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Income Statement(Quick Test #1)

Author:
Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA

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    1. 1. The main revenues for a retail store are __________.

    2. 2. Sales minus the cost of goods sold equals __________ __________.

    3. 3. Sales Discounts is a __________-revenue account.

    4. 4. Sales minus 1) Sales Discounts, and 2) Sales Returns and Allowances equals __________ sales.

    5. 5. The cost of goods sold is the cost of goods available minus the costs in __________ inventory.

    6. 6. If a store sells its old delivery truck for cash and the amount it receives is more than its book value, a __________ is reported on the income statement.

    7. 7. The combination of net income and other comprehensive income is known as __________ income.

    8. 8. The __________ basis or method of accounting does a better job of measuring a company’s profitability during an accounting period than the cash basis of accounting.

    9. 9. The income statement is also known as the statement of earnings and the statement of __________.

    10. 10. Some refer to the income statement as the profit and __________ statement.

    11. 11. Generally, a merchandiser’s largest expense on its income statement is the __________ __________ __________ __________.

    12. 12. If a corporation sells one of its plant assets for a cash amount that is less than the asset’s book value, a __________ on the sale of a plant asset will be recorded and will be reported on the company’s income statement.

    13. 13. If the income statement is distributed to stockholders and to others outside of the company, it must be in compliance with generally accepted accounting __________.

    14. 14. The organization for researching and establishing the accounting standards for U.S. companies and not-for-profit organizations is the __________ __________ Standards Board.

    15. 15. The income statement heading will specify a __________.

    16. 16. Revenue and expense accounts are which type of accounts?

    17. 17. Does the income statement of a sole proprietorship report the owner’s salary as salary expense?

    18. 18. Where are the costs of missed opportunities reported on the income statement?

    19. 19. Are U.S. corporation’s required to have their accounting year end on December 31?

    20. 20. The expired portion of prepaid premiums for property insurance should be reported as __________.

    21. 21. Management’s Discussion and Analysis provides valuable information on the company’s operations during the period of the income statement. It is part of a publicly held corporation’s annual report to the __________.

    22. 22. Under accrual accounting, amounts received in advance of providing a service should be reported as __________.

    23. 23. A significant amount of supplies that have been purchased at the end of the year 2023 will not be used until the year 2024. At the end of the year 2023, these supplies should be reported as __________.

    24. 24. A corporation’s failure to accrue an expense will cause expenses and __________ to be understated.

    25. Indicate which of the following sections of the income statement is the most appropriate section for reporting the items in questions 25 - 40:
      Each section may be used several times.

      Operating revenues
      Cost of goods sold
      Operating expense but not COGS
      Nonoperating revenues
      Nonoperating expense
      Not reported on income statement

    26. 25. Freight-in under a periodic system

    27. 26. Freight-out under a periodic system

    28. 27. Purchases of merchandise under periodic system

    29. 28. Purchase returns under a periodic system

    30. 29. Sales discounts

    31. 30. Insurance expense

    32. 31. Gain on sale of plant asset

    33. 32. Interest expense

    34. 33. Delivery expense

    35. 34. Sale of merchandise inventory

    36. 35. Interest earned

    37. 36. Loss on sale of plant asset

    38. 37. Bad debts expense

    39. 38. Selling expenses

    40. 39. Foreign currency adjustments

    41. 40. Retailer’s depreciation of display cases

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