Question

Accounting has its own vocabulary and basic relationships. Match the accounting terms with the corresponding definition or meaning. ____ 1. Debit ____ 2. Expense____ 3. Net income____ 4. Ledger____ 5. Posting____ 6. Normal balance____ 7. Payable____ 8. Journal ____ 9. Receivable____ 10. Owners’ equitya. Always an asset b. Side of an account where increases are recorded c. Record of transactions d. The cost of operating a business; a decrease in stockholder’s equity e. Grouping of accounts f. Copying data from the journal to the ledger g. Revenues – Expenses h. Always a liability i. Left side of an account j. Assets – Liabilities

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The matching of the accounting term with the definition is shown below:

1. Debit - it comes in the left side i.e. (i)

2. Expense: It decreases the stockholder equity also it contains the debit balance i.e. (d)

3. Net income: It is a statement that shows the expenses and revenue related transactions i.e. (g)

4. Ledger: It is the T-account in which the journal entries are posted i.e. (e)

5. Posting: The data is copied from journal to ledger we called as posting i.e. (f)

6. Normal balance: It is the side of an account in which the account increment is recorded i.e. (b)

7. Payable: It is a liability and it always a credit balance and shown in the balance sheet i.e (h)

8. Journal: In this the transactions are recorded i.e. (c)

9. Receivable: This is an asset and it has always a debit balance i.e. (a)

10. Owner equity: It is amount i.e. to be invested in the business also shows a difference between the total asset and total liabilities i.e. (j)