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Multiple choice commercial applications accounting procedures - rules of debit and credit golden rules of debit and credit (traditional approach) types of account meaning and classification of accounts

Provision for Depreciation Account is ______________.

  1. Personal A/c

  2. Real A/c

  3. Nominal A/c

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Provision for depreciation is a valuation account that reduces the value of a tangible asset. Since it is directly linked to a real account (the asset), it is generally treated as a real account.

Multiple choice commercial applications accounting procedures - rules of debit and credit golden rules of debit and credit (traditional approach) types of account meaning and classification of accounts

Accounts Payable Account is ______________.

  1. Personal A/c

  2. Real A/c

  3. Nominal A/c

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Accounts payable (AP) is an account within the general ledger that represents a company's obligation to pay off a short-term debt to its creditors or suppliers.

In the context of personal finance and small business accounting, bills payable are liabilities such as utility bills. They are recorded as accounts payable and listed as current liabilities on a balance sheet.

Multiple choice commercial applications accounting procedures - rules of debit and credit golden rules of debit and credit (traditional approach) types of account meaning and classification of accounts

Share allotment account is a ______________.

  1. Real account

  2. Nominal account

  3. Personal account

  4. Company account
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Share allotment account represents the amount due from shareholders. Since it represents a group of persons, it is a personal account.