SS2 Account - Quiz
  • 1. Bad debts are classified as a _______.
A) Revenue expenditure
B) Liability
C) Asset
D) Capital expenditure
  • 2. The accounting treatment of bad debts is to _______.
A) Add to liabilities
B) Add to sales
C) Deduct from debtors
D) Add to purchases
  • 3. Closing entries are made to transfer balances of _______.
A) Assets and liabilities
B) Nominal accounts
C) Real accounts
D) Capital and drawings
  • 4. The purpose of closing stock is to _______.
A) Increase liabilities
B) Increase purchases
C) Reduce sales
D) Determine cost of goods sold
  • 5. Provision for doubtful debts is created to account for _______.
A) Cash discount
B) Credit purchases
C) Sales returns
D) Debts likely to be uncollectible
  • 6. Provision for doubtful debts appears in the _______.
A) Cashbook
B) Profit and loss account
C) Balance sheet
D) Trading account
  • 7. Increase in provision for doubtful debts is treated as _______.
A) A liability
B) An income
C) An expense
D) An asset
  • 8. Decrease in provision for doubtful debts is treated as _______.
A) Income
B) Expense
C) Liability
D) Loss
  • 9. Provision for discount allowed is made on _______.
A) Purchases
B) Cash sales
C) Debtors
D) Creditors
  • 10. Provision for discount received is made on _______.
A) Debtors
B) Purchases
C) Creditors
D) Sales
  • 11. Provision for discount allowed is shown in the _______.
A) P&L account as an expense
B) Balance sheet as an asset
C) Balance sheet as a liability
D) Trading account
  • 12. Provision for discount received is treated as _______.
A) Liability
B) Asset
C) Income
D) Expense
  • 13. Accrued expenses are recorded as _______.
A) Current asset
B) Equity
C) Current liability
D) Long-term liability
  • 14. Prepaid expenses are recorded as _______.
A) Current asset
B) Capital
C) Current liability
D) Income
  • 15. Income received in advance is classified as _______.
A) Liability
B) Expense
C) Capital
D) Asset
  • 16. Accrued income is classified as _______.
A) Expense
B) Asset
C) Capital
D) Liability
  • 17. Depreciation is charged because _______.
A) Increase in liabilities
B) Assets appreciate with time
C) Assets lose value with use
D) Government requirement only
  • 18. Depreciation is an example of _______.
A) Capital expenditure
B) Revenue expenditure
C) Deferred revenue
D) Prepayment
  • 19. The straight-line method assumes _______.
A) No depreciation
B) Constant depreciation yearly
C) Increasing depreciation
D) Declining depreciation
  • 20. Under reducing balance method, depreciation is charged on _______.
A) Asset cost only
B) Book value
C) Sales value
D) Scrap value
  • 21. The scrap value means _______.
A) Salvage value at end of asset life
B) Market value of asset
C) Purchase price
D) Replacement cost
  • 22. Straight-line depreciation formula is _______.
A) Cost × Rate
B) Scrap value × Rate
C) Net book value × Rate
D) (Cost – Scrap value) ÷ Useful life
  • 23. If depreciation is undercharged, net profit will be _______.
A) Correct
B) Understated
C) Zero
D) Overstated
  • 24. Machinery is an example of _______.
A) Intangible asset
B) Current asset
C) Liability
D) Fixed asset
  • 25. Depreciation is recorded in the _______.
A) Trading account
B) Cash book
C) Balance sheet only
D) Profit and loss account
  • 26. Closing stock is recorded in the _______.
A) Trading account only
B) Balance sheet only
C) Trading account and balance sheet
D) Cash book
  • 27. Carriage inwards is added to _______.
A) Expenses
B) Debtors
C) Sales
D) Purchases
  • 28. Carriage outwards is treated as _______.
A) Distribution expense
B) Trading expense
C) Cost of goods sold
D) Current liability
  • 29. A trial balance is prepared to check _______.
A) Numerical accuracy of books
B) Cash balance
C) Assets only
D) Debtors only
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