Journals, Ledgers, and Cash Books
Which of the following is not a reason for maintaining day books in addition to the ledgers?
More time is spent on entering the transactions in both books and ledgers
Having a dual system allows tighter controls to prevent fraud and theft within the firm
Transactions cane be more easily verified
Day books and ledgers act as a backup for each other in case information is lost
More time is spent on entering the transactions in both books and ledgers
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An entry in which one account is debited and another is credited is called:A. Compound entry
B. Simple entry
C. Combined entry
D. Minor entry
___________ will be credited if goods are given as charity.
A. Cash
B. Charity
C. Purchases
D. Sales
The account of a supplier would be found in:
A. General ledger
B. Purchases day book
C. Purchases ledger
D. Sales day book
Liabilities normally show:
A. Debt balance
B. Zero balance
C. Credit balance
D. Marked balance
Machinery bought on credit from Lander Ltd had to be retuned due to its unsuitability. The correct entry to record this in the accounts would be (debit and credit) is:
A. Machinery and Lander Ltd
B. Lander Ltd and Returns outwards
C. Returns outwards and Lander Ltd
D. Lander Ltd and Machinery
The journal folio is recorded in:
A. Ledger
B. Journal
C. Trial balance
D. Balance sheet
Excess of debit balance over credit balance is called:
A. Nil balance
B. Debit balance
C. Excess balance
D. Credit balance
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