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THEORY BASE OF ACCOUNTING MCQs

Total Questions : 30 | Page 1 of 3 pages
Question 1. The investment of cash into the business results in an
  1.    Increase in cash and a decrease in capital
  2.    Increase in cash and an increase in capital
  3.    Decrease in cash and an increase in capital
  4.    Increase in fees earned and an increase in capital
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Increase in cash and an increase in capital
:
B
The investment of cash into business shall result in an increase in cash and an increase in capital.
Question 2. Which of the following accounts is not a liability?
  1.    Accounts Payable
  2.    Accounts Receivable
  3.    Salaries Payable
  4.    Expenses Payable
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Accounts Receivable
:
B
All of the above are liabilities except Accounts Receivable which is an asset.
Question 3. Which of the following accounts is an Expense?
  1.    Loan taken from bank
  2.    Machinery purchased for production
  3.    Stock purchased for resale
  4.    Electricity bill paid
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Electricity bill paid
:
D
Out of all of the above, only Electricity bill paidis an expense. All the other are either liabilities or assets of the business.
Question 4. Which of the following is the benefit of using GAAP while preparation of financial statements?
  1.    Facilitates comparison of financial statements
  2.    Adequate disclosures in the financial statements
  3.    Eliminate confusing variations
  4.    All of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of these
:
D
Since GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) is a collection of commonly followed accounting rules and standards for financial reporting, all of the above are the benefits of using GAAP while preparation of financial statements.
Question 5. Keeping the records of the business separate from the personal records of the owner of the business is said to be in adherence to which accounting principle or concept?
  1.    Continuing-concern concept
  2.    Business entity principle
  3.    Realization principle
  4.    Objectivity principle
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Business entity principle
:
B
Keeping the records of the business separate from the personal records of the owner of the business is said to be adherence to Business Entity Principle.
Question 6. Net Loss occurs when:
  1.    expenses are greater than income
  2.    expenses are less than income
  3.    expenses=income
  4.    liabilities are greater than income
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> expenses are greater than income
:
A
Net Loss occurs when expenses are greater than income of a business.
Question 7. Which of the following is not an account whose total goes into the trial balance?
  1.    Balance Sheet
  2.    Fixed Assets
  3.    Capital
  4.    Expense
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Balance Sheet
:
A
Total of all accounts are reflected into the trial balance, which are ultimately reported in the balance sheet, but balance sheet is not an account whose total goes into the trial alance.
Question 8. Which of the following is not a purpose of the objectivity principle?
  1.    To make financial statements more useful to investors and end users
  2.    To make the financial information consistent and trustworthy to investors and end users
  3.    To ensure that the financial information can be proven with evidence and the findings can be duplicated
  4.    To ensure that the organization does not close down its operations in the near future
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> To ensure that the organization does not close down its operations in the near future
:
D
The purpose of the objectivity principle along with all of GAAP is to make financial statements more useful to investors and end users. The objectivity principle, specifically aids to ensure that financial statements are reliable and verifiable. Reliability means that the financial information is consistent and trustworthy to investors and end users. Verifiability means that the financial information can be proven with evidence and the findings can be duplicated. Both reliability and verifiability give usefulness to the financial statements.
Question 9. The business transactions are recorded date wise to create proper record for all transactions. This is part of which of the following
  1.    Realization Concept
  2.    Materiality Concept
  3.    Historical Record Concept
  4.    Accounting Period Concept
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Accounting Period Concept
:
D
An accounting period is the span of time covered by a set of financial statements. The business transactions are recorded date wise to create proper record for all transactions as per Accounting Period Concept.
Question 10. When a machinery is purchased for cash, the cash balance is reduced and to that extent, the amount of machinery as an asset is recorded. This is done to follow which of the following accounting principles:
  1.    Dual Aspect Principle
  2.    Materiality Principle
  3.    Timeliness Principle
  4.    Consistency Principle
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Dual Aspect Principle
:
A
The dual aspect concept states that every business transaction requires recordation in two different accounts.

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