liabilities and equity in accounting coursera week 4 quiz answers

Accounts Payable, Cash Payments, Sales Tax Payable Practice Quiz

1. Moe's Fro Yo makes a payment on a long-term note. What is the effect on the accounting equation?

  • Assets would decrease. Liabilities would decrease. There would be no effect on Equity.
  • There would be no effect on Assets. Liabilities would increase, and equity would increase.
  • Assets would increase. Liabilities would decrease. There would be no effect on Equity.
  • No effect on Assets. Liabilities would increase. The Equity would decrease.

2. Gene's Gummy Shoppe purchased inventory from a vendor on credit and will pay the invoice at a later date when it is due. What is the effect on the accounting equation?

  • Assets would decrease. Liabilities would increase. Equity would increase.
  • Assets would increase. Liabilities would decrease. There would be no effect on Equity.
  • Assets would increase. Liabilities would decrease. Equity would decrease.
  • Assets would increase. Liabilities would increase. There is no effect on Equity.

3. Harry's Handsome Cuts, a barber, hired Candy's Consultants, a consulting firm, to do consulting work. Candy's Consultants has billed Harry's Handsome Cuts $5,000, which will be due in August. What is the effect on the accounting equation?

  • Assets would decrease. Liabilities would increase. Equity will increase.
  • No change to Assets, Liabilities would increase, Equity would decrease.
  • No change to Assets, Liabilities would decrease, Equity would increase.
  • Assets would increase, no change to Liabilities, Equity would decrease.

Practice with Payroll Practice Quiz

4. True or False: The more you pay out to employees in wages and salaries the less cash you’ll have on hand in your assets to pay off liabilities.

  • True
  • False

5. Which of the following best describes the journal entry for recording employee wages?

  • Debit both wage expense and cash and credit all employee deductions
  • A debit to cash and a credit to all employee deductions and wage expense
  • A debit to all employee deductions and a credit to wage expense and cash
  • A debit to wage expense and a credit to all employee deductions and cash

6. Which of the following best describes the journal entry for recording the employer’s expense?

  • A debit to all taxes payable and a credit to payroll tax
  • A credit to both payroll tax and to all taxes payable
  • A debit to payroll tax and a credit to all taxes payable
  • A debit to both payroll tax and to all taxes payable

Practice with Bank Loans and Equity Practice Quiz

7. Greenwald’s Groceries took a loan for $20,000 to cover a new deli slicer. The effect of this transaction on the accounting equation will be:

  • Assets and Equity increase
  • Assets and liabilities decrease depending on how much the current assets are
  • Assets and Liabilities increase by $20,000
  • Assets and liabilities decrease by $20,000

8. Using the accounting equation, if assets and liabilities both decrease by $4,000, what is the effect on owner's equity?

  • No Effect
  • Decreases by $8,000
  • Increases by $8,000

9. Using the accounting equation, if owner equity increases by $10,000 and liabilities decrease by $20,000, what do assets change by?

  • No change
  • Increase by $10,000
  • Decrease by 10,000

10. Using the accounting equation, if liabilities increase by $6,000 and equity reduces by $10,000, what is the change in assets?

  • Decrease of $4,000
  • Increase of 4,000
  • No change

11. If All Pumped Up Bounce House Rentals total liabilities decreased by $75,000, and the owner’s equity increased by $15,000 over a certain period of time. The total assets must change by what amount and direction during the same period?

  • $60,000 decrease
  • $60,000 increase
  • $75,000 decrease
  • $90,000 increase

Liabilities and Equity in Accounting Case Study Assessment

12. Crankshaft Customs made __________ in net income from September 1 - September 30.

  • $11,615
  • $29,800
  • $9,685
  • $11,115

13. What was the total Revenue in September for Crankshaft Customs?

  • $100,000
  • $8,000
  • $52,000
  • $29,800

14. The total debits for the trial balance equal: (format your response as xxxxx)

101,650

15. On the Sales Tax Liability tab, the amount owed to Tucson City is ____. (format your response as xxx and don't use any symbols)

$180

16. On Sept. 25, $3,000 is ______ to the Prepaid subscriptions account to realize this prepaid revenue.

  • debited
  • credited

17. Crankshaft customs had $26,100 in cash on Sept. 1. What was the change in the cash balance at the end of the month?

  • +$1,235
  • -$1,235
  • +$1,625
  • -$1,625

18. Which of the following is not accounted for in the financial statements you prepared for Crankshaft Customs?

  • Vehicle Loan Payable
  • FICA Tax Payable
  • Sales Tax Payable
  • SUTA Tax Payable

19. What were Crankshaft Customs’ total liabilities on September 30?

  • $65,785
  • $41,785
  • $45,850
  • $55,850

20. As of Sept 30, what is the balance of the bank line of credit account?

  • $3,200
  • $1,600
  • $800
  • $0

21. On September 30, what was Edward Johnson’s net earnings?

  • $7,500
  • $8,000
  • $9,000
  • $8,500

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