Commerce
Multiple choice questions on Accounting Equation, Depreciation,Provision and Reserves,Final Accounts etc
Questions
In the case of a manufacturing concern, depreciation on machinery is shown in
- debit side of trading account
- credit side of trading aaccount
- credit side of manufacturing account
- debit side of manufacturing account
Outstanding salaries would directly
- increase net profit
- increase gross profit
- decrease net profit
- decrease gross profit
Dividend equalisation reserve is an example of
- general reserve
- reserve fund
- specific reserve
- none of these
If the order of permanence is followed in preparing of Balance Sheet
- the assets which can be easily converted into cash are written first
- the assets which are to be used permanently and not meant to be sold are written first
- short-term liablities are written first
- none of these
Prepaid Insurance paid for the current year is
- an asset
- a liability
- an expense
- none of these
If the total asset amount of a firm is Rs. 2,50,000 and net worth is Rs. 1,80,000, calculate creditor amount.
- Rs. 60,000
- Rs. 70,000
- Rs. 50,000.
- None of these
Adjustments in the final acount are made either in trading A/c, profit and loss A/c and balance sheet because
- the principle of single entry has to be followed
- the principle of double entry has to be followed
- the principle of revenue and capital has to be followed
- none of these
If the entry for depreciation on a furniture is made before preparing the Trial Balance in case of trading concerns,
- the amount of depreciation would be shown in profit and loss A/c and balance sheet
- the amount of depreciation would be shown in profit and loss only
- the amount of depreciation would be shown in balance sheet only
- none of these
A sum of Rs. 50,000 is spent on advertisement for launching a new product by a company. It is a
- revenue expenditure
- capital expenditure
- deferred revenue expenditure
- none of these
The asset which is first in liquidity is
- bills receivable
- land and building
- cash at bank
- cash in hand
To meet a known liability or contingency, if the amount is uncertain,
- reserves are created
- provisions are created
- investments are made
- none of these
Four columns are made in the Trial Balance under
- the Totals Method
- the Balances Method
- the Totals and Balances Method
- none of these
If the rent received is Rs. 4,500 and 2/5th of that is received in advance for the next year, how much rent would be shown in the balance sheet and on which side?
- Rs. 1,000 in liabilities side
- Rs. 1,800 in asset side
- Rs. 1,800 in liabilities side
- None of these
The drawer and payee is the same person, if
- the drawer has got the bill discounted
- the bill is endorsed
- the drawer keeps the bill with himself till the due date
- none of these
The debit balance of cash book is a/an
- current asset
- current liability
- income
- none of these
Credit note is an example of
- cash voucher
- non-cash voucher
- source documents
- none of these
Which of the following is not an objective of preparing the Trial Balance?
- To ascertain arithmetical accuracy
- To help in preparation of final accounts
- Summary of each account
- To ascertain the financial position of the business
Returns inward is also known as
- purchase returns
- sales returns
- income returns
- none of these
Which of the following is a limitation of the use of a journal?
- It reduces the possibility of error.
- It provides an explanation of the transactions.
- It becomes very bulky.
- None of these
A cash discount of Rs. 150 is allowed to a customer. This will be shown in
- single column cash book
- two column cash book
- three column cash book
- none of these
If depreciation is charged, the balance in the asset account can reduce to zero in case of
- diminishing balance method
- reducing instalment system
- fixed instalment method
- none of these
Trade discount is
- allowed on payment made before a certain date
- allowed on a certain quantity of goods purchased
- not deducted from the amount of invoice
- none of these
In the pass book, the entries are made by
- the customer
- the bank
- both 1 and 2
- none of these
Which of the following would credit the customer's balance?
- Direct deposit into customer's account .
- Cheques deposited into bank but not yet collected by bank.
- Charges imposed by bank.
- None of these
A business is commenced by Mr Prakash with a capital of Rs. 40,000 on Ist April 2009. On 31st March 2010, his assets were worth Rs. 60,000 and liabilities were Rs. 10,000. Calculate his closing capital and profit earned during the year.
- Closing capital is Rs. 50,000. Profit earned during the year is Rs. 5,000
- Closing capital is Rs. 40,000. Profit earned during the year is Rs. 10,000
- Closing capital is Rs. 50,000 and profit earned during the year is Rs. 10,000
- None of these