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The closing balance of the petty cash book is_______.

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Expense/expenditure
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Profit/ gain
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Assets
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Liability
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Solution

The correct option is B Assets
The closing balance of petty cash book is considered as Asset.
Petty Cash is a current asset account; it is part of a company's cash.

Petty cash Book is just like a cash book , its just that this book maintains petty cash expenses separately as against the normal cash book .
Therefore, balance of petty cash book is an asset & an not income. Its used for paying out petty expenses.

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