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.
1. matching
2. conservatism
3. revenue realisation
4. consistency
5. objectivity
Complete the following work sheet:
(i) If a firm believes that some of its debtors may ′default′, it should act on this by making sure that all possible losses are recorded in the books. This is an example of the ___________ concept.
(ii) The fact that a business is separate and distinguishable from its owner is best exemplified by the ___________ concept.
(iii) Everything a firm owns, it also owns out to somebody. This co-incidence is explained by the ___________ concept.
(iv) The ___________ concept states that if straight line method of depreciation is used in one year, then it should also be used in the next year.
(v) A firm may hold stock which is heavily in demand. Consequently, the market value of this stock may be increased. Normal accounting procedure is to ignore this because of the ___________.
(vi) If a firm receives an order for goods, it would not be included in the sales figure owing to the ___________.
(vii) The management of a firm is remarkably incompetent, but the firms accountants can not take this into account while preparing book of accounts because of ________ concept.
Discuss the concept-based on the premise do not anticipate profits but provide for all losses.
When should revenue be recognised? Are there exceptions to the general rule?
The accounting concepts and accounting standards are generally referred to as the essence of financial accounting. Comment.
Why is it necessary for accountants to assume that business entity will remain a going concern?
What is the money measurement concept? Which one factor can make it difficult to compare the monetary values of one year with the monetary values of another year?
What is matching concept? Why should a business concern follow this concept? Discuss?
Why is it important to adopt a consistent basis for the preparation of financial statements? Explain.
What is the basic accounting equation?
The realisation concept determines when goods sent on credit to customers are to be included in the sales figure for the purpose of computing the profit or loss for the accounting period. Which of the following tends to be used in practice to determine when to include a transaction in the sales figure for the period. When the goods have been:
a. dispatched
b. invoiced
c. delivered
d. paid for Give reasons for your answer.
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.
State the need for the preparation of bank reconciliation statement?
Choose the Correct Answer :
The ledger folio column of journal is used to:
(a) Record the date on which amount posted to a ledger account.
(b) Record the number of ledger account to which information is posted.
(c) Record the number of amounts posted to the ledger account.
(d) Record the page number of the ledger account.
Describe the informational needs of external users.
Draw block diagram showing the main components of a computer.
Give three examples of a transaction processing system.
Why are some accounting systems called double accounting systems?
Fill in the Correct Words :
(a) Cash book is a ......... journal.
(b) In Journal proper, only......... discount is recorded.
(c) Return of goods purchased on credit to the suppliers will be entered in ...... Journal.
(d) Assets sold on credit are entered in .........
(e) Double column cash book records transaction relating to ......... and .........
(f) Total of the debit side of cash book is ......... than the credit side.
(g) Cash book does not record the ......... transactions.
(h) In double column cash book ......... transactions are also recorded.
(i) Credit balance shown by a bank column in cash book is .........
(j) The amount paid to the petty cashier at the beginning of a period is known as ......... amount.
(k) In purchase book goods purchased on ......... are recorded.
Give example of the relationship between a Human Resource Information System and MIS.
Which of the following answers properly classifies these commonly used accounts:
(1) Building (2) Wages (3) Credit sales (4) Credit purchases (5) Electricity charges due but not yet paid (outstanding electricity bills) (6) Godown rent paid in advance (prepaid godown rent) (7) Sales (8) Fresh capital introduced (9) Drawings (10) Discount paid
Assets Liabilities Capital Revenue Expense
(i) 5,4, 3, 9,6 2,10 8,7
(ii) 1, 6 4, 5 8 7, 3 2,9,10
(iii) 2,10,4 4,6 8 7,5 1,3,9
What is Accounting Information System?
Name and explain different types of reserves in detail.