Class 11 Accountancy - Chapter Introduction to Accounting NCERT Solutions | Use of common unit of measurement and co

Mr. Sunrise started a business for buying and selling of stationery with ₹ 5,00,000 as an initial investment. Of which he paid ₹ 1,00,000 for furniture, ₹ 2,00,000 for buying stationery items. He employed a sales person and clerk. At the end of the month he paid ₹ 5,000 as their salaries. Out of the stationery bought he sold some stationery for ₹ 1,50,000 for cash and some other stationery for ₹ 1,00,000 on credit basis to Mr. Ravi. Subsequently, he bought stationery items of ₹ 1,50,000 from Mr. Peace. In the first week of next month there was a fire accident and he lost ₹ 30,000 worth of stationery. A part of the machinery, which cost ₹ 40,000, was sold for ₹ 45,000.

From the above, answer the following :
1. What is the amount of capital with which Mr. Sunrise started business?
2. What are the fixed assets he bought?
3. What is the value of the goods purchased?
4. Who is the creditor and state the amount payable to him?
5. What are the expenses?
6. What is the gain he earned?
7. What is the loss he incurred?
8. Who is the debtor? What is the amount receivable from him?
9. What is the total amount of expenses and losses incurred?
10. Determine if the following are assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses or none of the these: sales, debtors, creditors, salary to manager, discount to debtors, drawings by the owner.

Complete the following sentences with appropriate words:
(a) Information in financial reports is based on .....................
(b) Internal users are the ..................... of the business entity.
(c) A ..................... would most likely use an entities financial report to determine whether or not the business entity is eligible for a loan.
(d) The Internet has assisted in decreasing the ..................... in issuing financial reports to users.
(e) ..................... users are groups outside the business entity, who uses the information to make decisions about the business entity.
(f) Information is said to be relevent if it is ......................
(g) The process of accounting starts with ............ and ends with ............
(h) Accounting measures the business transactions in terms of ............ units.
(i) Identified and measured economic events should be recording in ............ order.

Define accounting and state its objectives.

Enumerate informational needs of management.

'Accounting information should be comparable'. Do you agree with this statement? Give two reasons.

Giving examples, explain each of the following accounting terms:
* Fixed assets              * Revenue              * Expenses
* Gain                           * Profit                    * Capital
* Short-term liabilities

Distinguish between debtors and creditors.

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.

State the different elements of a computer system.

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

State the need for the preparation of bank reconciliation statement?

Fill in the correct word:
1. Recognition of expenses in the same period as associated revenues is called _______________concept.
2. The accounting concept that refers to the tendency of accountants to resolve uncertainty and doubt in favour of understating assets and revenues and overstating liabilities and expenses is known as _______________.
3. Revenue is generally recognised at the point of sale denotes the concept of _______________.
4. The _______________concept requires that the same accounting method should be used from one accounting period to the next.
5. The_______________concept requires that accounting transactions should be free from the bias of accountants and others.

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

Fill in the blanks:
(i) A bill of exchange is a __________ instrument.
(ii) A bill of exchange is drawn by the __________ upon his __________.
(iii) A promissory note is drawn by __________ in favour of his __________.
(iv) There are __________ parties to a bill of exchange.
(v) There are __________ parties to a promissory note.
(vi) Drawer and __________ can not be the same parties in case of a bill of exchange.
(vii) Bill of exchange in India languages is called __________.
(viii) __________ days of grace are added in terms of the bill to calculate the date of its __________.

Briefly explain the purpose and benefits of retiring a bill of exchange to the debtor and the creditor.

Briefly explain the benefits of maintaining a Bills Payable Book and state how is its posting is done in the ledger?

What are adjusting entries? Why are they necessary for preparing final accounts?

Which of the following is not an error of principle:

(a) Purchase of furniture debited to purchases account.
(b) Repairs on the overhauling of second hand machinery purchased debited to repairs account.
(c) Cash received from Manoj posted to Saroj.
(d) Sale of old car credited to sales account.

What is contra entry? How can you deal this entry while preparing double column cash book?

Write the difference between return Inwards and return ouwards.

Depreciation written off on furniture  1,500 was not posted to depreciation account.
This is an error of ..................................
The wrong effect has been:

The correct effect should have been:

The rectification entry will be.