100 Solved Mcqs Of Financial ing 2m5f2d

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ING Which of the following statements is incorrect? Assets - Capital = Liabilities Liabilities + Assets = Capital Liabilities + Capital = Assets Assets - Liabilities = Capital

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Which of the following is not an asset? Buildings Debtors Loan from K Harris Cash balance

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Which of the following is a liability? Motor Vehicles Machinery Creditors for goods Cash at Bank

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Which of the following is incorrect?

(A) (B) (C) (D) 5

Which of the following statements is correct?

(A)


http://vustudents.ning.com (B) (C) (D) 6

Which of the following are correct?

(i), (ii) and (ii) (i) and (ii) (i) and (iii) (ii) and (iii) 7


(i) and (iv) only (i), (ii) and (iii) only (i), (ii) and (iv) only (ii), (iii) and (iv) only 8

Which of the following are incorrect?

(i) and (iii) only (ii) and (iv) only (iii) and (iv) only (ii) and (iii) only


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Which of the following best describes the meaning of ‘Purchases’? Goods bought on credit Goods paid for Goods bought for resale Items bought

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Which of the following should not be called ‘Sales’? Goods sold for cash Sale of item previously included in ‘Purchases’ Office fixtures sold Goods sold on credit

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Of the following, which are correct?

(iii) and (iv) only (ii) and (iv) only (i) and (ii) only (i) and (iii) only 12

Which of the following are incorrect?

(ii) and (iv) only (iv) only (iii) only (i) and (iii) only 13

Given the following, what is the amount of Capital? Assets: Premises £20,000; Stock £8,500; Cash £100. Liabilities: Creditors £3,000; Loan from A Adams £4,000 £21,100 £21,400


http://vustudents.ning.com £21,600 £32,400 14

Which of the following is correct? Profit reduces capital Profit increases capital Capital can only come from profit Profit does not alter capital

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(i), (ii) and (iii) only (i) and (ii) only (i), (ii) and (iv) only (i), (iii) and (iv) only 16

Of the following, which are incorrect?

(ii) and (ii) only (ii) and (iv) only (i) and (iii) only (ii) and (iii) only 17

What is the balance on the following on 31 May 20X5?

A debit balance of £395 A credit balance of £395


http://vustudents.ning.com There is a nil balance on the A debit balance of £380 18

What would have been the balance on the of C De Freitas in MC17 on 19 May 20X5? A credit balance of £445 A credit balance of £95 A credit balance of £265 A debit balance of £265

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Which of the following best describes a trial balance? Shows all the entries in the books It is a list of balances on the books Shows the financial position of a business It is a special

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Is it true that the trial balance totals should agree? No, there are sometimes good reasons why they differ Yes, always Yes, except where the trial balance is extracted at the year end No, because it is not a balance sheet

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Gross profit is: Cost of goods sold + Opening stock Excess of sales over cost of goods sold Sales less Purchases Net profit less expenses of the period.

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Net profit is calculated in the: Profit and loss Balance sheet Trial balance Trading



To find the value of closing stock at the end of a period we do this by stocktaking deduct cost of goods sold from sales deduct opening stock from cost of goods sold look in the stock

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The credit entry for net profit is on the credit side of: The trading The drawings The capital The profit and loss

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Which of these best describes a balance sheet? A statement of assets A listing of balances An proving the books balance A record of closing entries

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The descending order in which current assets should be shown in the balance sheet is: Debtors, Stock, Bank, Cash Cash, Bank, Debtors, Stock Stock, Debtors, Cash, Bank Stock, Debtors, Bank, Cash

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Which of these best describes fixed assets? Are bought to be used in the business Are expensive items bought for the business Are items which will not wear out quickly Are of long life and are not bought specifically for resale

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Carriage inwards is charged to the trading because: Carriage outwards goes in the profit and loss It is an expense connected with buying goods It is not part of motor expenses


http://vustudents.ning.com It should not go in the balance sheet 29

Given figures showing: Sales £8,200; Opening stock £1,300; Closing stock £900; Purchases £6,400; Carriage inwards £200, the cost of goods sold figure is: Another figure £6,200 £6,800 £7,000

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The costs of putting goods into a saleable condition should be charged to: Trading Profit and loss Balance sheet None of these

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Suppliers’ personal s are found in the: Sales ledger Nominal ledger Purchases ledger General ledger

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The Sales Day Book is best described as: Containing customers’ s Containing real s Part of the double entry system A list of credit sales

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Which of the following are personal s? (i) Buildings (ii) Wages (iii) Debtors (iv) Creditors (ii) and (iii) only (i) and (iv) only (ii) and (iv) only (iii) and (iv) only



When Lee makes out a cheque for £50 and sends it to Young, then Lee is known as: The payee The banker The drawer The creditor

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If you want to make sure that your money will be safe if Cheques sent are lost in the post, you should: Always pay by cash Cross your Cheques ‘ Payee only, Not Negotiable’ Always take the money in person Not use the postal service in future

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When banking money in to your current you should always use: A general ledger A cheque book A cash book A paying-in slip

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A debit balance of £100 in a cash shows that: There was £100 cash in hand The total of cash received was less than £100 £100 was the total of cash paid out Cash has been overspent by £100

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£50 cash taken from the cash till and banked is entered: Debit cash column £50: Credit bank column £50 Debit bank column £50: Credit bank column £50 Debit bank column £50: Credit cash column £50 Debit cash column £50: Credit cash column £50

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A credit balance of £200 on the cash columns of the cash book would mean: We have £200 cash in hand Someone has stolen £200 cash We have spent £200 more than we have received


http://vustudents.ning.com The bookkeeper has made a mistake 40

‘Posting’ the transactions in bookkeeping means: Making the second entry of a double entry transaction Entering items in a cash book Making the first entry of a double entry transaction Something other than the above

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A cash discount is best described as a reduction in the sum to be paid: If payment is made by cash, not cheque If purchases are made for cash, not on credit If payment is made either by cash or cheque If payment is made within a previously agreed period

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Discounts received are: Deducted by us when we pay our s Deducted when we receive cash Given by us when we sell goods on credit None of these

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The total of the ‘Discounts Allowed’ column in the Cash Book is posted to: The debit of the Discounts Received The debit of the Discounts Allowed The credit of the Discounts Allowed The credit of the Discounts Received

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Sales invoices are first entered in: The Cash Book The Purchases Journal The Sales Journal The Sales

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The total of the Sales Journal is entered on: The debit side of the Sales in the General Ledger The credit side of the General in the Sales Ledger


http://vustudents.ning.com The credit side of the Sales in the General Ledger The debit side of the Sales Day Book 46

Given a purchases invoice showing 5 items of £80 each, less trade discount of 25 per cent and cash discount of 5 per cent, if paid within the credit period, your cheque would be made out for: £260 £280 £285 None of these

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An alternative name for a Sales Journal is: Sales Day Book Sales Ledger Sales Invoice Daily Sales

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Entered in the Purchases Journal are: Discounts received Purchases invoices Payments to suppliers Trade discounts

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The total of the Purchases Journal is transferred to the: Credit side of the Purchases Credit side of the Purchases Book Debit side of the Purchases Debit side of the Purchases Day Book

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Credit notes issued by us will be entered in our: Sales Returns Outwards Journal Returns Inwards Journal Returns Inwards

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The total of the Returns Outwards Journal is transferred to:


http://vustudents.ning.com The debit side of the Returns Outwards The credit side of the Returns Outwards Book The credit side of the Returns Outwards The debit side of the Purchases Returns Book 52

We originally sold 25 items at £12 each, less 331/3 per cent trade discount. Our customer now returns 4 of them to us. What is the amount of credit note to be issued? £36 £30 £32 £48

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Depreciation is: The salvage value of a fixed asset The amount of money spent in replacing assets The part of the cost of the fixed asset consumed during its period of use by the firm The amount spent to buy a fixed asset

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A firm bought a machine for £3,200. It is to be depreciated at a rate of 25 per cent using the Reducing Balance Method. What would be the remaining book value after 2 years? £2,400 £1,800 £1,600 Some other figure

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A firm bought a machine for £16,000. It is expected to be used for 5 years then sold for £1,000. What is the annual amount of depreciation if the straight line method is used? £3,750 £3,100 £3,200 £3,000

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At the balance sheet date the balance on the Accumulated Provision for Depreciation is: Transferred to Depreciation Transferred to the Asset


http://vustudents.ning.com Transferred to Profit and Loss Simply deducted from the asset in the Balance Sheet 57

In the trial balance the balance on the Provision for Depreciation is: Not shown, as it is part of depreciation Sometimes shown as a credit, sometimes as a debit Shown as a credit item Shown as a debit item

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If an accumulated provision for depreciation is in use then the entries for the year’s depreciation would be: Credit Asset , debit Provision for Depreciation Debit Asset , credit Profit and Loss Credit Provision for Depreciation , debit Profit and Loss Credit Profit and Loss , debit Provision for Depreciation

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When the final s are prepared, the Bad Debts is closed by a transfer to the: Trading Provision for Doubtful Debts Balance Sheet Profit and Loss

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A Provision for Doubtful Debts is created: When debtors cease to be in business To provide for possible bad debts When debtors become bankrupt To write off bad debts

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Working Capital is a term meaning: The total of Fixed Assets - Current Assets The capital less drawings The amount of capital invested by the proprietor The excess of the current assets over the current liabilities

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A credit balance brought down on a Rent means:


http://vustudents.ning.com We have paid too little in rent We have paid too much rent We owe that rent at that date We have paid that rent in advance at that date 63

A debit balance brought down on a Packing Materials means: We have a stock of packing materials unused We are owed for packing materials We have lost money on packing materials We owe for packing materials

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If we take goods for own use we should: Debit Drawings : Credit Purchases Debit Drawings : Credit Stock Debit Sales : Credit Stock Debit Purchases : Credit Drawings

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Capital Expenditure is: The costs of running the business on a day-to-day basis Money spent on buying fixed assets or adding value to them Money spent on selling fixed assets The extra capital paid in by the proprietor

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In the business of C Songster, who owns a clothing store, which of the following is Capital Expenditure? (i) Shop fixtures bought (ii) Wages of assistants (iii) New van bought (iv) Petrol for van (ii) and (iv) (i) and (iii) (i) and (ii) (ii) and (iii)

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If £500 was shown added to Purchases instead of being added to a fixed asset: Net profit only would be overstated


http://vustudents.ning.com Both gross and net profits would be understated Net profit only would be understated It would not affect net profit 68

A cheque paid by you, but not yet ed through the banking system, is: A credit transfer A dishonored cheque An un-presented cheque A standing order

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A Bank Reconciliation Statement is a statement: Sent by the bank when we have made an error Drawn up by the bank to the cash book Sent by the bank when the is overdrawn Drawn up by us to our cash book balance with the bank statement balance

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Which of the following are not true? A Bank Reconciliation Statement is (i) Part of the double entry system (ii) Not part of the double entry system (iii) Sent by the firm to the bank (iv) Posted to the ledger s. (i), (ii) and (iv) (i), (iii) and (iv) (i) and (ii) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

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Which of the following should be entered in the Journal? (i) Payment for cash purchases (ii) Fixtures bought on credit (iii) Credit sale of goods (iv) Sale of surplus machinery. (i) and (iv) (ii) and (iv) (iii) and (iv) (ii) and (iii)

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The Journal is:


http://vustudents.ning.com Used when other journals have been mislaid A supplement to the Cash Book Not part of the double entry system Part of the double entry system 73

Given desired cash float of £200, if £146 is spent in the period, how much will be reimbursed at the end of the period? £53 £146 £254 £200

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When a petty cash book is kept there will be: No entries made at all in the general ledger for items paid by petty cash The same number of entries in the general ledger Fewer entries made in the general ledger More entries made in the general ledger

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Which of the following do not affect trial balance agreement? (i) Sales £105 to A Henry entered in P Henry’s (ii) Cheque payment of £134 for Motor expenses entered only in Cash Book (iii) Purchases £440 from C Browne entered in both s as £404 (iv) Wages added up incorrectly, being totaled £10 too much. (i) and (iii) (ii) and (iii) (i) and (iv) (iii) and (iv)

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Which of the following are not errors of principle? (i) Motor expenses entered in Motor Vehicles (ii) Purchases of machinery entered in Purchases (iii) Sale of £250 to C Phillips completely omitted from books (iv) Sale to A Henriques entered in A Henry’s . (iii) and (iv) (ii) and (iii) (i) and (ii) (i) and (iv)



Errors are corrected via the Journal because: It saves the bookkeeper’s time It provides a good record explaining the double entry records It saves entering them in the ledger It is much easier to do

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Which of these errors would be disclosed by the trial balance? A purchase of £250 was omitted entirely from the books Credit sales of £300 entered in both double entry s as £30 Selling expenses had been debited to Sales Cheque £95 from C Smith entered in Smith’s as £59

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If a trial balance totals do not agree, the difference must be entered in: The Profit and Loss A Nominal The Capital A Suspense

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What should happen if the balance on a Suspense is of a material amount? Write it off to Profit and Loss Should be written off to the balance sheet Carry forward the balance to the next period Find the error(s) before publishing the final s

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Given opening debtors of £11,500, Sales £48,000 and receipts from debtors £45,000, the closing debtors should total: £14,500 £83,500 £18,500 £8,500

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In a Sales Ledger Control the Bad Debts written off should be shown in the : As a credit As a debit


http://vustudents.ning.com As a balance carried down Both as a debit and as a credit 83

MC83 If cost price is £90 and selling price is £120, then: (i) Mark-up is 25 per cent (ii) Margin is 331/3 per cent (iii) Margin is 25 per cent (iv) Mark-up is 331/3 per cent (i) and (ii) (i) and (iii) (iii) and (iv) (ii) and (iv)

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Given cost of goods sold £16,000 and margin of 20 per cent, then sales figure is: £21,000 £20,000 £13,600 £20,160

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If opening stock is £3,000, closing stock £5,000, sales £40,000 and margin 20 per cent, then stock turn is: 7 ½ times 8 times 5 times 6 times

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If creditors at 1 January 20X3 were £2,500, creditors at 31 December 20X3 £4,200 and payments to creditors £32,000, then purchases for 20X3 are: £31,600 £38,700 £33,700 £30,300

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Given opening capital of £16,500, closing capital as £11,350 and drawings were £3,300, then: Profit for the year was £8,450 Loss for the year was £8,450


http://vustudents.ning.com Profit for the year was £1,850 Loss for the year was £1,850 88

A Receipts and Payments is one: In which the surplus of income over expenditure is calculated In which the opening and closing cash balances are shown Which is accompanied by a balance sheet In which the profit is calculated

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Prime cost includes: (i) Direct labour (ii) Factory overhead expenses (iii) Raw materials consumed (iv) Direct expenses (i), (iii) and (iv) (i), (ii) and (iii) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (i), (ii) and (iv)

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Which of the following should be charged in the Profit and Loss ? Carriage on raw materials Work in progress Office rent Direct materials

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In the Manufacturing is calculated: The production costs paid in the year The total cost of goods produced The gross profit on goods sold The production cost of goods completed in the period

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The best method of departmental s is: To allocate expenses in proportion to purchases To allocate expenses in proportion to sales To charge against each department its uncontrollable costs To charge against each department its controllable costs



Where there is no partnership agreement then profits and losses: Must be shared equally Must be shared in same proportion as capitals Must be shared equally after adjusting for interest on capital None of these

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If it is required to maintain fixed capitals then the partners’ shares of profits must be: Credited to capital s Debited to capital s Debited to partners’ current s Credited to partners’ current s

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You are to buy an existing business which has assets valued at buildings £50,000, Motor vehicles £15,000, Fixtures £5,000 and Stock £40,000. You are to pay £140,000 for the business. This means that: You have made an arithmetical mistake You are paying £40,000 for Goodwill Buildings are costing you £30,000 more than their value You are paying £30,000 for Goodwill

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Assets can be revalued in a partnership change because: The depreciation charged on them needs to be reversed It helps prevent injustice to some partners The law insists upon it Inflation affects all values

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Any loss on revaluation is: Debited to old partners in old profit-sharing ratios Credited to old partners in old profit-sharing ratios Credited to new partners in new profit-sharing ratios Debited to new partners in new profit-sharing ratios

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In a limited company which of the following are shown in the Appropriation ? (i) Debenture interest (ii) Proposed dividend (iii) Transfers to reserves (iv) Directors’ remuneration


http://vustudents.ning.com (i) and (ii) (i) and (ii) (ii) and (iii) (ii) and (iv) 99

The Issued Capital of a company is: Always the same as the Authorized Capital The same as Preference Share Capital Equal to the reserves of the company None of the above

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A company wishes to pay out all available profits as dividends. Net profit is £26,600. There are 20,000 8% Preference shares of £1 each, and 50,000 Ordinary shares of £1 each. £5,000 is to be transferred to General Reserve. What Ordinary dividends are to be paid, in percentage ? 40 per cent 60 per cent 10 per cent 20 per cent


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