Capital And Revenue Expenditure MCQsBy: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 21, 2025 55 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/55 Subscribe 1. : An outflow of funds to obtain an asset that will advantage the business in more than one accounting period is called: (A) Revenue expenditure (B) Deferred revenue expenditure (C) Capital expenditure (D) Revenue loss 2. : Drainage of funds to meet running outlays of a business that give benefit for the current period only is called: (A) Capital expenditures (B) Revenue expenditures (C) Capital loss (D) Deferred revenue expenditures 3. : An expenditure that benefits the business for more than one accounting period: (A) Capital loss (B) Capital expenditure (C) Capital profit (D) Deferred expenditure 4. : An expenditure that will benefit the business only in the present accounting period is considered as: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Current expenditure (D) Deferred revenue expenditure 5. : An expenditure is considered revenue expenditure because: (A) Purchase of current asset (B) Payment of current liability (C) It benefits the current period (D) It benefits the future periods 6. : An expenditure is considered capital expenditure because: (A) It is operating expenditure (B) Its amount is large (C) It benefits the future periods (D) None of these 7. : An expenditure on repair which increases production capacity of an asset: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Deferred revenue expenditure (D) Future expenditure 8. : Repair of machinery which increases the useful life of an asset: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Deferred revenue expenditure (D) Future expenditure 9. : Expenditure on repair of machinery which advances the production quality of an asset represents: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Further expenditure (D) Future expenditure 10. : Expenditure on repair which decreases the future operating expenses: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Deferred revenue expenditure (C) Repair expenditure (D) Future expenditure 11. : Expenditure on repair of machinery is: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Deferred revenue expenditure (D) Current expenditure 12. : Transaction having long-term effect on the financial position of business: (A) Future expenditure (B) Capital expenditure (C) Revenue expenditure (D) Long-term expenditure 13. : Short-term effect of transaction on the financial position of business: (A) Current expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Short-term expenditure (D) Capital expenditure 14. : Heavy expenditure, the impact of which is likely to last for more than one office period is called: (A) Revenue expenditure (B) Deferred revenue expenditure (C) Future expenditure (D) (A) and (B) 15. : Machinery having Rs.50,000 as its written down value, destroyed by fire: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Revenue loss (D) Capital loss 16. : Raw material having WDV of worth Rs.150,000, devastated by accident is: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Revenue loss (D) Capital loss 17. : Preliminary expenses experienced for the formation of a Joint Stock Company: (A) Capital loss (B) Revenue loss (C) Capital expenditures (D) Deferred revenue expenditures 18. : Revenue losses are shown in: (A) Trading account (B) Income statement (C) Balance sheet (D) Expenditure statement 19. : Legal expenses incurred in purchasing land possessions represent: (A) Capital expenditures (B) Revenue expenditures (C) Revenue loss (D) Deferred revenue expenditures 20. : A receipt is called capital reception if it is received from: (A) Sale of fixed asset (B) Capital introduced by proprietor (C) Premium on issue of shares (D) All of the above 21. : A receipt is called income receipt if it is received from: (A) Sale of goods (B) Discount received (C) Interest received (D) All of the above 22. : A profit is capital profit if it is acknowledged from: (A) Sale of fixed assets (B) Premium on issue of shares (C) Sale of goods (D) (A) and (B) 23. : Rs.7000 spent on the standby of worn out parts of machinery is: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Capital loss (D) Deferred revenue expenditure 24. : Cost of a motor car for resale purpose: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Deferred revenue expenditure (D) None of above 25. : A business bought second-hand machinery and spent Rs. 50,000 to bring it into working condition represents: (A) Revenue expenditure (B) Deferred revenue expenditure (C) Capital expenditure (D) Repair expenditure 26. : It is important to differentiate capital & revenue items for groundwork of: (A) Final accounts (B) Cash book (C) Bank reconciliation statement (D) Work sheet 27. : Payment made for purchase of office furniture characterizes: (A) Revenue expenditure (B) Deferred revenue payment (C) Revenue payment (D) Capital payment 28. : Payment made for salary to staff Rs. 100,000 is measured as: (A) Capital payment (B) Revenue payment (C) Deferred revenue payment (D) None of these 29. : Raw material demolished in fire represents: (A) Capital loss (B) Revenue loss (C) Accidental loss (D) (A) and (B) 30. : Truck destroyed in chance is considered as: (A) Revenue loss (B) Capital loss (C) Revenue expenditure (D) Capital payment 31. : Amount received against trade debt already written off as bad debts is: (A) Capital receipt (B) Revenue receipt (C) Bad debts receipt (D) Abnormal receipt 32. : Expenditures for making improvements and extensions to the fixed asset: (A) Revenue expenditure (B) Capital expenditure (C) Deferred revenue expenditure (D) Current expenditure 33. : Expenses incurred to put down the machinery into working condition: (A) Revenue expenditures (B) Revenue loss (C) Capital expenditures (D) None of these 34. : What do we call the amount received from the sale of stock? (A) Revenue receipt (B) Capital receipt (C) Capital expenditure (D) Revenue expenditure 35. : Carriage paid on purchase of plant and machinery is a: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Capital loss (D) Revenue loss 36. : Depreciation for fixed assets used in the business is an example of: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Deferred expenditure (D) None of these 37. : All revenue expenditures are taken to: (A) Trading account (B) Trading and profit and loss account (C) Profit or loss account (D) Balance sheet 38. : Expenditure incurred in acquiring the patent right for the business is an example of: (A) Revenue expenditure (B) Capital expenditure (C) Deferred revenue expenditure (D) Administrative expenditure 39. : The purchase price of a software that will be used for more than 12 months should be observed as: (A) Revenue expenditure (B) A capital expenditure (C) A long term expense (D) An accounting period expense 40. : Distribution is made between capital and profits expenditure then: (A) The figure of debtors and creditors will be incorrect (B) Cash or bank figure will be incorrect (C) Net profit will be incorrect (D) Balance sheet will not balance 41. : Capital expenditures are shown in: (A) Balance Sheet (B) Profit and Loss A/c (C) Trading A/c (D) None of these 42. : Revenue receipts are shown in: (A) Balance Sheet (B) Profit and Loss appropriation A/c (C) Manufacturing A/c (D) Trading and Profit and Loss A/c 43. : Benefit of revenue expenses extends to: (A) 10 years (B) 5 years (C) One accounting year (D) As long as the business continues 44. : Which of the following is a revenue expense? (A) Raw material consumed (B) Plant purchased (C) Long term loan rose from bank (D) Share Capital 45. : Which of the following is a capital expenditure? (A) Repair of plant and machinery (B) Salary paid to workers (C) Cost of stand-by equipment (D) Annual whitewash of the office building 46. : Which of these types of expenditure would not be treated as a Capital Expenditure? (A) Acquisition of an Asset (B) Extension of an Asset (C) Improvement of the existing Asset (D) Maintenance of the Asset 47. : Expenses of the following nature are treated as revenue outlays except: (A) Expenses for day-to-day running of the business (B) Putting the new asset in working condition (C) Depreciation (D) Purchase of raw material 48. : Which one is the Capital Expenditure? (A) Capital invested by the owner (B) Selling expense for machine (C) Machine purchased (D) Daily expenses to operate business 49. : If capital expense is recorded as revenue expense then which calculation will be wrong? (A) Bank balance (B) Debtors (C) Net profit (D) Creditors 50. : Sale of machine in a machine marketing business is: (A) Capital receipt (B) Capital income (C) Revenue income (D) Revenue receipt 51. : Ahmad imports goods for his business. Import duty of goods is: (A) Capital expenditure (B) Revenue expenditure (C) Non-trading expenditure (D) Revenue income 52. : Hamid purchased land for his business and paid Rs.5000 for land’s registration. This registration expense is: (A) Revenue expenditure (B) Capital expenditure (C) It can be both capital and revenue expenditure (D) Deferred revenue expenditure 53. : In comprehensive income statement we record: I. Revenue receipt II. Revenue income III. Capital expenditure (A) II 54. : In statement of financial position we record: I. Capital receipt II. Revenue expenditure III. Postponed Revenue expenditure (A) I 55. : What type of transaction is “Cargo” word? 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