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Classify the following into Personal, Real and Nominal Accounts:
(i) Land; (ii) Investments; (iii) Building; (iv) Interest Received; (v) Salary; (vi) Loan; (vii) Bank Overdraft; (viii) Debtors; (ix) Creditors; (x) Purchases Return; (xi) Bad Debts; (xii) Capital; (xiii) Drawings; (xiv) Depreciation; (xv) Motor Vehicles; (xvi) Freight; (xvii) Wages; (xviii) Goodwill; (xix) Returns Inward; (xx) Repairs.
Note: Under the traditional classification, the accounts of the proprietor (Capital, Drawings), of lenders and of the bank are Personal; things that can be touched or owned are Real; all incomes, expenses, gains and losses are Nominal. Interest Received is an income, so it is Nominal.
| Account | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Land | Real Account |
| 2. Investments | Real Account |
| 3. Building | Real Account |
| 4. Interest Received | Nominal Account |
| 5. Salary | Nominal Account |
| 6. Loan | Personal Account |
| 7. Bank Overdraft | Personal Account |
| 8. Debtors | Personal Account |
| 9. Creditors | Personal Account |
| 10. Purchases Return | Nominal Account |
| 11. Bad Debts | Nominal Account |
| 12. Capital | Personal Account |
| 13. Drawings | Personal Account |
| 14. Depreciation | Nominal Account |
| 15. Motor Vehicles | Real Account |
| 16. Freight | Nominal Account |
| 17. Wages | Nominal Account |
| 18. Goodwill | Real Account |
| 19. Returns Inward | Nominal Account |
| 20. Repairs | Nominal Account |
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