Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Financial Statements of a Company

Question:

What is the correct order of preparing statement of profit and loss of a company?
A) Revenue from operations
B) Expenses
C) Profit before tax
D) Total revenue
E) Tax
F) Other income
G) Profit after tax

Options:

CDABEFG

AFDBCEG

BADCFEG

AFBDCGE

Correct Answer:

AFDBCEG

Explanation:

Form and content of Statement of Profit and Loss
Statement of Profit and Loss for the year ended-

I Revenue from operations
II Other income
III Total Revenue (I+II)
IV Expenses: Cost of materials consumed Purchases of stock-in-trade Changes in inventories of finished goods Work-in-progress and stock-in-trade Employee benefits expense Finance costs Depreciation and amortization expense Other expenses Total expenses
V Profit before extraordinary items and tax (III-IV)
VI Exceptional items VII Profit before extraordinary items and tax (V-VI)
VIII Extraordinary items
IX Profit before tax (VII-VIII)
X Tax
XI Profit after tax