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Chapter 10 Accounting principles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The __________concept states that businesses should be treated as if they will continue to stay in business.
a)
going concern
b)
business entity
2.
What is NOT a value of accounting reliability?
a)
Verifiability
b)
Representational faithfulness
c)
Timeliness
3.
The accounting principles that states companies and owners should be account for separately..
a)
Business entity concept
b)
Going concern concept
4.

Switching accounting principles every year would violate the

a)

money measurement principle

b)

consistency principle

5.
Recording expenses and revenues in the same period in which they occur..
a)
Matching principle
b)
Historical cost principle
6.

Concept of consistency means :

a)

all the firm in the same industry should be identical accounting principles and procedures

b)

all principle and procedures of accounting are utilised

c)

accounting principles and methods should remain consistent from one year to another

d)

all of the above

7.

The cost of a small calculator is accounted as an expense and not shown as an asset in financial statement of a business entity due to…..

a)

materiality concept

b)

matching concept

c)

historic cost concept

d)

principle of full disclosure

8.

All properties and services acquired by the business must be recorded at their original acquisition cost. This principle pertains to..

a)

Historical Principle

b)

Business Entity

c)

Accrual Principle

d)

Materiality principle

9.

Name the convention that states closing stock is valued at cost price or market price which ever is lower.

a)

Historic cost

b)

Prudence

c)

Money measurement

d)

Accrual

10.

According to the accrual concept of accounting, financial or business transaction is recorded

a)

when cash is received or paid

b)

when transaction occurs

c)

when profit is computed

d)

when balance sheet is prepared

11.

The business or economic entity concept is applicable to

a)

sole proprietorship form of business

b)

partnership form of business

c)

corporate form of business

d)

all of the above

12.

One of the following is an example of materiality concept:

a)

Purchase of pencil recorded as an expense instead of including in stock

b)

Purchase of car for private use

c)

Purchase of plant for business

d)

Purchase of building to extend the business

13.

Assets are recorded at their original purchase price according to the:

a)

Materility

b)

Historic Cost

c)

Business Entity

d)

Going Concern

14.

When is accounting information relevant ?

a)

when it can be compared with information for other periods

b)

when it can be understood by the users of the accounts

c)

when it changes business decisions

d)

when it is free from error and bias

15.

Financial statements must be free from error and bias. which account policy is being applied ?

a)

comparability

b)

relevance

c)

reliability

d)

understandability

16.

The understandability concept of accounting states that

a)

Accounting professionals must understand financial statements

b)

End users must understand financial statements

c)

Shareholders must understand financial statements

17.

The comparison of financial statement of one year with that of another is possible only when ----------------concept is followed

a)

Going concern

b)

Accrual

c)

Consistency

d)

Materiality

18.

According to money measurement concept, the efficiency of the top management of the business must be clearly recorded in the books of accounts

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Revenue recognition concept determines when goods sent on credit to customers are to be included in the sales figure for the purpose of computing the profit or loss for the accounting period. which of the following tends to be used in practice to determine when to include a transaction in the sales figure for the period. When the goods have been :

a)

dispatched

b)

invoiced

c)

delivered

d)

paid for

20.

As per Going Concern Concept business will continue to exist:

a)

For a limited period

b)

for 10 years

c)

for 25 years

d)

for a long period in the future