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Accounting Chapter 4 Study Guide



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

 1. 

A journal shows in one place all the changes in a single account.
 

 2. 

A chart of accounts is a list of account titles and numbers showing the location of each account in a ledger.
 

 3. 

On a chart of accounts, all asset and expense accounts are in the same division.
 

 4. 

Account numbers may be assigned by 10s so that new accounts can be added easily.
 

 5. 

The procedure of arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current is posting.
 

 6. 

If a business has only two asset accounts, Cash and Supplies, the two accounts are numbered 110 and 120.
 

 7. 

If a new account is located between accounts numbered 210 and 220, the new account number should be 215.
 

 8. 

Posting is transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account.
 

 9. 

A journal page number is written in the Post. Ref. column of an account to show that posting of the entry is completed.
 

 10. 

The account number is placed in the Post. Ref. column of the journal as the last step in the posting procedure.
 

 11. 

If the previous account balance and the current entry posted to an account are both debits, the new account balance is a debit.
 

 12. 

The column total of the General Debit column is posted.
 

 13. 

The total of the General Credit column is not posted.
 

 14. 

A check mark in parentheses placed below the General Debit column total indicates that posting of the column total is completed.
 

 15. 

The total of the Cash Debit column is not posted.
 

 16. 

The total of the Cash Credit column is posted.
 

 17. 

The total of the Sales Credit column is posted.
 

 18. 

Only the column totals for special amount columns in a journal are posted.
 

 19. 

A ledger is a group of accounts.
 

 20. 

A ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements is a general ledger.
 

 21. 

At the end of a year, accounting departments perform file maintenance by opening new files for the next year's journals and ledgers.
 

 22. 

Opening an account refers to the procedure of writing an account title and number on the heading of an account.
 

 23. 

Because an account form has columns for the debit and credit balance of an account, it is often referred to as the balance-ruled account form.
 

 24. 

The first asset account is numbered 100.
 

 25. 

The second division in the chart of accounts is the owner's equity division.
 

 26. 

When adding a new expense account between accounts numbered 510 and 520, the new account is assigned the account number 515.
 

 27. 

The two steps for opening an account are writing the account title and recording the balance.
 

 28. 

Separate amounts in special amount columns are posted individually.
 

 29. 

Separate amounts in a Sales Credit column are not posted individually.
 

 30. 

Separate amounts in general amount columns are not posted individually.
 

 31. 

The posting reference should always be recorded in the journal's Post. Ref. column before amounts are recorded in the ledger.
 

 32. 

The only reason for the Post. Ref. columns of the journal and general ledger is to indicate which entries in the journal still need to be posted if posting is interrupted.
 

 33. 

The steps for posting are to write the date, journal page number, amount, and balance.
 

 34. 

A check mark in parentheses below a General Debit column total indicates that the total is not posted.
 

 35. 

With the exception of the totals lines, the Post. Ref. Column is completely filled in with either an account number or a check mark.
 

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

 36. 

The first digit in the account number 120 means that the account is in the ____ division of the general ledger.
a.
expense
c.
liability
b.
revenue
d.
asset
 

 37. 

When accounts are arranged in a general ledger, account numbers are assigned, and the chart of accounts is kept up to date, the accounting personnel are ____.
a.
posting
c.
journalizing
b.
doing file maintenance
d.
none of the above
 

 38. 

A new account to be added between accounts 530 and 540 will be assigned the number ____.
a.
531
c.
537
b.
535
d.
539
 

 39. 

A business has the following expense accounts: 510, Advertising Expense; 520, Miscellaneous Expense; 530, Repair Expense. A new account titled Utilities Expense is added. The account number for this new account is ____.
a.
515
c.
540
b.
525
d.
550
 

 40. 

The procedure for transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account is ____.
a.
posting
c.
file maintenance
b.
journalizing
d.
none of the above
 

 41. 

The first step in the posting procedure is writing ____.
a.
the entry date in the Date column of the account
b.
the journal page number in the Post. Ref. column of the account
c.
the entry amount in the Debit or Credit column of the account
d.
none of the above
 

 42. 

The last step in the posting procedure is writing ____.
a.
the entry date in the Date column of the account
b.
the journal page number in the Post. Ref. column of the account
c.
the entry amount in the Debit or Credit column of the account
d.
none of the above
 

 43. 

An account number in the journal's Post. Ref. column shows ____.
a.
the account to which an amount is posted
b.
the date of the entry
c.
that work on that journal page is completed
d.
none of the above
 

 44. 

Posting references in a journal are ____.
a.
not necessary
b.
the first item recorded when posting
c.
always placed in an account's Post. Ref. column
d.
none of the above
 

 45. 

If posting is interrupted, the accounting personnel know to resume posting ____.
a.
on the line with a blank Post. Ref. column in the journal
b.
at the beginning of the journal page
c.
the next day
d.
all of the above
 

 46. 

Separate amounts in the General Debit and General Credit amount columns of a journal are ____.
a.
rounded to the nearest dollar
c.
posted infrequently
b.
posted individually
d.
none of the above
 

 47. 

Check marks are placed in parentheses below the General Debit and Credit column totals to show that ____.
a.
posting of the totals has been completed
b.
the totals are not posted
c.
the column totals are equal
d.
all of the above
 

 48. 

If all separate amounts on a journal line are recorded in special amount columns, ____.
a.
all amounts are posted individually
b.
only one of the amounts is posted individually
c.
neither amount is posted individually
d.
all of the above
 

 49. 

Separate amounts in the Sales Credit column of a journal are ____.
a.
rounded to the nearest dollar
c.
posted frequently
b.
posted individually
d.
none of the above
 

 50. 

Separate amounts in the Cash Debit column of a journal are ____.
a.
posted frequently
c.
sometimes posted individually
b.
not posted
d.
all of the above
 



 
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