Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part B

Chapter

Accounting Ratios

Question:

Which of the following ratio is called acid test ratio?

Options:

Quick Ratio

Liquid Ratio

Gross Profit Ratio

Both option 1 and 2

Correct Answer:

Both option 1 and 2

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4- Both option 1 and 2.

Quick or Liquid Ratio is also known as acid test ratio.

It is the ratio of quick (or liquid) asset to current liabilities. It is expressed as:
Quick ratio = Quick Assets : Current Liabilities.
The quick assets are defined as those assets which are quickly convertible into cash. While calculating quick assets we exclude the inventories at the end and other current assets such as prepaid expenses, advance tax, etc., from the current assets. Because of exclusion of non-liquid current assets it is considered better than current ratio as a measure of liquidity position of the business. It is calculated to serve as a supplementary check on liquidity position of the business and is therefore, also known as ‘Acid-Test Ratio’.