Prepare the format of statement of profit and loss and explain its items.
Only the revenue or expenses related to the current year are debited or credited to profit and loss account. The profit and loss account starts with gross profit at the credit side and if there is a gross loss, it is shown on the debit side.
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
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.
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.
Explain in detail about the significance of the financial statements.
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’?
Explain the usefulness of trend percentages in interpretation of financial performance of a company.
What are liquidity ratios? Discuss the importance of current and liquid ratio.
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?
What is the importance of comparative statements? Illustrate youranswer with particular reference to comparative income statement.
What is meant by conversion of debentures? Describe the method of such a conversion.
What is meant by redemption of debentures by ‘Purchase in the Open Market’?
What does a Bearer Debenture mean?
What is meant by ‘Premium on Redemption of Debentures’?
How debentures are different from shares? Give two points.
Name the head under which ‘discount on issue of debentures’ appears in the balance sheet of a company.