Give two examples of errors of commission?
1) Purchase of goods from Ravi for ₹ 5,000 on credit entered in the purchase book as ₹500.
2) Sale of goods to Ram on credit for ₹ 420 has been entered in the journal as ₹240.
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.
A Trial balance is prepared:
(a) After preparation financial statement.
(b) After recording transactions in subsidiary books.
(c) After posting to ledger is complete.
(d) After posting to ledger is complete and accounts have been balanced.
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.
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?
A sequence of actions taken to transform the data into decision useful information is called.......
Deepti wants to buy a building for her business today. Which of the following is the relevant data for his decision?
a. Similar business acquired the required building in 2000 for ₹ 10,00,000
b. Building cost details of 2003
c. Building cost details of 1998
d. Similar building cost in August, 2005 ₹ 25,00,000
Why are some accounting systems called double accounting systems?
Double entry accounting requires that :
(i) All transactions that create debits to asset accounts must create credits to liability or capital accounts;
(ii) A transaction that requires a debit to a liability account require a credit to an asset account;
(iii) Every transaction must be recorded with equal debits equal total credits.
Unfavourable bank balance means:
(a) Credit balance in passbook (b) Credit balance in cash book
(c) Debit balance in cash book (d) None of these
State the nature of accounting information required by long-term lenders.
If the rent of one month is still to be paid the adjustment entry will be :
(a) Debit outstanding rent account and Credit rent account.
(b) Debit profit and loss account and Credit rent account.
(c) Debit rent account and Credit profit and loss account.
(d) Debit rent account and Credit outstanding rent account.
State whether the following statements are true or false:
Favourable bank balance means:
(a) Credit balance in the cash book (b) Credit balance in passbook
(c) Debit balance in the cash book (d) Both (b) and (c)
When should revenue be recognised? Are there exceptions to the general rule?