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Topic Overview
 Finance for Non-finance Executives

 Module 1 -> Unit 1 -> Financial Statements and Accounting Principles
   
 
 
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  Theory Exercise
   
   
 
1. Name the five key accounting principles.
   
   
2. Describe in brief the concept that explains profits are Liabilities.
   
   
3.

Explain in brief the significance of Accrual concept in income determination of a firm. Use an appropriate example to illustrate your answer.

   
   
4.

"Profit figure determined as per Income statement is not one hundred per cent accurate" Elucidate the statement.

   
   
5. Explain the Duality concept (with the help of few accounting transactions).
   
   
6.

How do you explain that two accountants may report different "profits" for the same business firm in a given year?

   
   
7.

"Profit is normally calculated by matching costs against revenues". In the light of this statement, describe the matching process.

   
   
   
 
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