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Online lesson quiz ch 3



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

1. 

A business pays weekly salaries of $30,000 on Friday for a five-day week ending on that day. The adjusting entry neces-sary at the end of the fiscal period ending on Wednesday is:
a.
debit Salaries Payable, $18,000; credit Cash, $18,000
b.
debit Salary Expense, $18,000; credit Drawing, $18,000
c.
debit Salary Expense, $18,000; credit Salaries Payable, $18,000
d.
debit Drawing, $18,000; credit Cash, $18,000
 

2. 

The balance in the prepaid insurance account before adjustment at the end of the year is $10,000. If the additional data for the adjusting entry is (1) the amount of insurance expired during the year is $8,500, as compared to additional data stating (2) the amount of unexpired insurance applicable to a future period is $1,500, for the adjusting entry:
a.
the debit and credit amount for (1) would be the same as (2) but the accounts would be different
b.
the accounts for (1) would be the same as the accounts for (2) but the amounts would be different
c.
the accounts and amounts would be the same for both (1) and (2)
d.
there is not enough information given to determine the correct accounts and amounts
 

3. 

The entry to adjust the accounts for wages accrued at the end of the accounting period is:
a.
Wages Payable, debit; Wages Income, credit
b.
Wages Income, debit; Wages Payable, credit
c.
Wages Payable, debit; Wages Expense, credit
d.
Wages Expense, debit; Wages Payable, credit
 



 
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