Neco 2018 Financial Accounting Question 22

Practice objective / multiple choice question 22 from the 2018 Neco Financial Accounting examination.

Neco 2018 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 22 NECO • 2018 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

On 5 January the business paid a supplier \(\text{₦}40,000\). The clerk mistakenly recorded only a debit to Cash for \(\text{₦}40,000\) and omitted the corresponding credit to Accounts Payable. On 12 January a credit sale of \(\text{₦}15,000\) was omitted entirely. At the end of the period the trial balance shows total debits exceeding total credits by \(\text{₦}40,000\), and a suspense account with a debit balance of \(\text{₦}40,000\) is created.\n\nWhat amount should be transferred from the suspense account to correct the trial balance?

Answer Options

A. 15,000
B. 80,000
Correct Answer C. 40,000
D. 0
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
40,000

About This Question

This is Neco 2018 Financial Accounting Question 22. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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