Accounting for IGCSE & O level - Accounting Procedures (Section 6)

  • 1
    What are the effects of the following error on a company's financial position: An annual depreciation charge of $4,000 was overlooked
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    (C)
    A decrease in profit
  • 2
    What is the effect of a refund being made to a trade customer?
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    (C)
    Decrease trade receivable and decrease cash.
  • 3
    How does depreciation affect a company's profit?
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    (B)
    It decreases profit.
  • 4
    A customer owes money and makes a payment. What entries are made to the accounts?
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    (D)
    Debit Cash, Credit Customer.
  • 5
    Which of the following are non-current assets?
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    A
    B
  • 6
    What does the term "useful life" mean in relation to a depreciable asset?
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    (D)
    The period the company depreciates the asset.
  • 7
    What is the impact on net income if a company records depreciation expense?
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    (B)
    Net income decreases.
  • 8
    What is the effect of a capital expenditure on a business's financial statements?
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    (A)
    It increases the assets on the balance sheet and has no impact on the income statement immediately.
  • 9
    The error means that the balance include due trade payables accounts for \$449 and the purchases account have \$400 more than they should have from \$14,449 in the sorted balance. Identify the accounting entry for this error.
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    A
    D
  • 10
    If the value of a non-current asset is understated, which of the following is likely to happen?
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    (C)
    The financial position of the business will be understated.
  • 11
    Which journal entry describes the double entries for the annual depreciation charge?
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    (A)
    Debit the income statement, credit the provision for depreciation account
  • 12
    What is the journal entry for depreciation expense?
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    (A)
    Debit Depreciation Expense, Credit Accumulated Depreciation
  • 13
    What is the effect on the financial position of a company if the total of $1,500 of discounts received column in the cash book for January had not been posted to the discount received account and to the debtors account?
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    (C)
    Decrease profit
  • 14
    What is the function of the income statement?
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    (B)
    To measure the performance of the company over a period of time
  • 15
    A company grants a discount to a customer. How does this affect the customer's account in the sales ledger?
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    B
    C
  • 16
    What is the effect of a sales return on the Sales Ledger control account?
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    (B)
    Decreases the balance.
  • 17
    What is the general ledger used for?
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    (C)
    To record financial transactions.
  • 18
    What is the formula to calculate the net book value?
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    (B)
    Cost - Accumulated depreciation
  • 19
    What is a fixed annual rate used for the reducing balance method?
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    (C)
    Percentage
  • 20
    When a sales commission of \$140 is misposted as \$400, what is the required adjustment?
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    (B)
    Debit Suspense Account and Credit Sales Commission for \$260.
  • 21
    What is the electricity amount, what is the required entry for it?
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    A
    C
  • 22
    When does a sales ledger control account show a debit balance?
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    (C)
    The customer has bought goods on credit
  • 23
    What information is shown in the statement of financial position?
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    (D)
    Both the original cost of the asset and the net book value.
  • 24
    What is the primary goal of depreciation?
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    (B)
    To allocate the cost of an asset over its useful life
  • 25
    Which account is debited when a business makes a credit sale?
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    (B)
    Accounts Receivable
  • 26
    What is the impact on the purchases ledger when a credit note is received?
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    (B)
    The balance decreases.
  • 27
    Which depreciation method generally results in the highest depreciation expense in the early years of an asset's life?
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    (B)
    Declining Balance
  • 28
    What does a revaluation do for an asset?
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    (D)
    All of the above.
  • 29
    What is the accounting treatment of depreciation expense?
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    (C)
    An expense on the income statement.
  • 30
    Which journal would you use to record cash received from a customer?
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    (C)
    Cash Receipts Journal
  • 31
    When calculating depreciation expense for a partial year, what factor is usually considered?
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    (A)
    The number of months the asset was in use during the year.
  • 32
    Which of the following entries should be recorded in the sales ledger after a customer returns goods?
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    A
    C
  • 33
    What is the nature of a purchases ledger control account?
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    (D)
    A liability account.
  • 34
    What happens to the customer account in the sales ledger if the customer’s cheque is dishonored?
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    (A)
    The balance increases.
  • 35
    The summary for the impact on the financial position after error corrections shows:
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    (B)
    Reduce draft profit by $9,500.
  • 36
    The debit and credit entries made were the correct amounts, but the wrong accounts were used. Which type of error is this?
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    (B)
    Error of principle
  • 37
    What account is credited when a customer pays with cash?
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    (A)
    Accounts Receivable
  • 38
    Which of the following best describes the matching principle as it relates to depreciation?
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    (A)
    Depreciation expense matches the cost of the asset with revenue generated.
  • 39
    What errors must be recorded if the balance on the sales ledger control account does not agree with the total of individual trade receivable accounts?
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    A
    C
  • 40
    Which of the following is a capital expenditure?
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    (D)
    Installing a new air conditioning system
  • 41
    What is the correct journal entry to record depreciation expense?
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    (B)
    Debit Depreciation Expense, Credit Accumulated Depreciation
  • 42
    What does the balance brought down on a purchase ledger represent?
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    (A)
    The total amount owed to suppliers at the start of the period
  • 43
    What impact does a loss on disposal have on the income statement?
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    (B)
    Decreases profit
  • 44
    What is the defining characteristic of an error of principle?
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    (C)
    It violates accounting principles.
  • 45
    In a sales ledger control account, what is used to check the arithmetical accuracy of the sales ledgers?
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    (A)
    Sales ledger control account
  • 46
    What are the characteristics of a compensating error?
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    B
    C
  • 47
    If a sales commission of \$140 was incorrectly posted as \$400, how will this impact the draft profit?
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    (B)
    Profit is understated by \$260.
  • 48
    Which is true about depreciation?
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    A
    B
  • 49
    What is the effect of a sales return on the seller’s accounts?
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    (B)
    Decrease sales revenue.
  • 50
    Which of the following transactions would increase the total balance on a sales ledger control account?
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    A
    D