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Accruals & Deferrals

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

1. 

Accrued expenses represent expense items that have been paid for and used in the current period.
 

2. 

Income that has been earned but not yet received is called accrued income.
 

3. 

Unearned Subscription Income is a liability account.
 

4. 

Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenue is recognized and recorded in the period when it is earned regardless of when cash related to the transaction is received.
 

5. 

When the accrual basis of accounting is used, expenses are recognized only in the period during which they are paid.
 

6. 

A debit to Interest Receivable and a credit to Interest Income are needed to record interest that has been earned but not yet received.
 

7. 

The adjusting entry to allocate the cost of equipment to operations includes a debit to Accumulated Depreciation--Equipment and a credit to Depreciation Expense--Equipment.
 

8. 

Items of revenue that are rreceived in advance represent a liability that may be termed unearned revenue.
 

9. 

Unearned revenue can be recorded initially as a liability or initially as a revenue.
 

10. 

Prepaid expenses can be recorded initially as an asset or initially as a liabilityl.
 

11. 

An accrual is a prerecorded amount that needs to be allocated between periods.
 

12. 

A deferral is an unrecorded amount that has never been entered into the books before.
 

13. 

All accruals should be reversed.
 

14. 

Never reverse a deferral.
 

15. 

The adjustments that were estimates should be reversed.
 

16. 

If a pre-recorded amount was initially entered in a temporary account it should be reversed.
 

17. 

If a pre-recorded amount was initially recorded as an asset or a liability it should be reversed.
 

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

18. 

On November 1, 20X5, a firm accepted a 4-month, 10 percent note for $600 from a customer with an overdue balance.  The accrued interest recorded for this note for the year ended December 31, 20X5, is
a.
$45.
c.
$10.
b.
$20.
d.
$60.
 

19. 

With the accrual basis of accounting, it is appropriate to recognize revenue from a credit sale
a.
on the date of the sale.
b.
on the date the account is collected in full.
c.
each time a payment on an account balance is received.
d.
either on the date of the sale or when the amount of the sale is collected.
 

20. 

Accrued income is income that has been
a.
received but not earned.
c.
earned and received.
b.
earned but not received.
d.
budgeted for the fiscal period.
 

21. 

The adjusting entry to record accrued interest on a note payable requires
a.
a debit to Interest Income and a credit to Notes Payable.
b.
a debit to Interest Payable and a credit to Interest Expense.
c.
a debit to Interest Expense and a credit to Cash.
d.
a debit to Interest Expense and a credit to Interest Payable.
 

Numeric Response
 
 
The unearned advertising revenue of the Advertising Agency at the biginning of the fiscal year is $38,850.  Revenues received during the year totaled $390,500.  The unearned advertising revenue at the end of the year was $43,120.
 

22. 

Assuming the Advertising Agency initially records advertising fees as a revenue, what would be the proper amount for the Unearned Advertisng account in the adjusting entry?

 

23. 

Assuming the Advertising Agency initially records advertising fees as a liability, what would be the proper amount for the Unearned Advertisng account in the adjusting entry?

 

Matching
 
 
There are balances in each of the following accounts after adjustments have been made at the end of the fiscal year.  Identify each as
a.
asset
c.
revenue
b.
liability
d.
expense
 

24. 

prepaid advertising
 

25. 

rent recevable
 

26. 

salary expense
 

27. 

rent income
 

28. 

prepaid insurance
 

29. 

insurance expense
 

30. 

taxes payable
 

31. 

supplies
 

32. 

fees receivable
 

33. 

supplies expense
 

34. 

unearned subscriptions
 

35. 

fees earned
 



 
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