Neco 2021 Financial Accounting Question 19

Practice objective / multiple choice question 19 from the 2021 Neco Financial Accounting examination.

Neco 2021 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 19 NECO • 2021 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

The combined cash‑and‑bank book for March shows: opening cash balance \(\text{₦}45,000\), opening bank balance \(\text{₦}120,000\); cash receipts \(\text{₦}85,000\), cash payments \(\text{₦}70,000\); bank receipts \(\text{₦}150,000\), bank payments \(\text{₦}165,000\). The cash‑book closing balances are cash \(\text{₦}60,000\) and bank \(\text{₦}105,000\). The bank statement shows a closing balance of \(\text{₦}98,000\) and lists an unpresented cheque of \(\text{₦}7,000\) and a bank service charge of \(\text{₦}500\) not yet recorded in the cash‑book. After adjusting for these items, determine the corrected cash‑book balances and state whether any cash needs to be transferred between cash and bank to reconcile the cash‑book with the bank statement.

Answer Options

A. Corrected balances - cash \\(\\text{₦}60,000\\), bank \\(\\text{₦}105,500\\); no cash transfer needed
B. Corrected balances - cash \\(\\text{₦}60,000\\), bank \\(\\text{₦}104,500\\); transfer ₦5,500 from cash to bank
Correct Answer C. Corrected balances - cash \(\text{₦}60,000\), bank \(\text{₦}104,500\); no cash transfer needed
D. Corrected balances - cash \\(\\text{₦}59,500\\), bank \\(\\text{₦}104,500\\); no cash transfer needed
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Corrected balances - cash \(\text{₦}60,000\), bank \(\text{₦}104,500\); no cash transfer needed

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This is Neco 2021 Financial Accounting Question 19. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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