Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 3 October 2024

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Which ONE of the following would be classified as current liabilities in the statement of financial position of a sole trader?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Owner’s capital
  2. Petty Cash
  3. Goods Taken For Own Use
  4. Accrued Interest Charges

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

  1. Not correct
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 2 October 2024

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Which ONE of the following would be classified as current liabilities in the statement of financial position of a sole trader?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Owner’s capital
  2. Income tax payable
  3. Drawings
  4. Bank overdraft

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

  1. Not correct
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Correct – Income Tax Payable does not feature on a Sole Trader’s statement of financial position

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 1 October 2024

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Alex has a sole trading business with net assets of £286,400 on 13 January 2024.

The business had net assets of £266,800 on 31 January 2023.

During the year Alex did the following:

(1) took goods for his own use which cost £10,000 and had a market value of £14,000

(2) introduced capital of £50,000

(3) withdrew £30,000 as salary.

The profit for the year was therefore?

Select ONE answer:

  1. £9,600
  2. £30,400
  3. £70,400
  4. £109,600

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 1

  1. Correct – Opening net assets £266,800 + Capital £50,000 – Drawings £40,000 + Profit (Balancing Figure) £9,600 = Closing Net Assets £286,400
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 30 September 2024

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Lucy’s net assets have increased by £127,000 over the year.

She took drawings of £47,000 and paid in to the business the proceeds of a personal life insurance policy amounting to £25,000.

Her net profit for the year was?

Select ONE answer:

  1. £815
  2. £810
  3. £825
  4. £820

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

  1. Not correct
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Correct – There are only (25 – 10 + 10 – 10) = 15 units in stock at the end of January. 10 of these are valued at £55, and the remainder at £54: (10 × £55) + ( 5 × £54) = £820

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 29 September 2024

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Alex, a sole trader, has been unable to calculate his business’ profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2023 as a fire destroyed most of his accounting records.

He has, however, been able to provide the following information to his accountant.

(1) Net assets at 31 December 2022 were £23,000 and £32,500 as at 31 December 2023

(2) Alex introduced additional capital during the year of £4,000 in cash

(3) He took cash drawings of £2,500 and goods with a selling price of £800. The cost of the goods was £750 when purchased.

What was Alex’s profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2023?

Select ONE answer:

  1. £8,750 profit
  2. £(1,750) loss
  3. £9,800 profit
  4. £(2,750) loss

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 1

  1. Correct – Opening capital £23,000 + Capital injection £4,000 – Drawings (£2,500 + £750) £3,250 = £23,750 == > Difference to Closing capital of £32,500 is profit = £8,750
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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