Outstanding expenses is a _________ account.

Real

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Personal

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Nominal

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None of them

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Solution

The correct option is B Personal
Accounts recording transactions with a person or group of persons are known as personal accounts. These accounts are necessary, in particular, to record credit transactions. Personal accounts are of the following types:

1. Natural persons: An account recording transactions with an individual is termed as a natural persons' personal account.

2. Artificial or legal persons: An account recording financial transactions with an artificial person created by law or otherwise is termed as an artificial persons' personal account.

3. Representative personal accounts: An account indirectly representing a person or persons is known as representative personal account. When accounts are of similar nature and their number is large, it is better to group them under one head and open a representative personal account.

Outstanding expenses is the representative personal account because it represents the outstanding expenses to a group pf people. Hence, it can be classified as a personal account.

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