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1. Question
Typical current liabilities include:
- Prepayments by customers.
- Travel advances to employees.
- The principal portion of a mortgage note that is due beyond one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer.
- Accumulated depreciation.
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2. Question
On June 1, Whit Corporation purchased a truck for $30,000. To pay for the truck, Whit issued and recorded a six-month note payable for $31,500. No other entry was recorded for the note until payment on December 1. The journal entry to record payment of the note would include:
- A debit to Interest Expense for $1,500.
- A debit to Discount on Notes Payable for $1,500.
- A debit to Notes Payable for $30,000.
- A debit to Cash for $31,500.
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3. Question
The Discount on Notes Payable:
- Is a contra liability account.
- Is a contingent liability account.
- Should be reported as an asset because of its debit balance.
- Is amortized to reduce interest expense over the life of the note payable.
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4. Question
If the journal entry to record an accrued liability were accidentally recorded twice, it would:
- Understate income for the year.
- Overstate income for the year.
- Have no effect on income for the year.
- Understate accrued liabilities at the end of the year.
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5. Question
The employee’s withholding allowance certificate is popularly referred to as a:
- W-2.
- W-4.
- Form 1040.
- Payroll register.
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6. Question
The FICA tax is levied on:
- Employees only.
- Employers only.
- Both employees and employers.
- Earnings in excess of base amounts.
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7. Question
Burgundy Drug Store paid $137,000 in salaries during 20X1. Salary expense for the year was $148,500 and salaries payable at the end of 20X1 amounted to $17,300. What was the amount of salaries payable as of January 1, 20X1?
- $5,800
- $11,500
- $17,300
- $28,800
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8. Question
The gross payroll for Zurich Corporation was $100,000. Federal income tax withheld from employee paychecks amounted to $24,000, state income tax withheld amounted to $3,000, Social Security amounted to $8,500 (the combined employee and employer portions), and Medicare amounted to $3,500 (the combined employee and employer portions). Furthermore, employees elected to have $1,000 of insurance and charitable contributions withheld from their paychecks. How much was net pay?
- $34,000
- $60,000
- $66,000
- $72,000
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