Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134725987
Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 1QC

All of the following events at a sandwich shop are transactions except

  1. a. A customer purchases a sandwich.
  2. b. A delivery of coffee beans purchased on account from the local roaster is received.
  3. c. A representative from the local university contacts the manager of the shop to get a list of catering services.
  4. d. The accountant for the sandwich shop pays the electric bill.
Expert Solution & Answer
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To determine

To identify: Which of the given option is not considered as an event.

Answer to Problem 1QC

c. A representative from the local university contacts the manager of the shop to get a list of catering services.

Explanation of Solution

A transaction is a business event which has a monetary value that creates an impact on the business. The process of identifying the economic effects of each transaction of the business is known as transaction analysis. Transactions always has two sides, they are,

  • Something is given, and
  • Something is received in return

Option “a, b, and d” are not correct answer as per above explanation, only option “c” is correct answer as per above explanation. Hence, the correct answer is option c.

Conclusion

Therefore, the correct option is (c), a representative from the local university contacts the manager of the shop to get a list of catering services.

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Chapter 2 Solutions

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Ch. 2 - Prob. 11QCCh. 2 - Prob. 12QCCh. 2 - Prob. 13QCCh. 2 - In a double-entry accounting system, a. a debit...Ch. 2 - Prob. 15QCCh. 2 - Prob. 16QCCh. 2 - Prob. 2.1ECCh. 2 - LO 1 (Learning Objective 1: Identify transactions)...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 1: Differentiate between...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 1: Differentiate between...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 2: Show the impact of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 2: Show the impact of...Ch. 2 - LO 3 (Learning Objective 3: Analyze the impact of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 3: Analyze the impact of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 3: Analyze the impact of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4: Journalize transactions)...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4: Journalize and post...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4: Journalize and post...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4: Journalize transactions)...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.13SCh. 2 - (Learning Objective 5: Use a trial balance)...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.15SCh. 2 - (Learning Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Define...Ch. 2 - Group A LO 1, 2, 4 (Learning Objectives 1, 2, 4:...Ch. 2 - LO 3 (Learning Objective 3: Analyze the impact of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 3: Analyze the impact of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 2: Show the impact of business...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4: Journalize transactions in...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objectives 4, 5: Post journal entries...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.23AECh. 2 - (Learning Objective 5: Construct and use a trial...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 5: Construct and use a trial...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 5: Solve for cash and...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objectives 1, 2, 4: Identify...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 3: Analyze the impact of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 3: Analyze the impact of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 2: Show the impact of business...Ch. 2 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Journalize...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.32BECh. 2 - (Learning Objective 4: Journalize entries and...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 5: Construct and use a trial...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.35BECh. 2 - LO 5 (Learning Objective 5: Solve for cash and...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objectives 4, 5; Journalize and poet...Ch. 2 - Which of the following is an asset? a. Common...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.39QCh. 2 - The journal entry to record the acquisition of...Ch. 2 - The journal entry to record the purchase of...Ch. 2 - If the credit to record the purchase of supplies...Ch. 2 - The journal entry to record a payment on account...Ch. 2 - If the credit to record the payment of an account...Ch. 2 - Which statement is false? a. A trial balance lists...Ch. 2 - If a corporation purchases a delivery van for...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.47QCh. 2 - Prob. 2.48QCh. 2 - Prob. 2.49QCh. 2 - Prob. 2.50QCh. 2 - Receiving cash from a customer on account will a....Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.52QCh. 2 - Purchasing a building for 115,000 by paying cash...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.54QCh. 2 - Prob. 2.55QCh. 2 - Prob. 2.56QCh. 2 - Prob. 2.57QCh. 2 - (Learning Objective 5: Construct and use a trial...Ch. 2 - LO 2,3 (Learning Objectives 2, 3: Analyze the...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4: Journalize transactions and...Ch. 2 - LO 4,5 (Learning Objectives 4, 5: Journalize and...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.62APCh. 2 - Prob. 2.63BPCh. 2 - Prob. 2.64BPCh. 2 - Prob. 2.65BPCh. 2 - (Learning Objectives 4, 5: Journalize and post...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objectives 3, 5: Analyze the impact of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 5: Analyzing accounts) The...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.69CEPCh. 2 - Prob. 2.70CEPCh. 2 - (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 4: Analyze the impact...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.72SCCh. 2 - Prob. 2.73DCCh. 2 - Prob. 2.74DCCh. 2 - Prob. 2.75EICCh. 2 - Prob. 2.76EICCh. 2 - Prob. 1FFCh. 2 - Prob. 1FA

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