Question 21
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 ₦1,896 represents I. The sum required to balance the account II. amount 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: E (I and III only)
Explanation
₦1,896 is the balancing figure (balance c/d) and comes down as a debit, i.e. money customers owe the business.