Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Financial Accounting Question 31

Practice objective / multiple choice question 31 from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 31 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

The cash book for the week opened with a balance of \(\,\text{₦}12,500\). The following transactions were recorded:\n\nReceipts: cash sales \(\,\text{₦}8,200\), loan received \(\,\text{₦}5,000\), interest received \(\,\text{₦}300\).\n\nPayments: rent \(\,\text{₦}2,500\), salaries \(\,\text{₦}3,600\), purchase of inventory \(\,\text{₦}4,200\), electricity \(\,\text{₦}450\).\n\nHowever, the cash book contains three errors: (i) the cash sales were entered twice, (ii) the interest received was entered as \(\,\text{₦}3,000\) instead of \(\,\text{₦}300\), and (iii) the electricity payment of \(\,\text{₦}450\) was omitted.\n\nWhat is the corrected closing balance of the cash book after adjusting for these errors?

Answer Options

A. 16,250
B. 15,700
Correct Answer C. 15,250
D. 14,800
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
15,250

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Financial Accounting Question 31. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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