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Questions Related to meaning and fundamentals of double entry book-keeping

Book-keeping helps the management in _____________.

  1. Planning

  2. Decision making

  3. Controlling

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bookkeeping enables the small business owner to support expenditures made for the business in order to claim all available tax credits and deductions. It also provides detailed, accurate, and timely records that can prove invaluable to management decision-making, or in the event of an audit.

Which of the following is/are the advantage of double entry system of book-keeping?

  1. It helps to find out profit, losses, assets and liabilities in the business at any time.

  2. It helps the management in planning, decision making, controlling and managing the overall business activities.

  3. It enables investors to take a decision whether to invest or not.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Double entry system of book-keeping refers to a system where, _____________________.

  1. the number of accounts with a debit balance must agree with the number of accounts with the credit balance

  2. each transaction is recorded twice, once in journal and then in ledger

  3. equal debit and credit entries are made for each transaction

  4. each transaction is recorded in two set of account book


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Double Entry System of accounting is based on the dual aspect of accounting. It says that every transaction will have two effects in books of account.

For every debit , there will a credit of similar amount and vice versa. 

For example, Goods worth Rs. 1000 purchased for cash. There are 02 accounts which are affecting here i.e. cash is going out of Rs.1000 and Goods are coming for Rs.1000.

Hence, it is true that equal debit and credit entries are made for each transaction. 

Double entry book keeping system is most scientific system of recording business transactions.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

"The specific technique which reflects the concept of duality is known as double entry book-keeping."-Lewis and Gillespie.

It is the most common system of bookkeeping whereby the two aspects of every transaction i.e., the receiving aspect (debit) and the giving aspect (credit) are recorded in the books of accounts. It is based on the 'dual aspect concept'.
This method of writing every transaction in two different accounts on opposite sides for equal value is known as the double entry system of book keeping. This is the most accurate, complete and scientific system of accounting.