Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part B

Chapter

Analysis of Financial Statements

Question:

In a common-size Balance Sheet, total equity and liabilities are assumed to be equal to:

Options:

1

10

100

1000

Correct Answer:

100

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3- 100.

Choose a common base (as 100). For example, revenue from operations may be taken as base (100) in case of statement of profit and loss and total assets or total liabilities (100) in case of balance sheet. It presents each item is expressed as a percentage of total liabilities and equity, facilitating comparison across periods or companies.