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Accounting
Multiple Choice Questions

Accounting procedures

IGCSE and O level

[Capital and revenue expenditure and receipts ]

➡️QUESTION⬅️

Which are examples of capital receipts?

1 a loan received from a bank, repayable in three years’ time
2 a profit made on the sale of a non-current asset
3 cash received from the sale of a non-current asset at book value
4 rent received from letting part of the business premises to a tenant


A 1and3
B 1and4
C 2and3
D 2and4

ANSWER A


➡️QUESTION⬅️

Leroy has an engineering business. On 31 May he received an invoice from AB Machines showing the following:

-cost of replacement parts for machine
-cost of repairs to machine
-cost of machine
-cost of installation of machine

Which costs are capital expenditure in Leroy’s books?

A machine, installation
B machine only
C replacement parts, machine
D replacement parts, repairs, installation

ANSWER A



[Accounting for depreciation and disposal of non-current assets ]


➡️QUESTION⬅️

Jon paid $18000 for machinery on 1 January 2016.

He depreciated this asset using the diminishing (reducing) balance method at 5% per annum.

What was the balance on the provision for depreciation account on 1 January 2018?

A $1755 credit
B $1755debit
C $1800credit
D $1800 debit

ANSWER A


➡️QUESTION⬅️

What causes computer equipment to depreciate?

A depletion
B economic reasons
C passage of time
D physical deterioration

ANSWER B



➡️QUESTION⬅️

A café owner decided to use the revaluation method to calculate epreciation on the kitchen equipment.

Kitchen equipment costing $3200 was purchased on 1 January 2016. This was expected to have a useful life of 4 years.

Additional kitchen equipment was purchased during the year for $400. The total kitchen equipment was valued at $2900 on 31 December 2016.

What was the depreciation charge for the year ended 31 December 2016?

A $300
B $700
C $800
D $900

ANSWER B


➡️QUESTION⬅️

Imran’s financial year ends on 31 December. A machine purchased on 1 January 2015 for
$20000 was sold on 30 June 2017 for $8500. The machine had been depreciated using the
straight-line method at 25% per annum on a month by month basis.

What was the profit or loss on the disposal of the machine?

A loss $1000
B loss $1500
C profit $1000
D profit $1500

ANSWER C



➡️QUESTION⬅️

Why is depreciation charged on a non-current asset?

A to accumulate a fund of money to replace the asset
B tocharge the cost of using the asset against income
C to determine the market value of the asset
Dto ensure that profits are not understated

ANSWER B



[Other payables and other receivables ]

➡️QUESTION⬅️

What may a credit balance on a ledger account represent?

A accrued income
B asset
C expense
D prepaid income

ANSWER D



[Irrecoverable debts and provision for doubtful debts ]


➡️QUESTION⬅️

A trader created a provision for doubtful debts.

Why did he create this provision?

1 to ensure that money was available to cover bad debts
2 to ensure that the current assets were not overstated
3 to ensure that the matching/ accruals principle was followed
4 to ensure that the profit for the year was not overstated

A 1and3
B 1 only
C 2and4only
D 2,3and4

ANSWER D


[Valuation of inventory ]


➡️QUESTION⬅️

On 1 September 2018 Chan owed Tan $570. During September 2018 the following transactions took place.

-Tan sold goods, $380, on credit to Chan
-Chan returned goods, $150, to Tan
-Chan paid Tan $500 by cheque

What was the balance brought down on Chan's account in Tan’s ledger on 1 October 20187

A $300 credit
B $300 debit
C $840 credit
D $840 debit

ANSWER B

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