Accounting Quiz 4

1 / 50

Which of the following assets is/are to be valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value?

Goodwill

Inventories

Both B. and C. above.

Investments

2 / 50

Any gain on the sale of non-current assets should be _________ from the net profit and the loss must be _________to the net profit in determining fund from operation?

Deducted, Added

Added, Added

Deducted, Deducted

Added, Reduced

3 / 50

Journal proper is meant for recording_____________?

All such transactions for which no special journal has been kept by the business

Return of goods

None of these

Credit purchase of fixed assets

4 / 50

Which of the following statements is/are true ?

The balance of Petty Cash Book is a liability

Cash Book is a subsidiary book as well as a ledger

Total of Return Outward Book is debited to Return Outward Account

A sale of an asset is recorded in the Sales Book

5 / 50

Which one of the following is a capital expenditure?

Gratuities paid to Directors on termination of their services.

Royalty paid in installments for the purchase of rights to manufacture and sell patient medicines.

Compensation paid to Directors on termination of their services

Expenditure incurred in connection with the renewal of a Trade Mark.

6 / 50

Closing stock in the Trial Balance implies that______________?

It is already adjusted in the opening stock

It is adjusted in the Cost of Sale A/c

It is adjusted in the Profit &Loss A/c

It is adjusted in the Purchase A/c

7 / 50

Any donation received for a specific purpose is a_________?

Capital receipts

Assets

Revenue receipts

Liability

8 / 50

For the past 3 years, DK Ltd. has failed to accrue unpaid wages earned by workers during the last week of the year. The amounts omitted, which were considered material, were as follows: March 31,2010 ? ` 56,000 March 31, 2011 ? ` 51,000 March 31, 2012 ? ` 64,000

Debit to wage expense for ` 51,000

Credit to wage expense for ` 64,000

Debit to wage expense for ` 64,000

Debit to wage expense for ` 13,000

9 / 50

Which column of a cash book will not have credit balance___________?

Cash column

Discount column

Bank column

None

10 / 50

Which of the following is a Nominal A/c ?

SBI A/c

Outstanding Salary A/c

Rent A/c

Debtors A/c

11 / 50

Which of the following errors is an error of omission?

Repairs to buildings have been debited to buildings account

Wages paid to Mohan have been debited to his account

The total of the sales journal has not been posted to the Sales Account

Sale of ` 100 was recorded in the Purchases Journal

12 / 50

Which of these errors affect only one account?

All the three

Errors of carry forward

Errors of posting

Errors of casting

13 / 50

Which of the following statements is correct about Trial Balance?

The Trial Balance shows only balances of Assets and Liabilities

The Trial Balance has no statutory importance from the point of view of law

The Trial Balance shows only nominal account balances

The Trial Balance is prepared after preparing the Profit and Loss Account

14 / 50

Which one of the following should be considered a revenue expenditure?

Damage paid on account of breach of a contract to supply certain goods

Repair to machinery purchased, second hand.

Loss of 10,000 incurred in increasing the sitting accommodation of a hotel

1000 paid for the execution of a new plant

15 / 50

Which of the following is a representative Personal A/c?

SBI A/c

Outstanding Salary A/c

Bad debts A/c

Rent A/c

16 / 50

While finalizing the current year?s accounts, the company realized that an error was made in the calculation of closing stock of the previous year. In the previous year, closing stock was valued more by 50,000. As a result

There will be no impact on the profit of either the previous year or the current year.

Previous year?s profit is understated and current year?s profit is overstated.

Previous year?s profit is overstated and current year?s profit is understated.

Previous year?s profit is overstated and current year?s profit is also overstated.

17 / 50

Which of these is a Part of cash in hand?

B/R

Postage stamps

B/R endorsed

Cheque Deposited with Bank

18 / 50

The accountant of Leo Ltd. recorded a payment by cheque to a creditor for supply of materials as 1,340.56. The bank recorded the cheque at its correct amount of 3,140.56. The Company has not passed any rectification entries and the error is not detected through the bank reconciliation. The impact of this error is

The Trial Balance will not agree

The favorable bank balance as per Pass Book is less than the Bank balance as per Cash book

The purchases are understated

The balance of creditors is understated

19 / 50

Closing stock is generally valued at______________?

Cost Price

Market Price

Cost price or Market price whichever is lower

Cost price or Market price whichever is higher

20 / 50

Which of the following is true?

Error of principle involves an incorrect allocation of expenditure or receipt between capital and revenue

Error of carry forward affects two accounts

Error of casting affects personal accounts

Omission of a transaction from a subsidiary record affects only one account

21 / 50

Which of the following is true regarding closing entries?

They must be made after the reversing entries but before the adjusting entries

They must be made after the adjusting entries but before the reversing entries

They must be followed by reversing entries

They transfer the balances in all of the Nominal Accounts to the Trading and Profit and Loss Account

22 / 50

Cash book records?

Only cash sales

All types of cash receipts and payments

Only revenue receipts

Only capital receipts

23 / 50

The concept of conservatism will have the effect of______________?

Understatement of Assets

Overstatement of Assets

Overstatement of Liabilities

Understatement of Liabilities

24 / 50

The amount payable to a person as consideration for the use of rights vested in him is

Royalty

Installment

Purchase consideration

Dividend

25 / 50

Which of the following statements is /are true?

Both B. and C. above

Entering wrong amount in the subsidiary book affects the agreement of the Trial Balance

Undercasting or overcastting of a subsidiary book is an example or error of commission

Errors of principle do not affect the agreement of Trial Balance

26 / 50

The beginnings inventory of the current year is overstated by 5,000 and closing inventory is overstated by 12,000. These errors will cause the net income for the current year by

7,000 (understated.

7,000 (overstated.

17,000 (overstated.

12,000 (understated.

27 / 50

During the year 2011-2012, the value of closing inventory was overstated by 25,000. Which of the following is true?

The cost of goods sold was understated during 2011-2012 but retained earnings will not be affected during 2012-2013

The cost of goods sold was overstated during 2011-2012 and income will be understated during 2012-2013

The income was overstated during 2011-12 and closing inventory will be overstated during 2012-2013

The retained earnings was overstated during 2011-2012 and retained earnings will be understated during 2012-2013

28 / 50

Which of the following items should not be capitalized relating to fixed assets?

Expenditure incurred on test runs and experimental production

Stand by equipment and servicing equipment

Administration and general expenses

Interest payable on loans or deferred credits taken for the acquisition or construction of fixed assets before they are ready for use

29 / 50

Which of the following is a Real A/c?

Building A/c

Goodwill A/c

Salary A/c

Bank A/c

30 / 50

Which of the following errors affects the agreement of a Trial Balance?

Mistake in balancing an account

Omitting to record a transaction entirely in the subsidiary books

Posting an entry on the correct side but in the wrong account

Recording of a wrong entry in the subsidiary books

31 / 50

Capital expenditure is an expenditure which

Will benefit the next accounting period

Results in the acquisition of a permanent asset

Benefits the current accounting period

Results in the acquisition of a current asset

32 / 50

Which of these transactions will not be recorded in cash book?

Cash paid to creditors

Salary remained outstanding

Cash deposited with bank

Cash received from debtors

33 / 50

Which of the following methods is not a practical way of realizing revenue?

Delivery method

Moving average method

Percentage-of-completion method

Production method

34 / 50

Which of these errors affect two or more accounts

All the three

Errors of posting to wrong account

Errors of principle

Errors of complete omission

35 / 50

Petty cash balance is a/an___________?

Assets

Expenditure

None

Liability

36 / 50

Buildings account is debited with an amount towards repairs. This is an example of?

Error of omission

Error of principle

Error of commission

Compensating error

37 / 50

Which of the following enhances the earning capacity of an asset?

Replacing damaged parts of an asset

Both A. and C. above

Increase in working capacity of an asset

Reduction in operating costs

38 / 50

Which of the following error is an error of principle

500 paid for wages debited to salary A/c

5,000 received from Sham credited to Ram A/c

5,000 incurred on installation of new plant debited to travelling expenses A/c

500 being purchase of raw material debited to purchase A/c ` 50

39 / 50

The balance of which of the following accounts do not disappear, once they are debited/credited to Trading Account?

Inward returns

Purchases

Sales

Closing stock

40 / 50

Which of the following statements is true?

If a Trial Balance tallies, it always means that none of the transactions has been completely omitted

A credit balance in the Pass Book indicates excess of deposits over withdrawals

A Trial Balance will not tally if a transaction is omitted

A customer to whom goods have been sold on credit cannot avail himself of a cash discount

41 / 50

Goodwill A/c is a/an__________?

Tangible Asset

Intangible Asset

Nominal A/c

Fictitious Asset

42 / 50

Which of the following is an one sided error?

500 being expense on travelling expense credited to travelling expenses

Both

500 purchase of old equipment not recorded in the books of A/c at all

None

43 / 50

Which of the following statements are / is true? ? Events after Balance Sheet are?

The events after Balance Sheet date but before submitting it to the Registrar of Companies

All the significant events after the Balance Sheet date

All changes after Balance Sheet date before its approval

The events after Balance Sheet date but before its approval by the board

44 / 50

Purchase journal is kept to record_____________?

None of these

All purchases of goods

All credit purchases

All credit purchases of goods

45 / 50

In a three column cash book_______________does not exist?

Discount column

Petty cash column

Bank column

Cash column

46 / 50

The adjustment to be made for income received in advance is:

Add income received in advance to respective income and show it as a liability

Deduct income received in advance from respective income and show it as a liability

Add income received in advance to respective income and show it as asset

Deduct income received in advance from respective income and show it as an asset in the Balance Sheet

47 / 50

Which of the following is an item of capital expenditure?

Interest on borrowed fund utilized for acquisition of Office Furniture

Installation charges paid in conjunction with the purchase of Office Equipment

Monthly rent of a machinery used in the business

Research and development costs during the year

48 / 50

If goods worth 1,750 returned to a supplier is wrongly entered in sales return book as 1,570, then

Gross Profit will increase by 3,320

Gross Profit will decrease by 3,320

Gross Profit will decrease by 3,500

Net Profit will decrease by 3,140

49 / 50

Which of the following should not be treated as revenue expenditure?

Interest on loans and debentures

Small expenditures on long- lived assets, such as ` 20 for a paper weight.

Annual fire insurance premiums on Plant and Equipment

Sales tax paid in connection with the purchase of office equipment

50 / 50

The closing balance of a petty cash book is a / an___________?

Assets

Liability

Gain

Loss

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