Accounting Practice Questions: Test Your Knowledge | LearnByTeaching.ai
These 40 practice questions cover the core areas of accounting, from the fundamental accounting equation through financial statements, managerial accounting, and auditing. Use them to identify gaps in your understanding before exams or professional certification study.
40 questions total
Financial Accounting Fundamentals
Covers the accounting equation, journal entries, debits and credits, adjusting entries, and the accounting cycle.
Which of the following correctly represents the basic accounting equation?
A company pays $12,000 for a one-year insurance policy on January 1. What adjusting entry is needed on March 31?
Which account has a normal debit balance?
Under accrual accounting, when should revenue be recognized?
A company records a $5,000 sale on account. Which entry is correct?
Which of the following is NOT a step in the accounting cycle?
Depreciation of a building is an example of which type of adjusting entry?
A company receives $6,000 in advance for services to be performed over the next six months. At the end of month one, the correct adjusting entry is:
Which closing entry is correct at year-end for a company with $50,000 in Service Revenue?
An error that overstates ending inventory will have what effect on net income for the current period?
Financial Statements and Analysis
Covers the income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows (indirect method), and key financial ratios.
Which financial statement reports an entity's financial position at a specific point in time?
In the indirect method statement of cash flows, depreciation expense is:
A company has current assets of $80,000 and current liabilities of $50,000. The current ratio is:
Which of the following transactions would appear in the financing activities section of the statement of cash flows?
A company has net income of $200,000, total assets of $1,000,000, and total equity of $600,000. What is the return on equity (ROE)?
On the indirect method cash flow statement, an increase in accounts receivable during the period is:
Earnings per share (EPS) is calculated as:
Which of the following would be classified as an operating activity under GAAP?
A debt-to-equity ratio of 2.0 means that:
Which of the following is a limitation of the balance sheet?
Managerial and Cost Accounting
Covers cost behavior, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, job order and process costing, and variance analysis.
Which of the following is a variable cost?
A product has a selling price of $50, variable costs of $30, and total fixed costs of $100,000. What is the break-even point in units?
In job order costing, manufacturing overhead is typically applied to jobs using:
Which of the following is a period cost rather than a product cost?
A favorable direct materials price variance indicates that:
The contribution margin ratio is 40% and fixed costs are $200,000. What sales revenue is needed to break even?
In process costing, equivalent units of production are used because:
Which budget is prepared first in the master budgeting process?
A segment has revenues of $300,000, variable costs of $180,000, direct fixed costs of $80,000, and allocated common fixed costs of $60,000. Should the segment be dropped?
What does a static budget variance measure?
Auditing and Tax Accounting
Covers auditing standards, internal controls, types of audit opinions, and foundational tax concepts.
What is the primary purpose of an external audit of financial statements?
An auditor issues a qualified opinion when:
Which of the following is an example of a preventive internal control?
In the context of audit risk, inherent risk refers to:
Which type of evidence generally provides the highest level of audit assurance?
For individual taxpayers in the United States, the standard deduction in a given tax year:
A deferred tax liability arises when:
PCAOB standards apply to audits of:
Which of the following transactions creates a permanent difference between book income and taxable income?
An auditor discovers a potential going concern issue. The appropriate action is to:
Scoring Guide
Total possible: 40
Study Recommendations
- Practice the full accounting cycle end-to-end: from journal entries through financial statements
- Master the indirect method statement of cash flows — it appears on every major accounting exam
- Use T-accounts to visualize debits and credits for every transaction before memorizing rules
- Connect cost accounting concepts to real business decisions rather than memorizing formulas
- Review the audit risk model and internal control framework for professional exam readiness
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