Tutorial 1
Tutorial 1
Tutorial 1
TUTORIAL 1
DUE DATE: 30th September 2019 (DURING LECTURE TIME)
1. The accounting profession can be divided into three major categories; specifically, the
practice of public accounting, private accounting, and governmental accounting. A
somewhat unique and important service of public accountants is:
A. Financial accounting.
B. Auditing.
C. Managerial accounting.
D. Cost accounting.
3. Accounting concepts must be defined clearly and well understood by both who prepare
financial statements and use the information therein for decision making because of the
following reasons:
i. The information in financial statements then become more meaningful
ii. It would assist accountants to account for unusual transactions
iii. It would assist Standard Makers to be consistent in their pronouncements
iv. It would improve comparability of financial statements
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4. In times of rising prices accounting on the basis of the historical cost concept would tend
to:
A. Inflate profit and inflate assets
B. Understate profit and inflate assets
C. Inflate profits and understate assets
D. Understate profit and understate assets
5. In the financial statements issued by large companies like Imperial Chemical Industries
(ICI) the amounts stated are rounded off to the nearest million pounds. The reason for
this is:
A. To keep details secret from rival companies
B. To show how big their company is
C. The materiality concept
D. Because this is currently fashionable
6. The expenses relating to the proprietor and his household should be treated as drawings
rather than as business expenses on the basis of which of the following accounting
concepts:
A. Conservatism concept
B. Separate entity concept
C. Going-concern concept
D. Matching concept
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8. Which of these is NOT included as a separate item in the basic accounting equation?
A. Assets
B. Revenues
C. Liabilities
D. Owner’s equity
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With referring to the basic accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity,
determine the effect of the following transactions to the equation.
April 1 The following assets were transferred to be used for the business, by the owner:
Cash RM250,000
Furniture RM 70,000
Equipment RM 40,000
7 Purchased supplies for a month, RM200, cash.
8 Recorded cash collected from services revenue during April amounted,
RM12,500.
10 Purchased office equipment on account, RM2,400.
13 Provided services to a customer RM2,000, on account.
19 Received cash from customers on account, RM1,200.
25 Paid creditor for equipment purchased on April 10, RM1,100.
29 Withdrew cash for personal use, RM600.
30 Rented a shop and paid rent for April RM500.
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