Question 20
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 items 'Purchases Ledger ₦360' means I. cash purchases during the period II. credit purchases during the period III. trade debtors set off against debts on purchases
- A.I only
- B.II only
- C.III only
- D.I and II only
- E.II and III only
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (III only)
Explanation
A purchases ledger entry in the sales ledger control account is a contra (set-off) of a customer's debt against what we owe him as a supplier.