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Ascertainment of profit and loss - class-XI

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American companies prepare their financial statement in Dollars whereas Japanese companies produce financial statement in Yen. This is an example of:

  1. Stable monetary unit concept

  2. Unit of measurement concept

  3. Money value concept

  4. Current swap concept


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The unit of measure concept is a standard convention used in accounting, under which all transactions must be consistently recorded using the same currency. 

Without a common unit of measure, it would be impossible to produce financial statements.

Which one of the following is not an objective of the introduction of Primary Dealer System?

  1. To encourage a voluntary holding of govt. securities amongst a wider investor base

  2. To make Primary Dealer System an effective conduct of open market operations

  3. To strengthen the private equity infrastructure

  4. To strengthen the govt. securities infrastructure


Correct Option: C

Every registered taxable person shall be entitled to take credit of input tax in his return and such input tax credit shall be credited to _______________.

  1. Personal Ledger Account

  2. Refund account

  3. Electronic Cash Ledger

  4. Electronic Credit Ledger


Correct Option: D

Financial corporations which serve individual savers and commercial mortgage borrowers are classified as ___________________.

  1. savings associations

  2. loans associations

  3. preferred and common associations

  4. savings and loans associations


Correct Option: D

The objective of financial management is to ___________.

  1. generate the maximum net profit

  2. generate the maximum retained earnings

  3. generate the maximum wealth for its shareholders

  4. generate maximum funds for the firm at the least cost.


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is the most valid reason for India to export gold to Bank of England in 1991?

  1. To set up India-UK bilateral relationship

  2. India returned UK gold

  3. To meet foreign exchange crisis

  4. For Investment in Bristish companies


Correct Option: C

If overtime is resorted to at the desire of the customer, then the overtime premium ____________________.

  1. should be charged to costing profit and loss account;

  2. should not be charged at all

  3. should be charged to the job directly

  4. should be charged to the highest profit making department


Correct Option: C

Type of bonds that are issued by foreign governments or foreign corporations are classified as ______________.

  1. zero risk bonds

  2. zero bonds

  3. foreign bonds

  4. government bonds


Correct Option: C

__________ influence the behavior of others through their personality, skills, or other factors.

  1. Opinion leaders

  2. Direct reference groups

  3. Indirect reference groups

  4. Lifestyle groups


Correct Option: A

The post closing trial balance shows __________________.

  1. The accounts of only incomes and expenses.

  2. The accounts of only assets and liabilities.

  3. All incomes, expenses, assets and liabilities.

  4. All incomes, expenses, assets and liabilities after all adjustments have been made.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A post closing trial balance is a trial balance which is prepared after all the temporary accounts in the general ledger have been closed. The post closing trial balance shows the total balance of permanent accounts at thee end of the reporting period. Permanent accounts are the account type found in a balance sheet, i.e., assets and liabilities such as inventories, unearned salaries, notes payable, retained earnings etc.

If beginning work in process equivalent units are 2500 units, work done in current period equivalent units are 3800 units and ending work in process equivalent units are 5000, then complete equivalent units in current period are ____________.

  1. 1800 units

  2. 1600 units

  3. 1300 units

  4. 1500 units


Correct Option: C

Capital Gearing Ratio denotes the relationship between ______________.

  1. Assets and capital

  2. Loans and capital

  3. Equity share holder's funds and long-term borrowed funds

  4. Debentures and share capital


Correct Option: C

Call option is?

  1. A contract to buy a certain number of shares at a stated price within a specified period of time.

  2. A contract to sell a certain number of shares at a stated price within a specified period of time.

  3. The option of the issuing company to demand the shareholders to pay for the partly paid shares.

  4. The option available to the convertible debenture holders to demand equity shares in conversion of debentures.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.

User of financial statement includes ___________.

  1. Management

  2. Creditors

  3. Bankers

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Financial statements are reports prepared by a company's management to present the financial performance and position at a point of time. A general purpose set of financial statements usually includes a balance sheet, income statement, statement of owner's equity and statement of cash flows. 

There are various different users of financial statements, each with different information needs. Users of financial statements are management, creditors, bankers, suppliers, investors etc.

The purpose of financial accounts is reporting to _________.

  1. Management 

  2. Government 

  3. Investor 

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Financial accounting is a technique of recording all the business transactions in chronological order. The recorded transactions are further classified and summarized to give a true and fair view of the financial position to all the interested parties which are management, government and investors.

A company pays dividend out of _____________________.

  1. Profits of the company for year for which dividends are to be paid.

  2. Undistributed profit of the previous financial years.

  3. Money provided by the central and state governments for the payment of dividends in pursuance of their guarantors.

  4. All of these.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dividends - Dividends are the sum of money to be paid to the members of the company out of the profits made by the company.

Sources od dividend :-
1. Profits of  the compnany for the year for which dividends are to be paid.
2. Undistributed profit of the previous financial years.
3. Money provided by the central and state governments for the payment of dividends in pursuance of their guarantors.

The take over of a company in which most of the purchase price is paid with borrowed money is referred to as __________.

  1. Hostile takeover

  2. Illegal takeover

  3. Leveraged buy-out

  4. Management buy-out


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A leveraged buy out (LBO) is financial transaction in which a company purchased another company by using the borrowed money.

leveraged buyout is the acquisition of another company using a significant amount of borrowed money (bonds or loans) to meet the cost of acquisition.

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?

  1. 20 per cent

  2. 12.5 per cent

  3. 8 per cent

  4. 25 per cent


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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.                                   

_______ is concerned about the rights of all stakeholders are protected.

  1. Owner

  2. Government

  3. Creditor

  4. Investor


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization.
Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. Some examples of key stakeholders are creditors, directors, employees, government (and its agencies), owners (shareholders), suppliers, unions, and the community from which the business draws its resources.
Not all stakeholders are equal. A company's customers are entitled to fair trading practices but they are not entitled to the same consideration as the company's employees.
Stakeholders have interest in business organisation and hence they have some rights against business, protection of which is look after by government.

The stakeholders are ______ of financial statements.

  1. Valuers

  2. Users

  3. Both

  4. None of the Above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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.

A _________ is a person associated with the business by monetary or non monetary terms.

  1. Stakeholder

  2. Shareholder

  3. Creditor

  4. Debtor


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization are known as stakeholders. Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. Some examples of key stakeholders are creditors, directors, employees, government (and its agencies), owners (shareholders), suppliers, unions, and the community from which the business draws its resources.
Not all stakeholders are equal. A company's customers are entitled to fair trading practices but they are not entitled to the same consideration as the company's employees.

Stakeholder may be associated with the business by monetary and non monetary terms.
The owner and persons advancing loans are monetary stakeholders of business while, government , consumer or a researcher are the non monetary stakeholders of a business.

What is the correct sequence?

  1. a) Transaction b) Journal c) Ledger d) Trial Balance

  2. a) Transaction b) Trial Balance c) Ledger d) Ledger

  3. a) Journal b) Ledger c) Transaction d) Trial Balance

  4. a) Transaction b) Ledger c) Journal d) Trial Balance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Transactions are first Recorded in Journal, than Journal entries are posted to Ledger and than ledger balances are used in preparing a List called Trial Balance.

Objective of business is to communicate the meaningful information to various __________.

  1. Stakeholders

  2. Shareholders

  3. Creditors

  4. Banks


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Stakeholders are the persons who have monetary and non monetary interest in a business organisation. Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. 

Some examples of key stakeholders are management, government, banks, creditors, debtors, employees and the communuity from which business draw its resources. Therfore, it is the objective of business to communicate the meaningful information to its various stakeholders.

The owner and persons advancing loans to the business would have __________ stakes.

  1. Monetary

  2. Non monetary

  3. Legal

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Owners and persons advancing loans to the business are the person who contributes capital into business. These persons invest money in some business. Therefore, the owner and persons advancing loans to the business would have monetary stakes.

________ is interested in information about past profits and financial position.

  1. Owner

  2. Government

  3. Bank

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Everyone in business must keep records. Keeping good records is very important to business. Good records will help owner do the following:

  • Monitor the progress of your business
  • Prepare your financial statements
  • Identify sources of your income
  • Keep track of your deductible expenses
  • Keep track of your basis in property
  • Prepare your tax returns
  • Support items reported on your tax returns.

_________ is interested in adequacy of profits only as an assurance of return of principal and interest back in time.

  1. Government

  2. Bank

  3. Owner

  4. Creditor


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bank is interested in adequacy of profits only as an assurance of return of principal and interest back in time. Bank is equally concerned about the form in which the assets are held by the business. When more assets are held in cash or near cash form, the aspect is known as liquidity.

The government, consumer or a researcher will have ______________.

  1. Monetary stakes

  2. Non monetary stakes

  3. Interest stakes

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization.
Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. Some examples of key stakeholders are creditors, directors, employees, government (and its agencies), owners (shareholders), suppliers, unions, and the community from which the business draws its resources.

Stakeholders who does not have any financial interest in business organisation holds non financial or non monetary stakes. For e.g., Government, consumers, researcher etc.

___________ are the stakeholders of an business organisation.

  1. Customer

  2. Government

  3. Creditor

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A stakeholder is either an individual, group or organisation who is impacted by the outcome of the project. They have an interest in the success of the project, and can be within or outside the organisation that is sponsoring the project. Bankers, customers, suppliers, government, management, shareholders etc. are all stakeholders of a business organisation. They are all have interest in a business organisation and gets affected by day to day affairs of business.

The authorised capital of M Ltd. consists of both cumulative preference shares and equity shares. Each $5$% cumulative preference share has a par value $Rs. 100$. Each equity share has a par value $Rs. 10$. During the year $2005-06$, the cumulative preference share capital was $Rs. 2,00,000$
If dividend declarations totalled $Rs. 25,000$ in the year $2005-06$, the dividends allocated to the equity shareholders in  the year $2005-06$ will be ___________.

  1. $Rs. 21,000$

  2. $Rs. 15,000$

  3. $Rs. 10,000$

  4. $Rs. 16,000$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Dividend is a sum of money paid regularly (typically annually) by a company to its shareholders out of its profits (or reserves).
 As the name syas, preference shareholders have prefernce over equity shareholders in payment of dividend.
Calaculation of dividend payablr on 5% cumulative prefence share capital is
Annual dividend =  Par value of share * Rate of dividend
Annual dividend = Rs. 200000 * 5%
Annual dividend = Rs. 10000
Dividend for equity shareholder = total dividend - preference dividend
Dividend for equity shareholder = Rs.25000 - Rs. 10000
Dividend for equity shareholder = Rs. 15000

Identify the external user of financial information or financial statements.

  1. Management of the business

  2. CFO of the business

  3. Employees of the business

  4. Investors of the business


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Financial accounting information is used for decision making by external users. External users, are not involved in the operations of the company but hold some financial interest.  External users are people outside the business entity (organization) who use accounting information. Examples of external users are suppliers, banks, customers, investors, potential investors, and tax authorities.

Use the following information for questions given ahead:
B Ltd. was registered with a share capital of $Rs. 2,00,00,000$ divided into equity shares of $Rs. 10$ each. It issued $Rs. 1,80,00,000$ equity shares to the general public at par payable as to $Rs. 3$ on application, $Rs. 3$ on allotment and balance in $2$ equal calls. The public had subscribed for $17,00,000$ shares. Till $31st$ March, $2006$, only first call had been made. All the shareholders had paid up except Mr. C, a holder of $50,000$ shares, who did not pay the call money.
B Ltd.'s Issued Capital will be ____________.

  1. $Rs. 2,00,00,000$

  2. $Rs. 1,80,00,000$

  3. $Rs. 1,70,00,000$

  4. $Rs. 1,36,00,000$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Issued capital can be taken as the part of the authorized capital, which is actually offered to the public for subscription. The number of issued stock is a sub-group of the total authorized or registered shares. Issued capital is the quantity of stock which the BOD (Board of Directors) or stockholders have decided to assign. Generally, a company does not issue the entire authorized shares at a time so that the issued capital is always less than the authorized capital. 

Issued capital does not get affect by subscribed or paid up capital and hence, in the given question B Ltd.'s Issued capital is Rs. 1,80,00,000.

Find the net profit made by the business if the total assets at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year were Rs.20,000 and 15,000 and drawing during the year were Rs.12,000.

  1. Rs. 5000

  2. Rs. 7000

  3. Rs. 9000

  4. Rs. 11,000


Correct Option: B

Users of accounting information include ____________.

  1. Tax authorities

  2. Investors

  3. Creditors

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The objective of accounting is to provide information to users for decision-making. 

The users of accounting information include: the owners and investors, management, suppliers, lenders, employees, customers, the government, and the general public.

The users may be classified into internal and external users.

Internal users refer to managers who use accounting information in making decisions related to the company's operations.

External users, on the other hand, are not involved in the operations of the company but hold some financial interest. The external users may be classified further into users with direct financial interest – owners, investors, creditors; and users with indirect financial interest – government, employees, customers and the others.

Which of the following are external stakeholders of a firm?

  1. Government.

  2. Bank.

  3. Investor.

  4. All of above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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.

Stakeholder of a business may be internal stakeholders i.e., within the business organisation or external stakeholders i.e., outside the organization.
Examples of internal stakeholders are management, employees etc and examples of external stakeholders are bankers, government, investor, supplier etc.

_________ helps in preparation of final accounts.

  1. Journal

  2. Ledger

  3. Trial Balance

  4. None


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A trial balance is a bookkeeping or accounting report that lists the balances in each of an organization's general ledger accounts at the year end (Accounts with zero balances will likely be omitted). 

The debit balance amounts are listed in a column with the heading "Debit balances" and the credit balance amounts are listed in another column with the heading "Credit balances." The total of each of these two columns should be identical. 
With the help of trial balance final accounts i.e., Trading A/c, Profit & loss A/c and Balance Sheet is prepared.

Use the following information for questions given ahead:
D Ltd. issued $2,00,000$ shares of $Rs. 100$ each at a premium of $Rs. 20$ per share payable as follows:
On application $Rs. 20$; On allotment $Rs. 50$ (including premium); On first call $Rs. 30$; On second and final call $Rs. 20$.
Applications were received for $3,00,000$ shares and pro-rata allotment was made to applications of $2,40,000$ shares. Money excess received on application was employed on account of sum due on allotment as part of share capital. A, to whom $4,000$ shares were allotted, failed to pay the allotment money and on his subsequent failure to pay the first call, his shares were forfeited and B, the holder of $6,000$ shares, failed to pay the two calls and his shares were forfeited after the second call. Of the forfeited shares, $8,000$ shares were reissued to C at a discount of $10$%, the whole of A's forfeited shares being reissued.
Amount refunded to shareholders will be ______________

  1. $Rs. 20,00,000$

  2. $Rs. 16,00,000$

  3. $Rs. 12,00,000$

  4. $Rs. 8,00,000$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
An oversubscribed security offering often occurs when the interest for an initial public offering (IPO) of securities exceeds the total number of shares issued by the underlying company. 
Pro rata is the term used to describe a proportionate allocation. It is a method of assigning an amount to a fraction according to its share of the whole. While a pro rata calculation can be used to determine the appropriate portions of any given whole, it is most commonly used in business finance.
Therefore, in the given case:
| No. of share applied for                 (1) | No. of share Allotted          (2) | Amount received on application        (3) | Amount required on allotment         (4) | Amount adjusted on allotment         (5) | Refund     (3) – (4) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |        300000 |           240000 |       6000000 |       4800000 |           Nil |      1200000 |

 

_______ consists of a list of all the ledger balances on a particular date.

  1. Trial Balance

  2. Balance Sheet

  3. Cash Flow Statement

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Trial Balance consists of a list of all the ledger balances on a particular date.

A trial balance is a bookkeeping or accounting report that lists the balances in each of an organization's general ledger accounts at the year end (Accounts with zero balances will likely be omitted). The debit balance amounts are listed in a column with the heading "Debit balances" and the credit balance amounts are listed in another column with the heading "Credit balances." The total of each of these two columns should be identical.

Which one of the following securities cannot be issued by a public limited company in India?

  1. Participating preference shares.

  2. Redeemable preference shares.

  3. Deferred shares.

  4. Debentures.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A deferred share is a share that does not have any rights to the assets of a company undergoing bankruptcy until all common and preferred shareholders are paid. It may also be a share that is issued to company founders that restricts their receipt of dividends until dividends have been distributed to all other classes of shareholder.
In India deferred shares were issued prior to 1956.The Companies Act, 1956 prohibited public limited companies to have these shares and hence these securities cannot be issued by a public limited company in India.

Who among the following is a bear operator?

  1. A stock broker who sells shares now and buys the same shares later.

  2. An investor who expects the price of a security or that of the whole securities market to rise.

  3. An investor who sells securities anticipation of being able to repurchase them later at a lower price.

  4. A broker who indulges in rigging of share prices.


Correct Option: C

A limited company has to redeem redeemable preference shares of the value of Rs. $1,00,000$ for which the company has issues $3000$ equity shares of Rs. $10$ each at a premium of $10\%$. The amount to be transferred to capital redemption reserve account will be.

  1. Rs. $1,00,000$

  2. Rs. $97,000$

  3. Rs. $70,000$

  4. Rs. $67,000$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If the preference shares are redeemed out of accumulated profit, it will be necessary to transfer an amount equal to the amount repaid on the redemption to Capital Redemption Reserve Account. If the company issues any fresh shares for redemption purpose, the transferred amount will be the difference between nominal value of shares redeemed and the nominal value of shares issued (i.e. amount transferred to CRR = Nominal value of shares redeemed – Nominal value of shares issued). The capital redemption reserve account can be used for issuing fully paid bonus shares.

Therfore, amount to be transferred to capital redemption reserve account will be Rs. 70000.

The movement of securities from one stock exchange to another with the object of reaping a profit from the disparity in share prices is called __________.

  1. Averaging

  2. Arbitraging

  3. Back wardation

  4. Forward Trading


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Arbitrage is a process of taking out the profits by movement of securities from one stock exchange to another due to price disparity.

Arbitrage is the simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset to profit from an imbalance in the price. It is a trade that profits by exploiting the price differences of identical or similar financial instruments on different markets or in different forms.

A statutory auditor reports to____________.

  1. Debenture holders

  2. Central Government

  3. Board of directors

  4. Share holders


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Under section $143(3)$ of the Companies Act, $2013$, the duties of the auditor which relate to his report are that the auditor shall report to the shareholders on the accounts examined by him.

The ratios which measure the relative contribution of financing by owners and financing provided by outsiders are called ______________.

  1. Liquidity ratios

  2. Leverage ratios

  3. Activity ratios

  4. Profitability ratios


Correct Option: B

Control of management of the company mainly vests in hands of __________ .

  1. Equity shareholders

  2. Preference shareholders

  3. Debenture-holders

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A corporation generally has three parties sharing power and control: directors, officers, and shareholders. Directors are the managers of the corporation, and officers control the day-to-day decisions and work more closely with the employees.

Control of management of the company mainly vests in hands of equity shareholders.

Which of the following is not an internal user of management information?

  1. Creditor

  2. Department manager

  3. Controller

  4. Treasurer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Management information is a representation of various information to the management. This information is used by the internal management for taking various decisions. 

Creditors are not the internal users. Creditors are outsiders and they are not intended to be the internal user of management information. 

Which of the following amounts shall be credited to Investor Education and Protection Fund, if they remain unpaid/unclaimed for seven years from the date they become due?

  1. Matured debentures of a company

  2. Tax arrears

  3. Proceeds of sale property

  4. Provision for doubtful debts


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) is for promotion of investors’ awareness and protection of the interests of investors.

Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) has been set-up under Section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956 by way of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1999.  As per the Act, the following amounts which have remained unclaimed and unpaid for a period of seven years from the date they became due for payment shall be credited to the IEPF:-
 (a) Unpaid dividend accounts of the companies;
 (b) The application moneys received and due for refund; 
(c) Matured deposits;
 (d) The interest accrued in the amounts referred to in clauses (a) to (d);
 (e) matured debentures;
 (f) Grants and donations by the Central Govt., State Govt., companies or any other institutions ;
 (g) The interest or other income received out of the investments made from the fund.

Find the total at assets at the beginning of the year if the net profit, drawing during the year and Assets at the end of the year were 12,000, 7000 and 25,000 respectively.

  1. 15,000

  2. 10,000

  3. 20,000

  4. 8,000


Correct Option: C

Credit purchase, during the year is ascertained by preparing ________.

  1. Total creditor's account

  2. Total debtor's account

  3. Cash account

  4. Opening statement of affairs


Correct Option: A
Explanation:


Creditor's account is prepared to record the transaction of payment made to the supplier against the credit purchases and discount allowed by them. Credit purchases are recorded by debiting the purchases account and crediting the creditors account. Creditors account can be presented as:


 Particulars  Amount  Particulars   Amount
 To Cash/Bank    By Opening Balance B/f  
 To Discount    By Credit Purchases  
 To Closing Balance c/d      
   xxxx    xxxx

Credit sales be ascertained as the balancing figure in the __________.

  1. Creditors Account

  2. Statement of Affairs

  3. Debtors Account

  4. Income and Expenditure Account


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Credit Sales can be ascertained by preparing Sundry Debtors Account which is given as below:

 Particulars  Amount  Particulars  Amount
 To Opening Balance B/f    By Cash/Bank  
 To Credit Sales    By Discount  
     By Closing balance C/f  
   xxxxx    xxxxx

Drawings of the proprietor is ________ to the capital at the end for the purpose of ascertaining profit under single entry system.

  1. subtracted

  2. added

  3. multiplied

  4. divided


Correct Option: B

If capital as on 31st March, 2018 (closing capital) is given, what will be the treatment of additional capital for the purpose of ascertaining profit for the year?

  1. It will be added to closing capital.

  2. It will be subtracted from closing capital.

  3. No treatment is required.

  4. None of these.


Correct Option: B

State whether the following statements are True or False.
Drawings made during the year decrease the profit under single entry system.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

False.

The drawings made during the year in single entry system are added to the closing capital. Hence, drawings will increase the profit.

If a predetermined overhead rate is not employed and the volume of production is increased over the level planned, the cost per unit would be expected to?

  1. Decrease for fixed costs and remain unchanged for variable costs.

  2. Remain unchanged for fixed costs and increase for variable costs.

  3. Decrease for fixed costs and increase for variable costs.

  4. Increase for fixed costs increase for variable costs.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fixed cost and variables cost are just opposite to each other. Variable cost is fixed per unit and increases with the level of production in value while the fixed cost remains constant in value irrespective of the volume of production but decreases per unit with the increase in volume.

The net profit or loss for a particular period of time is reported on the____________ .

  1. Income Statement

  2. Balance Sheet

  3. Trial Balance

  4. Statement of Changes in Owner's Equity


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The net profit or loss for a particular period of time is reported on the Income statement or profit and loss account.

A profit and loss account shows a company’s revenue and expenses over a particular period of time, typically either one month or consolidated months over a year. These figures show whether your business has made a profit or a loss over that time period.

Profit and loss accounts show your total income and expenses, and also shows whether your business has earned more income than it has spent on its running costs. If that is the case, then your business has made a profit.

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