JAMB Accounting Past Questions & Answers - Page 276

1,376.

The discount column of a three column cashbook is not balanced off but periodically transferred to the discount account because discounts

A.

Are not important in cashbooks

B.

Are cash items only

C.

Do not form part of double entry

D.

Are used for bank reconciliation

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,377.

The suspense account is used to correct book-keeping error where the

A.

Amount involved is quite significant

B.

Item involved is not material

C.

Item involved is unknown

D.

Error does not affect the agreement of the trial balance

Correct answer is C

Suspense accounts are used when your trial balance is out of balance or when you have an unidentified transaction. The suspense account is a general ledger account that acts as a holding account until the error is discovered or the unknown transaction is identified.

 

1,378.

The use of the folio in the ledger is for

A.

Referencing purposes

B.

Particulars of the transaction

C.

The account titles

D.

Only credit items

Correct answer is A

The folio number is a way to reference a bookkeeping entry, most often numbered in chronological or sequential order. 

1,379.

Mallam Gambo bought a freezer for his shop costing N10,500. In recording, he debited office expenses account and credited the bank account. What book-keeping error has he committed?

A.

Error of commission

B.

Error of reversal of entries

C.

Error of principle

D.

Compensating error

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,380.

What is the cardinal rule of the double entry system?

A.

Debit the increasing account and credit the decreasing account

B.

Debit the receiving account and credit the giving account

C.

Debit the asset account and credit the liability account

D.

Debit the revenue account and credit the expenditure account

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.