Practicing Success
There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below. Assertion (A): Comparative Statement is a vertical analysis while Common-size Statement is a horizontal analysis. |
Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion. Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but the Reason (R) is not the correct explanation Assertion (A). Assertion (A) is correct but the Reason (R) is not correct. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are not correct. |
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are not correct. |
* Comparative Statements: These are the statements showing the profitability and financial position of a firm for different periods of time in a comparative form to give an idea about the position of two or more periods. It usually applies to the two important financial statements, namely, balance sheet and statement of profit and loss prepared in a comparative form. The financial data will be comparative only when same accounting principles are used in preparing these statements. If this is not the case, the deviation in the use of accounting principles should be mentioned as a footnote. Comparative figures indicate the trend and direction of financial position and operating results. This analysis is also known as ‘horizontal analysis’. |