Class 11 Accountancy - Chapter Trail Balance and Rectification of Errors NCERT Solutions | A Trial balance is prepared: (a) Afte

Which of following errors will be rectified through suspense account:

(a) Sales return book undercast by Rs. 1,000.
(b) Sales return by Madhu Rs. 1,000 not recorded.
(c) Sales return by Madhu Rs. 1,000 recorded as Rs. 100.
(d) Sales return by Madhu Rs. 1,000 recorded through purchases returns book.

If suspense account does not balance off even after rectification of errors it implies that:

(a) There are some one sided errors only in the books yet to be located.
(b) There are no more errors yet to be located.
(c) There are some two sided errors only yet to be located.
(d) There may be both one sided errors and two sided errors yet to be located.

If the trial balance agrees, it implies that:

(a) There is no error in the books.
(b) There may be two sided errors in the book.
(c) There may be one sided error in the books.
(d) There may be both two sided and one sided errors in the books.

Which of the following is not an error of commission:

(a) Overcasting of sales book.
(b) Credit sales to Ramesh  5,000 credited to his account.
(c) Wrong balancing of machinery account.
(d) Cash sales not recorded in cash book.

Depreciation written off on furniture  1,500 was not posted to depreciation account.
This is an error of ..................................
The wrong effect has been:

The correct effect should have been:

The rectification entry will be.

Trial balance is:

(a) An account.
(b) A statement.
(c) A subsidiary book.
(d) A principal book.

Record the rectification entry for the following transactions:

Credit sales to Rajni 5,000 recorded in Purchases book:
This is an error of ..........................................
State the wrong entry recorded in the book of accounts

Correct effect should have been:

The rectification entry will be:

Tick the Correct Answer

Agreement of trial balance is affected by:

(a) One sided errors only.
(b) Two sided errors only.
(c) Both (a) and (b).
(d) None of the above.

Which of the following is not an error of principle:

(a) Purchase of furniture debited to purchases account.
(b) Repairs on the overhauling of second hand machinery purchased debited to repairs account.
(c) Cash received from Manoj posted to Saroj.
(d) Sale of old car credited to sales account.

If wages paid for installation of new machinery is debited to wages Account, it is:

(a) An error of commission.
(b) An error of principle.
(c) A compensating error.
(d) An error of omission.

Name any two types of commonly used negotiable instruments.

Why is it necessary to record the adjusting entries in the preparation of final accounts?

State the meaning of incomplete records?

What is ‘Depreciation’?

Briefly state how the cash book is both journal and a ledger.

State the four basic requirements of a database applications.

Define accounting.

State the different elements of a computer system.

Why is it necessary for accountants to assume that business entity will remain a going concern?

State the need for the preparation of bank reconciliation statement?

Explain, using examples, the relationship between the organisational MIS and the other functional information system in an organisation. Describe how AIS receives and provides information to other functional MIS.

Complete the following sentences with appropriate words:
(a) Information in financial reports is based on .....................
(b) Internal users are the ..................... of the business entity.
(c) A ..................... would most likely use an entities financial report to determine whether or not the business entity is eligible for a loan.
(d) The Internet has assisted in decreasing the ..................... in issuing financial reports to users.
(e) ..................... users are groups outside the business entity, who uses the information to make decisions about the business entity.
(f) Information is said to be relevent if it is ......................
(g) The process of accounting starts with ............ and ends with ............
(h) Accounting measures the business transactions in terms of ............ units.
(i) Identified and measured economic events should be recording in ............ order.

Discuss the concept-based on the premise do not anticipate profits but provide for all losses.

The realisation concept determines when goods sent on credit to customers are to be included in the sales figure for the purpose of computing the profit or loss for the accounting period. Which of the following tends to be used in practice to determine when to include a transaction in the sales figure for the period. When the goods have been:
a. dispatched
b. invoiced
c. delivered
d. paid for Give reasons for your answer.

Why is it important to adopt a consistent basis for the preparation of financial statements? Explain.

Which of the following is correct?
(i) Liabilities = Assets + Capital
(ii) Assets = Liabilities – Capital
(iii) Capital = Assets – Liabilities
(iv) Capital = Assets + Liabilities.

What is the money measurement concept? Which one factor can make it difficult to compare the monetary values of one year with the monetary values of another year?

Mr. Sunrise started a business for buying and selling of stationery with ₹ 5,00,000 as an initial investment. Of which he paid ₹ 1,00,000 for furniture, ₹ 2,00,000 for buying stationery items. He employed a sales person and clerk. At the end of the month he paid ₹ 5,000 as their salaries. Out of the stationery bought he sold some stationery for ₹ 1,50,000 for cash and some other stationery for ₹ 1,00,000 on credit basis to Mr. Ravi. Subsequently, he bought stationery items of ₹ 1,50,000 from Mr. Peace. In the first week of next month there was a fire accident and he lost ₹ 30,000 worth of stationery. A part of the machinery, which cost ₹ 40,000, was sold for ₹ 45,000.

From the above, answer the following :
1. What is the amount of capital with which Mr. Sunrise started business?
2. What are the fixed assets he bought?
3. What is the value of the goods purchased?
4. Who is the creditor and state the amount payable to him?
5. What are the expenses?
6. What is the gain he earned?
7. What is the loss he incurred?
8. Who is the debtor? What is the amount receivable from him?
9. What is the total amount of expenses and losses incurred?
10. Determine if the following are assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses or none of the these: sales, debtors, creditors, salary to manager, discount to debtors, drawings by the owner.

Briefly explain the effects of dishonour and noting of a bill of exchange.

Briefly explain the purpose and benefits of retiring a bill of exchange to the debtor and the creditor.