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State the Significance of Analysis of Financial Statements to ‘Top Management’. - Accountancy

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State the significance of analysis of financial statements to ‘Top Management’.

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The analysis of financial statements helps the Top Management on the following fonts.

  1. to assess the solvency position of the company
  2. to analyse the efficiency with which the financial resources are allocated and utilised.
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2011-2012 (March) All India Set 1

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संबंधित प्रश्‍न

State the objectives of 'Analysis of Financial Statements'.


Financial Statements are prepared following the constituent accounting concepts principles procedures and also the legal environment in which the business organisation operate. These statements are the source of information on the basis of which conclusions are drawn about the profitability and financial position of a company so that their users can easily understand and use them in their economic decisions in a meaningful way.

From the above statements identify any two values that a company should observe while preparing its financial statements. Also, State under which major headings and sub-headings the following items will be presented in the Balance Sheet of a company as per Schedule III of the Companies Act 2013

(1) Capital Reserve
(2) Calls-in-Advance
(3) Loose Tools
(4) Bank overdraft


'Panipat Blankets Limited' are the manufacturers and exporters of blankets. The company decided to distribute 1,000 blankets free of cost to five villages of Kashmir which had been damaged by the floods. It also decided to employ 100 young persons from these villages in their newly established factory at Ludhiana in Punjab To meet the requirements of funds for its new factory, the company issued 1,00,000 equity shares of  Rs 10 each and 2,000, 9% debentures of Rs 100 each to the vendors of machinery purchased for Rs 12,00,000.

Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the company. Also, identify anyone value which the company wants to communicate to the society.


State any objective of Financial Statement Analysis’.


State any one limitation of Financial Statement Analysis’


State any two limitations and any two objectives of  'Analysis of Financial Statement'. 


Short Answer Question

State the meaning of financial statements?


Long Answer Question

Explain the process of preparing income statement and balance sheet.


From the following information prepare the balance sheet of Gitanjali Ltd., as per the (Revised) Schedule VI:

Inventories Rs. 14,00,000; Equity Share Capital Rs. 20,00,000; Plant and Machinery Rs. 10,00,000; Preference Share Capital Rs. 12,00,000; Debenture Redemption Reserve Rs. 6,00,000; Outstanding Expenses Rs. 3,00,000; Proposed Dividend Rs. 5,00,000; Land and Building Rs. 20,00,000; Current Investments Rs. 8,00,000; Cash Equivalent Rs. 10,00,000; Short term loan from Zaveri Ltd. (A Subsidiary Company of Twilight Ltd.) Rs. 4,00,000; Public Deposits Rs. 12,00,000.


Prepare a balance sheet of Black Swan Ltd., as at March 31, 2017 form the following information:

General Reserve : 3,000
10% Debentures : 3,000
Statement of Profit & Loss : 1,200
Depreciation on fixed assets : 700
Gross Block : 9,000
Current Liabilities : 2,500
Preliminary Expenses : 300
6% Preference Share Capital : 5,000
Cash & Cash Equivalents : 6,100

What are the major heads in the Equity and Liabilities part of the Balance Sheet as per Schedule III?  


Name the itmes that are shown under Long-term Borrowings.


A company has an opening credit balance in Surplus, i.e., Balance in Statement of Profit and Loss of ₹ 1,00,000. During the year, it earned a profit of ₹ 75,000. It decided to transfer ₹ 15,000 to Debentures Redemption Reserve (DRR) and also proposed to pay dividend of ₹ 25,000.
How will be the appropriations shown in the financial statements? 


Under which main head and sub-head of Equity and Liabilities part of the Balance Sheet are the following items classified or shown:
(i) Bonds

(ii) Debentures

(iii) Public Deposits

(iv) Capital Redemption Reserve

(v) Forfeited Shares Accounts

(vi) Sundry Creditors and

(vii) Interest Accrued but not Due on Debentures ?

 

Under which major head and sub-head of the Assets part of the Balance Sheet will the following be shown:

(i) Intangible Assets; (ii) Intangible Assets under Development; (iii) Investments (more than 12 months); (iv) Deferred Tax Assets (Net); (v) Stores and Spares; and (vi) Loose Tools?


From the following information, prepare Note to Accounts on Finance Costs: Interest paid to Bank ₹ 75,000; Interest on Debentures ₹ 58,000; Loss on issue of Debentures written off ₹ 27,500; and Commitment Charges ₹ 15,000.


The financial statements do not exhibit


Which of the following statement is not true?


Expenses for a business for the first year were ₹ 80,000. In the second year, it was increased to ₹ 88,000. What is the trend percentage in the second year?


Which of the following is a fictitious Asset?


Which Indian Companies Act is in force these days?


The Goodwill is not a ________.


Assertion (A): The focus of calculation of working capital revolves around managing the operating cycle of the business.

Reason (R): It is because the concept of operating cycle is required to ascertain the liquidity of assets and urgency of payments to liabilities.


Financial statements are the ______ of information for interested parties.


Consider the following statements.

Statement 1 - "Facts and figures presented in financial statements are based on personal judgements"

Statement 2 - "Facts and figures presented in financial statements are not at all based on personal judgements"


Consider the following statements.

Statement 1 - "Going Concern concept assumes that the enterprise continues for a long period of time."

Statement 2 - "Going Concern concept assumes that the enterprise continues for a shorter period of time."


What are the limitations of financial statements?


What are the components of income statement?


The financial statements of a business enterprise include ______.


Which of the following is not a part of Finance Cost (in Statement of Profit and Loss)?


______ are especially interested in the average payment period, since it provides them with a sense of the bill-paying patterns of the firm.


Securities Premium is shown under which head in the Balance Sheet ?


Rudra, Dev and Shiv were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. Their fixed capitals were ₹ 6,00,000, ₹ 4,00,000 and ₹ 2,00,000 respectively. Besides his capital Shiv had given a loan of ₹ 75,000 to the firm. Their partnership deed provided for the following:

  1. Interest on capital @9% p.a.
  2. Interest on partner's drawings @12% p.a.
  3. Salary to Rudra ₹ 30,000 per month and to Dev ₹ 40,000 per quarter.
  4. Interest on Shiv's loan @9% p.a.

During the year Rudra withdrew ₹ 50,000 at the end of each quarter; Dev withdrew ₹ 50,000 in the beginning of each half year and Shiv withdrew ₹ 70,000 at the end of each half year.

The profit of the firm for the year ended 31-3-2022 before allowing interest on Shiv's loan was ₹ 7,06,750.

How much amount of net profit will be transferred to Profit and Loss Appropriation A/c?


Richa and Anmol are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 with capitals of ₹ 2,50,000 and ₹ 1,50,000 respectively. Interest on capital is agreed @6% p.a. Anmol is to be allowed an annual salary of ₹ 12,500. During the year ended 31st March 2023, the profits of the year prior to calculation of interest on capital but after charging Anmol’s salary amounted to ₹ 62,000. A provision of 5% of this profit is to be made in respect of manager’s commission.

Following is their Profit & Loss Appropriation Account:

Particulars (₹) Particulars (₹)
To Interest on Capital   By Profit & loss account (After manager’s commission) __(2)__
Richa ______    
Anmol ______    
To Anmol’s Salary a/c 12,500    
To Profit transferred to: Richa’s Capital A/C (1) __(1)__    
Anmol’s Capital A/c ______    
  ______   ______

The amount to be reflected in blank (2) will be:


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