Failure to Prepare an Adjusting Entry at the End of the Period

question 101

Multiple Choice

Failure to prepare an adjusting entry at the end of the period to record an accrued expense would cause

• A)net income to be understated.
• B)an overstatement of assets and an overstatement of liabilities.
• C)an understatement of expenses and an understatement of liabilities.
• D)an overstatement of expenses and an overstatement of liabilities.

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Definitions:

Credits

In accounting, credits refer to an entry on the right-hand side of an account ledger, representing an increase in liability, equity accounts, or revenue, or a decrease in an asset or expense account.

Conversion

The act of changing one form of securities into another, such as converting bonds into shares of stock, or the process of changing one currency into another.

Trading Securities

Financial securities that are purchased and held primarily for sale in the near term to generate income on short-term price differences.

Unrealized Holding

A profit or loss that arises from the change in value of an investment that has not yet been sold or realized.