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Which TWO of the following statements about bank reconciliations are correct?

A  In preparing a bank reconciliation, unpresented cheques must be deducted from a balance of cash at bank shown in the bank statement.

B  A cheque from a customer paid into the bank but dishonoured must be corrected by making a debit entry in the cash book.

C  An error by the bank must be corrected by an entry in the cash book.

D  An overdraft is a debit balance in the bank statement.

E  Bank charges that only appear on the bank statement must be debited in the cash book.

Select ONE answer:

1. A&B
2. A&C
3. A&D
4. A&E

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct – A&D – Note that bank charges in the bank statement would be credited to the cash book, not debited
4. Not correct

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The following information relates to a bank reconciliation.

The balance in the cash book before taking the items below into account was £8,970 overdrawn.

• Bank charges of £550 on the bank statement have not been entered in the cash book.
• The bank has credited the account in error with £425 which belongs to another customer.
• Cheque payments totalling £3,275 have been entered in the cash book but have not been presented for payment.
• Cheques totalling £5,380 have been correctly entered on the debit side of the cash book but have not been paid in at the bank.

What was the overdrawn balance as shown by the bank statement?

Select ONE answer:

1. £6,990
2. £10,650
3. £11,200
4. £11,625

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct – Cash book balance b/f £(8,970) – Bank charges  £(550) = Corrected cash book £(9,520) + Error £425 + Unpresented cheques £3,275 – Uncredited lodgements £(5,380) = Bank statement balance £(11,200)
4. Not correct

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Where a transaction is entered into the correct ledger accounts, but the wrong amount is used, the error is known as an error of?

Select ONE answer:

1. Omission
2. Original entry
3. Commission
4. Principle

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Notcorrect
2. Correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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The debit side of a trial balance totals £800 more than the credit side.

Which of the following errors would fully account for the difference?

Select ONE answer:

1. £400 paid for plant maintenance has been correctly entered in the cash book and credited to the plant asset account.
2. Discount received of £400 has been debited to discount allowed account.
3. A receipt of £800 for rent receivable has been omitted from the records.
4. The petty cash balance of £800 has been omitted from the trial balance.

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Notcorrect
2. Correct  –  The discount received should have been credited to discounts received, so the effect is doubled. (1) would result in the credit side being £800 too high. (3) would have no effect at all. In (4) the credit side would be too high.
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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