Post Utme Mountain Top University 2021 Accounting Question 9

Practice objective / multiple choice question 9 from the 2021 Post Utme Mountain Top University Accounting examination.

Post Utme Mountain Top University 2021 Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 9 POST_UTME_MOUNTAIN_TOP_UNIVERSITY • 2021 • ACCOUNTING • objective

A company's balance sheet shows a current asset of ₦50,000 in the 'Accounts Receivable' account. However, the company's accounting records show that the accounts receivable are actually ₦60,000. What is the correct journal entry to record the correction?

Answer Options

A. Debit Accounts Receivable by ₦10,000 and credit Profit and Loss by ₦10,000
Correct Answer B. Debit Profit and Loss by ₦10,000 and credit Accounts Receivable by ₦10,000
C. Debit Accounts Receivable by ₦10,000 and credit Capital by ₦10,000
D. Debit Capital by ₦10,000 and credit Accounts Receivable by ₦10,000
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Debit Profit and Loss by ₦10,000 and credit Accounts Receivable by ₦10,000

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This is Post Utme Mountain Top University 2021 Accounting Question 9. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Post Utme Mountain Top University Accounting examination.

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