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Question
______ shows the financial position of the organization.
Options
Trial balance
Profit and Loss account
Balance sheet
Income and Expenditure account
Solution
Balance Sheet shows the financial position of the organization.
Explanation:
The Balance Sheet shows the financial position of the organization. It provides a snapshot of the organization’s assets, liabilities, and equity at a specific point in time, typically at the end of an accounting period.
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What is a Balance Sheet?
Write any two uses of the Balance Sheet?
What are the features of a Balance Sheet?
A ______ is a statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. It shows the financial position of a business on a certain date and represents the third and final stage.
The excess of assets over liabilities represents the ______ of the owner.
It helps the investor to know the earning capacity and financial health of the firm.
The following trial balance was extracted from the books of A. Harding, as on 31st March, 2019:
| Debit (₹) | Credit (₹) | |
| Capital | 20,100 | |
| Drawings | 1,500 | |
| Cash in Hand and at bank | 1,400 | |
| Petty Cash | 100 | |
| Cash Purchases and Sales | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| Credit Purchases and Sales | 12,000 | 25,000 |
| Returns | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| Discount | 400 | |
| Carriage Inwards | 500 | |
| Salaries | 6,000 | |
| Sundry and Petty Expenses | 1,200 | |
| Opening Stock | 5,000 | |
| Bad Debts | 600 | |
| Rent | 1,500 | |
| Machinery | 36,000 | |
| Furniture | 5,000 | |
| Debtors and Creditors | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Stationary | 2,500 | |
| Commission | 200 | |
| Bank Loan | 14,400 | |
| 90,700 | 90,700 |
Prepare the complete set of final accounts for Mr. A. Harding, after incorporating the following adjustment:
- Closing stock is ₹ 26,000.
It is not an account but a statement.
State any two uses of Balance Sheet.
Balance sheet is an Account. Justify.
