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Accounting Chapter 3 Study Guide



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The Objective Evidence accounting concept requires that there be proof that a transaction did occur.
 

 2. 

Examples of source documents include checks, sales invoices, memorandums, and letters.
 

 3. 

The source document for all cash payments is a sales invoice.
 

 4. 

A receipt is the source document for cash received from transactions other than sales.
 

 5. 

A calculator tape is the source document for daily cash sales.
 

 6. 

The source document used when supplies are bought on account is a memorandum.
 

 7. 

The source document used when supplies bought on account are paid for is a check.
 

 8. 

The journal columns used to record receiving cash from sales are cash debit and sales credit.
 

 9. 

The source document sales invoice is abbreviated as SI in a journal entry.
 

 10. 

The journal columns used to record paying cash for rent are general debit and cash credit.
 

 11. 

The journal columns used to record paying cash to the owner for personal use are general debit and cash credit.
 

 12. 

To correct an error in a journal, simply erase the incorrect item and write the correct item in the same place.
 

 13. 

Dollars and cents signs and decimal points should be used when writing amounts on ruled accounting pages.
 

 14. 

Recording transactions in a journal is called journalizing.
 

 15. 

A transaction recorded in a journal is not considered a permanent record.
 

 16. 

A journal amount column headed with an account title is a special amount column.
 

 17. 

A journal amount column that is not headed with an account title is a general amount column.
 

 18. 

Transactions are recorded in a journal in alphabetical order.
 

 19. 

Information for each transaction recorded in a journal is an entry.
 

 20. 

Double-entry accounting assures that the debits equal credits.
 

 21. 

A check is a business form ordering a bank to pay cash from a bank account.
 

 22. 

The source document for cash payment transactions is a receipt.
 

 23. 

A calculator tape is not used as the source document for cash sales transactions.
 

 24. 

A business form giving written acknowledgement for cash received is a receipt.
 

 25. 

A receipt is the source document for cash received from sales transactions.
 

 26. 

A complete entry consists of the date, the debit amount, and the credit amount.
 

 27. 

Before a transaction is recorded in a journal, it is analyzed into its debit and credit parts.
 

 28. 

The year and the month are written only once on a journal page.
 

 29. 

The day of the month is written on each journal page only for the first entry.
 

 30. 

A journal page is proved by verifying that the total debits equal the total credits.
 

 31. 

Double lines are ruled across a journal's amount columns to indicate that the totals have been verified as correct.
 

 32. 

Cash is always proved at the end of a month.
 

 33. 

A source document is a form for recording transactions in chronological order.
 

 34. 

A memorandum is a business form giving written acknowledgment for cash received.
 

 35. 

When an amount to be recorded in a journal is in even dollars, there is no need to record anything in the cents column.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 36. 

The recording of debit and credit parts of a transaction is ____.
a.
checking equality
c.
single-entry accounting
b.
double-entry accounting
d.
transaction analysis
 

 37. 

Preparing source documents for each transaction is an application of the accounting concept ____.
a.
Business Entity
c.
Objective Evidence
b.
Unit of Measurement
d.
Going Concern
 

 38. 

A business form ordering a bank to pay cash from a bank account is a ____.
a.
check
c.
receipt
b.
memorandum
d.
all of the above
 

 39. 

A journal entry includes ____.
a.
the debit part of a transaction recorded under one date and credit part recorded under a later date
b.
the debit and credit parts of a transaction recorded in one place
c.
more debits than credits
d.
none of the above
 

 40. 

On each journal page, the year is written ____.
a.
for each entry
c.
only for the first entry
b.
on the first line of each column
d.
none of the above
 

 41. 

On each journal page, the month is written ____.
a.
for each entry
c.
only for the first entry
b.
on the first line of each column
d.
none of the above
 

 42. 

The entry to record receipt of cash from the owner as an investment is ____.
a.
debit Capital, credit Cash
c.
debit Cash, credit Accounts Payable
b.
debit Cash, credit Capital
d.
none of the above
 

 43. 

The account debited when cash is paid for supplies is ____.
a.
Supplies
c.
Supplies Expense
b.
Cash
d.
none of the above
 

 44. 

When cash is paid for insurance, ____.
a.
the Prepaid Insurance account is decreased
b.
the Prepaid Insurance account is credited
c.
the balance of the Prepaid Insurance account is increased
d.
none of the above
 

 45. 

When supplies are bought on account, the account debited is ____.
a.
Cash
c.
Accounts Payable
b.
Supplies
d.
none of the above
 

 46. 

A single line ruled across the journal's amount columns indicates ____.
a.
the date is the last day of the month
b.
the totals have been verified as correct
c.
a cash sales transaction is to be recorded
d.
none of the above
 

 47. 

At the end of a month, even if the journal page is not filled, ____.
a.
cash is paid to the owner for personal use
b.
cash is paid on account for a liability
c.
the journal page is proved and ruled
d.
none of the above
 

 48. 

Determining that the amount of cash agrees with the accounting records is ____.
a.
proving a journal
b.
proving that debits equal credits
c.
forwarding totals to a new journal page
d.
proving cash
 

 49. 

At the end of a month, if the amount of cash is the same as the balance shown on the next check stub, ____.
a.
the journal is proved
c.
debits equal credits
b.
cash is proved
d.
none of the above
 

 50. 

If an error is recorded in a journal entry, ____.
a.
cancel the error by drawing a neat line through the error
b.
correct the entry by writing the correct item above the canceled error
c.
do not erase the incorrect item
d.
all of the above
 

 51. 

When cash is paid on account, the amount is recorded in the ____.
a.
Sales Credit column and Cash Debit column
b.
General Debit column and Cash Credit column
c.
General Credit column and Cash Debit column
d.
General Debit column and Accounts Payable Debit column
 

 52. 

When cash is paid for utilities, the amount is recorded in the ____.
a.
Cash Credit column and General Debit column
b.
Sales Credit column and General Debit column
c.
General Credit column and Cash Debit column
d.
General Credit column and Sales Credit column
 

 53. 

When cash is received on account, the amount is recorded in the ____.
a.
Accounts Receivable Debit column and Cash Credit column
b.
Sales Credit column and Cash Debit column
c.
General Debit column and Cash Credit column
d.
Cash Debit column and General Credit column
 



 
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