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Question
______ provides information about the net profit earned or net loss suffered by the business during a given accounting period.
Options
Trading Account
Profit and loss account
Balance sheet
Manufacturing account
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Solution
Profit and loss account provides information about the net profit earned or net loss suffered by the business during a given accounting period.
Explanation:
The profit and Loss account is prepared to calculate the business's net profit or net loss for a given accounting period.
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What is Net Profit?
Interest on Drawing is credited to __________ Account.
Correct and Rewrite the following statements:
When the credit side of the Profit and Loss Account is greater than the debit side, it is called Net Loss.
Correct and Rewrite the following statement:
Capital A/c……………..Dr.
To Profit and Loss Account
(Being Net Profit transferred to Capital A/c)
Give a word, term or phrase which can substitute 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.
Prepare the 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 ₹ 4,07,500
Which of the following is NOT recorded in the Profit and Loss Account?
Which of these expenses would typically NOT appear on the debit side of the Profit and Loss Account?
Where is “Discount allowed” shown in the Profit and Loss Account?
