11) When computing the normal balance of an account:
A) salaries expense should have a credit balance.
B) accounts payable should have a credit balance.
C) equipment should have a credit balance.
D) notes payable should have a debit balance.
12) Which error will be uncovered by a trial balance?
A) The bookkeeper recorded the same journal entry three times.
B) The bookkeeper forgot to record a journal entry for a large amount.
C) The bookkeeper recorded both the debit and credit of a journal entry as $200 instead of $700.
D) The bookkeeper recorded a journal entry with a debit of $400 and a credit of $400, as a debit of $400 and a credit of $40.
13) The trial balance is used to determine if:
A) total assets equal total liabilities.
B) total debits of all the accounts equal total credits of all the accounts.
C) total debits of the income statement accounts equal the total credits of the income statement accounts.
D) total debits of the balance sheet accounts equal the total credits of the balance sheet accounts.
14) A bookkeeper forgot to post a credit to Accounts Receivable, but did post the debit part of the journal entry correctly. Then:
A) the trial balance would still balance.
B) total debits would exceed total credits on the trial balance.
C) total credits would exceed total debits on the trial balance.
D) total debits and total credits would both be incorrect on the trial balance.
15) If a posting error has occurred whereby a debit is posted as a credit, then the out-of-balance amount on the trial balance will be evenly divisible by:
A) 11.
B) 9.
C) 2.
D) 5.
16) If the trial balance does not balance, several steps can be taken to find the error. Which step will probably NOT help you find the error?
A) Tracing each account back and forth from the journal to the ledger.
B) Divide the out-of-balance amount by 2.
C) Divide the out-of-balance amount by 9.
D) Divide the out-of-balance amount by 5.
17) A chart of accounts:
A) is used by an organization to determine the balance in all of their accounts.
B) lists all of the accounts of an organization in alphabetical order.
C) must be the same for all organizations.
D) lists all of an organization's accounts and account numbers.
18) Which of the following statements regarding a trial balance is TRUE?
A) A trial balance may be prepared at any time during the accounting period.
B) A trial balance is a list of all accounts used in a business with their balances.
C) A trial balance shows that total debits equals total credits.
D) All of the above are true.
19) A trial balance has which of the following features?
A) Totals for balance sheet accounts only
B) Totals for income statement accounts only
C) Totals for all accounts listed in the ledger
D) Totals for all asset and liability accounts only
20) Which of the following is a CORRECT statement about a chart of accounts?
A) It lists the income statement accounts first.
B) It can be used to determine the balance in an account.
C) It is a tool used by accountants to help prepare the financial statements.
D) It lists the balance sheet accounts first.