Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Financial Statements of a Company

Question:

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

Assertion (A):  Property, Plant, and Equipment (Fixed Assets) are shown as Non-current Assets in the Balance Sheet of a company.
Reason (R):  Property, Plant, and Equipment (Fixed Assets) are used for a long time. Hence, these are Assets. Schedule III (Part I) of the Companies Act, 2013 requires it to be shown as Non-current Asset.

Options:

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

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

Assertion (A) is correct but the Reason (R) is not correct.

Assertion (A) is not correct but the Reason (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

Property, plant, and equipment are non-current physical assets of a business operating the business and keeping it running. Classification Of Fixed Assets As discussed above, the fixed assets last for more than one year, and therefore, these assets are classified as Non-current assets or long-term assets in a classified balance sheet.