A Chart of Accounts for a Business Firm

question 57

Multiple Choice

A chart of accounts for a business firm

• A) is a graph.
• B) indicates the amount of profit or loss for the period.
• C) lists the accounts and account numbers that identify their location in the ledger.
• D) shows the balance of each account in the general ledger.

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Definitions:

Journal Entries

Records of financial transactions in accounting, indicating debit and credit amounts for each transaction in the ledger.

Indirect Materials

Materials used in the production process that do not become an integral part of the final product and are not directly assigned to specific units produced.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly traceable to the manufacturing of a product and constitute an integral part of the finished product.

Manufacturing Overhead

Costs associated with the production process that are not directly traceable to a specific product, such as utilities and factory maintenance.