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 how financial statements are useful to the various parties who are interested in the affairs of an undertaking?
Explain the process of preparing income statement and balance sheet.
List any three objectives of analysing financial statements?
State the meaning of financial statement analysis?
Explain the limitations of financial statements.
‘Financial statements reflect a combination of recorded facts, accounting
conventions and personal judgements’ discuss.
Explain the nature 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’?
What do you mean by Common Size Statements?
What are various types of ratios?
The average age of inventory is viewed as the average length of time inventory is held by the firm or as the average number of days’ sales in inventory. Why?
What is the importance of comparative statements? Illustrate youranswer with particular reference to comparative income statement.
What do you mean by Ratio Analysis?
What do you understand by analysis and interpretation of financial statements? Discuss its importance.
Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.
Explain the different terms for the issue of debentures with reference to their redemption.
List the techniques of Financial Statement Analysis.