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Kanta Ltd. issued 1,00,000 debentures of Rs. 100 each at a discount of 5% to be redeemed at the end of 10th year from the date of issue at par. The loss on issue of debenture will be written off as ___________.

  1. Rs. 10,000 every month

  2. Rs. 50,000 every year

  3. Rs. 5,00,000 at the end of 10th year

  4. Rs. 5,00,000 at the end of 1st year of issue


Correct Option: B

A debenture is said to be issued at par when the issue price is ________ the face price.

  1. more than

  2. less than

  3. equal to

  4. double 


Correct Option: C

Premium on issue of debentures can be utilized for writing off  _______.

  1. discount on issue of debenture/shares

  2. preliminary expenses

  3. goodwill/patent

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

Discount on issue of debenture is shown in balance sheet as ___________.

  1. miscellaneous expenses

  2. goodwill

  3. claims receivable

  4. reserve capital


Correct Option: A

A debenture is said to be issued at premium when the issue price is ________ the face price.

  1. more than

  2. less than

  3. equal to

  4. double 


Correct Option: A

Interest an Debentures will be debited to Profit and Loss Account, whether there is profit or loss.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A