How will you disclose the following items in the Balance Sheet of a company;
(i) Loose tools
(ii) Uncalled liability on partly paid-up shares
(iii) Debentures redemption reserve
(iv) Mastheads and publishing titles (v) 10% debentures
(vi) Proposed dividend
(vii) Share forfeited account
(viii) Capital redemtion reserve
(ix) Mining rights
(x) Work-in-progress
Disclosure of various items in the Balance Sheet of a company is given below.
Items |
Main Head |
Sub-Head |
|
(i) |
Loose Tools |
Current Assets |
Inventories |
(ii) |
Uncalled liability on partly paid-up shares |
Contingent Liability and Capital Commitments |
Capital Commitments |
(iii) |
Debentures Redemption Reserve |
Shareholders’ Funds |
Reserve and surplus |
(iv) |
Mastheads and publishing titles |
Non-Current Assets |
Fixed Assets – Intangible assets |
(v) |
10% debentures |
Non-Current Liabilities |
Long-Term Borrowings |
(vi) |
Proposed dividend |
Current Liabilities |
Short-Term Provisions |
(vii) |
Share forfeited account |
Shareholders’ Funds |
Subscribed Capital (to be added) |
(viii) |
Capital Redemption Reserve |
Shareholders’ Funds |
Reserve and surplus |
(ix) |
Mining Rights |
Non-Current Assets |
Fixed Assets – Intangible assets |
(x) |
Work-in-progress |
Current Assets |
Inventories |
State the importance of financial statements to
(i) shareholders
(ii) creditors
(iii) government
(iv) investors
Prepare the format of balance sheet and explain the various elements of balance sheet.
Prepare the format of statement of profit and loss and explain its items.
Explain the process of preparing income statement and balance sheet.
Explain how financial statements are useful to the various parties who are interested in the affairs of an undertaking?
List any three objectives of analysing financial statements?
State the meaning of financial statement analysis?
Explain the limitations of financial statements.
Explain the nature of the financial statements.
‘Financial statements reflect a combination of recorded facts, accounting
conventions and personal judgements’ discuss.
What do you mean by Ratio Analysis?
List the techniques of Financial Statement Analysis.
What does a Bearer Debenture mean?
What are various types of ratios?
Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.
State the meaning of ‘Debentures issued as a collateral security’.
What relationships will be established to study?
(a) Inventory Turnover (b) Debtor Turnover
(c) Payables Turnover (d) Working Capital Turnover
State the meaning of Analysis and Interpretation.
What is meant by ‘Issue of debentures for consideration other than cash’?
Describe the different techniques of financial analysis and explain the limitations of financial analysis.
Explain the usefulness of trend percentages in interpretation of financial performance of a company.
What do you understand by analysis and interpretation of financial statements? Discuss its importance.
The liquidity of a business firm is measured by its ability to satisfy itslong-
term obligations as they become due. What are the ratios used forthis purpose?
The current ratio provides a better measure of overall liquidity only when a
firm’s inventory cannot easily be converted into cash. If inventory is liquid, the
quick ratio is a preferred measure of overall liquidity. Explain.
What are liquidity ratios? Discuss the importance of current and liquid ratio.
What relationships will be established to study?
(a) Inventory Turnover (b) Debtor Turnover
(c) Payables Turnover (d) Working Capital Turnover
How debentures are different from shares? Give two points.
What is meant by redemption of debentures by conversion?
Describe the steps for creating Sinking Fund for redemption of debentures.