The Following Are Steps to the Accounting Cycle

question 96

Multiple Choice

The following are steps to the accounting cycle. Of the following, which step should be done first?

• A) Closing entries are journalized and posted to the ledger.
• B) Transactions are posted to the ledger.
• C) Adjusting entries are journalized and posted to the ledger.
• D) Financial statements are prepared.

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Definitions:

Northern Division

Typically refers to a geographical or organizational segment of a business located in the northern part of a country or region.

Transfer Price

The price charged for goods or services transferred between departments or divisions of the same company.

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or sales volume, increasing as business activity rises and decreasing as it falls.

Transfer Price

The price at which goods or services are sold between divisions within the same company.