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Question 11 Mark
Give any two items that are debited to Profit and Loss Account.
Answer
  1. Business Promotion Expenses.
  2. Insurance Premium.
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Question 31 Mark
What is the principle of valuation of inventory?
Answer
The principle of valuation of inventory is that inventory is valued at cost or net realizable value, whichever is lower.
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Question 41 Mark
Calculate the amount of Sales' when purchases amount to ₹ 6,00,000; Gross Profit ₹ 1,30,000 and Net Profit ₹ 40,000.
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Question 51 Mark
Godrej Ltd. imported from Germany one machinery for sale in India and another machinery for production purpose. Will you treat them goods or fixed assets?
Answer
Machinery imported for sale in India will be treated as goods. Machinery purchased for production will be treated as fixed asset.
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Question 61 Mark
Give a formula to calculate Operating Profit from Net Profit?
Answer
Operating Profit = Net Profit - Non Operating Income + Non Operating Expenses.
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Question 71 Mark
What is the use of Financial Statements for Potential Investors?
Answer
The prospective investors are in need of detailed information regarding the progress of the concern because on the basis of the information revealed by financial statements they take decisions regarding the investment to be made in the particular business.
They would like to get information relating to the past and present performance of the business and the decision to be taken for future. After keeping all facts in mind they come forward for investing their funds in the business.
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Question 81 Mark
Give two examples of Revenue Expenditure.
Answer
Two examples of Revenue Expenditure are:
  1. Payment of rent.
  2. Expenditure on repairs and maintenance of assets.
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Question 91 Mark
Modern Ltd. sold goods for ₹ 60,000 to Mr. Ashok at a profit of 20% on sale. These goods are still in the godown of Modern Ltd. at the buyer's risk at the close of financial year. What treatment will be made for these goods by Modern Ltd.
Answer
It will be treated as 'Sales' because ownership and risk have been transferred to the Buyer.
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Question 101 Mark
When liabilities are listed in order of liquidity in a Balance Sheet, which should be listed first-Capital or Creditors?
Answer
Creditors should be first.
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Question 131 Mark
Trial Balance has an item 'Salaries and Wages’. To which account will you transfer it.
Answer
Salaries and Wages will be transferred to Profit and Loss Account.
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Question 141 Mark
How is Returns Inward shown in the Trading Account?
Answer
Returns Inward is shown on the credit side of the Trading Account by way of deduction from sales.
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Question 151 Mark
When assets are listed in order of liquidity in a Balance Sheet in which order the following shall appear?
  1. Land and Building.
  2. Cash in hand.
  3. Machinery.
  4. Bills Receivable.
Answer
  1. Cash in Hand.
  2. Bills Receivable.
  3. Machinery.
  4. Land and Building.
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Question 171 Mark
State two points of distinction between Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure.
Answer
  1. Capital Expenditure is incurred for acquisition of fixed assets for use in business while Revenue Expenditure is incurred to conduct the business.
  2. Capital Expenditure increases the earning capacity of the business while Revenue Expenditure is incurred for earning profits.
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Question 181 Mark
Will you transfer Wages and Salaries Account' to the debit of Profit and Loss Account? Why?
Answer
No. Wages and Salaries Account will be transferred to Trading Account because it is assumed that when Wages and Salaries Account is given, it relates to wages.
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Question 191 Mark
Distinguish between:
Capital Receipts and Revenue Receipts
Answer
Capital Receipts and Revenue Receipts:
 
Capital Receipt
Revenue Receipt
1
It is the amount realised by sale of fixed assets or receipt as capital or loans taken.
Receipt It is the amount realised by sale of goods and/or rendering of services.
2
It is shown in Balance Sheet.
It is shown in Trading Account or Profit and Loss Account.
3
Capital Receipts are normally of non-recurring nature.
Revenue Receipts are normally of recurring nature.
4
Receipts are the receipts which are not received in course of normal business activities.
Revenue Receipts are received in the course of normal trading operations.
5
Capital Receipts are normally not available for payment.
Revenue Receipts, i.e., net of revenue expenses and expired portion of Capital Expenditure/Deferred Revenue Expenditure are available for distribution to the owner of the business.
 
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Question 201 Mark
Give two examples of Capital Receipt.
Answer
Two examples of Capital Receipts are:
  1. Contribution towards capital.
  2. Loan received by the business.
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Question 211 Mark
What is Net Profit?
Answer
Net Profit means the excess of all revenue over all expenses and losses of a business enterprise.
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Question 231 Mark
If ‘Adjusted Purchases' and 'Closing Stock’ are given in the Trial Balance, will you transfer 'Closing Stock’ to Trading Account? Give reason.
Answer
No. Closing Stock will not be transferred to Trading Account because it already stands credited to Trading Account as Adjusted Purchases mean Opening Stock + Purchases (Net) - Closing Stock.
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Question 241 Mark
When does closing stock appear inside the Trial Balance?
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Closing stock is given inside the Trial Balance when the entry to incorporate the closing stock in the books has already been passed. It would imply that the Closing Stock must have been deducted out of Purchases Account. Hence, in such a case, Closing Stock will not be shown in the Trading Account but will appear on the Assets side of the Balance Sheet only.
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Question 261 Mark
‘T' form presentation of financial statements is known as 'Horizontal form' or ‘Vertical form'?
Answer
Horizontal form.
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Question 271 Mark
“Under the liquidity approach, assets which are most liquid are presented at the top of the balance sheet”. Do you agree?
Answer
Yes.
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Question 281 Mark
Interest paid is deducted from interest earned in the Profit & Loss Account. Is it a correct treatment?
Answer
No, It is a violation of full disclosure principle because expenses and incomes should be shown separately in the Profit & Loss Account.
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Question 291 Mark
What is Trading Account?
Answer
Trading Account is the account that reveals gross profit or gross loss. It is credited with the amount of sales of goods and debited with the opening stock of goods along with the direct expenses related to the sales made, i.e., purchases, freight inwards, wages, etc.
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Question 301 Mark
Assets and Liabilities of a particular accounting period are shown in the Balance Sheet. Do you agree?
Answer
Assets and liabilities at a particular date are shown in the Balance Sheet.
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Question 311 Mark
Trial Balance is prepared after preparing the Profit and Loss Account Comment.
Answer
Trial Balance is prepared before preparing the Profit and Loss Account.
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Question 321 Mark
If debit side of Profit and Loss Account is bigger than the credit side, does it mean net profit or net loss? Why?
Answer
It means net loss. It is so because all incomes and gains are credited while all expenses and losses are debited. If total of debit side (expense) is more than the total of credit side (income), it will result in loss.
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Question 331 Mark
Which account should be debited, if wages are paid for installation of a machine?
Answer
Machinery Account should be debited for wages paid for installation of machinery.
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Question 341 Mark
What purpose does a Balance Sheet serve?
Answer
The purpose of Balance Sheet is to measure the financial position of the business as at a particular date.
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Question 381 Mark
Give an example of an item which may have been treated wrongly as Revenue Expenditure and charged in the Trading Account when it should have been treated as Capital Expenditure?
Answer
Wages paid to workers for installing a machinery wrongly debited to Wages Account.
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Question 391 Mark
Calculate the amount of 'Gross Profit when net loss is ₹ 75,000, Operating Expenses are ₹ 1,20,000 and Sales are ₹ 3,00,000.
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Question 401 Mark
Debit balance in the Profit and Loss Account is a profit. Comment.
Answer
Debit balance in the Profit and Loss Account is a loss because expenses are more than revenue.
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Question 411 Mark
Why is Trading Account prepared?
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What do we come to know by preparing the Trading Account?
Answer
Trading Account is prepared to know gross profit or gross loss during the accounting year.
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Question 421 Mark
Distinguish between:
  1. Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure
Answer
  1. Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure:
  Basis Capital Expenditure Capital Expenditure
1 Purpose It is incurred for acquisition of fixed assets for use in business. It is incurred for running of business.
2 Capacity It increases earning capacity of the business. It is incurred for earning profits.
3 Period Period Its benefit extends to more than one year. Its benefit is exhausted within the year.
4 Recording It is debited to related Asset Account It is debited to related Expense Account.
5 Natue of Account Nature of it is an Asset Account. It is an Expense Account.
6 Depiction It is shown in the Balance Sheet. It is shown in the Trading or Profit and Loss Account.
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Question 431 Mark
What is meant by Grouping or Marshalling a Balance Sheet?
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What is meant by Marshalling of Assets and Liabilities?

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What is meant by Marshalling?
Answer
Grouping of Balance Sheet means putting items of similar nature under a common heading Marshalling of Balance Sheet means arranging the assets and liabilities in a particular order, i.e., in order of permanence or in order of liquidity.
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Question 441 Mark
If credit side of a Trading Account is bigger than the debit side, does it mean the enterprise has incurred loss or earned profit? Why?
Answer
It means the business has earned profit as revenues are credited whereas expenses are debited.
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Question 451 Mark
Operating Profit earned by Heer Mehta in 2005-06 was ₹ 3,50,000. Its non-operating incomes were ₹ 75,000 and non operating expenses were ₹ 1,87,500. Calculate Profit earned during the year.
Answer
Net Profit = Operating Profit + Non-operating Incomes - Non operating Expenses.
= ₹ 8,50,000 + ₹ 75,000 - ₹ 1,87,500
= ₹ 7,37,500.
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Question 461 Mark
What is meant by Capital Receipt?
Answer
Capital Receipt is the amount received by the business on account of capital, loans or sale proceeds of fixed assets. In other words, they are not revenue for the business.
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Question 471 Mark
What is meant by Marshalling of Assets and Liabilities?
Answer
Marshalling is the arrangement of assets and liabilities in a particular order in the balance sheet. There are two ways of marshalling:
  1. Order of Liquidity.
  2. Order of Permanence.
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Question 481 Mark
What do you understand by Current Assets?
Answer
Current Assets are those assets of business which are kept temporarily for resale or for converting into cash.
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Question 491 Mark
Give a formula to calculate 'Cost of Goods Sold'.
Answer
Cost of Goods Sold = Sales - Gross Profit
Alternate Answer
Opening Stock + Purchases + Direct Expenses - Closing Stock
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