Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Financial Accounting Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Financial Accounting Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 39 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING • objective

The Purchases Ledger for the month shows: Opening balance (debit) \(N12,000\); Purchases on credit \(N30,000\); Returns outwards recorded as \(N5,000\); Discount received \(N500\) (credit). It is later found that a purchase of \(N3,000\) was mistakenly posted to the Returns outwards column. After correcting this error, what is the closing balance of the Purchases Ledger and is it a debit or credit balance?

Answer Options

A. Debit balance of N41,500
B. Credit balance of N42,500
Correct Answer C. Debit balance of N42,500
D. Debit balance of N43,500
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Debit balance of N42,500

About This Question

This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Financial Accounting Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Financial Accounting examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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