Wages account, rent account, commission account, interest received account are examples of ___________.

Real Accounts

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Personal Accounts

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Nominal Accounts

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Solution

The correct option is B Nominal Accounts
Accounts relating to income, revenue, gain, expenses and losses are termed as nominal accounts. These accounts are also known as fictitious accounts as they do not represent any tangible asset.
A separate account is maintained for each head or expense or loss and gain or income. Wages account, Rent account, Commission account, Interest received account are some examples of nominal accounts.
The rule for nominal account is: Debit all expenses and losses; Credit all incomes and gains.

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