Which of the following books should be used to record purchase of furniture on credit?
A. Cash book
B. Journal proper
C. Purchases book
D. Sales book
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The cash book records:
A. all cash payments
B. all cash receipts
C. all cash receipts and payments
D. only credit payments
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Overcasting of purchases journal would affect . . . . . . . .
A. Sales account
B. Purchase account
C. Suppliers account
D. Sales returns account
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Rs. 19,500 debited to building repairs on 31st December 1993 included Rs. 9,500 as the cost of building a small room for the watch man. A bill of Rs. 800 for colour wash of the whole building during the year was not received till 1993 December. The amount to be debited to profit and loss account would be:
A. Rs. 20,300
B. Rs. 19,500
C. Rs. 10,800
D. Rs. 9,500
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Assets which do not carry more than normal credit risk is known as . . . . . . . .
A. loss asset
B. risk asset
C. standard asset
D. None of these
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In book-keeping posting means:
A. to record the transactions from the journal to ledger
B. to record the transactions in the journal
C. to record the transactions in the subsidiary books
D. to record the transactions in the cash book
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Subscriptions for the current year received during the current year are to be . . . . . . . .
A. credited to receipts and payments account
B. debited to income and expenditure account
C. credited to income and expenditure account
D. credited to revenue account
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A reserve is charge against:
A. Trading account
B. Profit and loss account
C. Profit and loss appropriation account
D. None of these
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Accounting standard-AS-2 provides that inventories should be valued at
A. lower of historical cost and net realisable value
B. lower of historical cost and market value
C. only estimated selling price
D. All of these
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Donations received by a non-profit organisation are usually a . . . . . . . .
A. revenue receipt
B. capital receipt
C. capital expenditure
D. revenue expenditure
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Ledger is also called . . . . . . . .
A. principal book of accounts
B. cash books
C. subsidiary books
D. petty cash book
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The fundamental accounting equation, Assets = Equities + liabilities is the formal expression of:
A. dual aspect concept
B. matching concept
C. going - concern concept
D. money measurement concept
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Which of the following errors are revealed by trial balance?
A. Omission of an amount from the trial balance
B. Posting of the wrong amount
C. Wrong totalling of the book of original entry
D. None of these
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When a bill is drawn by A on B, it is debited in the books of A to . . . . . . . .
A. Cash account
B. B's account
C. Bills Receivable account
D. Bills Payable account
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A business entity has assets of Rs. 26,000 and liabilities of Rs. 6,000. Owner's equity in this case is:
A. Rs. 32,000
B. Rs. 26,000
C. Rs. 20,000
D. Rs. 6,000
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Excess of income over expenditure is shown on the . . . . . . . . side of income and expenditure account.
A. Credit
B. Debit
C. Upper
D. Lower
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Final Account is:
A. one account
B. two account
C. three account
D. four account
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When a bill is drawn by A on B and before the date of maturity, B becomes insolvent then in the books of A it is debited to . . . . . . . .
A. Bills receivable account
B. Bank account
C. B's account
D. Bank for collection of bills
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When an existing company takes over the business of one or more existing companies, it is called . . . . . . . .
A. amalgamation
B. absorption
C. internal reconstruction
D. None of these
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Both assets and owners equity would be increased by . . . . . . . .
A. capital brought in
B. purchase of an asset on credit
C. payment of creditors
D. proprietors drawings
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