350 on account. the seller uses the perpetual inventory system. the entry to record the cost of merchandise sold would include:
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a debit to Cost of Goods Sold and a credit to Merchandise Inventory for $221
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what is true of net sales revenue
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it is calculated by deducting sales discounts and sales returns and allowances from sales
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the normal balances of Sales, Sales Discounts, and Sales Returns and Allowance are:
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credit, debit, and debit, respectively
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under a perpetual inventory system, merchandise returned by a customer to the seller is recorded as a ____ in the books of a seller
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sales return
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michelin jewelers uses the perpetual inventory system. on april 2, michelin sold merchandise with a cost of $5,500 for $9000 to a customer on account w terms 3/15, n/30. which of the following journal entries correctly records the sales revenue?
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AR (debit) 9000 Sales Rev. (credit) 9000
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a merchandiser sold merch inv on account. the journal entry to record sales allowances in the books of a merchandiser using the perpetual inventory system would be _____
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sales returns and allowances (debit) AR (credit)
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under the perpetual inv system, the journal entires to record sales returns (the original sale was on account) would be _____
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sales returns and allowances (debit) AR (credit) Merch Inv. (debit) Cogs (credit)
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the sales discounts account is a contra account to the
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sales revenue account
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gross profit is calculated as
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total net sales revenue less cost of goods sold
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delivery expense is a(n) ______
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operating expense
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gross profit represents the mark-up on _____
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merchandise inventory
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under the perpetual inv system, the journal entry to record cost of goods sold when a product is sold is ____
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cost of goods sold (debit) merch inv (credit)
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the inventory account balance is $50,000. an actual count of inventory reveals that actual inventory is $43,000. which would be included in the adjusting entry? (assume perpetual inv system)
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a $7,000 credit to merchandise inventory
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the merch inv. account of a company shows a balance of $50,000 but a physical count of inv shows $48,000. which entry is required to record the shrinkage? (Assume perpetual)
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cost of goods sold (debit) 2,000 merch inv. (credit) 2,000
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the revenue, expenses, Sales Returns and Allowances, and Sales Discounts will be closed via the _______
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Income Summary account
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the general ledger shows a balance of $67,900 in the merch inv. account at the end of the period. the physical inventory count shows inventory of $65,300. the adjusting entry includes a ______.
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debit to cost of goods sold and a credit to merchandise inventory for $2,600.
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the income summary account has a credit balance of $25,000 after the revenue and expense accounts have been closed. which of the following is to be credited to close the income summary account?
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Retained Earnings
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sales rev: 230,000 cogs: 150,000 int. rev: 10,000 operating exps. 42,500 sales discounts: 20,000 sales returns and allowances: 5,000 calculate operating income: 12,500 230,000 67,500 35,000
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$12,500 operating income = GP - operating expenses GP = net sales rev - cogs 230000 - 20000 - 5000 = 205000 net sales rev 205000 - 150000 = 55000 GP 55000 - 42500 = 12,500 OI
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which is subtracted from Net Sales Revenue to arrive at Gross Profit on a multi-step income statement?
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cost of goods sold
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on a multi-step income statement, the operating expenses are subtracted from ____ to arrive at operating income
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gross profit
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merchandise inventory and cost of goods sold appear
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on the balance sheet and income statement, respectively.
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which is added to operating income to arrive at net income?
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interest revenue
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which is the correct order of subtotals on a multi-step IS?
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Gross Profit, Operating Income, Net Income
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which of the following is shown on a multi-step IS, but not on a single-step IS?
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gross profit
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*** in a multi-step income statement, which of the following items is excluded from the calculation of operating income? interest expense; administrative expense; selling expense; sales revenue
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interest expense
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what is the correct formula for calculating gross profit percentage?
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Gross Profit / Net Sales Revenue
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the gross profit percentage is one of the most important measures of
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profitability
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which is true of the gross profit percentage?
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the GP Percentage is one of the most carefully watched measures of profitability