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Examine accounting theory and practice
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you analyze accounting principles
you analyze accounting practices
you identify bookkeeping accounts affected by each business transaction
you identify accounting terminology
you summarize the importance of accounting
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Analyze business organization
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you explore business insurance requirements
you differentiate the three legal forms of business organization (proprietorship, partnership, corporation)
you examine the advantages and disadvantages of proprietorship
you examine the advantages and disadvantages of partnership
you examine the advantages and disadvantages of corporation
you compute the owner's equity
you calculate net income
you calculate corporation equity
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Identify the function of a chart of accounts in an accounting system
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you identify the sequence of the individual accounts arranged in each major account classification
you explain how the accounting numbering systems function
you specify the classification of the accounts
you enter the classification totals in the accounting equation
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Analyze the effects of business transactions
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you identify accounts used in double entry accounting
you specify the increase/decrease effect on account classifications
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Apply debits and credits
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you journalize common business transactions
you demonstrate proper use of debits and credits in a general journal
you record transactions in two column general journal
you specify the normal account balance
you incorporate the debit and credit rules for contra accounts
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Identify accounting records
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you examine the use of special journals
you prepare a daily cashier's report
you differentiate between two column, three column, and four column account format
you differentiate between a general ledger and subsidiary ledgers
you specify the proper journal for business transactions
you specify the columns on the special journals
you calculate the amount presented as accounts receivable on the balance sheet
you calculate the amount presented as accounts payable on the balance sheet
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Examine the journalizing and posting process
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you identify the columns used in the special journals
you transfer daily cash report totals to journal
you compare footing and crossfooting
you calculate the totals in the journals
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Examine the month-end accounting process
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you confirm accurate trial balance
you compile adjusting entries
you calculate the amount of the adjusting entry
you identify the ending balance after adjustments
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Examine the year-end accounting process
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you identify the purpose of closing entries
you demonstrate the use of the income summary account
you compare temporary vs real accounts
you identify post-closing trial balance
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Examine financial statements
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you identify the components of the accounting equation
you identify terminology related to financial statements
you examine the form of an income statement
you examine the content of an income statement
you prepare an income statement
you examine the form of an equity statement
you examine the content of an equity statement
you prepare an equity statement
you examine the form of a balance sheet
you examine the content of a balance sheet
you prepare a balance sheet
you calculate the cost of sales
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Classify revenue and expense accounts on an income statement
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you examine revenue accounts
you examine expense accounts
you records sales transactions properly
you prepare schedule of cost of food sales
you complete a chart for perpetual inventory system
you complete a chart for periodic inventory system
you calculate cost of sales for perpetual inventory system
you calculate cost of sales for periodic inventory system
you identify the bookkeeping accounts for the perpetual inventory system
you identify the bookkeeping accounts for the periodic inventory system
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Classify asset, liability and equity accounts on the balance sheet
Assessment Strategies
by completing workbook assignment
through exam
Criteria
you examine current asset accounts
you classify accounts correctly on a balance sheet
you examine current and noncurrent liability accounts
you calculate current and noncurrent liability accounts
you calculate the amount accounted for as cash on a balance sheet
you calculate the accounts receivable balance on a balance sheet
you calculate stock holder's equity on an equity statement
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Complete a computerized general ledger project
Assessment Strategies
by completing the general ledger project on the computer
Criteria
general ledger project includes the selection of appropriate accounts
general ledger project includes the proper transactions entered in the proper journals
general ledger project includes an accurate trial balance
general ledger project includes accurate adjusting entries
general ledger project includes accurate adjusted trial balance
general ledger project includes accurate financial statements
general ledger project includes accurate post-closing trial balance