MCQs / Q&A

The balance of Revaluation Reserve pertaining to an asset that has been disposed off or retired can be transferred to?

A. General Reserve A/c
B. Profit & Loss A/c
C. Asset A/c
D. Capital Reserve A/c

According to AS-10 on disposal of a previously revalued item of fixed asset, the difference between net disposal proceeds and the net book value should be charged or credited to the Profit & Loss Statement except that to the extent that such a loss is related to an increase which was previously recorded as a credit to revaluation reserve and which has not been subsequently reversed or utilized, it may be charged directly to that account. This balance (no longer needeD. being of capital nature should be transferred to Capital Reserve Account.

At the time of preparation of financial accounts, bad debt recovered account will be transferred to?

A. Debtors A/c
B. Profit & Loss A/c
C. Profit & Loss Adjustment A/c
D. Profit & Loss Appropriation A/c

Bad debt recovered is a windfall gain and it is transferred to Profit & Loss Account at the time of preparation of Final Accounts. If provisions account is there in the books it will be transferred to Provision A/c and the balance if any in the provision account will be transferred to Profit & Loss Account. It is recovery of bad debt written off and hence it is not transferred to Debtors Account. It is not transferred to Profit & Loss Adjustment Account. It is not an appropriation to be transferred to Profit & Loss Appropriation Account. Thus, the answer is B

Under the direct write-off method of recognizing a bad debt expense. Which of the following statements is/are true?

A. The bad debt expense is not matched with the related sales
B. Revenue is overstated in the year of sales
C. It violates the matching principle of accounting
D. All of the above

Under the direct write off method of recognizing a bad debt expense, the alternative D. is the correct answer which the combination of the following statements A. The bad debt expense is not matched with the related sales because the expense is written off in the year of occurrence and it is not matching with the related sales. B. Revenue is overstated in the year of Sales as a result not making any provision for possible loss on account of non- recoverable account. C. It violates the matching principle of accounting as the expense of bad debt is not matched for the same period of income. Thus, D. is the correct answer.

The creation of provision for doubtful debts given as an adjustment requires____________?

A. Debit Profit and Loss Account and deduct the provision from debtors
B. Credit Profit & Loss Account and deduct the provision from debtors
C. Credit Profit and Loss Account and add the provision to debtors
D. Debit Profit & Loss Account and add the provision to debtors

The adjustment for provision for bad debts account given in the adjustments is to debit P&L A/c and deduct from Sundry Debtors, the amount of provision for bad debts. Provision for bad debts is created against Sundry Debtors and therefore deducted from Sundry Debtors and Debited to P&L A/c as it is a charge against P&L A/c.

If actual bad debts are more than the provision for bad debts, then there will be a_____________?

A. Credit balance of Provision for Bad Debts Account
B. Debit balance of Provision for Bad Debts Account
C. Debit balance of Bad Debts Account
D. Debit balance of Discount on Debtors Account

Provision for Bad Debts Account is created for writing off bad debts. Since the provision for bad debts is a credit balance account, If the actual bad debts exceed the provision created then there will be debit balance of provision for bad debts account.

Which of the following is not classified as inventory in the financial statements?

A. Finished goods
B. Work-in-process
C. Stores and spares
D. Advance payments made to suppliers for raw materials

Recent developments have made much of a company‘s inventory obsolete. This obsolete inventory should be?

A. Written down to zero or its scrap value
B. Shown in the Balance Sheet at its replacement cost
C. Shown in the Balance Sheet at cost, but classified as a non-current asset
D. Carried in the accounting records at cost until it is sold

If a company has contingent liabilities, they appear in the__________?

A. Balance Sheet
B. Directors‘ report
C. Notes on account to Balance Sheet
D. Chairman‘s report
Contingent liabilities are disclosed in the notes to Balance Sheet

Payments received in advance from a customer for a contract can be__________?

A. Shown as a deduction from contract work-in-progress on asset side
B. Shown as a liability
C. Credited to P&L A/c
D. Either A. or B. above