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Financial Accounting Practice Exam

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1. An advantage of the corporate form of business is that: A. It has limited life. B. Its owner’s personal resources are at stake. C. Its ownership is easily transferable via the sale of shares of stock. D. It is simple to establish. E. It has double taxation. 2. External users want answers to all of the following questions except: A. Is the company earning satisfactory income? B. Will the company be able to pay its debts as they come due? C. Will the company be able to afford employee pay raises this year? D. How does the company compare in profitability with competitors? 3. The best definition of assets is the: A. Cash owned by the company. B. …show more content…

XYZ’s journal entry on October 14 should include a: A. debit to “Sales Discounts” for $1. B. debit to “Sales Discounts” for $2. C. credit to “Accounts Receivable” for $49. D. debit to “Sales Revenue” for $2. E. credit to “Sales Revenue” for $1. 19. A company has the following select information available at its year-end: |Inventory: January 1 --------------- |$ 5,000 | |Inventory: December 31 ---------- |18,000 | |Purchases ---------------------------- |140,000 | |Sales revenue ----------------------- |380,000 | |Purchase discounts ---------------- |20,000 | |Sales discounts --------------------- |35,000 | |Freight-in ------------------------------ |15,000 | |Freight-out ---------------------------- |8,000 | Assuming the company uses the periodic inventory system, cost of goods sold for the year would be: A. $ 95,000. B. $122,000. C. $ 92,000. D. $162,000. E. $170,000. 20. Which of the following would not be a factor that affects a company’s gross profit ratio? A. Selling products with a higher markup over their cost. B. Decreased competition that affects the sales price. C. Price increases from inventory suppliers. D. Increased interest rate charges on new loans. E. Becoming more flexible with customer return

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