Class 11 Accountancy - Chapter Financial Statements - 1 NCERT Solutions | While calculating operating profit, the

Distinguish between capital and revenue expenditure and state whether the following statements are items of capital or revenue expenditure :
(a) Expenditure incurred on repairs and whitewashing at the time of purchase of an old building in order to make it usable.
(b) Expenditure incurred to provide one more exit in a cinema hall in compliance with a government order.
(c) Registration fees paid at the time of purchase of a building.
(d) Expenditure incurred in the maintenance of a tea garden which will produce tea after four years.
(e) Depreciation charged on a plant.
(f) The expenditure incurred in erecting a platform on which a machine will be fixed.
(g) Advertising expenditure, the benefits of which will last for four years.

What is meant by Grouping and Marshalling of assets and liabilities. Explain the ways in which a balance sheet may be marshalled.

Choose the correct chronological order of ascertainment of the following profits from the profit and loss account :
(i) Operating Profit, Net Profit, Gross Profit
(ii) Operating Profit, Gross Profit, Net Profit
(iii) Gross Profit, Operating Profit, Net Profit
(iv) Gross Profit, Net Profit, Operating Profit

Match the items given under ‘A’ with the correct items under ‘B’
(i) Closing stock is credited to                                                  (a) Trial balance
(ii) Accuracy of book of account is tested by                            (b) Trading account
(iii) On returning the goods to seller, the buyer sends              (c) Credit note
(iv) The financial position is determined by                              (d) Balance sheet
(v) On receiving the returned goods from the                          (e) Debit note
buyer, the seller sends

Choose the correct option in the following questions :

The financial statements consist of:
(i) Trial balance
(ii) Profit and loss account
(iii) Balance sheet
(iv) (i) & (iii)
(v) (ii) & (iii)

State True or False :
(i) Gross profit is total revenue.
(ii) In trading and profit and loss account, opening stock appears on the debit side because it forms the part of the cost of sales for the current accounting year.
(iii) Rent, rates and taxes is an example of direct expenses.
(iv) If the total of the credit side of the profit and loss account is more than the total of the debit side, the difference is the net profit.

What are closing entries? Give four examples of closing entries.

Which of the following is correct :
(i) Operating Profit = Operating profit – Non-operating expenses – Non-operating incomes
(ii) Operating profit = Net profit + Non-operating Expenses + Non-operating incomes
(iii) Operating profit = Net profit + Non-operating Expenses – Non-operating incomes
(iv) Operating profit = Net profit – Non-operating Expenses + Non-operating incomes

Explain the concept of cost of goods sold?

What is a balance sheet. What are its characteristics?

Name any two types of commonly used negotiable instruments.

Why is it necessary to record the adjusting entries in the preparation of final accounts?

State the meaning of incomplete records?

What is ‘Depreciation’?

Briefly state how the cash book is both journal and a ledger.

State the meaning of a trial balance?

State the four basic requirements of a database applications.

Define accounting.

State the different elements of a computer system.

Why is it necessary for accountants to assume that business entity will remain a going concern?

The accounting concepts and accounting standards are generally referred to as the essence of financial accounting. Comment.

Tick the Correct Answer

Agreement of trial balance is affected by:

(a) One sided errors only.
(b) Two sided errors only.
(c) Both (a) and (b).
(d) None of the above.

Describe in detail two methods of recording depreciation. Also give the necessary journal entries.

Favourable bank balance means:
  (a) Credit balance in the cash book      (b) Credit balance in passbook
  (c) Debit balance in the cash book       (d) Both (b) and (c)

Deepti wants to buy a building for her business today. Which of the following is the relevant data for his decision?
a. Similar business acquired the required building in 2000 for ₹ 10,00,000
b. Building cost details of 2003
c. Building cost details of 1998
d. Similar building cost in August, 2005 ₹ 25,00,000

The periodic total of sales return journal is posted to :
(i) Sales account
(ii) Goods account
(iii) Purchases return account
(iv) Sales return account

Furniture purchased from M/s Rao Furnishigs for 8,000 was entered into the purchases book.
This is the error of ........................................
State the wrong entry recorded in the book of accounts

Correct effect should have been:

The rectification entry will be:

A Trial balance is prepared:

(a) After preparation financial statement.
(b) After recording transactions in subsidiary books.
(c) After posting to ledger is complete.
(d) After posting to ledger is complete and accounts have been balanced.

Briefly explain the effects of dishonour and noting of a bill of exchange.

What is petty cash book? Write the advantages of petty cash book?