This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Accounting > Financial Accounting > Financial Accounting – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Financial Accounting Quiz 60 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The balance of petty cash book is A) An expense. B) A liability. C) An asset. D) A profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An asset. 2. Which one of the following can the accounting equation be written as A) Assets-Liabilities-Drawings = Opening capital + Profit. B) Assets-Liabilities-Opening Capital + Drawings = Profit. C) Assets +Profit-Drawings-Liabilities=Closing capital. D) Assets-Profit-Drawings = Closing Capital-Liabilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assets-Liabilities-Opening Capital + Drawings = Profit. 3. Financial information that is verifiable means that: A) Information is clear and concise. B) Knowledgeable users agree that the financial information is faithfully represented. C) The information is useful to users with reasonable knowledge of accounting as well as business and economic activities. D) Users are able to compare different companies, if all the companies use similar accounting practices. E) The financial statements have not been prepared according to GAAP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knowledgeable users agree that the financial information is faithfully represented. 4. Step 6 in the Accounting Cycle A) Closing entries. B) Adjusted trial balance. C) Financial statements. D) Trial balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Financial statements. 5. Which statement is NOT true: A) Inventory is shown on the income statement and in the statement of financial position. B) Expenses should be included on the income statement. C) Inventory should be included on the statement of financial position only. D) Receivables are included in current assets on the statement of financial position. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inventory should be included on the statement of financial position only. 6. An entity purchased a property 10 years ago at a cost of $ 200, 000 and have been depreciating it at a rate of 2.5% per annum, on the straight-line basis. The entity have had the property professionally revalued at $ 250, 000.What is the revaluation surplus that will be recorded in the financial statements in respect of this plant? A) .$ 50, 000. B) $ 100, 000. C) $ 250, 000. D) Other. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $ 100, 000. 7. What does a positive cash flow from operating activities indicate? A) The company is experiencing financial difficulties. B) The company is generating sufficient cash to cover its operating expenses. C) The company is investing heavily in new projects. D) The company is facing a liquidity crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The company is generating sufficient cash to cover its operating expenses. 8. When preparing the final accounts of a manufacturing business, carriage inwards on raw materials should always be included in: A) A. the income statement. B) B. the manufacturing account. C) The appropriation account. D) C. the trading account. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. the manufacturing account. 9. If an organisation has purchased Furniture A) Furniture account will be debited. B) Purchase account will be debited. C) Purchase account will be credited. D) Furniture account will be credited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Furniture account will be debited. 10. Deals with the activities which involves the recording and preparation of reports known as financial statements A) Cost Accounting. B) Management Accounting. C) Financial Accounting. D) Accounting Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Financial Accounting. 11. Under the accrual basis of accounting, expenses are reported in the accounting period when the A) Cash is Paid. B) Expense Matches the Revenues or is Used up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expense Matches the Revenues or is Used up. 12. Assets-Liabilities = Owner's Equity A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which is an accounting equation based on expressing the relationship between assets, liabilities, and owner's equity? A) YOU=A+YOU. B) L=A+OE. C) A= L+OE. D) A= L-OE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A= L+OE. 14. If the debit side is less than the credit side, the balance is shown as By balance c/f on the credit side of its account and it indicates debit balance. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 15. On a bank reconciliation, deposits in transit are A) Added to the book balance. B) Deducted from the book balance. C) Added to the bank balance. D) Deducted from the bank balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Added to the bank balance. 16. Ben purchased 15 percent of Toy Company's 100, 000 shares of common stock on January 2 for $ 200, 000. On December 31, Ben purchased an additional 30, 000 shares of Toy for $ 400, 000. There was no goodwill as a result of either acquisition, and Toy had not issued any additional stock during the year. Toy reported earnings of $ 700, 000 for the year. What amount should Ben report in its December 31 balance sheet as investment in Toy? A) $ 440, 000. B) $ 880, 000. C) $ 705, 000. D) $ 600, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $ 705, 000. 17. A book-keeper compared the business bank statement with the cash book. He then updated the cash book and finally prepared a bank reconciliation statement. Why was the bank reconciliation statement prepared? A) To ensure no transactions had been omitted from the cash book. B) To establish the value of unpresented cheques. C) To explain the difference between the cash book balance and the bank statement balance. D) To find out if any cheques had been dishonoured. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To explain the difference between the cash book balance and the bank statement balance. 18. Financial data for the Grow Company's prepaid insurance account is below:Prepaid InsuranceBalance January 1, 2023 4, 200Debit entries during 2023 18, 000Balance December 31, 2023 4, 500 How much did Grow pay for insurance before December 31, 2023 for insurance coverage in 2024? A) $ 17, 700. B) $ 4, 500. C) $ 8, 700. D) $ 4, 200. E) $ 18, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $ 4, 500. 19. If opening stock of goods is 7, 00, 000-sales 20, 00, 000-purchases = 12, 00, 000, gross profit-4, 00, 000 then find closing stock- A) Rs. 8, 00, 000-. B) Rs. 3, 00, 000-. C) Rs. 16, 00, 000-. D) Rs. 11, 00, 000-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rs. 3, 00, 000-. 20. Explain the purpose of the income statement. A) To measure the level of customer satisfaction. B) To show the financial performance of a company over a specific period of time. C) To track the number of employees in the company. D) To determine the market share of the company. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show the financial performance of a company over a specific period of time. 21. Ledger is called book of A) Primary entry. B) Secondary entry. C) Final entry. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Final entry. 22. Grimtown took out a $ 10 million 6% loan on 1 January 20X1 to build a new football stadium. Not all of the funds were immediately required so $ 2 million was invested in 3% bonds until 30 June 20X1. Construction of the stadium began on 1 February 20X1 and was completed on 31 December 20X1. Calculate the amount of interest to be capitalised in respect of the football stadium as at 31 December 20X1. A) 0.525 million. B) 0.6 million. C) 0.52 million. D) Other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0.525 million. 23. A Joint Venture ends when ..... A) When it do not generate any profits. B) When the God wishes it. C) When the particular deal for which it was created is over. D) When there is a quarrel among the owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the particular deal for which it was created is over. 24. Goods lying unsold on a particular date when the SOFP is prepared: A) Capital. B) Closing Inventory. C) Assets. D) Opening Inventory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closing Inventory. 25. A statement of financial position is another name for: A) The statement of changes in equity. B) The income statement. C) The balance sheet. D) The statement of cash flows. E) The accounting equation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The balance sheet. 26. A company could use ..... to analyze its profits and losses from fiscal period to fiscal period A) A comparative income statement. B) Post-closing trial-balance records. C) Bank reconciliations. D) A checkbook register. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comparative income statement. 27. What is the set of financial accounting standards used in the US called? A) Generally Accepted Accounting Principals. B) Generally Accepted Accounting Policies. C) American Financial Accounting Standards. D) International Financial Accounting Standards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generally Accepted Accounting Principals. 28. Revenue that results when a plant asset is sold for more than book value. A) Salvage value. B) Plant asset record. C) Gain on plant asset. D) Loss on plant asset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gain on plant asset. 29. Money received from a business investor would be an example of A) Cash outflow. B) Cash inflow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cash inflow. 30. This information is presented to various people to help them make business decisions. A) Financial Statements. B) Accounting. C) Financial Decision. D) Accounting Information. 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