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  • June 17, 2022 at 3:30 am #658894
    FajarP
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    Hi sir, I’m totally confused between these two questions.

    1.
    The trial balance of Kelvin does not balance.

    Which TWO of the following errors could explain this, assuming that Kelvin maintains
    control accounts for its receivables and payables within the double entry system?

    (1)
    The sales day book was undercast by $100.

    (2)
    Discounts received were credited to sales revenue account.

    (3)
    An opening accrual was omitted from the rent account.

    (4)
    The debit side of the cash account was undercast.

    A (1) and (2)
    B (2) and (3)
    C (3) and (4)
    D (1) and (4)

    2.
    In an accounting system where individual receivables and payables
    ledger accounts are maintained as an integral part of the double
    entry system, which of the following errors will not be identified by a
    trial balance?

    A overcasting of the sales day book

    B undercasting of the analysed cash book

    C failure to transfer a non-current asset to the disposal account when
    sold

    D transposition error in an individual receivables account

    In the first question the ans is 3&4, the second questions ans is C.

    My doubt is that,
    in the first question, why there is no suspense a/c for- sales day book was undercast by 100. While in the second question there’s a suspense a/c for-
    A. Overcasting sales day book.

    Is it because, he maintains control accounts for receivables and payables in the first question but individual payable and receivable ledger in the second question?

    Please help. Thanks.

    June 18, 2022 at 12:58 pm #658962
    John Moffat
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    In 1, the entry for sales on credit is Dr Receivables control account and Cr Sales. The figure used is the total from the sales day book and so if the total is wrong then both accounts will be wrong but the trial balance will still balance.

    in 2, they are not using control accounts, and to Sales are credited with the total from the day book, but the individual receivables accounts are each debited with the individual figures from the day book. So if the total of the day book is wrong then it is only the sales account balance that will be wrong (the individual accounts will all be correct). So the trial balance will not balance.

    June 19, 2022 at 4:19 pm #658997
    FajarP
    Participant
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    • Replies: 15
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    Thanks John.

    June 20, 2022 at 8:15 am #659022
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
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    You are welcome 🙂

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