Description : Profit prior to incorporation is transferred to– (A) Capital reserve (B) General reserve (C) Profit and Loss Account (D) Trading Account
Last Answer : Answer: Capital reserve
Description : Net profit after tax of Rs. 2,00,000 is Rs. 4,00,000. Share capital is Rs. 8,00,000 and revenue reserve is Rs. 2,00,000. What is rate of return on equity ? (A) 40% (B) 50% (C) 60% (D) 75%
Last Answer : Answer: 40%
Description : As per Schedule VI of the Companies’ Act, 1956, Forfeited Share Account will be– (A) Added to paid up capital (B) Deducted from called up capital (C) Added to capital reserve (D) Shown as a revenue reserve
Last Answer : Answer: Deducted from called up capital
Description : Balance of Debenture Redemption Fund Account is transferred to– (A) Capital Reserve A/c (B) Profit and Loss A/c (C) General Reserve A/c (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: General Reserve A/c
Description : A public company can start its business operations after getting– (A) Certificate of Incorporation (B) Minimum Subscription (C) Certificate of Commencement of Business (D) Permission of the Controller of Capital Issue
Last Answer : Answer: Certificate of Commencement of Business
Description : A public company can start business– (A) After incorporation (B) After promotion (C) After registration (D) After getting certificate of commencement of business
Last Answer : Answer: After getting certificate of commencement of business
Description : A company limited by shares has to call the statutory meeting within a period of not less than one month and not more than six months. This period is counted with reference to which one of ... date of actual receipt of certificate of incorporation (D) The date of actual commencement of business
Last Answer : Answer: The date at which the company is entitled to commence business
Description : What is the renewal fees paid for a patent right ? (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Deferred revenue expenditure (D) Development expenditure
Last Answer : Answer: Revenue expenditure
Description : A sports club receives admission fees. It is a– (A) Revenue receipt (B) Capital receipt (C) Deferred receipt (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Revenue receipt
Description : A large amount spent on special advertisement is– (A) Capital Expenditure (B) Revenue Expenditure (C) Revenue Loss (D) Deferred Revenue Expenditure
Last Answer : Answer: Deferred Revenue Expenditure
Description : A company forfeited 30 equity shares of Rs. 10 each fully called-up, for non-payment of allotment money of Rs. 3 and call-money of Rs. 4 per share. If these shares are reissued at Rs. 8 per share fully paid, the amount ... to capital reserve will be- (A) Rs. 300 (B) Rs. 60 (C) Rs. 90 (D) Rs. 30
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 30
Description : Dividend can be paid generally out of– (A) share premium account (B) capital redemption reserve account (C) current year’s profits (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer: current year’s profits
Description : The capital issues of public limited companies are subject to guidelines issued by– (A) Reserve Bank of India (B) Central Government (C) Central Bank of India (D) Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Last Answer : Answer: Securities amp; Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Description : What is Capital Redemption Reserve Account available for ? (A) Redemption of redeemable preference shares (B) Redemption of redeemable debentures (C) Reorganization of share capital (D) Issue of fully paid bonus shares
Last Answer : Answer: Issue of fully paid bonus shares
Description : X Limited forfeited Ram's 20 shares of Rs. 10 each on which Rs. 7 is called up. Ram had paid application and allotment money of Rs. 5 per share. Of these forfeited shares 15 shares were reissued to Hari as fully paid up ... to Capital Reserve account ? (A) Rs. 15 (B) Rs. 20 (C) Rs. 75 (D) Rs. 100
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 15
Description : The portion of share capital which can be called up only on the winding up of a company is known as– (A) Called up capital (B) Paid up capital (C) Authorised capital (D) Reserve capital
Last Answer : Answer: Reserve capital
Description : Rohit carrying on real estate business sold a piece of land for Rs.4,00,00,000 (cost Rs.3,50,00,000) then the type of receipt is ______ nature and profit on sale is a) Capital & transferred to capital ... L a/c c) Capital & transferred to P & L a/c d) Revenue & transferred to general reserve
Last Answer : b) Revenue & transferred to P & L a/c
Description : If the goodwill raised at the time of retirement of a partner is to be written-off, then the capital accounts of the remaining partners are debited in– (A) New profit sharing ratio (B) Capital ratio (C) Old profit sharing ratio (D) Sacrificing ratio
Last Answer : Answer: Old profit sharing ratio
Description : The return on capital employed shows the combined effect of– (A) net profit ratio and inventory turnover ratio (B) operating ratio and net profit ratio (C) net profit ratio and capital turnover ratio (D) gross profit ratio and capital turnover ratio
Last Answer : Answer: operating ratio and net profit ratio
Description : Government grants related to income as per the Accounting Standard (AS)-12 should be- (A) Presented as a credit in the statement of Profit and Loss (B) Presented as a deferred income on the asset ... of balance sheet (D) Presented both in the Profit and Loss statement and in the balance sheet
Last Answer : Answer: Presented both in the Profit and Loss statement and in the balance sheet
Description : The profit of a company (whose capital is divided into 25‚000 shares of Rs. 10 each) for the last three years are : Rs. 50‚000; Rs. 60‚000 and Rs. 40‚000. The fair return on investment is taken at 10% p.a. The value of company’s share will be– (A) Rs. 10 (B) Rs. 20 (C) Rs. 30 (D) Rs. 40
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 20
Description : Expenses need to be recorded in the period in which the associated revenues are recognised. This is to be ensured as per which one of the following accounting principles ? (A) Revenue recognition (B) Cost benefit (C) Matching (D) Periodicity
Last Answer : Answer: Revenue recognition
Description : Reserve Bank of India is a– (A) Government Company (B) Departmental Organisation (C) Statutory Corporation (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Government Company
Description : Which of the following apex body and regulators has asked banks to swap customer related information so that the frauds and defaults may be prevented in future? (A) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) (B) Indian Banks ... (IBA) (C) Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (D) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Last Answer : Answer: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Description : The balance appearing in the books of a company at the end of year were CRR A/c Rs. 50,000, Security Premium Rs. 5,000, Revaluation Reserve Rs. 20,000, P & L A/c (Dr) Rs. 10,000. Maximum amount available for distribution of ... will be- (A) Rs. 50,000 (B) Rs. 55,000 (C) Rs. 45,000 (D) Rs. 57,000
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 55,000
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct ? (A) Audit of an educational institution is compulsory if it is run by a charitable trust (B) A club is treated as a commercial establishment ( ... who belongs to accountancy profession (D) Audit of a charitable trust is not compulsory under law
Last Answer : Answer: Audit of an educational institution is compulsory if it is run by a charitable trust Free
Description : If the purchases made during the year were Rs. 60,000, the balance of stock in trade at the beginning and at the end of the year were Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 9,000 respectively and the gross profit on sales was 1/5th, when which ... year ? (A) Rs. 15,750 (B) Rs. 14,000 (C) Rs. 12,500 (D) Rs. 17,250
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 12,500
Description : The loss on the sale of old furniture is debited to– (A) profit & loss account (B) furniture account (C) trading account (D) depreciation account
Last Answer : Answer: profit & loss account
Description : One of the major disadvantages of the Matrix form of organization structure is that– (A) it does not pinpoint product profit responsibility (B) it is not oriented towards results (C) there is possibility of disunity of command (D) it generates rivalry between line and staff members
Last Answer : Answer: there is possibility of disunity of command
Description : When an incoming partner purchases his share from any one of the existing partners, then- (A) total assets of the firm do not change (B) total assets of the firm will be augmented to the extent ... ) change in total assets of the firm will depend upon the new profit sharing ratio of the partners
Last Answer : Answer: total assets of the firm do not change
Description : Which one of the following is the most appropriate task of office management ? (A) Creation of profit centre (B) Creation of control centre (C) Making office supplies available (D) Supervision of production Quality Control
Last Answer : Answer: Creation of control centre
Description : Which among the following is the societal obligation of accounting ? (A) To ascertain profit correctly (B) To maintain the records of the assets and liabilities of organisation (C) To establish effective organizational control (D) To be helpful in correct tax assessment
Last Answer : Answer: To be helpful in correct tax assessment
Description : With regard to the rate of return on investment (ROI), which one of the following statements is not valid ? (A) It is an overall indicator of the profitability of an enterprise (B) It is a ... superior measure compared to the cash flow generated per share (D) It was first developed by Dupont, USA
Last Answer : Answer: It is a superior measure compared to the cash flow generated per share
Description : A limited company makes a net profit of Rs. 2,00,000 after writing off preliminary expenses amounting to Rs. 20,000 and providing for depreciation on assets amounting to Rs. 40,000 and gain of Rs. 10,000 on sale of a piece of ... 2,00,000 (B) Rs. 2,40,000 (C) Rs. 2,50,000 (D) Rs. 2,60,000
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 2,50,000
Description : Goods worth Rs. 2,000 were distributed to employees free of charge. The account to be debited is– (A) Profit and Loss A/c (B) Advertisement A/c (C) Labour Welfare A/c (D) Goods A/c
Last Answer : Answer: Profit and Loss A/c
Description : If Opening Stock – Rs.15,000 Purchases – Rs.37,500 Direct Expenses – Rs.1,500 Closing Stock – Rs.7,500 Operating Expenses – Rs.3,000 Sales are Rs. 60,000 during the year, what is the net profit ? (A) Rs. 12,000 (B) Rs. 10,500 (C) Rs. 7,500 (D) Rs. 3,000
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 10,500
Description : Which of the following is affected by treatment of an accrued item in accounting ? (A) Profit and Loss A/c only (B) Profit and Loss Appropriation A/c (C) Balance Sheet only (D) Profit and Loss A/c and Balance Sheet
Last Answer : Answer: Profit and Loss A/c and Balance Sheet
Description : The policy “anticipate no profit and provide for all possible losses” arises due to– (A) Convention of consistency (B) Convention of conservatism (C) Convention of Disclosure (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Convention of conservatism
Description : The rate of gross profit is 20% on sales and the cost of goods sold is Rs. 1‚00‚000, the amount of gross profit will be– (A) Rs. 30‚000 (B) Rs. 25‚000 (C) Rs. 20‚000 (D) Rs. 16‚667
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 25‚000
Description : What is the maximum limit of remuneration for a whole time manager in a company ? (A) 3% of net annual profit (B) 5% of net annual profit (C) 7% of net annual profit (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: 5% of net annual profit
Description : If super profit is Rs. 4‚000 and normal rate of return is 8 per cent, the amount of goodwill will be– (A) Rs. 40‚000 (B) Rs. 50‚000 (C) Rs. 4‚00‚000 (D) Rs. 5‚000
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 50‚000
Description : The following data, relates to manufacturing company for the year 2006-07- Net Profit as per P & L A/c-Rs. 2,40,000; Depreciation-Rs. 80,000; Goodwill written-off- Rs. 40,000, Profit on Sale of Fixed Assets-Rs. 16,000, ... ) Rs. 4,40,000 (B) Rs. 4,00,000 (C) Rs. 6,40,000 (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: None of the above
Description : Under vouching, checking is done of– (A) Journal and Ledger (B) Profit and Loss Account (C) Balance Sheet (D) All of the above
Last Answer : Answer: All of the above
Description : Rate of Gross Profit on cost is 25%. Total sales is Rs. 1,00,000 and Average Stock is Rs. 1,60,000. Stock Turnover Ratio will be– (A) 0•5 times (B) 0•8 times (C) 0•10 times (D) 0•4 times
Last Answer : Answer: 0•5 times
Description : Sundry Debtors – Rs.15,000 Bills Receivable (B/R) – Rs.12,500 Cash at Bank – Rs.17,500 Stock – Rs.15,000 Profit – Rs.20,000 Creditors – Rs.25,000 Bills Payable (B/P) – Rs.15,000 Sales – Rs.1,00,000 What is the Acid Test Ratio ? (A) 1•5 : 1 (B) 1•125 : 1 (C) 16 2/3% (D) 50%
Last Answer : Answer: 1•125 : 1
Description : ‘Profit objective’ is of least priority in case of– (A) Private enterprise (B) Public enterprise (C) Department undertaking (D) Cooperative society
Last Answer : Answer: Cooperative society
Description : From the information given below, calculate Debt service coverage Ratio- Net profit after interest and Tax Rs. 40,000, Depreciation Rs. 5,000, Rate of Income Tax 50%, 10% Mortgage Debentures Rs. 60,000. Fixed Interest Charges Rs. 6 ... . (A) 4 06 times (B) 5 06 times (C) 6 06 times (D) 7 06 times
Last Answer : Answer: 4•06 times
Description : Few items of P/L A/c of a company are– Sales – Rs.1,60,000 Closing stock – Rs.38,000 Non-operating Expenses – Rs.800 Non-operating Income – Rs.4,800 Net Profit – Rs.28,000 What is the Operating Profit Ratio ? (A) 18% (B) 20% (C) 15% (D) 57%
Last Answer : Answer: 15%
Description : The profit margin which a retailer of goods obtains form his supplier is called:
Last Answer : Trade discount
Description : The basic aim of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is to- (A) Develop an effective and efficient monitoring and control system for the Indian Capital Market (B) To help Bombay Stock Exchange ... To help National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. only (D) To help OTC Exchange of India only
Last Answer : Answer: Develop an effective and efficient monitoring and control system for the Indian Capital Market