An adjusting entry for an accrued revenue would involve:

Correct answer: a debit to an asset account and a credit to a revenue account.

Explanation

Accrued revenues are revenues for services performed but not yet received in cash or recorded. The adjusting entry is needed to record both the revenue earned and the asset (the right to receive cash) that has been created.

Other questions

Question 1

According to the textbook, which accounting assumption allows the economic life of a business to be divided into artificial time periods?

Question 2

What is the primary difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting?

Question 3

The revenue recognition principle dictates that revenue should be recognized in the accounting period in which:

Question 4

The expense recognition principle, often referred to as the matching principle, states that:

Question 5

Adjusting entries are classified as either:

Question 6

Pioneer Advertising purchased supplies costing $2,500 on October 5. An inventory count on October 31 reveals that $1,000 of supplies are still on hand. What is the adjusting entry for supplies on October 31?

Question 7

On October 4, Pioneer Advertising paid $600 for a one-year fire insurance policy with coverage beginning October 1. What is the adjusting entry on October 31?

Question 8

The process of allocating the cost of a plant asset to expense over its useful life is called:

Question 9

A contra asset account, such as Accumulated Depreciation, has a normal balance of a:

Question 10

Pioneer Advertising received $1,200 on October 2 for services to be completed by December 31. By October 31, the company determines it has earned $400 of the revenue. What is the adjusting entry on October 31?

Question 12

Pioneer Advertising performed services worth $200 in October that were not billed. The adjusting entry on October 31 would be:

Question 13

An adjusting entry for an accrued expense, such as salaries, would involve:

Question 14

Pioneer Advertising's employees worked three days in October for which they were not paid until November. The accrued salaries at October 31 were $1,200. The adjusting entry on October 31 would be:

Question 15

Pioneer Advertising signed a three-month, $5,000 note payable on October 1 with an annual interest rate of 12 percent. What is the adjusting entry for interest on October 31?

Question 16

What is the primary purpose of an adjusted trial balance?

Question 17

Which of the following accounts from Pioneer Advertising's adjusted trial balance on page 136 would appear in the income statement?

Question 18

Under the alternative treatment for prepaid expenses described in Appendix 3A, a company initially debits an expense account. If some of the prepaid item remains unused at year-end, the adjusting entry would involve:

Question 19

According to Appendix 3B, which fundamental quality of useful information helps provide accurate expectations about the future?

Question 20

The principle that dictates that companies should record assets at their cost is the:

Question 21

Every adjusting entry must affect:

Question 22

Failure to prepare an adjusting entry for an accrued expense would result in:

Question 23

Failure to prepare an adjusting entry for an unearned revenue that has now been partially earned would result in:

Question 24

Book value of a plant asset is defined as:

Question 25

A company purchases a one-year insurance policy on June 1 for $3,600. The adjusting entry on December 31 would be:

Question 26

What is the term for an accounting period that is one year in length?

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a reason cited in the text for why a trial balance may not contain up-to-date and complete data?

Question 28

If a company has a fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to December 31, which company mentioned in the text follows this practice?

Question 29

Which financial reporting concept weighs the cost that companies incur to provide information against the benefit that users will gain from having it?

Question 30

If a company initially records a prepayment by debiting an expense account, what does a credit balance in that expense account signify after an adjusting entry?

Question 31

Which of the following describes an accrued expense?

Question 32

The use of the same accounting principles and methods from year to year within a company is known as:

Question 33

An unadjusted trial balance shows a balance of $3,600 in the Prepaid Insurance account. At the end of the period, it is determined that $1,500 of the insurance is unexpired. What is the amount of the insurance expense adjustment?

Question 34

An unadjusted trial balance shows a balance of $9,200 in the Unearned Service Revenue account. At the end of the period, it is determined that one-half of the revenue has been earned. What is the adjusting entry?

Question 35

The adjusted trial balance for Skolnick Co. on page 138 shows a credit balance of $14,200 for Service Revenue and $800 for Rent Revenue. It also shows a debit balance of $9,400 for Salaries and Wages Expense. What is the total revenue reported on the income statement?

Question 36

What type of adjusting entry is made to record revenue for services performed but not yet received in cash or recorded?

Question 37

An adjusted trial balance serves as the primary basis for preparing which of the following?

Question 38

Which of the following is an example of an adjusting entry for a prepaid expense?

Question 39

If a company fails to make an adjusting entry for accrued revenues, what is the impact on the financial statements?

Question 40

The information for preparing the income statement is taken from which columns of the adjusted trial balance?

Question 41

A company uses the alternative method for unearned revenues (crediting a revenue account upon receipt of cash). On November 1, it collects $1,800 for three months of service. What is the adjusting entry on December 31?

Question 42

Which of the following is considered an enhancing quality of useful information, according to Appendix 3B?

Question 43

If a company fails to adjust for a prepaid expense, what is the effect on the financial statements?

Question 44

A company has a weekly payroll of $7,000 for a five-day work week, paid every Friday. If the year-end, December 31, falls on a Wednesday, what is the necessary adjusting entry?

Question 45

The adjusted trial balance for Pioneer Advertising on page 136 shows a debit balance for Owner's Drawings of $500. Where is this amount used?

Question 46

The primary objective of financial reporting, as stated in Appendix 3B, is to provide information that is:

Question 47

A company purchases a building for $300,000. Under the historical cost principle, if the building's fair value increases to $350,000 the following year, the company should report the building on its balance sheet at:

Question 48

A deferral is an adjusting entry where:

Question 49

The adjusted trial balance for Skolnick Co. on page 138 has total debits of $37,310. What would be the total credits?

Question 50

On January 1, a company purchases equipment for $15,000. The equipment has a 5-year life and no salvage value. Using straight-line depreciation, what is the book value of the equipment at the end of the second year?