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Questions Related to book keeping and accountancy

The term cost refers to __________.

  1. the present value of future benefits

  2. the value of sacrifice made to acquire goods or services

  3. an asset that has given benefit but now expired

  4. the price of products sold or services rendered


Correct Option: B

 If a company is registered on the basis of fictitious names, its incorporation is invalid.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The certificate of incorporation once issued, is a conclusive evidence of the existence of the company even if there were deficiencies in the formalities.

Even when company get registered with illegal object with any fictitious name, the birth of the company cannot be questioned only remedy is to wind off.

Number of purchase orders for each year is multiplied to relevant ordering cost for each purchase order to calculate _________________.

  1. annual irrelevant ordering costs

  2. annual relevant carrying costs

  3. annual relevant ordering costs

  4. annual irrelevant carrying costs


Correct Option: C

Other factors held constant, but lesser project liquidity is because of ______________.

  1. Shorter payback period

  2. Greater payback period

  3. Less project return

  4. Greater project return


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Other factors held constant, but lesser project liquidity is because of greater payback period. Payback period in capital budgeting refers to the period of time required to recoup the funds expended in an investment, or to reach the break-even point.

Personal Account relates to  ____________.

  1. Persons

  2. All artificial and natural persons

  3. Representative Personal Accounts

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is a personal account?

  1. Outstanding Expense

  2. Investment

  3. Share premium

  4. Salary


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Outstanding expenses are recorded in books of finance at the end of an accounting period to show the true numbers of a business. 

The outstanding expense is a personal account and is treated as a liability for the business. It is also shown on the liability side of a balance sheet.