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Business documents, sales, purchases & returns formative quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which business document is used to request the items to be purchased?

a)

Purchase requisition

b)

Invoice with payment details

c)

Delivery note for shipped goods

d)

Purchase order with item list

2.

Select all types of business documents that can be used for purchasing.

a)

Purchase requisition

b)

Purchase order

c)

Delivery note

d)

Invoice

e)

Debit or returns note

3.

What is the main purpose of an invoice in business transactions?

a)

To detail the goods or services supplied and the amount due for payment

b)

To request the items to be purchased

c)

To accompany goods being dispatched to the customer

d)

To request an allowance for goods returned

4.

Which document is issued by a supplier to a customer to indicate the amount of refund or allowance due?

a)

Credit note

b)

Statement of account showing monthly balance

c)

Remittance advice sent by customer

d)

Receipt for payment received

5.

What is the purpose of a statement of account?

a)

To show the amount owing to the supplier at the end of each month

b)

To acknowledge receipt of money for goods or services

c)

To let the supplier know a payment has been made

d)

To indicate the amount of refund due

6.

What does a receipt acknowledge?

a)

Receipt of money for goods or services rendered

b)

Amount owing to the supplier

c)

Refund or allowance due

d)

Payment made for goods or services

7.

Select all the documents that are issued by the supplier. (Choose all that apply)

a)

Credit note

b)

Statement of account

c)

Remittance advice

d)

Receipt

8.

Which of the following best describes a cash transaction?

a)

Payment is made immediately when goods are sold or purchased

b)

Payment is made at a later date after goods are sold or purchased

c)

Payment is made by cheque only

d)

Payment is made only for services

9.

Which of the following is an example of a credit transaction?

a)

Sold goods on credit to Jane Doe valued $400

b)

Sold goods receiving cash of $200

c)

Purchased goods paying cash of $300

d)

Purchased goods on credit from John Doe $500

10.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a cash transaction?

a)

Sold goods receiving cash of $200

b)

Purchased goods paying cash of $300

c)

Sold goods on credit to Jane Doe valued $400

d)

Payment made immediately for goods

11.

What is the main difference between cash transactions and credit transactions?

a)

Cash transactions are paid immediately, credit transactions are paid later

b)

Cash transactions are paid by cheque, credit transactions are paid by cash

c)

Cash transactions are only for services, credit transactions are only for goods

d)

Cash transactions are paid by card, credit transactions are paid by cash

12.

Which type of discount is recorded in the accounts?

a)

Cash discount

b)

Trade discount

c)

Both cash and trade discounts

d)

Neither cash nor trade discounts

13.

Select all statements that are true about trade discounts.

a)

Trade discounts are not recorded in the accounts.

b)

Trade discounts only show on the invoice.

c)

Trade discounts are given to trade customers, such as retailers or wholesalers.

d)

Trade discounts are given for immediate payment.

14.

What is the main purpose of books of original entry in accounting?

a)

To record all accounting transactions before they are posted to the ledgers.

b)

To summarize all transactions after posting to the ledgers.

c)

To calculate profits and losses for the business.

d)

To store information about customers only.

15.

Which of the following are books of original entry? Select all that apply.

a)

Sales Day Book

b)

Purchases Day Book

c)

Return inwards day book

d)

General Journal

e)

Inventory Book

16.

What does the Sales Day Book contain?

a)

All credit sales.

b)

All cash purchases and sales.

c)

All returns from customers.

d)

All payments to suppliers.

17.

Customers who buy goods from a business on credit are known as:

a)

Debtors/Accounts Receivable.

b)

Creditors/Accounts Payable.

c)

Shareholders.

d)

Employees.

18.

After posting to the sales day book, what is the next step for credit sales entries?

a)

The entries must be posted to the sales ledger.

b)

The entries are deleted from the records.

c)

The entries are sent to customers for approval.

d)

The entries are ignored.

19.

At the end of the period, where is the total of the credit sales posted?

a)

To the credit side of the sales account in the general ledger.

b)

To the debit side of the purchases account.

c)

To the cash book only.

d)

To the petty cash book.

20.

What does the Purchases Day Book contain?

a)

All credit purchases

b)

All cash sales and purchases

c)

Only cash purchases

d)

All types of business transactions

21.

Who are the suppliers that sell goods to a business on credit called?

a)

Creditors or Accounts Payable

b)

Debtors or Accounts Receivable

c)

Customers

d)

Employees

22.

The Purchases Day Book is essentially a list of which of the following?

a)

Creditors or Accounts Payable

b)

Debtors or Accounts Receivable

c)

Employees

d)

Assets

23.

After posting to the Purchases Day Book, what is the next step for the entries?

a)

They must be posted to the purchases ledger

b)

They are ignored

c)

They are sent to customers

d)

They are deleted

24.

Which of the following are correct steps for posting credit purchases according to the rules for posting to the purchases ledger? Select all that apply.

a)

Credit purchases are posted one by one to the credit side of each supplier’s account in the purchases ledger.

b)

At the end of the period, the total of the credit purchases is posted to the debit side of the purchases account in the general ledger.

c)

Credit purchases are posted to the debit side of each supplier’s account.

d)

Credit purchases are posted only at the end of the year.

25.

What is the main purpose of the Return Inwards Day Book (Sales Return Journal)?

a)

To record all customer returns

b)

To keep track of all sales made to customers, including returns

c)

To list all products available for sale

d)

To record payments received from customers

26.

Which statement best describes what is found in the Return Inwards Day Book?

a)

A list of customer returns

b)

A list of items sold to customers

c)

A record of payments made by customers

d)

A summary of all business expenses

27.

After posting to the returns inwards day book using credit notes, what is the next step?

a)

The entries must be posted to the sales ledger

b)

The entries are deleted from the records

c)

The entries are sent to customers for approval

d)

The entries are ignored until the end of the year

28.

At the end of the period, where is the total of the returns inwards posted?

a)

To the debit side of the returns inwards account in the general ledger

b)

To the credit side of the customer's account in the sales ledger

c)

To the credit side of the returns inwards account in the general ledger

d)

To the debit side of the customer's account in the sales ledger

29.

What is the main purpose of the Return Outwards Day Book (Purchases Return Journal)?

a)

To record all purchases made by a business

b)

To keep a list of purchase returns

c)

To track sales to customers

d)

To record payments to suppliers

30.

What does the Return Outwards Day Book contain?

a)

All purchases made

b)

All purchases returned

c)

All sales made

d)

All payments received

31.

After posting to the returns outwards day book using the debit notes, what is the next step?

a)

Post the entries to the purchases ledger

b)

Record the entries in the sales ledger

c)

Send the entries to the bank

d)

Ignore the entries

32.

Which of the following are steps for posting returns outwards at the end of the period? Select all that apply.

a)

Post the total of the returns outwards to the credit side of the returns outwards account in the general ledger

b)

Post the returns outwards one by one to the debit side of each supplier’s account in the purchases ledger

c)

Record the returns outwards in the cash book

d)

Post the returns outwards to the sales ledger

33.

Which step in the accounting cycle involves recording transactions in the books of original entry?

a)

Journalizing

b)

Posting to Ledgers

c)

Trial Balance

d)

Adjusting & closing entries

34.

Select all the steps that are part of the accounting cycle.

a)

Source Document

b)

Trial Balance

c)

Income Statement

d)

Posting to Ledgers

35.

What is the final step in the accounting cycle?

a)

Adjusting & closing entries

b)

Preparation of final accounts (Income Statement & Balance Sheet)

c)

Posting to Ledgers

d)

Journalizing