Accounting for IGCSE & O level - Final Statements (Section 4)

  • 1
    Which of the following costs is included in inventory valuation?
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    (D)
    Both purchase price and freight-in costs
  • 2
    Which section of the financial statement gives the most information about a firm's solvency and financial position?
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    (D)
    Statement of financial position
  • 3
    What is included in the trading account?
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    A
    B
    D
  • 4
    What is the accounting equation?
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    (B)
    Assets = Liabilities + Equity
  • 5
    Which of the following would increase owner's equity?
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    (C)
    Additional investments by the owner.
  • 6
    Which financial statement reports a company's financial performance over a period of time?
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    (C)
    Income statement
  • 7
    What is a trial balance primarily used for?
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    (C)
    Verifying the accuracy of the accounting records
  • 8
    What type of account is "Accounts Payable"?
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    (B)
    A liability account
  • 9
    Which of the following is NOT included in non-current assets?
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    (D)
    Bank
  • 10
    What information does the income statement provide?
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    A
    C
  • 11
    What is gross profit?
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    (B)
    Sales minus the cost of goods sold.
  • 12
    What does the term 'net assets' mean?
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    (A)
    Total assets less total liabilities
  • 13
    What does the trading account determine?
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    (B)
    Gross profit.
  • 14
    Which of the following is the formula for calculating net assets?
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    (A)
    Capital Employed - Non-Current Liabilities
  • 15
    Which of the following is included in the right-hand side of a horizontal statement of financial position?
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    (B)
    Liabilities and capital
  • 16
    What does the term 'drawings' refer to in accounting?
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    (B)
    Money taken by the owner for personal use.
  • 17
    What can cause a gross loss?
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    (B)
    The cost of goods sold exceeds the sales revenue.
  • 18
    What are current assets?
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    (C)
    Assets that will be converted to cash within the next accounting year.
  • 19
    Which of the following transactions would *decrease* a company's working capital?
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    (C)
    Purchasing inventory on credit
  • 20
    Why is it important to have a good inventory management system?
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    (D)
    All of the above
  • 21
    Which formula is used to determine the gross profit?
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    (A)
    Sales - Cost of Sales
  • 22
    What is a liability?
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    (C)
    Something the company owes.
  • 23
    If you own a home which category does the home fall under?
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    (A)
    Assets
  • 24
    What information is typically found in an inventory record?
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    A
    B
    C
  • 25
    In business, what generates profit?
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    (A)
    Assets
  • 26
    What happens to returned goods by customers?
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    (A)
    Reduces revenue
  • 27
    How can a business improve the profit margin?
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    A
    C
  • 28
    Which of these amounts is used to find the cost of sales?
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    A
    B
    D
  • 29
    What does the income statement help business owners assess?
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    (B)
    The profitability of the business.
  • 30
    Which method is used to value inventory to determine what gets matched to COGS?
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    (D)
    All of the above
  • 31
    What is the purpose of the balance sheet?
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    B
    D
  • 32
    What do we need to adjust to find the net sales?
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    (B)
    Total sales minus sales returns
  • 33
    Which of the following are considered in the trading account?
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    A
    B
    C
  • 34
    Which type of expenses reduces the gross profit?
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    (B)
    Cost of goods sold
  • 35
    What is typically the first item listed in the income statement?
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    (B)
    Revenue
  • 36
    What does an income statement show?
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    (B)
    The results of business operations.
  • 37
    What will the profit for the year do?
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    (D)
    Increase both net assets and capital.
  • 38
    If a business has negative working capital, what does this indicate?
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    (B)
    The business has more current liabilities than current assets.
  • 39
    A business with positive working capital has ______ current assets than current liabilities.
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    (A)
    more
  • 40
    Which of the following would be classified as a current liability?
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    (B)
    Accounts payable
  • 41
    What is a key characteristic of non-current assets?
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    (A)
    They are expected to be used for more than one accounting period.
  • 42
    What is the 'matching principle' in accounting?
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    (A)
    Matching revenue with the same period's expenses.
  • 43
    What is shown in the sales account?
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    (A)
    All sales figures.
  • 44
    Which of the following is the definition of liabilities?
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    (B)
    The amount of money owed to external creditors
  • 45
    What is the main advantage of using a point-of-sale (POS) system for inventory management?
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    (B)
    It provides real-time inventory tracking and updates.
  • 46
    What is closing inventory?
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    (C)
    Goods which are unsold at the end of the year.
  • 47
    What does the term 'liquid assets' refer to?
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    (A)
    Assets that can be converted to cash quickly.
  • 48
    What financial statement summarizes a company's financial performance over a period?
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    (B)
    Income Statement
  • 49
    What will contribute in the cost of sales and gross profit for that year?
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    (A)
    Goods sold
  • 50
    What is another name for net profit?
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    (C)
    Net income