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Important Questions for "financial accounting":

[1]

  1. Distinguish between Management Accounting and Financial Accounting.
  2. What do you mean by Accounting for managerial decisions?
  3. What are the qualities of a good financial statement?

[2]

  1. What do you mean by \"Financial Accounting\"? How is it different from Management Accounting?
  2. Why Final Account is prepared? Explain its concept with imaginary example of Profit & Loss A/c and Balance-Sheet.
  3. What do you mean by Analysis of Financial Statement? What are the various techniques? Describe in brief.

[3]

  1. What is Financial Accounting? Describe its nature and scope.
  2. What is ratio analysis? Explain the following ratios: Current ratio, Liquid ratio, Operating Ratio and Operating Profit ratio, Net profit ratio, Return on investment.
  3. Distinguish between Stock and Inventory and explain with an example Economic Order Quantity.

[4]

  1. What is Financial Accounting? Describe its nature and scope.
  2. What is Computerized Accounting? Explain the role of Computers in Accounting.
  3. How is the schedule of changes in working capital prepared? Explain.

[5]

  1. Explain the nature and scope of Financial Accounting. What is the difference between Management Accounting and Financial Accounting?
  2. Define financial management and write a note on the need of financial management.
  3. Write short notes on any three of the following: Accounting Standards in India, Double Entry System, Break-even analysis, Cost of debt, Cash Management, Inventory Management.

[6]

  1. Explain the nature and scope of Financial Accounting. What is the difference between Management Accounting and Financial Accounting?
  2. Differentiate between: Cash flow statement and Income statement, and Cash flow statement and Receipt & Payment Account.
  3. Define capitalization. Explain the two main principles of capitalization.

[7]

  1. Define Financial Accounting. Explain the nature and scope of Financial Accounting. Differentiate between Financial Accounting and Management Accounting.
  2. Explain the concept and various components of working capital. What factors would you consider in planning the working capital requirements of a firm?
  3. Based on the trading results provided, calculate P/V Ratio, Fixed Cost, Break-Even Point, profit for a given sales figure, and the sales needed for a desired profit.

[8]

  1. Define Financial Accounting. Explain the nature and scope of Financial Accounting. Differentiate between Financial Accounting and Management Accounting.
  2. Calculate the following based on the provided information: Break-Even Point in units, Sales volume to earn a specified profit, and additional units required to increase the profit by a given amount.
  3. What is the relevance and significance of Cost of Capital? How can you determine the cost of equity capital in a growth firm?

[9]

  1. Explain the trial balance and its significance.
  2. What are the components of capital structure?
  3. What are the objectives of inventory management?

[10]

  1. Discuss the principles of Financial Accounting. Write the conventions used in Accounting.
  2. Who are the main users of Accounting Information?
  3. What do you mean by rectification of errors? Explain with examples.

[11]

  1. How does Management Accounting differ from Financial Accounting?
  2. What do you mean by Target costing?
  3. Write short notes on Activity Based Costing and Quality Costing.

[12]

  1. What are the basic concepts of financial accounting? Explain their importance.
  2. Prepare a flexible budget for the production at 80% and 100% activity based on the provided data regarding raw materials, direct labour, direct expenses, factory expenses, and administration expenses.
  3. From the given balance sheets of X Ltd., propose a schedule of changes in working capital and a statement of flow of fund.

[13]

  1. What is Voyage Account? Why is it prepared? How is profit ascertained in case of Incomplete Voyage?
  2. From the following figures of Abdulla of Kanpur, prepare a Statement of Affairs and a Deficiency Account as at 31 March, 2017. Assume specified realizations for assets and details provided for liabilities.
  3. Show the Machinery Account and B's Account in the books of A based on given hire-purchase agreement.

[14]

  1. Define financial accounting and state its objectives.
  2. Explain rules of debit and credit.
  3. What is an accounting standard?

[15]

  1. Explain briefly the objectives of holding inventory.
  2. Explain briefly Transaction motive and Speculative motive of holding cash.
  3. Journalize transactions like starting a business with cash, purchasing goods, furniture, and more.

[16]

  1. Differentiate between equity shares and preference shares.
  2. Calculate the Current Ratio, inventory turnover ratio, and working capital turnover ratio using the provided data.
  3. Pass the necessary journal entries for the provided transactions, post them into ledger, and prepare Trial Balance using balance method.

[17]

  1. Write importance of computers in Financial Accounting.
  2. Explain internal users of accounting.
  3. Explain revenue expenditure and capital expenditure with examples.

[18]

  1. Explain the cost concept, revenue recognition concept, accounting period concept, conservation convention, and consistency convention.
  2. Prepare the Trading and Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2016 and Balance Sheet as on that date taking into account the provided adjustments.
  3. Write notes on capital gearing, debentures, cost of capital, and objectives of cash management.

[19]

  1. Explain the revenue recognition concept.
  2. Analyse transactions and determine the nature of accounts, specifying which account will be debited and which will be credited according to the traditional approach.
  3. Describe the factors influencing the composition of working capital.

[20]

  1. Distinguish between Hire Purchase system and Instalment Payment system from legal as well as accounting viewpoints.
  2. Prepare Landlord, Royalties and Shortworkings Accounts using given data.
  3. Write up the necessary accounts in the books of Ajai Ltd. based on given hire purchase system details.

[21]

  1. Write the distinction between management accounting and financial accounting.
  2. Discuss the advantages and limitations of responsibility accounting.
  3. Calculate Profit Volume Ratio (PVR), fixed cost, variable cost, and Margin of Safety (M.O.S.) from the given company data.

[22]

  1. What are Concepts of Accounting?
  2. What are Rules of Debit and Credit?
  3. What is Nature and Scope of Accounting?

[23]

  1. Distinguish between Cost Accounting and Financial Accounting.
  2. Distinguish works-on-cost and works cost.
  3. Prepare a statement of cost and calculate the price to yield a profit of 20% on selling price.

[24]

  1. Structure of Book Keeping and Accounting.
  2. What is International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)?
  3. What is meaning of Debit Balance of Accounts?

[25]

  1. How are the accounts classified?
  2. What are the objectives of preparing trial balance?
  3. Give the difference between single and double column cash-book.

[26]

  1. Discuss weighted average cost of capital.
  2. What is the sound management policy for Accounts Receivable?
  3. What is a slack byte? How does it affect the implementation of structures?

[27]

  1. What do you mean by 'break-even point'?
  2. What is capitalization? Is it different from capital structure?
  3. Write a detailed note on 'Application of Computer in Accounting'.

[28]

  1. Distinguish Management Accounting from Financial Accounting.
  2. Explain the classification of balance sheet items.
  3. What are the objectives of cash management? Explain cash cycle.

[29]

  1. Describe the meaning of Financial Accounting.
  2. What is Funds flow statements?
  3. Give a list of long term sources of finance.

[30]

  1. What is working capital cycle?
  2. What are three methods of Journalising?
  3. What do you mean by GAAP?

[31]

  1. Define Cost Accounting. Discuss its significance to the management. How does it differ from Financial Accounting?
  2. Distinguish between marginal cost and variable cost.
  3. Write a note on classification of cost.

[32]

  1. Differentiate Financial Accounting and Cost Accounting.
  2. What is meant by overhead classification?
  3. What are the characteristics of unit costing? To what type of concerns is the output costing method suitable?

[33]

  1. What is the need and significance of Depreciation? Differentiate, with suitable examples, between Straight Line Method and Diminishing Balance Methods of charging depreciation.
  2. What are the objects of preparing a balance sheet? Distinguish between a balance sheet and a trial balance.
  3. A Ltd. took loans from a Bank and deposited debentures as collateral security. Pass the necessary Journal entries and prepare Balance Sheet in the books of A Ltd.

[34]

  1. What is Balance Sheet? Why is it prepared?
  2. What are the various methods of preparing Trial Balance? Explain those errors which affect Trial Balance.
  3. Mention the circumstances of Dissolution of a firm and how settlement of Accounts on Dissolution is done.

[35]

  1. What is bank reconciliation statement?
  2. What do you mean by trading, profit and loss and balance sheet?
  3. What are the functions of Accounting? How does 'book-keeping' differ from 'accounting'?

[36]

  1. What are the different types of the Cash Book? How is each one of these balanced?
  2. Chandra Ltd. purchased a second-hand machine for Rs. 8,000 on 1st April, 2008. They spent Rs. 3,500 on its overhaul and installation. Depreciation is written off 10% p.a. on the original cost. On 30th June, 2011, the machine was found to be unsuitable and sold for Rs. 6,500. Prepare the Machinery Account from 2008 to 2011, assuming that accounts are closed on 31st December.
  3. Ankit Ltd. issued 8,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each, payable as Re. 1 on application, Rs. 3 on allotment, Rs. 2 on first call and the balance on final call. But Ranu, who holds 100 equity shares, did not pay first and final call amount on these shares and Subhash, who holds 60 shares, did not pay final call amount. All other amounts were duly received. Pass the necessary Journal entries in the books of the company.

[37]

  1. What is meant by convention of consistency?
  2. What do you mean by Trial Balance? Explain the errors which are not disclosed by the Trial Balance.
  3. Swati Ltd. whose books are closed on 31st Dec., purchased a machinery for Rs.50,000 on 1st Jan. 2002. Additional machinery was acquired for Rs. 10,000 on 1st July 2003 and for Rs. 16,000 on 1st January 2006. Certain machinery purchased for Rs. 10,000 on 1st July 2003 was sold for Rs. 5,000 on 30th June 2005. Show machinery account for 5 years writing off depreciation at 10% per year on written down value.

[38]

  1. What are the basic concepts of Financial Accounting? What are their limitations?
  2. State briefly the necessity of providing depreciation.
  3. What are different classes of errors? Which of them do not affect a trial balance?

[39]

  1. What is the meaning of Intangible Assets?
  2. Define Goodwill. Explain the various methods of its valuation.
  3. PLtd. acquired 75% of shares of A Ltd. on 31st Dec 2019 when the P & L a/c was 6000(Cr). Later on A Ltd. purchased all the shares of B Ltd. on 31st Dec 2020, when the profit of B Ltd. was 4,800(Cr). Prepare the consolidated balance sheet.

[40]

  1. What do you understand by Amalgamation of companies? What accounting entries are made in the books of Amalgamating company and Amalgamated company?
  2. Define holding company and subsidiary company. What is consolidated Balance Sheet and how is it prepared?
  3. What is liquidator's final statement of account? How is it prepared? Explain with suitable example.

[41]

  1. What do you mean by goodwill? Discuss in brief the various methods of valuation of goodwill.
  2. A company went into voluntary liquidation. Rs. 3,50,000 were realized from its assets. It does not include that amount which is received by selling those securities, which are with secured creditors. Following was the position: Rs. Share capital: 1,000 shares of Rs. 100 each. Fully secured creditors (Rs. 40,000 were received on securities) 35,000 Preferential creditors 6,000 Unsecured creditors 1,40,000 Debentures having a floating charge on the assets of the company 2,50,000 Liquidation expenses: 5,000 Remuneration of liquidator 7,500. Prepare the final statement of account of liquidator.
  3. What accounting entries are made in the books of Amalgamating company and Amalgamated company?

[42]

  1. Define Financial Accounting. What is the difference between Financial Accounting and Management Accounting?
  2. What is Double Entry System? Write its rules and merits.
  3. What do you understand by Financial Management? Discuss its nature and objective of Financial Management.

[43]

  1. What are the major entries of a balance sheet? Write the role of ledger, journal, and posting in preparation of a balance sheet.
  2. In what ways is cost defined? Suggest how a business firm can reduce its explicit and implicit costs.
  3. How does a firm attain profit maximization and wealth maximization?

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