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MCQ 11 Mark
Goods distributed as free sample are treated as$.....$
  • A
    Sales
  • B
    Consumption
  • Sales promotion expenses
  • D
    Dead loss
Answer
Correct option: C.
Sales promotion expenses
Distribution of goods as the free samples is a business expense which will give benefit the business hence this has to be recorded as a sales promotion expense.
In this case, debiting the “advertisement $($or free sample$)$ account” and crediting the “purchases account.
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MCQ 21 Mark
Goods destroyed by fire should be credited to $......$
  • Purchases account
  • B
    Sales account
  • C
    Loss of goods by fire account
  • D
    Insurance account
Answer
Correct option: A.
Purchases account
Loss of goods by fire, it is just possible that some goods may catch fire and result in loss to the business. This is definitely loss, so "Loss of goods by fire" account will be debited. Such goods have been destroyed, not sold, so their valuation will be made at cost price. So, purchases account will be credited. The journal entry for this transaction will be made as under:
Loss of goods by fire A/c Dr.
To Purchases A/c
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MCQ 31 Mark
A, B and C are three partners in a partnership firm dealing in building materials. A on his own without knowledge and consent of remaining partners signed a export order on which he made substantial profit. A is liable to $......$
  • A
    Retain the profit with him
  • Render the true account of profit to the firm
  • C
    Share the profit with other partners
  • D
    Give some part of profit to other partners also
Answer
Correct option: B.
Render the true account of profit to the firm
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MCQ 41 Mark
$......$ is a good indicator of how well the business activities are being managed.
  • Operating Profit
  • B
    Net Profit
  • C
    Both
  • D
    None
Answer
Correct option: A.
Operating Profit
Operating profit is calculated by deducting the operating expenses from the operating income. Operating expenses are those which are directly related to the core business activity.
Operating profit indicates the earning from the core business operations. Its an indicator of how well a business operations are being managed.
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MCQ 51 Mark
The dividend per share in a company is $Rs. 2$, earning per share is $Rs. 5$, and the market value is $Rs. 25.$ What will be its yield?
  • $20$ per cent
  • B
    $12.5$ per cent
  • C
    $8$ per cent
  • D
    $25$ per cent
Answer
Correct option: A.
$20$ per cent
Yield ratio $=$ A financial ratio that indicates how much a company earns after pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price. yield ratio is represented as a percentage.
yield ratio $= ($ Earning per share / Share price$)* 100$
yield ratio $= ( Rs.5 / Rs. 25) * 100$
yield ratio $= 20$ percent.
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MCQ 61 Mark
$...... =$ net profit $+$ non operating expenses $-$ non operating incomes.
  • Operating Profit
  • B
    Gross profit
  • C
    Net profit
  • D
    Capital profit
Answer
Correct option: A.
Operating Profit

Operating profit is defined as the profit earned by the business from its core business activity. There are certain item of non operating expense and non operating income which are adjusted from operating profit to find out the net profit of the business.
For example, dividend received on investment is an example of non operating income and loss on sale of fixed asset is an example of non operating expenses.
Hence, Operating Profit $=$ Net profit $+$ Non Operating Expenses $-$ Non operating income.

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MCQ 71 Mark
Balance Sheet shows:
  • A
    Profit or Loss.
  • Financial Position.
  • C
    Errors of Accounts.
  • D
    Total Debtors.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Financial Position.
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MCQ 81 Mark
The stakeholders are $......$ of financial statements.
  • A
    Valuers
  • Users
  • C
    Both
  • D
    None of the Above
Answer
Correct option: B.
Users

A stakeholder is either an individual, group or organization who is impacted by the outcome of a project. They have an interest in the success of the project, and can be within or outside the organization that is sponsoring the project. Stakeholders can have a positive or negative influence on the project.
Financial statements are reports prepared by a company’s management to present the financial performance and position at a point in time.
A general-purpose set of financial statements usually includes a balance sheet, income statements, statement of owner’s equity, and statement of cash flows. These statements are prepared to give users outside of the company, like investors and creditors, more information about the company’s financial positions.
These financial statements are used by stakeholders such as bankers, government, creditors, debtors etc.

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MCQ 91 Mark
A trade purchase of $Rs.5500$ from $Y$ was passed through Sales Day book as $Rs.550$, What rectification entry would be passed if the mistake is detected before preparation of trading and profit and loss A/c:
  • Sales A/c Dr. $Rs.550$, Purchase A/c Dr. $Rs.5500$, Y's A/c Cr. $Rs.6050$
  • B
    Profit and loss adjustment a/c Dr. $Rs.6050$, Y's A/c Cr. $Rs.6050$
  • C
    Sales A/c Dr. $Rs.550,$ Purchase A/c Dr. $Rs.5500$, Suspense A/c Cr. $Rs.6050$
  • D
    None
Answer
Correct option: A.
Sales A/c Dr. $Rs.550$, Purchase A/c Dr. $Rs.5500$, Y's A/c Cr. $Rs.6050$
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MCQ 101 Mark
Which statement shows financial position of the business?
  • A
    Trading Account.
  • B
    Profit and Loss Account.
  • Balance Sheet.
  • D
    Trial Balance.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Balance Sheet.
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MCQ 111 Mark
There are three partners in a firm $A, B$ and $C, D$ is admitted into the firm with 1/4 share of profit with a guaranteed profit of $Rs. 15,000$ p.a. given by A. The firm's total profit is Its. $56,000$. What would be share of profit of A:
  • A
    $Rs. 20,000$
  • $Rs. 13,000$
  • C
    $Rs. 12,500$
  • D
    $Rs. 17,500$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$Rs. 13,000$
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MCQ 121 Mark
Donation received for a specific purpose should $......$
  • Be credited to a separate account and shown on the liabilities side of the balance sheet.
  • B
    Be credited to income and expenditure account.
  • C
    Not be recorded at all.
  • D
    Be debited to income and expenditure account.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Be credited to a separate account and shown on the liabilities side of the balance sheet.

Donation received for a specific purpose is to be utilized for the specific activity. This kind of donations are capital receipts and to recorded separatly. It should be kept in a separate account and expense to be reduced from this account only. Balance of this account to be shown as liability in the balance sheet.

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MCQ 131 Mark
Accumulated losses are shown on the:
  • Assets side
  • B
    Liability side
  • C
    Profit and loss appropriation A/c
  • D
    Deducted from share capital
Answer
Correct option: A.
Assets side
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MCQ 141 Mark
How would you treat $Rs. 5250$ spent on the over haul of a second hand machine purchased:
  • A
    Revenue expenditure
  • B
    Loss in profit and loss A/c
  • Capital expenditure
  • D
    Depreciation
Answer
Correct option: C.
Capital expenditure
Capital expenditure
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MCQ 151 Mark
Retail method of inventory valuation is based on which of the following assumption.
  • A
    $GP$ Ratio is same
  • B
    Profit and loss is same
  • Closing inventory and total goods available for sale contains the same proportion of high cost and lost cost goods.
  • D
    None
Answer
Correct option: C.
Closing inventory and total goods available for sale contains the same proportion of high cost and lost cost goods.
Closing inventory and total goods available for sale contains the same proportion of high cost and lost cost goods.
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MCQ 161 Mark
Item which can be grouped and shown under the heading of current assets $......$
  • A
    Prepaid Expense
  • B
    Debtors
  • C
    Outstanding Expense
  • $A$ and $B$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$A$ and $B$

Prepaid expenses are those which are not due but already paid. These are considered as part of current assets.
Debtors are various customers to whom the organization has sold goods on credit. This is part of current assets as these are recoverable in next business cycle.

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MCQ 171 Mark
Closing stock lying unsold with the consignee is valued at $..............$
  • A
    Cost price
  • B
    Market price
  • C
    Realizable price
  • Least of cost or net realizable value
Answer
Correct option: D.
Least of cost or net realizable value
If all the goods are not sold by the Consignee within the accounting period, then the unsold stock is brought into account by the Consignor. As usual, the unsold stock in the hands of the consignee should be valued on cost price or market price whichever is less.
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MCQ 181 Mark
Purchase of office equipment on $30$ days credit will be recorded in:
  • A
    Purchase day book
  • B
    Purchase a/c
  • General journal
  • D
    Cash book
Answer
Correct option: C.
General journal

A book is maintained to record transaction, which do not find place in special journals, is known as journal proper or journal residual or general journal.
Purchase of office equipments on credit will not be recorded in any of the special subsidiary books, therefore, it will be recorded in journal proper.

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MCQ 191 Mark
Opening Capital is $₹ 1,50,000,$ Closing Capital $₹ 2,75,000,$ Drawings $₹ 25,000,$ Further Capital introduced $₹ 45,000$. What is Gross Profit?
  • A
    $₹ 55,000.$
  • B
    $₹ 1,95,000.$
  • $₹ 1,05,000.$
  • D
    $₹ 1,75,000.$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$₹ 1,05,000.$
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MCQ 201 Mark
Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure:
  • Must be distinguished.
  • B
    Need not be distinguished.
  • C
    May or may not be distinguished.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Must be distinguished.
Must be distinguished.
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MCQ 211 Mark
Which of these is not a monetary items?
  • A
    Cash
  • B
    Accounts receivables
  • C
    Accounts payable
  • Stock in trade
Answer
Correct option: D.
Stock in trade

A non$-$monetary item is subject to a change in value and cannot be quickly converted to cash. A factory or piece of equipment is a nonmonetary item because its value generally declines over time with usage. Inventory is also a non$-$monetary asset because it can become obsolete.

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MCQ 221 Mark
Loss on sale of an old car is debited to.
  • Profit and Loss A/c.
  • B
    Car A/c.
  • C
    Depreciation A/c.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Profit and Loss A/c.
Profit and Loss A/c.
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MCQ 231 Mark
From the following estimate total sales to be shown in trading A/c. Cash sales $Rs.20,000$, Cash collection from debtors $Rs.1,30,000,$ Bad debts during the year $15,000$. Cash discount to debtors $Rs.5000$. Debtors as on $31.01.2010 \ Rs.25,000$ Debtors as a $31.12.2010 \ Rs.55,000:$
  • A
    $Rs.180,000$
  • $Rs.200,000$
  • C
    $Rs.210,000$
  • D
    $Rs.190,000$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$Rs.200,000$
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MCQ 241 Mark
The balance sheet is a $.......$ of the assets, liabilities and capital of concern as on particular date.
  • Statement
  • B
    Document
  • C
    Picture
  • D
    Balance
Answer
Correct option: A.
Statement

The balance sheet indicates the financial position of a firm on a particular date. It is prepared as a statement showing all the assets and liabilities of the firm.

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MCQ 251 Mark
Call option is?
  • A contract to buy a certain number of shares at a stated price within a specified period of time.
  • B
    A contract to sell a certain number of shares at a stated price within a specified period of time.
  • C
    The option of the issuing company to demand the shareholders to pay for the partly paid shares.
  • D
    The option available to the convertible debenture holders to demand equity shares in conversion of debentures.
Answer
Correct option: A.
A contract to buy a certain number of shares at a stated price within a specified period of time.

A call option is an agreement that gives the option buyer the right to buy the underlying asset at a specified price within a specific time period.

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MCQ 261 Mark
Which of these is an example of extraordinary items?
  • A
    Loss due to major fire
  • B
    Profit on sale of raw materials
  • C
    Arrears of wage revision paid in the current year
  • All the three
Answer
Correct option: D.
All the three

Extraordinary items consisted of gains or losses from events that were unusual and infrequent in nature that was separately classified, presented and disclosed on companies' financial statements.
It includes expenses to deal with a fire, earthquake, or uninsured losses from a flood, the gain or loss from early retirement of debt, and profit on the sale of raw materials.

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MCQ 271 Mark
A business entity has assets of $Rs.26,000$ and liabilities of $Rs.6,000.$ Owner's equity in this case is $......$
  • A
    $Rs.32,000$
  • B
    $Rs.26,000$
  • $Rs.20,000$
  • D
    $Rs.6,000$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$Rs.20,000$

Accounting Equation is formulated as:
Owner's Equity $+$ Liabilities $=$ Total Assets.
By putting the available information in the given problem:
Owner's Equity $+ Rs.6000 = Rs.26000$
Owner's Equity $= Rs. 26000 - Rs.6000$
Owner's Equity $= Rs.20000$

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MCQ 281 Mark
Gagan purchases a bond today and sells $6$ months before its maturity. The yield realized is known as $......$
  • Holding period return
  • B
    Current yield if coupon interest is received.
  • C
    Yield to maturity
  • D
    All of the above
Answer
Correct option: A.
Holding period return
The yield that Gagan earned over the holding period of $6$ months before the bond's maturity is termed as holding period return.
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MCQ 291 Mark
Personal A/c relate to:
  • A
    Expenses and losses
  • B
    Incomes and gains
  • Clients, customers, suppliers etc.
  • D
    All liabilities
Answer
Correct option: C.
Clients, customers, suppliers etc.
These accounts types are related to persons. These persons may be natural persons like Raj's account, Rajesh's account, Ramesh's account, Suresh's account, etc. These persons can also be artificial persons like partnership firms, companies, bodies corporate, an association of persons, etc.
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MCQ 301 Mark
Closing Stock appearing in the Trial Balance is shown:
  • A
    On the Dr. side of Trading A/c.
  • B
    On the Cr. side of Trading A/c.
  • On the Assets side of Balance Sheet.
  • D
    On the Cr. side of Trading A/c and on the Assets side of Balance Sheet.
Answer
Correct option: C.
On the Assets side of Balance Sheet.
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MCQ 311 Mark
Divisible profits excludes $......$
  • Security premium A/c
  • B
    General Reserve A/c
  • C
    Contingency fund A/c
  • D
    Profit and loss A/c
Answer
Correct option: A.
Security premium A/c

Divisible profit is that part of profit which is available with the company for distribution of reserves. Securities premium reserves made out of capital profit hence, are not divisible profit.

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MCQ 321 Mark
Large advertisement expenditure to introduce a new product is:
  • A
    Capital Expenditure.
  • B
    Revenue Expenditure.
  • Deferred Revenue Expenditure.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Deferred Revenue Expenditure.
Deferred Revenue Expenditure.
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MCQ 331 Mark
Loss of stock to fire would lead to $......$
  • A
    No charge in total assets
  • B
    Total assets to decrease
  • C
    Total assets to increase
  • Total assets and owners equity to decrease
Answer
Correct option: D.
Total assets and owners equity to decrease
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MCQ 341 Mark
Summarizing take place in the form of $......$
  • A
    Trial balance
  • B
    Trading account and Balance sheet
  • C
    Profit and loss account
  • All of the above
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above

The first step in the process of accounting cycle is recording of transactions in journal and ledger. After this process, summarizing takes place.
Summarising involves posting from ledger to prepare a trial balance and then the items of trial balance are posted in profit and loss account from which we get the net profit of the firm.
After that balance sheet of the company is prepared from which we get the details about the assets and liabilities of the business of the firm. So basically summarizing involves trial balnace,profit and loss account and balancesheet.

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MCQ 351 Mark
Interest and taxes are $......$ from operating profit to find out the net profit.
  • A
    Added
  • Deducted
  • C
    No effect
  • D
    None
Answer
Correct option: B.
Deducted
Deducted
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MCQ 361 Mark
Which of the following is not shown in Balance Sheet?
  • Opening Stock.
  • B
    Closing Stock.
  • C
    Patents.
  • D
    Debtors.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Opening Stock.
Opening Stock.
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MCQ 371 Mark
On $31^{st}$ December $2013$. A of Ahmedabad consigned $1000$ Boxes of $\text{SET TOP}$ Box to $D$ of Delhi $($Cost price $1,60,000)$ at a Proforma invoice price of $25\%$ profit in cost. Consignment accounted would be credited for stock loading by.
  • $Rs. 40,000$
  • B
    $Rs. 45,000$
  • C
    $Rs. 50,000$
  • D
    $Rs. 33,000$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$Rs. 40,000$
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MCQ 381 Mark
Interest on the capital of the proprietor is shown in:
  • A
    Profit and Loss A/c
  • Profit and Loss appropriation A/c
  • C
    Trading A/c
  • D
    General reserve A/c
Answer
Correct option: B.
Profit and Loss appropriation A/c

Interest on capital account is an appropriation. Appropriation means it is paid only and only if there is profit.
As Interest on capital is appropriation it will be shown in the debit side of profit and loss appropriation account.

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MCQ 391 Mark
The take over of a company in which most of the purchase price is paid with borrowed money is referred to as $......$
  • A
    Hostile takeover
  • B
    Illegal takeover
  • Leveraged buy$-$out
  • D
    Management buy$-$out
Answer
Correct option: C.
Leveraged buy$-$out

A leveraged buy out $\text{(LBO)}$ is financial transaction in which a company purchased another company by using the borrowed money.
A leveraged buyout is the acquisition of another company using a significant amount of borrowed money $($bonds or loans$)$ to meet the cost of acquisition.

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MCQ 401 Mark
When a fixed asset is acquired on hire purchase terms, such an asset is $......$
  • A
    Not shown in the financial statement because ownership does vest in the enterprise.
  • B
    Shown in the books at the amount paid.
  • Shown in the books at cash value.
  • D
    Shown in the books at hire purchase price.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Shown in the books at cash value.
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MCQ 411 Mark
While calculating operating profit, the following are not taken into account
  • A
    Normal transactions
  • B
    Direct expenses
  • Expenses of purely financial nature
  • D
    Both $(ii)$ and $(iii)$
Answer
Correct option: C.
Expenses of purely financial nature

Operating profit is calculated by deducting the operating expenses from the operating income. Operating expenses are those which are directly related to the core business activity.
Expense of purely financial nature are not taken in to account while calculating the operating profit.

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MCQ 421 Mark
Specific identification method of inventory valuation involves $......$
  • A
    Keeping track of the purchase price of each specific unit.
  • B
    Keeping track over the units being sold.
  • C
    Pricing closing stock at the actual price of each and every item not sold.
  • All the three
Answer
Correct option: D.
All the three
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MCQ 431 Mark
Financial Statements consist of:
  • A
    Trial Balance.
  • B
    Trading and Profit and Loss Account.
  • C
    Balance Sheet.
  • Both $(b)$ and $(c).$
Answer
Correct option: D.
Both $(b)$ and $(c).$
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MCQ 441 Mark
Purchase of machinery for production is:
  • A
    Revenue Expenditure.
  • Capital Expenditure.
  • C
    Deferred Revenue Expenditure.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Capital Expenditure.
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MCQ 451 Mark
Type of bonds that are issued by foreign governments or foreign corporations are classified as $......$
  • A
    Zero risk bonds
  • B
    Zero bonds
  • Freign bonds
  • D
    Government bonds
Answer
Correct option: C.
Freign bonds

An international bond is a debt obligation that is issued in a country by a non-domestic entity in its native currency. International bonds are usually corporate bonds.

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MCQ 461 Mark
Which one of the following is an example of an intangible asset?
  • A
    Preliminary expenses
  • B
    Discount on issue of debentures
  • C
    Investments
  • Copyrights
Answer
Correct option: D.
Copyrights

Fixed assets are of $2$ types:
Tangible
Intangible
Intangible assets are such assets that cannot be seen or touched. Goodwill, Patents, Trademarks, are some of the examples of intangible assets.

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MCQ 471 Mark
Transfer to Capital Redemption Reserve can be from:
  • A
    Profit and Loss A/c
  • B
    Capital reserve
  • C
    Profit prior to incorporation
  • D
    Share forfeited A/c
Answer

Where a company purchases its own shares out of free reserves or securities premium account, a sum equal to the nominal value of the shares so purchased shall be transferred to the capital redemption reserve account and details of such transfer shall be disclosed in the balance sheet.

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MCQ 481 Mark
Provision for bad debts is calculated on $......$
  • A
    Creditors
  • B
    Sales
  • C
    Purchases
  • Debtors
Answer
Correct option: D.
Debtors
Provisions are created by debiting the profit and loss account. In the balance sheet, the amount of provision may be shown by the way of deduction from the concerned asset on asset side. For e.g. provision for doubtful debts is shown as deduction from the amount of sundry debtors and provision for depreciation as a deduction from the concerned fixed asset.
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MCQ 491 Mark
Rights of the unpaid seller against the goods are provided for in Chapter of the Sale of Goods Act.
  • $5$
  • B
    $4$
  • C
    $6$
  • D
    $3$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$5$
$5$
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MCQ 501 Mark
$\text{ABC}$ Ltd. purchased a plant for $Rs.60,000$ payable $Rs.15,000$ in cash and balance by issue of $16\%$ debentures of $Rs.100$ each. How many debentures would be required to be issued to the vendor:
  • A
    $455$ debentures of $Rs.100$ each
  • $450$ debentures of $Rs.100$ each
  • C
    $435$ debentures of $Rs.100$ each
  • D
    $460$ debentures of $Rs.100$ each
Answer
Correct option: B.
$450$ debentures of $Rs.100$ each
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M.C.Q (1 Marks) - Account STD 11 Commerce Questions - Vidyadip