Accountancy MCQs
Topic Notes: Accountancy
General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
1
Which types of items are categorized under nominal accounts?
Answer:
Expenses, losses and incomes
Nominal accounts are temporary accounts used to track the financial performance of a business over a specific period. They include all revenue, income, expense, and loss accounts. These accounts are closed at the end of the accounting cycle to determine the net profit or loss.
2
Which type of accounts are closed at the end of an accounting period by transferring their balances to the profit and loss account?
Answer:
Nominal accounts
Nominal accounts, which include all revenue, gain, expense, and loss accounts, are temporary accounts. At the end of the accounting period, their balances are transferred to the Profit and Loss account to determine net profit or loss, effectively closing them.
3
Which of the following items is not classified as a nominal account?
Answer:
Machinery
Nominal accounts relate to income, expenses, gains, and losses. Machinery is a tangible asset, which falls under the category of a real account. Capital is a personal account representing the owner's equity, while insurance and sales are nominal accounts representing expenses and revenue respectively.
4
In which type of account are transactions related to income, expenditure, profit, and loss recorded?
Answer:
Nominal account
Nominal accounts are specifically used to record all expenses, losses, incomes, and gains of a business entity. The golden rule for nominal accounts is to debit all expenses and losses and credit all incomes and gains. This ensures that the profit or loss for a specific period can be accurately calculated.
5
How are revenue and expense accounts classified in the accounting system?
Answer:
Nominal accounts
Revenue and expense accounts are temporary accounts that are closed at the end of an accounting period, and their net balances are transferred to retained earnings. They are referred to as nominal accounts because they do not have a physical existence or a permanent balance that carries over to the next year. Instead, they serve to measure the financial performance of the business over a specific period of time.
6
To which financial statement are nominal account balances transferred at the end of the accounting period?
Answer:
Profit and Loss Account
Nominal accounts represent revenues, expenses, gains, and losses. At the end of an accounting period, these temporary accounts are closed by transferring their balances to the Profit and Loss Account to determine the net profit or loss for the period.
7
To which category of accounts does the Rent account belong?
Answer:
Nominal Account
Nominal accounts are those that relate to expenses, losses, incomes, or gains. Since rent is an expense incurred by the business, it is classified as a nominal account. These accounts are closed at the end of the accounting period by transferring their balances to the profit and loss account.
8
Which type of account is used to record expenses, gains, and losses?
Answer:
Nominal account
Nominal accounts are temporary accounts used to record revenues, expenses, gains, and losses for a specific accounting period. At the end of the period, the balances in these accounts are closed to the Income Statement (Profit and Loss Account) to determine the net profit or loss, effectively resetting them for the next fiscal year.
9
Which of the following is categorized as a nominal account?
Answer:
Rent expenses
Nominal accounts are accounts that record revenues, gains, expenses, and losses for a specific accounting period. Rent expenses represent an operating cost incurred by the business, thus falling under the nominal account category. Machinery and buildings are assets (real accounts), and creditors represent liabilities (personal accounts).
10
What is the standard normal balance for a rent expense account?
Answer:
Debit balance
In accounting, expenses are recorded as debits because they represent a reduction in the owner's equity. When a business incurs a rent expense, it records a debit to the rent expense account and a corresponding credit to cash or accounts payable. Therefore, the normal balance of any expense account, including rent, is a debit balance, reflecting the cost incurred during the period.