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Consider the following items:
  1. Prepaid Salary.
  2. Accrued Interest $($Receivable$)$.
  3. Loan $($Short term$).$
  4. Bank Overdraft.
Current Liability would include:
  • A
    $1, 2, 3, 4$
  • B
    $2, 3, 4$
  • C
    $4, 3, 1$
  • $3, 4$

Answer: D.

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____________ are important characteristics of Financial Statement.
  • A
    Understandability
  • B
    Comparability
  • C
    Reliability
  • All of the above

Answer: D.

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An amount which is allowed for the prompt settlement of debt arising out of a sale within a specified time and calculated on a percentage basis is known as ________.
  • A
    Trade discount
  • B
    Special discount
  • Cash discount
  • D
    None of the above

Answer: C.

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On March 31, there is closing stock of Rs. 10,000. This can be classified __________.
  • An event
  • B
    A transaction
  • C
    A transaction as well as an event
  • D
    Neither a transaction nor an event

Answer: A.

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Assertion (A) : Qualitative aspects of the business unit are completely ignored from the books while preparing financial statements.
Reason (R): Window dressing refers to the practice of manipulating accounts so as to conceal vital facts, so that the financial statements may disclose a more favourable position than the actual position.
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Assertion (A) : Internal users of accounting information include owners and management.
Reason (R): Internal users get accounting information by published reports of the business such a Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet. They also get information from unpublished reports or internal reports of the enterprise.
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Assertion (A) : The main purpose of cost accounting is to ascertain total cost and per unit cost of goods produced.
Reason (R): The main purpose of financial accounting is to record the business transactions and to ascertain profit or loss and the financial position of the business.
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Assertion (A) : All financial transactions relating to the business are first of all recorded in 'Ledger'.
Reason (R): Separate accounts are opened in the Ledger for purchases, sales, expenses, incomes, assets etc.
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Assertion (A) : Fixed Assets are shown in the Balance Sheet at their cost and not at their realisable value.
Reason (R): Fixed Assets are shown in the Balance Sheet according to 'Historical Cost Concept'.
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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?
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Mr. Jaspal Singh dealing in electronic goods sold 20 TV sets costing ₹ 30,000 each at 40,000 each. Out of this ₹ 5,00,000 were received in cash and the balance is not yet received. State the amount of revenue.
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Q 263 Marks Question3 Marks
Journalise the following in the books of Som Nath & Sons:
2019  
May 1 Purchased a Machinery for ₹ 1,00,000 and the payment was made by issuing a cheque from Proprietor's saving bank account.
May 4 Received an order from Chakravarti for goods of ₹ 4,00,000 alongwith a cheque of 10% of the order as advance.
May 8 Paid cash ₹ 8,000 to Dushyant and discount allowed by him ₹ 800.
May 10 Goods stolen by an employee (Sale Price ₹ 20,000; Cost ₹ 15,000).
May 15 Purchased stationery worth ₹ 8,000 for office use and ₹ 2,000 for personal use.
May 20 Manoj pays us ₹ 5,400 after deducting 10% for prompt payment.
May 28 Sold goods to Kuber costing ₹ 2,00,000 at 25% above cost less trade discount of 10% and cash discount of 5%. Kuber did not avail the cash discount.
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Q 283 Marks Question3 Marks
Journalise the following transactions:
  1. Purchased a Motor Car for 3,00,000 and paid 25,000 for its repair and renewal. Entire payment is made by cheque.
  2. Received Rent 5,000.
  3. Goods worth 20,000 were distributed as free samples.
  4. Charge depreciation on Motor Car 32,500.
  5. Rent due to Landlord 10,000 and Salary due to Clerks 80,000.
  6. Charge interest on Capital 20,000.
  7. 5,000 due from Sanjay Gupta are bad-debts.
  8. Goods worth 50,000 were destroyed by fire.
  9. ash 5,000 and goods worth 20,000 were stolen by an employee.
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Q 293 Marks Question3 Marks
Pass journal entries for the following:
Jan. 5
Purchased goods for Cash ₹ 10,000 and spent ₹ 200 for their carriage.
Jan. 10
Purchased machinery for Cash ₹ 50,000 and spent ₹ 500 for its carriage.
Jan. 15
Paid ₹ 20,000 for cement, ₹ 10,000 for timber and ₹ 5,000 as wages for the construction of building.
Jan. 17
Purchased an old machinery for ₹ 20,000 and spent ₹ 2,500 on its immediate repairs.
Jan. 20
Paid ₹ 500 for repairing some other machinery.
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