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Accounting 1 Chapter 1

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Financial rights to the assets of a business are called liens.
 

 2. 

Each part of the accounting equation consists of one or more accounts.
 

 3. 

An account balance is a term applied when both sides of the accounting equation are equal, or, in balance.
 

 4. 

A sale for which cash will be received at a later date is called accounts payable.
 

 5. 

The account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business is called capital.
 

 6. 

A decrease in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business is called an expense.
 

 7. 

Understanding accounting helps managers and owners make better business decisions.
 

 8. 

Inaccurate accounting records is used to make the business appear to be more successful than it really is, and thereby can help the business really succeed.
 

 9. 

Suppliers that extend credit to a business and institution have no stake in that organization's success or failure.
 

Matching
Use the word list provided below. Not all words will be used; some may be used multiple times. Copy and paste from the list. Misspellings will be counted as incorrect.
 
 
A.
asset
H.
supplies increases
B.
Supplies decrease
I.
owner's equity
C.
increases cash, decreases accounts receivable
J.
statements
D.
accounting
K.
service business
E.
credit
L.
proprietorship
F.
capital
M.
paid cash for supplies
G.
transaction
 

 1. 

When a company receives cash from a customer for a prior sale, the transaction ____.
 

 2. 

A business owned by one person is called a(n) ____.
 

 3. 

When a business pays cash for supplies, ____.
 

 4. 

Planning, recording, analyzing, and interpreting financial information is called a(n) ____.
 

 5. 

A business activity that changes assets, liabilities, or owner's equity is called a(n) ____.
 

 6. 

Financial reports that summarize the financial condition and operations of a business are called financial ____.
 

 7. 

Which of the following is not a transaction that will affect owner's equity?
 

 8. 

A business that performs an activity for a fee is called a(n) ____.
 

 9. 

The amount remaining after the value of all liabilities is subtracted from the value of all assets is called ____.
 

 10. 

Anything of value that is owned is called a(n) ____.
 

 11. 

The account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business is called ____.
 



 
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