Question 19
Control AccountsSales Ledger Control Account (1986)
Debit side: Jan. 1 Balance b/d ₦1,300; Jan. 31 Sales ₦7,630; Dishonoured Cheques ₦250; Stopped Cheques ₦100; Balance c/d ₦92; Total ₦9,372
Credit side: Jan. 1 Balance b/d ₦86; Bank ₦6,555; Discounts ₦345; Returns ₦130; Purchases Ledger ₦360; Balance c/d ₦1,896; Total ₦9,372
Feb. 1 Balance b/d ₦1,896 (debit); Feb. 1 Balance b/d ₦92 (credit)
The balance of ₦92 represents the I. amount necessary to balance the account II. sum due to the customers III. amount due from the customers.
- A.I only
- B.II only
- C.III only
- D.I and II only
- E.I and III only.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D (I and II only)
Explanation
₦92 is entered as balance c/d to make the debit side add up, and it comes down on the credit side, so it is a sum the business owes customers (I and II).