Question : Assertion A:- Window dressing refers to the presentation of a better financial position than what it actually is by manipulating the books of account. On account of such a situation, financial analysis may give false information to the users.
Reason R:- Analysis of financial statements is based on the information given in the financial statements. Hence, this analysis suffers from various limitations from which the financial statements
Option 1: Both Assertion A and reason R are correct but the reason R is not the correct explanation of Assertion A
Option 2: Both Assertion A and reason R are correct but the reason R is the correct explanation of Assertion A
Option 3: Both Assertion A is correct but the reason R is not correct
Option 4: Both Assertion A and reason R are not correct
Correct Answer: Both Assertion A and reason R are correct but the reason R is not the correct explanation of Assertion A
Solution : Answer = Both Assertion A and reason R are correct but reason R is not the correct explanation of Assertion A
Window dressing refers to the presentation of a better financial position than what it actually is by manipulating the books of account. On account of such a situation, financial analysis may give false information to the users. Hence, the correct option is 1.
Question : Assertion A: - Financial analysis identifies symptoms of the problems but does not offer its diagnosis. The management has to look for remedies to rectify the problems.
Reason R: - Analysis of financial statements is based on the information given in the financial statements. Hence, this analysis suffers from various limitations from which the financial statements.
Option 4: Both Assertion A is and reason R are not correct
Question : Assertion A :- Analysis of financial statements is based on the information given in the financial statements. Hence, this analysis suffers from all such limitations from which the financial statements suffer.
Reason R:- The subjectivity is inherent in personal judgment, the financial statements are, therefore, not free from bias.
In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?
Question : Assertion A:- The term; Financial Analysis includes both; Analysis; and Interpretation, Analysis is concerned with the simplification of financial data given in the financial statements by proper classification. Interpretation is concerned with explaining the meaning and significance of the financial data.
Reason R: - These two terms are complementary to each other, i.e., analysis is not of much use without interpretation of analysis.
Question : Assertion A: - For inter-firm comparison, it is necessary that accounting practices followed by the firms do not vary significantly. As there may be variations in accounting practices followed by different firms, a meaningful comparison of their financial statements is not possible.
Option 4: Both Assertion A and Reason R are not correct
Question : Assertion:- For analysis, it is necessary to reclassify the complex data contained in the financial statements into purposive classes so that the maximum desired information from every data for Analysis can be extracted or obtained.
Reason: - Reclassification and rearrangement of different data depends upon the purpose of analysis.
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