In the First Month of Operations, the Total of the Debit

question 29

Multiple Choice

In the first month of operations, the total of the debit entries to the cash account amounted to $1,200 and the total of the credit entries to the cash account amounted to $800. The cash account has a(n)

• A) $800 credit balance.
• B) $1,200 debit balance.
• C) $400 debit balance.
• D) $400 credit balance.

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Definitions:

Net Income

The remaining earnings of a company following the deduction of all expenses and taxes from its total revenues.

Net Sales

This represents the amount of sales generated by a company after deductions for returns, allowances for damaged or missing goods, and discounts.

Prepaid Expenses

Payments made in advance for goods or services, which are recognized as expenses over time as the benefits are received.

Adjusting Entries

Financial records generated at the end of a bookkeeping period to allocate receipts and disbursements to the time in which they actually occurred.