8. If total assets increased by N$5 000, then
A. Assets must have decreased by N$5 000.
B. Owner's equity must have decreased by N$5 000.
C. Assets must have increased by N$5 000 and owner's equity must have decreased by
N$5 000.
D. Assets and owner's equity each increased by N$2 500.
9. Which of the following statements is false?
A. to increase cash, debit the account
B. to increase revenue, credit the account
C. to decrease a liability, debit the account
D. to increase a liability, debit the account
10. Which of the following series of accounts all have debit balances?
A. building, cash, accrued salaries
B. building, salary expense, prepaid rent
C. building, depreciation expense, accrued rent
D. building, accumulated depreciation, cash
11. Which of the following series of accounts all have credit balances?
A. bank-overdraft, creditors, drawings
B. bank-overdraft, creditors, interest expense
C. capital, depreciation expense, sales
D. capital, accumulated depreciation, sales
12. State which one of the following errors would be discovered because of preparing a trial
balance:
A. The credit column of account has been overstated by N$100.
B. Drawings of N$200 has been entered in both drawings and bank account.
C. A transaction has been completely omitted from the books of account.
D. A transaction has been entered incorrectly in both accounts·e.g. as N$59 instead of
as N$95.
13. Which ratio measures an evaluation of a business' ability to pay its
short term obligations?
A. Current ratio
B. Gross profit ratio
C. Net profit ratio
D. Ability period ratio
14. Debit entries in the ledger accounts will:
A. Increase both assets and liabilities.
B. Decrease both assets and liabilities.
C. Decrease assets and increase liabilities.
D. Increase assets and decrease liabilities
15. Gross loss will result if:
A. Operating expenses are less than net income.
B. Sales revenues are less than cost of sales.
C. Sales revenues are greater than cost of sales.
D. Operating expenses are greater than cost of goods sold.
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