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What is the purpose of a post-closing trial balance?

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A post-closing trial balance is a list o...

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The usual order for the asset section of a classified balance sheet is:


A) Current assets, prepaid expenses, long-term investments, intangible assets.
B) Long-term investments, current assets, plant assets, intangible assets.
C) Current assets, long-term investments, plant assets, intangible assets.
D) Intangible assets, current assets, long-term investments, plant assets.
E) Plant assets, intangible assets, long-term investments, current assets.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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A post-closing trial balance reports:


A) All ledger accounts with balances, none of which can be temporary accounts.
B) All ledger accounts with balances, none of which can be permanent accounts.
C) All ledger accounts with balances, which include some temporary and some permanent accounts.
D) Only revenue and expense accounts.
E) Only asset accounts.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Bentley records adjusting entries at its December 31 year end. At December 31, employees had earned $12,000 of unpaid and unrecorded salaries. The next payday is January 3, at which time $30,000 will be paid. Prepare the January 1 journal entry to reverse the effect of the December 31 salary expense accrual.


A) Debit Salaries expense $12,000; credit Salaries payable $12,000.
B) Debit Salaries expense $18,000; debit Salaries payable $12,000; credit Cash $30,000.
C) Debit Salaries payable $18,000; credit Cash $18,000.
D) Debit Salaries payable $12,000, credit Salaries expense $12,000.
E) Debit Salaries expense $18,000; credit Salaries payable $18,000.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Current liabilities are cash and other resources that are expected to be sold, collected or used within one year or the company's operating cycle whichever is longer.

A) True
B) False

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The assets section of a classified balance sheet usually includes:


A) Current assets, long-term investments, plant assets, and intangible assets.
B) Current assets, long-term assets, revenues, and intangible assets.
C) Current assets, long-term investments, plant assets, and equity.
D) Current liabilities, long-term investments, plant assets, and intangible assets.
E) Current assets, liabilities, plant assets, and intangible assets.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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The following information is available for the Travis Travel Agency. After these closing entries what will be the balance in the Jay Travis, Capital account? The following information is available for the Travis Travel Agency. After these closing entries what will be the balance in the Jay Travis, Capital account?   A)  $65,000. B)  $80,000. C)  $130,000. D)  $145,000. E)  $280,000.


A) $65,000.
B) $80,000.
C) $130,000.
D) $145,000.
E) $280,000.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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The balances in the unadjusted columns of a work sheet will agree with:


A) the balances reflected in the company's financial statements.
B) the balances reflected in the company's unadjusted trial balance.
C) whatever balances management has decided to report.
D) the balances in the company's post-closing trial balance.
E) the balances management budgeted for the accounting period.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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Closing the temporary accounts at the end of each accounting period does all of the following except:


A) Serves to transfer the effects of these accounts to the owner's capital account on the balance sheet.
B) Prepares the withdrawals account for use in the next period.
C) Gives the revenue and expense accounts zero balances.
D) Has no effect on the owner's capital account.
E) Causes owner's capital to reflect increases from revenues and decreases from expenses and withdrawals.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The Adjusted Trial Balance of Bade Cleaning Service is entered on the partial work sheet below. Complete the work sheet by extending the account balances into the appropriate financial statement columns and by entering the amount of net income for the reporting period: The Adjusted Trial Balance of Bade Cleaning Service is entered on the partial work sheet below. Complete the work sheet by extending the account balances into the appropriate financial statement columns and by entering the amount of net income for the reporting period:

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The unadjusted trial balance of Quick Delivery is entered on the partial work sheet below. Complete the work sheet using the following information: (a) Salaries earned by employees that are unpaid and unrecorded, $5,000. (b) An inventory of supplies showed $1,000 of unused supplies still on hand. (c) Depreciation on delivery vans, $24,000. (d) Services paid in advance by customers of $10,000 have now been provided to customers. The unadjusted trial balance of Quick Delivery is entered on the partial work sheet below. Complete the work sheet using the following information: (a) Salaries earned by employees that are unpaid and unrecorded, $5,000. (b) An inventory of supplies showed $1,000 of unused supplies still on hand. (c) Depreciation on delivery vans, $24,000. (d) Services paid in advance by customers of $10,000 have now been provided to customers.

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The accounting cycle refers to the sequence of steps in preparing the work sheet.

A) True
B) False

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Explain the difference between temporary and permanent accounts.

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Temporary, or nominal, accounts accumula...

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Explain why temporary accounts are closed each period.

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Temporary accounts are closed at the end...

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All of the following statements regarding a work sheet are true except:


A) A worksheet aids in the preparation of financial statements.
B) A worksheet reduces the possibility of errors when working with many accounts and adjustments.
C) A worksheet does not assist in planning and organizing an audit of financial statements.
D) A worksheet helps in preparing interim financial statements.
E) A worksheet shows the effects of proposed or "what-if" transactions.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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It is obvious that an error occurred in the preparation and/or posting of closing entries if:


A) all revenue and expense accounts have zero balances.
B) the owner's capital account is debited for the amount of the net loss for the period.
C) the income summary account is debited for the amount of net income for the period.
D) all balance sheet accounts have zero balances.
E) only permanent accounts appear on the post-closing trial balance.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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