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trial balance !!

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

the balance of which account may appear on the debit side of a trial balance?

a)

purchases returns

b)

sales

c)

carriage inwards

d)

rent receivable

2.

why is trial balance prepared?

a)

to calculate net profit

b)

to check the amount of the owner's capital

c)

to check that all invoices have been sent

d)

to check the arithmetical accuracy of the double entry

3.

the cost of a new motor vehicle is debited to the motor vehicle expenses account.

which type of error is this?

a)

commission

b)

complete reversal

c)

omission

d)

principle

4.

which is an error of principle?

a)

cheque for $85 from W entered in W’s account as $5

b)

purchase of machinery entered in purchases account

c)

sales of goods, $300, to X completely omitted from books

d)

sale to Y entered in the account of Z

5.

office expenses paid were debited in the office equipment account.

purchase of a machine was debited in the purchases account.

how do these errors affect the value of fixed assets shown in the balance sheet?

a)

office equipment: too high

machinery: too low

b)

office equipment: too low

machinery: too low

c)

office equipment: too high

machinery: too high

d)

office equipment: too low

machinery: too high

6.

how would the balances of the carriage inwards and carriage outwards accounts be recorded in

the trial balance?

a)

carriage inwards: credit

carriage outwards: debit

b)

carriage inwards: credit

carriage outwards: credit

c)

carriage inwards: debit

carriage outwards: debit

d)

carriage inwards: debit

carriage outwards: credit

7.

which item in a trial balance will appear in the income statement?

a)

bank account

b)

bank charges

c)

bank loan

d)

bank overdraft

8.

cash received from doremi credited to doremon's account. which error is this?

a)

original entry

b)

commission

c)

omission

d)

principle

9.

which of the following is a credit balance?

a)

drawings

b)

purchases return

c)

expenses

d)

sales returns

10.

income account is debited

a)

true

b)

false

11.

rent received from a tenant in cash, $450, was entered in the accounts as $460. how will this affect the trial balance?

a)

debit column - cash overstated

credit column - no effect

b)

debit column - cash overstated

credit column - rent receivable overstated

c)

debit column - no effect

credit column - rent receivable overstated

d)

debit column - rent receivable overstated

credit column - cash overstated