MCQs / Q&A

A. Trade mark
B. Franchise
C. Accounts Receivable
D. Secret Profit
An accounts receivable is not an intangible asset. It is the amount that the business has to receive from its debtors. The other assets mentioned in alternatives a, b, and d- trademark, franchises and secret processes are intangible assets. Hence, the correct answer is C.

A. Current assets
B. Intangible assets
C. Deferred revenue expenditure
D. Not an asset
Computers taken on hire by a business for a period of twelve months is not an asset because it is not owned by the business to be classified as asset. Thus, the correct answer is D.. Since it is not an asset it cannot be classified as any asset and other alternatives are not the correct
answers.

i. Stock at the end of the financial year
ii. Stock at the beginning of the financial year
iii. Drawings
iv. Prepaid Rent
v. Interest received but not yet earned
A. Only (i) above
B. Only (iii) above
C. Both (i)and (iii) above
D. (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) above
Stock at the end of the financial year is the closing stock, drawings are the amounts withdrawn by the owner of the business for personal use; and prepaid rent is the amount of rent which is paid in advance of the current financial year and interest received but not yet earned is the amount of interest received which does not pertain to the current year are the items that appear in the Balance Sheet of a business. Stock at the beginning of the financial year is the opening stock that appears in Trading Account of a business and not in the Balance Sheet. Thus D., the combination of all the accounts in alternatives (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) is the correct answer.]

A. Results of operations for a particular period
B. Financial position during a particular period
C. Profit earning capacity for a particular period
D. Financial position as on a particular date

A. Balance Sheet discloses financial position of the business
B. A person who owes to the business is called Debtor
C. Decrease in the value of the asset could decrease the value of a liability
D. Assets are to be shown in the Balance Sheet at the realizable value
fixed assets are to be shown in the Balance Sheet at their actual cost.

A. On the assets side under current assets
B. On the assets side under loans and advances
C. On the liabilities side under current liabilities
D. On the liabilities side under provisions

A. Sundry Debtors
B. Stock
C. Prepaid insurance
D. All of A. B. and C. above

A. Stock
B. Vehicle
C. Fixed deposit in bank
D. Both A. and C. above

A. Credited to the Profit & Loss Account
B. Debited to the Profit & Loss Account
C. Shown on the liabilities side of the Balance Sheet
D. Shown on the assets side of the Balance Sheet
Unexpired insurance or prepaid insurance must be shown on the assets side of the Balance Sheet, because it is an asset. It cannot be shown on the liabilities side of the Balance Sheet. It cannot be debited to Profit & Loss A/c. Also it cannot be credited to Profit & Loss A/c. Hence D. is true.

A. Profit and Loss Account
B. Balance Sheet
C. Funds Flow Statement
D. Trial Balance
Trial Balance D. is not a financial statement. It is a list of all accounts showing
outstanding balances at the end of the accounting period. It helps in the preparation of financial statements. The Profit and Loss Account A.; Balance Sheet B. and Funds Flow statement C. are the financial statements prepared by a business entity. Funds flow statement though categorized as one of the financial statements, its preparation is not mandatory. Thus D. is the correct answer