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