Q.The excess of assets over liabilities is ________.
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A Statement of Affairs is a Balance-Sheet-shaped list of a trader's estimated assets and liabilities on a given date, from which Capital is derived as the balancing figure (Capital = Assets − Liabilities). Unlike a true Balance Sheet, its figures come from incomplete records, physical counts, and estimates rather than a fully balanced ledger, so the capital figure it yields is only as reliable as the estimates behind it. The Capital Comparison (Net Worth) Method uses two such statements — one at the start and one at the end of the accounting year — to estimate the year's profit: Profit = Closing Capital + Drawings − A …
By the accounting equation, whatever is left after settling all outside liabilities from the assets belongs to the owner — that excess is capital. …
Assets minus liabilities equals capital.
In the Tamil Nadu HSC Class-12 Accountancy syllabus, the accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + Capital. Rearranging, Capital = Assets − Liabilities. So the excess of assets over liabilities is the owner's capital.
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- CBSE 2026Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.What is the amount of Capital of the Proprietor, if his Assets are ₹ 90,000 and Liabilities are ₹ 26,000 ?(a) ₹ 21,000(b) ₹ 85,000(c) ₹ 64,000(d) ₹ 1,06,000
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Capital = Assets − Liabilities = 90,000 − 26,000 = ₹64,000. Option (c).
Using the accounting equation (the basis of a statement of affairs):
Capital=Assets−Liabilities=90,000−26,000=64,000
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- CBSE 2025Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.The excess of Assets over Liabilities is :(a) Loss(b) Cash(c) Profit(d) Capital
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The excess of assets over liabilities is Capital.
By the accounting equation, Assets = Liabilities + Capital, so Capital = Assets − Liabilities (Accounts from Incomplete Records, TN HSC Commerce). When a trader who keeps incomplete records prepares a Statement of Affairs, the difference between the total assets and total liabilities is the ba …
- CBSE 2024Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.The amount of capital of the proprietor, if his Assets are ₹ 85,000 and Liabilities are ₹ 21,000 :(a) ₹ 21,000(b) ₹ 85,000(c) ₹ 64,000(d) ₹ 1,06,000
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Capital = Assets − Liabilities = 85,000 − 21,000 = ₹64,000.
In the TN HSC Class-12 Accountancy syllabus (Accounts from Incomplete Records), when full double-entry records are not kept, the proprietor's capital is found by preparing a Statement of Affairs, using the accounting equation:
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- CBSE 2023Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.The amount of Capital of the proprietor, if his Assets are ₹ 5,00,000 and Liabilities are ₹ 2,00,000 :(a) ₹ 7,00,000(b) ₹ 5,00,000(c) ₹ 3,00,000(d) ₹ 2,00,000
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Using the accounting equation, Capital = Assets − Liabilities = ₹5,00,000 − ₹2,00,000 = ₹3,00,000.
The proprietor's capital is the balancing figure between what the business owns and what it owes to outsiders:
Capital=Assets−Liabilities
- Assets = ₹5,00,000
- Liabilities (outside) = ₹2,00,000
- Capital = ₹5,00,000 − ₹2,00,000 = ₹3,00,000 …
- CBSE 2023Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.The Excess of Assets over Capital is :(a) Liabilities(b) Loss(c) Profit(d) Cash
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By the accounting equation, Assets − Capital = Liabilities, so the excess of assets over capital is the liabilities — option (a).
In the Accounts from Incomplete Records topic of the TN HSC Commerce syllabus, capital is found by preparing a Statement of Affairs, which rests on the basic accounting equation:
Assets = Capital + Liabilities
Rearranging this equation:
Capital = Assets − Liabilities, and therefore Liabilities = Assets − Capital.
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- CBSE 2022Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.Statement of affairs is a ________.(a) summary of cash transactions(b) statement of income and expenditure(c) summary of credit transactions(d) statement of assets and liabilities
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A Statement of Affairs is a statement of assets and liabilities used to find capital under single entry.
In the Tamil Nadu HSC Class-12 Accountancy syllabus, when records are incomplete (single entry), a proper Balance Sheet cannot be drawn, so a Statement of Affairs is prepared. It lists all assets on one side and all liabilities on the other; the balancing figure (assets − liabilities) is the capital on that date.
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- CBSE 2022Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.The excess of assets over liabilities is ________.(a) capital(b) loss(c) profit(d) cash
›Reveal solutionSolution
Assets minus liabilities equals capital.
In the Tamil Nadu HSC Class-12 Accountancy syllabus, the accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + Capital. Rearranging, Capital = Assets − Liabilities. So the excess of assets over liabilities is the owner's capital.
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- CBSE 2020Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.Statement of affairs is generally prepared to find out the ________ of the business.(a) Profit or loss(b) Financial position(c) Capital(d) Arithmetical accuracy
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A Statement of Affairs is prepared under incomplete records to ascertain the Capital of the business (the balancing figure), so option (c) is correct.
A business that keeps incomplete records (single entry) has no proper ledger, so it cannot draw up a Trial Balance or a normal Balance Sheet. To estimate profit, it prepares a Statement of Affairs — a rough balance-sheet-like statement listing all known assets on one side and all liabilities on the other.
The difference between total assets and total liabilities is the balancing figure, which is the capital on that date. By finding capital at the beginning and at the end of the year (and adjusting for drawings and fresh capital), profit or loss is then computed by comparison.
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- CBSE 2020Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.Closing Capital + Drawings - Additional Capital = ________.(a) Adjusted Opening Capital(b) Opening Capital(c) Profit or Loss(d) Adjusted Closing Capital
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Closing Capital + Drawings − Additional Capital = Adjusted Closing Capital, so option (d) is correct.
Under the capital comparison method, profit is found as: Adjusted closing capital − Opening capital.
Before comparing, the closing capital is adjusted:
- Add back drawings, because drawings reduced the closing capital but were not a business loss.
- Deduct additional capital, because fresh capital introduced increased closing capital but was not a profit. …
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