Gce Model Questions Vol1 2022 Financial Accounting Question 26

Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2022 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2022 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 26 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2022 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

The Purchases Ledger Account for XYZ Ltd. has an opening debit balance of \(\text{₦}12,000\). During the year the following entries were posted to the Purchases Account: - Cash purchases: Dr \(\text{₦}5,600\) - Credit purchases: Dr \(\text{₦}3,400\) - Purchase returns: Cr (amount unknown) - Discount received on credit purchases: Cr 2 % of the credit purchases After posting all entries, the balance of the Purchases Account is a debit of \(\text{₦}19,500\). Determine the amount of purchase returns and state the closing balance of the Purchases Account.

Answer Options

A. Purchase returns = ₦1,432; closing balance = Dr ₦20,000
Correct Answer B. Purchase returns = ₦1,432; closing balance = Dr ₦19,500
C. Purchase returns = ₦1,600; closing balance = Dr ₦19,500
D. Purchase returns = ₦1,200; closing balance = Dr ₦19,500
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Purchase returns = ₦1,432; closing balance = Dr ₦19,500

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2022 Financial Accounting Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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