Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting Ratios

Question:

There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below.

Assertion (A):  The Current Ratio is calculated by dividing Current Assets by Total Liabilities and Current Assets include Loose Tools, Stores & Spares, and Provision for Doubtful Debts.
Reason (R):  The formula for the Current Ratio is Current Assets/Current Liabilities. Loose Tools, Stores & Spares, and Provision for Doubtful Debts are included in Current Assets.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but the Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Both are incorrect

Only Assertion (A) is correct

Correct Answer:

Both are incorrect

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3- Both are incorrect.

Assertion (A):  The Current Ratio is calculated by dividing Current Assets by Total Liabilities and Current Assets include Loose Tools, Stores & Spares, and Provision for Doubtful Debts. THIS IS FALSE as current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets with current liabilities.
Reason (R):  The formula for the Current Ratio is Current Assets/Current Liabilities. Loose Tools, Stores & Spares, and Provision for Doubtful Debts are included in Current Assets. THIS IS FALSE as Provision for Doubtful Debts are included in current liabilities not in current assets.

* Current ratio is the proportion of current assets to current liabilities. It is expressed as follows:
Current Ratio = Current Assets : Current Liabilities.
Current assets include current investments, inventories, trade receivables (debtors and bills receivables), cash and cash equivalents, short-term loans and advances and other current assets such as prepaid expenses, advance tax and accrued income, etc. Current liabilities include short-term borrowings, trade payables (creditors and bills payables), other current liabilities and short-term provisions.