Neco Model Questions Vol1 2017 Financial Accounting Question 26

Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2017 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2017 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 26 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2017 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

The trial balance of XYZ Ltd shows total debits of \(\text{₦}1,200,000\) and total credits of \(\text{₦}1,188,000\). It is later discovered that (i) a purchase of \(\text{₦}45,000\) was mistakenly recorded as \(\text{₦}54,000\), and (ii) a cash receipt of \(\text{₦}8,000\) was omitted. After correcting these errors, what amount should be transferred to the suspense account to balance the trial balance, and indicate the correcting journal entries required.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Credit suspense account with \(\text{₦}11,000\); correcting entries - Credit Purchases \(\text{₦}9,000\) and Debit Cash \(\text{₦}8,000\).
B. Credit suspense account with \(\text{₦}11,000\); correcting entries - Debit Purchases \(\text{₦}9,000\) and Debit Cash \(\text{₦}8,000\)
C. Credit suspense account with \(\text{₦}9,000\); correcting entries - Credit Purchases \(\text{₦}9,000\) and Debit Cash \(\text{₦}8,000\)
D. Debit suspense account with \(\text{₦}11,000\); correcting entries - Credit Purchases \(\text{₦}9,000\) and Debit Cash \(\text{₦}8,000\)
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Credit suspense account with \(\text{₦}11,000\); correcting entries - Credit Purchases \(\text{₦}9,000\) and Debit Cash \(\text{₦}8,000\).

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2017 Financial Accounting Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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