Test Your Understanding - II
Choose the correct option in the following questions :
1. The financial statements consist of:
(i) Trial balance
(ii) Profit and loss account
(iii) Balance sheet
(iv) (i) & (iii)
(v) (ii) & (iii)
2. Choose the correct chronological order of ascertainment of the following profits from
the profit and loss account :
(i) Operating Profit, Net Profit, Gross Profit
(ii) Operating Profit, Gross Profit, Net Profit
(iii) Gross Profit, Operating Profit, Net Profit
(iv) Gross Profit, Net Profit, Operating Profit
3. While calculating operating profit, the following are not taken into account.
(i) Normal transactions
(ii) Abnormal items
(iii) Expenses of a purely financial nature
(iv) (ii) & (iii)
(v) (i) & (iii)
4. Which of the following is correct :
(i) Operating Profit = Operating profit – Non-operating expenses – Non-operating
(ii) Operating profit = Net profit + Non-operating Expenses + Non-operating incomes
(iii) Operating profit = Net profit + Non-operating Expenses – Non-operating incomes
(iv) Operating profit = Net profit – Non-operating Expenses + Non-operating incomes
Illustration 7
Following balance is extracted from the books of a trader ascertain gross profit, operating
profit and net profit for the year ended March 31, 2017.
Particulars Amount
Sales 75,250
Purchases 32,250
Opening stock 7,600
Sales return 1,250
Purchases return 250
Rent 300
Stationery and printing 250
Salaries 3,000
Misc. expenses 200
Travelling expenses 500
Advertisement 1,800
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