Credit notes received are source documents for........
Returns inwards journal
Returns outwards journal
Purchase journal
Sales journal
Correct answer is A
Credit notes are given to a buyer/customer by the seller for goods returned. Since the goods are returned to the seller, it is recorded in the returns inwards journal.
Which of the following transactions is a revenue expenditure?
Purchase of plant
Purchase of a new engine
Construction of office wall
Purchase of fuel for vehicle
Correct answer is D
Revenue expenditures are short-term expenses used in the current period or typically within one year. It includes the expenses required to meet the ongoing operational costs of running a business. Option D is correct.
Which of the following items is found on the debit side of the trial balance?
Provision for doubtful debts
Discount allowed
Discount received
Returns outwards
Correct answer is B
It has our assets, expenses, and drawings on the left (the debit side). The discount allowed is an expense and it is posted on the debit side of the trial balance.
One of the characteristics of useful accounting information is------
Profitability
Comparability
Efficiency
Liquidity
Correct answer is B
The four major qualitative characteristics of useful accounting information are comparability, verifiability, timeliness, and understandability.
Investors in a business are mainly interested in firm's-------
Liquidity
Debt
Management
Profitability
Correct answer is D
The most important thing investors want to see in a firm it invested in is the return on their investment, investors are mostly interested in how profitable a business venture is.