Indicate All Correct Answers. in the Accounting Cycle

question 134

Multiple Choice

Indicate all correct answers. In the accounting cycle:

• A) Transactions are posted before they are journalized.
• B) A trial balance is prepared after journal entries have been posted.
• C) The Retained Earnings account is not shown as an up-to-date figure in the trial balance.
• D) Journal entries are posted to appropriate ledger accounts.

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Definitions:

Sales Over Cost

It refers to the ratio or difference between the sales generated and the cost of the goods sold, aimed at measuring profitability.

Gross Profit

The income a firm generates once it subtracts the expenses involved in the production and sale of its goods, or the expenses incurred from offering its services.

Income From Operations

The earnings generated from a company's everyday, core business operations.

Single-Step Statement

An income statement format that totals revenues and subtracts expenses to find the net income, using only one step.