Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)
Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)
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ISBN: 9780134078939
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 1QC

Which of the following is true of accrual basis accounting and cash basis accounting?

a. Accrual accounting records revenue only when it is earned.

b. Accrual accounting is not all owed under GAAP.

c. Cash basis accounting records all transaction s.

d. All of the above are true.

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To determine

Cash basis accounting:

According to cash-basis accounting, revenues and expenses are recorded when there is an exchange of cash.

Accrual basis accounting:

According to this basis of accounting, revenue should be recognized at the time when it is earned, it doesn’t matter that cash is received or not and expense should be recognized when it is incurred, it doesn’t matter that cash is paid or not.

To identify: The given statement which is true of accrual basis accounting and cash basis accounting.

Answer to Problem 1QC

“Option a” of accrual accounting records revenue only when it is earned is true of accrual basis accounting.

Explanation of Solution

Justification for incorrect answers:

Option b – is incorrect, because only accrual basis accounting is allowed by GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principle), but not cash basis accounting.

Option c – is incorrect, because all transactions are not recorded under cash basis accounting, only transactions related to cash receipts and payments are recorded under cash basis accounting.

Option d – is incorrect, because all of the given options are not true.

Justification for correct answer:

Option a – is correct, as revenues would be recorded only when it is earned as per accrual accounting principle.

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Chapter 3 Solutions

Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)

Ch. 3 - What is the difference between cash basis...Ch. 3 - Which method of accounting (cash or accrual basis)...Ch. 3 - Which accounting concept or principle requires...Ch. 3 - What is a fiscal year? Why might companies choose...Ch. 3 - Under the revenue recognition principle, when is...Ch. 3 - Prob. 6RQCh. 3 - When are adjusting entries completed, and what is...Ch. 3 - Prob. 8RQCh. 3 - Prob. 9RQCh. 3 - Prob. 10RQCh. 3 - Prob. 11RQCh. 3 - Prob. 12RQCh. 3 - Prob. 13RQCh. 3 - Prob. 14RQCh. 3 - Prob. 15RQCh. 3 - What is an accrued expense? Provide an example.Ch. 3 - What is an accrued revenue? Provide an example.Ch. 3 - Prob. 18RQCh. 3 - When is an adjusted trial balance prepared, and...Ch. 3 - If an accrued expense is not recorded at the end...Ch. 3 - What is a worksheet, and how is it used to help...Ch. 3 - If a payment of a deferred expense was recorded...Ch. 3 - If a payment of a deferred expense was recorded...Ch. 3 - Comparing cash and accrual basis accounting for...Ch. 3 - Comparing cash and accrual basis accounting for...Ch. 3 - Applying the revenue recognition principle South...Ch. 3 - Applying the matching principle Suppose on January...Ch. 3 - Identifying types of adjusting entries A select...Ch. 3 - Journalizing and posting adjusting entries for...Ch. 3 - Journalizing and posting an adjusting entry for...Ch. 3 - Journalizing and posting an adjusting entry for...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.9SECh. 3 - Prob. 3.10SECh. 3 - Prob. 3.11SECh. 3 - Journalizing an adjusting entry for accrued...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.13SECh. 3 - Determining the effects on financial statements In...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.15SECh. 3 - Prob. 3.16SECh. 3 - Prob. 3.17SECh. 3 - Prob. 3.18ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.19ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.20ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.21ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.22ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.23ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.24ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.25ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.26ECh. 3 - Identifying the impact of adjusting entries on the...Ch. 3 - Journalizing adjusting entries and analyzing their...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.29ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.30ECh. 3 - Understanding the alternative treatment of prepaid...Ch. 3 - Understanding the alternative treatment of...Ch. 3 - Journalizing adjusting entries and subsequent...Ch. 3 - Journalizing adjusting entries and identifying the...Ch. 3 - Journalizing and posting adjustments to the...Ch. 3 - Journalizing and posting adjustments to the...Ch. 3 - A Using the worksheet to record the adjusting...Ch. 3 - Understanding the alternative treatment of prepaid...Ch. 3 - Journalizing adjusting entries and subsequent...Ch. 3 - Journalizing adjusting entries and identifying the...Ch. 3 - Journalizing and posting adjustments to the...Ch. 3 - Journalizing and posting adjustments to the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.43BPCh. 3 - Understanding the alternative treatment of prepaid...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.45CPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.46PSCh. 3 - One year ago, Tyler Stasney founded Swift...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.1CTEICh. 3 - XM, Ltd. was a small engineering firm that built...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.1CTFSCCh. 3 - In 75 words or fewer, explain adjusting journal...
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