FA - Adjusting Entries
FA - Adjusting Entries
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ADJUSTING ENTRIES
2. An adjusting entry to record utilities used during a month for which no bill has yet been
received is an example of
a. allocating assets to expense to reflect the actual operating expenses incurred during the
accounting period.
b. allocating revenues received in advance to revenue to reflect actual revenues earned
during the accounting period.
c. accruing expenses to reflect expenses incurred during the accounting period that are not
yet paid or recorded.
d. accruing revenues to reflect revenues earned during the accounting period that
are not yet received or recorded.
3. The ending balance of the Accounts Receivable account was P120,000. Services billed to
customers for the period were P215,000 and collections on account from customers were
P236,000. What was the beginning balance of Accounts Receivable?
a. P335,000
b. P141,000
c. P99,000
d. P331,000
4. On Jan. 2019, a P140,000 check was paid for rental expense of fourteen months. The amount
was recorded in the rent expense account. How much is the rent expense incurred for the
year ended Dec. 31, 2019?
a. P10,000
b. P20,000
c. P120,000
d. P140,000
5. On Nov. 2018, five months of insurance amounting to P125,000 were paid for the period from
Nov. 1, 2018 to Mar. 31, 2019. The amount was debited to the insurance expense account.
How much was the insurance expense incurred for the year ended Dec. 31, 2018 if there was
no balance in the insurance expense account?
a. P25,000
b. P50,000
c. P75,000
d. P125,000
6. For the year ended Mar. 31, 2019, a business that offers yoga lessons received P14,000 in
yoga fees, which was recorded in the yoga fee revenue account. The amount included P3,500
for Apr. 2019 lesson. Assuming there are no other transactions relating to yoga fee revenue
during the financial year, how much is the yoga fee earned for the year ended Mar. 31, 2019?
a. P3,500
b. P10,500
c. P14,000
d. P17,500
7. An amount of P235,000 was received in 2019 and recorded in the commission income
account. It was discovered that an additional commission income of P47,000 was not received
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8. Suppose the opening balance of machinery account is a debit balance of P100,000. Within
this month, there is an acquisition of machinery by an equivalent settlement of P400,000 debt
amount. Also, there is a sale of machinery to the sole proprietor at the cost price of P20,000.
What is the opening balance of the machinery account the next month?
a. debit balance of P480,000
b. debit balance of P500,000
c. credit balance of P480,000
d. credit balance of P500,000
9. Accrual concept states that revenues and expenses of the firm should be
recorded on _________ instead of _________.
a. accrual basis; cash basis
b. accrual basis; credit basis
c. cash basis; accrual basis
d. credit basis; cash basis
10. Lorelei Corpuz entered into a one-year tenancy contract from Mar. 1, 2018 to Feb. 28, 2019.
The monthly rental was P90,000. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2018, Lorelei Corpuz paid
P1,080,000 for the contract and recorded it as rental expenses. The profit for the year ended
Dec. 31, 2018 was ___________.
a. overestimated by P900,000
b. overestimated by P180,000
c. underestimated by P900,000
d. underestimated by P180,000
11. Suppose an entity recorded an expense when it was paid, but the expense was incurred one
year before the payment date. Which of the following accounting principles has been
violated?
a. consistency concept
b. historical cost concept
c. accrual concept
d. entity concept
12. The financial year of Divina Cayabyab ends on December 31 each year. On May 30, 2019.
Divina Cayabyab received an annual service fee of P600,000 from a customer for a service
commencing on June 1. On Dec. 31, 2019, ___________.
a. P250,000 should be treated as unearned revenues
b. P300,000 should be treated as unearned revenues
c. P600,000 should be treated as unearned revenues
d. P600,000 should be treated as revenues for the current financial year
13. At the beginning of the financial year, Edzel Singian paid a 3-year insurance premium of
P720,000. At the end of the financial year, ___________.
a. P720,000 should be treated as expenses
b. P720,000 should be treated as prepaid expenses
c. P240,000 should be treated as expenses
d. P240,000 should be treated as prepaid expenses
14. Elvira Dacayo rents a new office and the lease term is from Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2019.
For the year ended Dec. 31, 2018, Elvira Dacayo pays rent for three months. Based on the
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15. Daisy Dangayo will rent a warehouse from 3) Realty from May 1, 2018 to Apr. 30, 2020. On
Apr. 1, 2018, Daisy Dangayo paid P360,000. It included a cleaning fee of P10,000, two
months' rent, and a rental deposit amounting to three months' rent. What should be the related
rental expense recorded on the income statement for the year ended Mar. 31, 2019?
a. P770,000
b. P792,000
c. P840,000
d. P980,000
20. The journal entry to record an accrued expense results in which of the following types of
accounts being debited and credited?
a. asset and income
b. asset and liability
c. expense and asset
d. expense and liability
21. If a P2,500 adjustment for depreciation is omitted, which of the following financial statement
errors will occur?
a. assets will be understated
b. expenses will be overstated
c. owner's equity will be overstated
d. profit will be understated
22. The amount of accrued but unpaid expenses at the end of the period is both an expense and
a. a deferral.
b. A liability
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26. If an adjusting entry were not made at the end of a period to remove the earned revenue from
the Unearned Revenues account,
a. assets would be understated.
b. liabilities would be overstated.
c. liabilities would be understated.
d. owner's equity would be overstated.
29. An item that represents services received by the firm for which it will pay for in the future is
called
a. an accrued expense.
b. an accrued revenue.
c. an unearned revenue.
d. a prepaid expense.
30. An item that represents services provided by a firm for which it will receive payment in the
future is called
a. a prepaid expense.
b. an accrued expense.
c. an accrued revenue.
d. an unearned revenue.
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33. Which of the following pairs of accounts would not appear in the same adjusting entry?
a. Interest Revenues and Interest Payable
b. Rent Expense and Rent Payable
c. Service Revenues and Accounts Receivable
d. Service Revenues and Unearned Revenues
34. The Supplies account had a P2,800 debit balance at the end of the accounting period before
adjustment for supplies used, and an inventory of P600 worth of unused supplies was on
hand. Which of the following is the required adjusting entry?
a. Debit Supplies Expense P600 and credit Supplies P600.
b. Debit Supplies P600 and credit Supplies Expense P600.
c. Debit Supplies P2,200 and credit Supplies Expense P2,200.
d. Debit Supplies Expense P2,200 and credit Supplies P2,200.
35. A law firm began November with office supplies of P16,000. During the month the firm
purchased supplies of P29,000. On November 30, supplies on hand total P21,000. Supplies
expense for the period is
a. P24,000.
b. P29,000.
c. P45,000.
d. P21,000.
39. The decrease in usefulness of property and equipment as time passes is called
a. consumption.
b. contra asset.
c. depreciation.
d. deterioration.
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43. On Nov. 15, 2018, cash is received in advance of rendering services. Assuming that the
services have been performed by Dec. 31, 2018, the adjusting entry would be a debit to
a. Cash and a credit to Service Revenues.
b. Service Revenues and a credit to Accounts Receivable.
c. Unearned Revenues and a credit to Cash.
d. Unearned Revenues and a credit to Service Revenues.
44. Which of the following pairs of accounts could not be included in the same adjusting entry?
a. Interest Expense and Interest Receivable
b. Rent Expense and Rent Payable
c. Salaries Expense and Salaries Payable
d. Unearned Revenues and Service Revenues
47. Which of the following accounts would normally be found on the credit side of the adjusted
trial balance?
a. Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment
b. Depreciation Expense-Equipment
c. Janet Matuguinas, Withdrawals
d. Prepaid Insurance
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55. Failure to adjust for accrued salaries at the end of the period will result in an
a. overstatement of assets.
b. overstatement of liabilities.
c. overstatement of profit for the period.
d. understatement of profit for the period.
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61. Which of the following transactions is the most difficult to assign to specific time periods?
a. The accrual of interest
b. The expiration of insurance
c. The incurrence of salaries
d. The use of equipment
63. An entity recorded office supplies in an asset account when the supplies were purchased.
Failure to take an inventory and make an adjusting entry will result in an
a. overstatement of owner's equity.
b. understatement of assets.
c. understatement of liabilities.
d. understatement of owner's equity.
65. An entity's weekly payroll of P5,000 is paid on Fridays. Assume that the last day of the month
falls on Wednesday. Which of the following is the required adjusting entry?
a. Debit Salaries Expense P3,000 and credit Salaries Payable P3,000
b. Debit Salaries Expense P2,000 and credit Salaries Payable P2,000
c. Debit Salaries Payable P3,000 and credit Salaries Expense P3,000
d. Debit Unpaid Salaries P3,000 and credit Salaries Payable P3,000
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69. A business received cash of P30,000 in advance for revenue that will be earned later. The
cash receipt entry debited cash and credited unearned revenues for P30,000. At the end of
the period, P11,000 is still unearned. The adjusting entry for this situation will
a. debit revenues and credit unearned revenues for P19,000.
b. debit revenues and credit unearned revenues for P11,000.
c. debit unearned revenues and credit revenues for P19,000.
d. debit unearned revenues and credit revenues for P11,000.
71. Which of the following accounts could not be credited in an adjusting entry?
a. Interest Receivable
b. Office Supplies
c. Prepaid Rent
d. Service Revenues
72. The principal difference between depreciation and most other types of expenses is that
depreciation
a. can be avoided if the asset is in as good condition as when it was purchased.
b. does not require an immediate cash outlay.
c. is not deductible if it will cause a loss.
d. is subject to more precise measurement.
73. Which of the following events would be associated with an end-of-period adjustment?
a. The decision to start a second production shift.
b. The payment of salaries and wages.
c. The recording of depreciation on equipment.
d. The transfer of staff to another department.
76. WIN.com sells one-year and two-year subscriptions for its electronic book-of-the month
download business. Subscriptions are collected in advance and credited to sales. An analysis
of the recorded sales activity revealed the following:
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2018 2019
Sales P420,000 P500,000
Less: Cancellations 20,000 30,000
Net Sales P400,000 P470,000
Subscription Expirations:
2018 P120,000
2019 155,000 P130,000
2020 125,000 200,000
2021 140,000
P400,000 P470,000
In WIN.com Dec 31, 2019 balance sheet, the balance for unearned subscription revenues
should be
a. P470,000.
b. P465,000
c. P400,000
d. P340,000.
79. An analysis of Angelina Tagay Antiques unadjusted prepaid expense account at Dec. 31,
2019 revealed the following:
• A P20,000 advance rental payment for a warehouse leased for one year beginning
Jan. 1, 2020.
In its Dec. 31, 2019 balance sheet, what amount should Angelina Tagay report as prepaid
expenses?
a. P52,000
b. P36,000
c. P20,000
d. P16,000
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82. An entity that pays employees every two weeks has paid workers P375,000 in Wage and
salaries for work completed during 2018. In addition, the employees earned one week's salary
of P7,200 at the end of December that will be paid as part of the P14,400 payroll at the end
of the first week of January in 2019. How much should the company report for salaries and
wages expense for 2018?
a. P367,800.
b. P375,000.
c. P389,400.
d. P382,200.
85. Roberto Orcajada Realty pays commissions to its sales staff at the rate of 3% of net sales.
Sales staff are not paid salaries but are given monthly advances of P15,000. Advances are
charged to commission expense, and reconciliations against commissions are prepared
quarterly. Net sales for the year ended Mar. 31, 2019 were P15,000,000. The unadjusted
balance in the commissions expense account on March 31, 2019 was P400,000. March
advances were paid on Apr. 3, 2019. In its income statement for the year ended Mar. 31,
2019, what amount should Roberto Orcajada report as commission expense?
a. P465,000
b. P450,000
c. P415,000
d. P400,000
86. At the beginning of 2018, an entity purchased a fire insurance policy covering a property for
a period of two years. The P5,600 cost of the policy was paid in cash. At the end of 2018, the
company will reduce Prepaid Insurance for this policy by
a. P0.
b. P467.
c. P5,600.
d. P2,800.
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89. Based on 2019 sales of music recorded by an artist under a contract with Therese Indie Music,
the artist earned P200,000 after an adjustment of P16,000 for anticipated returns. In addition,
Therese paid the artist P150,000 in 2019 as a reasonable estimate of the amount recoverable
from future royalties to be earned by the artists. What amount should Therese report in its
2019 income statement as royalty expense?
a. P200,000
b. P216,000
c. P350,000
d. P366,000
90. How would the proceeds received from the advance sale of non-refundable tickets for a
theatrical performance be reported in the seller's financial statements before the
performance?
a. Revenue for the entire proceeds.
b. Revenue to the extent of related costs expended.
c. Unearned revenue for the entire proceeds.
d. Unearned revenue to the extent of related costs expended.
91. Under Maurice Sabio Vintage Clothing Services accounting system, all insurance premiums
paid are debited to prepaid insurance. For interim financial reports, Maurice Sabio makes
monthly estimated charges to insurance expenses with credits to prepaid insurance.
Additional information for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019 is as follows:
What was the total amount of insurance premiums paid by Maurice Sabio during 2019?
a. P327,500
b. P427,000
c. P437,500
d. P448,000
92. Salaries and wages that are recorded as expenses at year end but remain unpaid are an
example of
a. a deferred expense.
b. a deferred revenue.
c. an accrued expense.
d. an accrued revenue.
93. An entity has P1,500 of supplies on hand at the end of 2018. During 2019, P2,750 of supplies
were purchased. A count of supplies on hand at the end of 2019 found an inventory of P875.
What was the amount of supplies expense for 2019?
a. P1,875.
b. P5,125.
c. P3,375.
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94. Edgar Detoya Law must determine the Dec. 31, 2019 year-end accruals for advertising and
rent expenses. A P5,000 advertising bill was received Jan. 7, 2020. It related to cost of P3,750
for advertisements in Dec. 2019 issues and P1,250 Tor advertisements in Jan. 2020 issues
of the newspaper.
A store lease, effective Dec. 16, 2018 calls for fixed rent of P12,000 per month, payable one
month from the effective date and monthly thereafter. In addition, rent equal to 5% of net sales
over P3,000,000 per calendar year is payable on Jan. 31 of the following year. Net sales for
2019 were P5,500,000. In its Dec. 31, 2019 balance sheet, Edgar Detoya should report
accrued liabilities of
a. P125,000.
b. P128,750.
c. P131,000.
d. P134,750.
95. SuySan Real Estate owns an office building and leases the office under a variety of rental
agreements involving rent paid in advance monthly or annually. Not all tenants make timely
payments of their rent. SuySan's balance sheets contained the following data:
2018 2019
Rental Receivable P192,000 P248,000
Unearned Rentals 640,000 480,000
During 2019, Suysan received P1,600,000 from tenants. What amount of rental revenues
should Suysan record for 2019?
a. P1,816,000
b. P1,708,000
c. P1,440,000
d. P1,332,000
97. Which of the following transactions will not result in the recognition of an expense
a. A cash withdrawal by the owner.
b. Expiration of prepaid insurance.
c. Interest accrued on a bank loan.
d. Use of machinery during the period.
98. The accountant may spread the cost of a building over many years primarily because of the
a. fiscal year assumption.
b. going concern assumption.
c. periodicity assumption.
d. periodicity assumption and going concern assumption.
99. Which of the following accounts would probably need to be adjusted at year-end?
a. Land
b. Notes Payable
c. Supplies
d. Withdrawals
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101. Which of the following accounts would likely not need to be adjusted at year-end?
a. Land
b. Office Supplies
c. Prepaid Advertising
d. Unearned Revenues
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