Read below DK Goel Solutions Class 11 Chapter 20 Capital and Revenue. These answers have been developed based on the latest Class 11 DK Goel Accountancy book used by commerce stream students issued for current year and the questions given in each chapter.

This chapter provides in-depth information about capital expenditure, revenue expenditure, and the contradiction between them. Students should be able to understand the basic concepts of both Capital account and revenue accounts only then they will be able to pass correct accounting entries in the books.

The chapter contains a lot of questions which can be very helpful for Class 11 commerce students of Accountancy and will also help build strong concepts which will be really helpful in your career.

DK Goel Solutions Class 11 Chapter 20 solutions are free and will help you to prepare for Class 11 Accountancy. Just scroll down and read through the answers provided below

Capital and Revenue DK Goel Class 11 Accountancy Solutions

Students can refer below for solutions for all questions given in your DK Goel Accountancy Textbook for Class 11 in Chapter 20

Very Short Answer Questions for DK Goel Solutions Class 11 Chapter 20

Question 1: What is Capital Expenditure?

Solution 1:
Any expense made to purchase or increase the value of a fixed asset is treated as expenditure in the form of cash.

Question 2: Give two examples of capital expenditure.

Solution 2:
The examples of capital expenditures are:-
1.) Purchases of Land and Building
2.) Purchases of Plant and Machinery

Question 3: Explain Revenue Expenditure with an example.

Solution 3:
Any investment received during the current year is referred to as tax expenditure. For instance:- Expenditures incurred for the day-to-day operation of the company, such as production expenses, office expenses, sales expenses, etc.

Question 4: Give two points of distinction between Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure.

Solution 4:

Question 5: Distinguish between Capital Receipts and Revenue Receipts.

Solution 5:

Question 6: Wages paid on installation of a machine is a capital expenditure or revenue expenditure? Give reason.

Solution 6:
Wages paid on machine installation are a capital expenditure because it will be treated as a machine cost.

Long Answer Questions

Question 1: State the meaning of capital expenditure and revenue expenditure. What is the difference between them?

Solution 1:
Any expense made to purchase or increase the value of a fixed asset is treated as expenditure in the form of cash. For instance:- Land and building acquisition, plant and machinery acquisitions. Whereas the gain of any investment that is collected during the financial year itself is considered a tax expenditure. For instance:- Expenditures incurred for the day-to-day operation of the company, such as production expenses, office expenses, sales expenses, etc.

Question 2: “Capital expenditure is different from Revenue Expenditure.” Explain by giving suitable examples.

Solution 2:
Any expense made to purchase or increase the value of a fixed asset is treated as expenditure in the form of cash. As such, furniture is also written in assets, the money spent on the purchases of property and renovation, plant and machinery.
Examples are as follows:-
(1) Investment resulting in the procurement of a fixed asset, such as land, renovation, factory, motor vehicles, trademarks, etc. Such an asset will be used for a number of years in the sector.
2.) Spending in connection with the purchasing or development of a fixed asset, such as salaries paid to employees for the construction of machinery, carriages paying for the procurement of plants and machinery, overhauling of second-hand machinery, etc.

Any investment received during the current year is referred to as tax expenditure. As such, all sales losses are debited into the record of trade and benefit and loss. Such spending does not translate to an improvement in the company’s profits, but only leads to sustaining the current earning potential.
Examples are as follows:-
1.) Costs paid on day-to-day corporate activities, such as processing costs, office expenses, sales expenses, etc.
2.) Costs for ordinary repairing and maintenance of fixed properties, house whitewashing, etc.

Question 3: Distinguish between:-
(i) Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure
(ii) Capital Receipts and Revenue Receipts

Solution 3:

Question 4: Classify the following as capital expenditure, revenue expenditure and deferred revenue expenditure for a cloth merchant?
(a) Preliminary Expenses
(b) Purchases of Furniture
(c) Payment of Salary
(d) Expenses paid for construction of building

Solution 4: (a) Preliminary Expenses : Deferred Revenue Expenditure
(b) Purchases of Furniture : Capital Expenditure
(c) Payment of Salary : Revenue Expenditure
(d) Expenses paid for construction of building : Capital Expenditure

Practical Questions:

Question 1: State with reasons whether the following are capital or revenue expenditures:
(i) A new machine is purchased for Rs. 60,000, Rs. 800 were spent on its carriage and Rs. 1,500 were paid as wages for its installation.
(ii) A sum of Rs. 10,000 was spent on painting the new factory.
(iii) Rs. 5,000 paid for the erection of a new machine.
(iv) Rs. 2,000 were spent on repairs before using a second hand generator purchased recently.
(v) Rs. 1,500 were spent on the repair of a machinery.
(vi) Rs. 10,000 was paid as brokerage on issue of shares and other expenses of issue were Rs. 25,000.

Solution 1:

Question 2: State whether the following expenditure are Capital, Revenue or Deferred Revenue. Give reasons:
(i) Furniture of the book value of Rs. 10,000 were sold off at Rs. 2,500 and new furniture of the value of Rs. 6,000 were acquired, cartage on purchase Rs. 50.
(ii) Property purchased for Rs. 20,00,000 and Rs. 1,50,000 paid for its registration and legal fee.
(iii) Replacement of old machine by a new one.
(iv) Damages paid by a transport company to its passengers injured in an accident.
(v) Erection of shed for parking of vehicles at a cost of Rs. 10 Lac.

Solution 2:

Question 3: Classify the following into Capital, Revenue and Deferred Revenue expenditure, stating reasons in each case:
(a) A sum of Rs. 32,000 has been spent on a machine as follows: (i) Rs. 20,000 for addition to double the output, (ii) Rs. 5,000 for repairs necessitated by negligence and (iii) Rs. 7,000 for replacement of worn-out parts.
(b) Total expenditure on a cinema building during the year was Rs. 2,00,000 out of which 20% related to repairs and 80% represented improvements and additions.
(c) Compensation paid to a retrenched employee for the loss of employment.
(d) Second-hand furniture worth Rs. 40,000 was purchased and repairing of this furniture cost Rs. 15,000. The furniture was installed by own workmen-wages for this being Rs. 5,000.
(e) A person was injured by the motor car of the company. Rs. 10,000 was paid to him by way of compensation.
(f) Advertisement expenditure in special advertisement drive.

Solution 3:
(a) Rs. 20,000 which is increase the output of the firm, so it is capital expenditure.
Rs. 5,000 is related to repairs as it is done on regular basis, so it is revenue expenditure.

(b) Repairs of Rs. 40,000 is done on regular basis, as it is a Revenue Expenditure.
Rs. 1,60,000 is done on improvements which will give future benefits, so its capital expenditure.

(c) Compensation and remuneration to employees are done in normal course of business, so it is Revenue expenditure.

(d) Any expenses incurred on bringing the asset into operation will be capitalized so it is a Capital expenditure.

(e) Compensation and remuneration to employees are done in normal course of business so Revenue expenditure.

(f) Benefit will be derived over a number of years, so it is a Deferred revenue expenditure.

Question 4: State with reasons whether the following receipts would be treated as Capital or Revenue:-
(a) Rs. 5,000 received from a customer whose account was previously written off as bad.
(b) Rs. 20,000 received from sale of old machine.
(c) Rs. 2,60,000 received from sale of stock-in-trade.
(d) Rs. 5,00,000 is contributed by a partner as capital.
(e) Took a loan of Rs. 10 Lac from Punjab National Bank.
(f) Received Rs. 4 Lac as subsidy from State Government.
(g) Received Rs. 8 Lac as grant from State Government for the construction of quarters for the staff.

Solution 4:
(a) As this transaction related to normal business transaction so it is Revenue receipts.
(b) As it is a capital gain which arose by selling of machinery so it is Capital receipt.
(c) As it is received in normal course of business over exchange of goods so it is a Revenue receipt.
(d) As it will improve the financial position of the company of the company so it is a Capital receipt.
(e) As it will enhance the productivity of the company it is a Capital receipt.
(f) As it is received regularly from the government it is a Revenue receipt.
(g) As it is received for construction and will it will result in increasing the earning capacity of the firm so it is a Capital receipt.