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The balance in the petty cash book is ____________.

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  1. an expense

  2. a profit

  3. an asset

  4. a liability

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Correct Option: C

Petty cash may be used to pay ______________________.

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  1. The expenses relating to passages and conveyance

  2. Salaries and wages to the manual staff

  3. For the purchase of furniture and fittings

  4. None of these.

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Correct Option: A

Balance in a petty cash book is _______.

elements of book keeping and accountancy recording and posting of cash transactions understand the concept of imprest system petty cash book bank book and petty cash book

  1. an expense

  2. a profit

  3. an asset

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Fixed assets are __________________.

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  1. Kept in the business for use over a long time of earning income

  2. Meant for resale

  3. Meant for conversion into cash as quickly as possible

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 A fixed asset is a long-term tangible piece of property or equipment that a firm owns and uses in its operations to generate income. Fixed assets are not expected to be consumed or converted into cash within a year. Fixed assets most commonly appear on the balance sheet as property, plant, and equipment (PP&E).

The petty cashier generally works on _______ system.

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  1. Balancing

  2. Accrual

  3. Matching

  4. Imprest

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Correct Option: D

Petty Cash Book may be treated as a __________________.

elements of book keeping and accountancy recording and posting of cash transactions understand the concept of imprest system petty cash book bank book and petty cash book

  1. Part of the double entry system

  2. Merely as a memoranda book

  3. Either (A) or (B)

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

Payments in cash of small amounts like travelling expenses, postage, carriage etc. are recorded in the ________________.

elements of book keeping and accountancy recording and posting of cash transactions understand the concept of imprest system petty cash book bank book and petty cash book

  1. Main Cash book

  2. Petty cash book.

  3. Cash budget

  4. Journal proper

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is/are advantages of the imprest system?

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  1. It saves the time of chief cashier

  2. It reduces the chances of misuse of cash by the petty cashier.

  3. It enables a great saving to be effected in the posting of small items to the ledger accounts.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following by is incorrect?

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  1. Every payment made by the petty cashier should be supported by evidence.

  2. Regularly petty cashier is reimbursed to make up his cash balance to the imprest.

  3. The petty cash book could be either a subsidiary book or a main book of accounts.

  4. In emergency the petty cashier may give staff loans of small amounts.

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Correct Option: D

State with reasons whether the following statement is true or false:
The balance in the petty cash book represents the amount spent.

elements of book keeping and accountancy recording and posting of cash transactions understand the concept of imprest system petty cash book bank book and petty cash book

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B