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What is the purpose of a Profit and Loss Account?

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What is the purpose of a Profit and Loss Account?

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The Profit and Loss Account is essential for the following reasons:

  1. Understanding net profit or loss.
  2. Comparing it to the previous year’s profits.
  3. Control your expenses.
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अध्याय 7: Final Accounts of Sole Proprietorship - EXERCISES [पृष्ठ १२०]

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गोयल ब्रदर्स प्रकाशन Commercial Studies [English] Class 10 ICSE
अध्याय 7 Final Accounts of Sole Proprietorship
EXERCISES | Q 4. | पृष्ठ १२०

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Answer in One Sentence:
What do you mean by Prepaid Expenses?


What is the need for preparing profit and loss account?


Prepare Profit and Loss Account of Sanjay Brothers for the year ended 31st March, 2018 from the following balances.

1) Bank charges ₹ 22,000
2) Interest (Cr.) ₹ 16,000
3) Sundry expenses ₹ 42,000
4) Insurance ₹ 35,000
5) Salaries ₹ 40,000
6) Rates and Taxes ₹ 13,000
7) Postage ₹ 8,000
8) Advertisement ₹ 40,000
9) Rent paid ₹ 32,000
10) Bad debts ₹ 10,000
11) Commission (Cr) ₹ 17,500
12) Printing & Stationery ₹ 21,000
13) Loss by fire ₹ 18,000
14) Discount (Dr) ₹ 23,000
15) Discount (Cr) ₹ 37,000
16) Misc. Income ₹ 14,000
17) Depreciation ₹ 34,000
18) Carriage Outwards ₹ 60,000
19) Godown Expenses ₹ 40,000
  Note: Gross Profit ₹ 407500

Give a word, term or phrase which can substitute  of the following statement:

Account prepared to know Net Profit or Net Loss.


Prepare Profit and Loss Account of Sanjay Brothers for the year ended 31st March, 2018 from the following balances.

1) Bank charges ₹ 22,000
2) Interest (Cr.) ₹ 16,000
3) Sundry expenses ₹ 42,000
4) Insurance ₹ 35,000
5) Salaries ₹ 40,000
6) Rates and Taxes ₹ 13,000
7) Postage ₹ 8,000
8) Advertisement ₹ 40,000
9) Rent paid ₹ 32,000
10) Bad debts ₹ 10,000
11) Commission (Cr) ₹ 17,500
12) Printing & Stationery ₹ 21,000
13) Loss by fire ₹ 18,000
14) Discount (Dr) ₹ 23,000
15) Discount (Cr) ₹ 37,000
16) Misc. Income ₹ 14,000
17) Depreciation ₹ 34,000
18) Carriage Outwards ₹ 60,000
19) Godown Expenses ₹ 40,000

Note: Gross Profit ₹ 407500


Give a word, term or phrase which can substitute in the following statement:

Account prepared to know Net Profit or Net Loss.


Give a word, term or phrase which can substitute the following statement:

Account prepared to know Net Profit or Net Loss.


Where is gross profit or gross loss from the Trading Account recorded in the Profit and Loss Account?


Which account type does the Profit and Loss Account belong to?


What happens to net loss as per the Profit and Loss Account in final accounts?


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