A bank overdraft is shown as a/an _____ balance in the bank statement.
1.debit
2.credit
3.credit - debit
4.none of these
A company had opening inventory of $200,000. Sales and purchases during the period were of $400,000 and $80,000 respectively. What is the gross profit for the period if the closing inventory was worth $100,000?
1.$20,000
2.$120,000
3.$220,000
4.$320,000
A company is owned by its
1.directors
2.managers
3.employs
4.shareholders
A company purchases a non-current asset in Year 1 for $90,000. The depreciation charge is $15,000. What net book value would be recorded in financial position statement (or balance sheet) at the end of Year-2?
1.$75,000
2.$60,000
3.$30,000
4.$15,000
A company sold goods worth $5,000 on 5 June and $10,000 on 28 June. The company received the first payment on 25 June and second on 7 July. The company prepared the financial statement on 30 June. What would be the total sale on the financial statement?
1.$0
2.$5,000
3.$10,000
4.$15,000
A debit entry usually represents
1.Assets and Expenses
2.Assets and Income
3.Liabilities and Income
4.Liabilities and Expenses
A machine price was $1,000 and was carried through a truck. The trucks fares were $500. The engineers charged $500 for the installation. The cost of the machine is?
1.$1,000
2.$1,500
3.$2,000
4.$2,500
According to John Dewey, school is a ________ institution, and education is a ________ process.
1.social, social
2.social, philosophical
3.philosophical, philosophical
4.environmental, psychological
According to John Dewey, schools must prepare students for
1.present life
2.future life
3.entrepreneurship
4.research
According to Rousseau, at what age a person ready to have a companion of the opposite sex?
1.16
2.17
3.18
4.19
Advance payments are recognized as
1.receivable
2.payable
3.bad debt
4.none of these
An item of equipment cost $300,000 and has a residual value of $50,000 at the end of its expected useful life of four years. What is the depreciable amount?
1.$50,000
2.$250,000
3.$300,000
4.$350,000
Any transaction which cannot be recorded in any book of prime entry is recorded in
1.Cash book
2.Petty cash book
3.General journal
4.Day books
Cheques issued but not presented, cause the bank statement balance to be ________ the cash book balance.
1.greater than
2.less than
3.equal to
4.the two statements are irrelevant
Depreciable amount =
1.Cost of an asset + Residual value
2.Cost of an asset - Residual value
3.Residual value - Cost of an asset
4.None of these
Depreciation is normally charged as
1.payable
2.receivable
3.expenses
4.advances
Goods which originally cost $800 were sold for $1,000. In the accounting equation Net Assets will?
1.Rise by $1,000
2.Rise by $200
3.Fall by $1,000
4.Fall by $200
In which of the following book returns inwards are recorded?
1.Sales returns book
2.Purchase returns book
3.Cash receipts book
4.Cash payment book
Jean Piaget proposed __________ stages of Cognitive Development.
1.3
2.4
3.5
4.6
Raw materials that are remaining at the end of the reporting period are treated as
1.liabilities
2.expenses
3.fixed assets
4.current assets
Shares of listed companies are traded in the
1.stock exchange
2.option market
3.future exchange
4.none of these
The accounting process of allocation cost of intangible assets is called
1.Amortization
2.Depletion
3.Going Concern
4.Residual Value
The capital of a business is $100,000 and the liabilities are $40,000. What are the total assets?
1.$40,000
2.$60,000
3.$100,000
4.$140,000
The concept that the enterprise will continue in a foreseeable future is known as
1.Amortization
2.Depletion
3.Going Concern
4.Residual Value
The conclusion of a deductive argument is
1.certain
2.experience
3.observation
4.probable
The correct form of Accounting equation is
1.Assets + Liabilities = Equity
2.Assets - Liabilities = Equity
3.Assets - Receivable = Equity
4.Assets + Receivable = Equity
The expected disposal value of the asset (after deducting disposal costs) at the end of its expected useful life is called
1.residual value
2.net book value
3.depreciation
4.substance over form
The field of study concerned with the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making is called
1.Education
2.Pedagogy
3.Cognitive Development
4.Epistemology
The figure that appears in the statement of financial position, after the depreciation, is known as
1.depreciation
2.substance over form
3.residual value
4.net book value
The goods that have been sold to the customers are treated as _____ in the financial statements.
1.inventories
2.expenses
3.income
4.debt
The goods that have not been sold to the customers till the end of the reporting period are considered as
1.inventories
2.expenses
3.sales
4.purchases
The longer a particular ability is unused the __________ it becomes.
1.more important
2.less important
3.stronger
4.weaker
The main source(s) of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is/are:
1.Company Law
2.Accounting standards
3.Both A and B
4.None of these
The more often a particular ability is used the __________ it becomes.
1.more important
2.less important
3.stronger
4.weaker
The more parts of your brain you use, the more likely you are to __________ information.
1.use
2.miss
3.misuse
4.retain
The process of reasoning from one or more given statements to reach a logically certain conclusion is called
1.Deductive Reasoning
2.Inductive Reasoning
3.Qualitative Reasoning
4.Quantitative Reasoning
The process of recording consumption of natural resources (or wasting assets) is called
1.Amortization
2.Depletion
3.Going Concern
4.Residual Value
The reasoning in which the given statements are viewed as supplying strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion is called
1.Deductive Reasoning
2.Inductive Reasoning
3.Qualitative Reasoning
4.Quantitative Reasoning
The selling price of some goods is $1500 and cost to sell the goods is $200. What is the Net Realizable Value (NRV)?
1.$1000
2.$1200
3.$1300
4.$1500
The selling price of some under-process goods is $1500, cost to finally produce the goods is $300, and cost to sell the goods is $200. What is the Net Realizable Value (NRV)?
1.$1000
2.$1200
3.$1300
4.$1500
The truth of the conclusion of an inductive argument is
1.certain
2.experience
3.observation
4.probable
The withdrawal of inventory by the owner for personal use should appear in the trading account as a deduction from
1.sales
2.purchases
3.overdrafts
4.none of these
What from the following is NOT a capital expense?
1.Purchase of property
2.Purchase of office equipment
3.Replacement of a vehicle,
4.Repair of a vehicle
What from the following is NOT a current asset?
1.Patent rights
2.Inventory
3.Cash
4.Trade receivables
What from the following is NOT a non-current asset?
1.Capital
2.Property
3.Patent rights
4.Inventory
What is the net amount of cash paid to the supplier if: Credit purchases $12,000 out of which $2,000 were rejected and subsequently returned to the supplier. Supplier allowed a discount of 1% on settlement of amount.
1.$10,000
2.$12,000
3.$9,900
4.$11,880
What standards are used to prepare financial statements by most of the countries and companies
1.International Financial Reporting Standards
2.International Financial Accounting Standards
3.International Accounting & Auditing Standards
4.International Risk Reporting Standards
Which from the following costs are included in conversion costs?
1.Carriage in
2.Carriage outwards
3.Commission of selling staff
4.Supervisor's wages
Which from the following is included in the cost of purchases?
1.Abnormal loss
2.Freight in
3.Rent of store
4.Administrative Salaries
Which of the following is part of the double entry system in Accounting?
1.Cash book
2.General journal
3.Sales journal
4.Trial balance