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ID: 2387411 • Letter: W

Question

write the identifying letter of the best response in the chart below for the items described in questions 1 through 12.

A adequate (or full) disclosure
B adjusting entries
C administrative expenses
D authorized capital stock
E capital stock available for issuance
F closely held corporation
G closing entries
H common stock
I comparability
J correcting entries
K discounted note
L dishonored note
M issued stock
N objective evidence
O Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par
P par value
Q preferred stock
R premium
S promissory note
T publicly held corporation
U reliability
V Retained Earnings
W reversing entries
X selling expenses

1. This accounting concept is applied when a source document is prepared for each
transaction.

2. a corporation whose stock is widely held, has a large market, and is usually traded
on a major stock exchange

3. the operating expenses incurred to sell or market the merchandise sold

4. the maximum number of shares a corporation may issue

5. the cost of insurance protection

6. This accounting concept means that financial reports include enough information to understand a business’s financial condition.

7. If the corporation issues only one class of capital stock, it is called _?_.

8. Entries that may be made whenever an adjusting entry creates a balance in an asset or liability account that initially had a zero balance

9. This account represents the increase in stockholders’ equity from the portion of net income not distributed to the stockholders.

10. A note that is not paid when due

11. The amount assigned to each share of stock that is printed on the stock certificate is referred to as _?_.

12. This characteristic of financial information relates to the confidence users have that the financial information is reasonably free from bias and error.

Explanation / Answer

1. This accounting concept is applied when a source document is prepared for each
transaction.

N

2. a corporation whose stock is widely held, has a large market, and is usually traded
on a major stock exchange

T

3. the operating expenses incurred to sell or market the merchandise sold

X

4. the maximum number of shares a corporation may issue

D

5. the cost of insurance protection

R

6. This accounting concept means that financial reports include enough information to understand a business’s financial condition.

A

7. If the corporation issues only one class of capital stock, it is called _?_.

H


8. Entries that may be made whenever an adjusting entry creates a balance in an asset or liability account that initially had a zero balance

W

9. This account represents the increase in stockholders’ equity from the portion of net income not distributed to the stockholders.

V

10. A note that is not paid when due

L

11. The amount assigned to each share of stock that is printed on the stock certificate is referred to as _?_.

P


12. This characteristic of financial information relates to the confidence users have that the financial information is reasonably free from bias and error.

U