UI Post-UTME Financial Accounting 2024 (Model questions) Question 7

Question 7

Banking and Bank Reconciliation

A debit balance on a bank statement indicates that

  1. A.bank is a debtor to thecustomer
  2. B.customer is a debtor to the bank
  3. C.bank is not a creditor to the customer
  4. D.customer is not a debtor to thebank.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (customer is a debtor to the bank)

Explanation

On the bank's statement a debit balance is an overdraft: the customer owes the bank.