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This set of Corporate Accounting Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Holding Company Accounts

Q1 | If AB Ltd buys more than 50% of the shares in CD Ltd then which of the followingstatements accurately summarizes the relationship between these two firms?
  • AB Ltd is a subsidiary undertaking of CD Ltd
  • CD Ltd is the parent undertaking
  • AB Ltd is the parent undertaking
  • There is no significant financial relationship between the two
Q2 | On a consolidated balance sheet, if the shares of a company have been bought formore than the balance sheet value then the difference would appear as:
  • Goodwill
  • Capital reserve
  • Loss on purchase
  • Profit on purchase
Q3 | Pre-acquisition profit in subsidiary company is considered as:
  • Revenue Profit
  • Capital Profit
  • Goodwill
  • None of the above
Q4 | Profit earned after acquisition of share is treated as:
  • Revenue Profit
  • Capital Profit
  • Goodwill
  • None of the above.
Q5 | Profit earned before acquisition of share is treated as:
  • Revenue Profit
  • Capital Profit
  • Goodwill
  • Revaluation Profit
Q6 | Preparation of consolidated statements as per AS 21 is :
  • Optional
  • Mandatory for All
  • Mandatory for listed companies.
  • Mandatory for PVT. companies.
Q7 | Face value of debentures of subsidiary company, held by holding co.is deductedfrom:
  • Debentures
  • Cost of Control
  • Minority Interest.
  • Goodwill.
Q8 | Minority Interest includes:
  • Share in share capital
  • Share in capital profit
  • Share in revenue profit
  • All of the above.
Q9 | Preparation of Holding Companies Accounts Deals with :
  • AS-22
  • AS-21
  • AS-25
  • AS-12
Q10 | The time interval between the date of acquisition if shares in subsidiary companyand date of balance sheet of holding company is known as :
  • Pre-acquisition period
  • Post -acquisition period.
  • Pre- commencement peri
Q11 | Shares are to be valued on ___________.
  • Mergers
  • Sale of shares
  • Gift tax
  • All of the above
Q12 | Quoted shares are those shares which are ___________.
  • listed on the stock exchange
  • quoted daily
  • quoted by the seller
  • quoted by the buyer
Q13 | Under net asset method, value of a share depends on ___________.
  • net assets available to equity shareholders
  • net assets available to debentures holders
  • net assets available to preference shareholders
  • none of the above
Q14 | Net asset value is also called as ___________.
  • asset backing value
  • intrinsic value
  • liquidation value
  • (a), (b) and (c)
Q15 | While deciding net asset value, fictitious assets ___________.
  • should be considered
  • should not be considered
  • added to total assets
  • none of the above
Q16 | Net asset value method is based on the assumption that the company is___________.
  • a going concern
  • going to be liquidated.
  • A & B both
  • none of the above
Q17 | Yield value depends on ___________.
  • future maintainable profit
  • paid-up equity capital
  • normal rate of return
  • none of the above
Q18 | F.M.P. for yield valuation is ___________.
  • future profit
  • profit that would be available to equity shareholders
  • past profit
  • none of the above
Q19 | Fair value of a share is equal to ___________.
  • Intrinsic value only
  • Yield value only
  • Average of intrinsic and yield value
  • None of the above
Q20 | Value of a partly paid equity share is equal to ___________.
  • Value of fully paid share - calls unpaid per share
  • Calls in arrears per share
  • Paid-up value per share
  • None of the above
Q21 | Investments are ………………. assets.
  • Non trading
  • Current
  • Fixed assets
  • Fictious
Q22 | ………………………….. value depends on Net assets.
  • Yield value
  • Fair value
  • Intrinsic value
  • none
Q23 | Yield value depends on……………………….
  • Net profit
  • Gross profits
  • Operating profits
  • Losses
Q24 | Fair value is the ……………… of intrinsic value and yield value.
  • Average
  • Total
  • Net
  • Difference
Q25 | EPS depends on net profit available to………………. Shareholders.
  • Equity
  • Preference
  • Debenture
  • Both A and B