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Illustrations on journal entries - class-IX

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One debit account and more than one credit account in a entry is called compound entry.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Compound journal entries are those in which more than two accounts are affected. A compound entry may require that two or more accounts be debited or two or more accounts be credited. Suppose a business borrows money to purchase an asset, such as a building.

The amount brought in by the proprietor in the business should be credited to ____________.

  1. Cash Account

  2. Capital Account

  3. Drawing Account

  4. Bank Account


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Business entity or separate entity concepts defines that the owner and the business are to be treated separately. 

If any amount is contributed by the owner should be treated as liability and to be credited in capital account. 
Journal Entry:-
Cash A/c Dr.
To Capital A/c.

Interest on capital is credited to ___________ account.

  1. Expenses

  2. Income

  3. Capital

  4. Asset


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Capital is a contribution done by the owner in business. If any interest is payable, this need to be debited to Interest expenses and credited to the capital account.

A sale of goods of vidhya for cash should be debited to ______________.

  1. Vidhya's account

  2. Cash account

  3. Sale of goods account

  4. Purchases account


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sales of goods on cash involves cash and goods account. Both cash and goods are real account. Rule for real account says" debit what comes in". Against sale of goods cash is coming in the system, hence cash account should be debited.

The accounting entries which appear on both the sides of cash book are called journal entries.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A contra entry is the entry that involves both the accounts, i/e/ Cash and Bank. When cash is deposited in a bank or withdrawn from the bank for office use, such transactions will be recorded on both sides of the cash book. Thus, it affects both the columns of the cash book, i.e. the cash column as well as the bank column. Thus, an entry recorded on both sides of the cash book is known as contra entry.

Cash discount does not appear in the books of accounts. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Discounts are two types: 


Trade Discount is a discount which is allowed to the customers to promote the sales. Its allowed on list price and general discount available to all the customers.  Trade discount is not recorded in books of account. 

Cash discount is allowed to the customer to whom the goods sold on credit. Cash discount is allowed to speed up the cash collection. Its allowed to the customer if the payment is done within the specified period. Cash discount is a an indirect expenses and to be debited in profit & loss account.

A closing entry of sales account, which appears on the credit side of trial balance is as under _________________.

  1. Sales A/c Dr.

    To P and L A/c

  2. Sales A/c Dr.

    To Trading A/c

  3. Trading A/c Dr.

    To Sales A/c

  4. P and L A/c Dr.

    To Sales A/c


Correct Option: B

When the claim on account of loss of stock is partly accepted by the insurance company, the journal entry will be _________________________.

  1. Insurance Claim A/c Dr.

    Profit and loss A/c Dr.

    To Trading A/c

  2. Insurance Claim A/c Dr.

    To Trading A/c

  3. Insurance Claim A/c Dr.

    To Profit and loss A/c

  4. Insurance Claim A/c Dr.

    Trading A/c

    To Profit and loss account


Correct Option: A

When the claim on account of loss of stock is fully recoverable from the insurance company, the journal entry will be ______________________.

  1. Cash A/c Dr.

    To Insurance Claim

  2. Insurance Claim A/c Dr.

    To Trading A/c

  3. Trading A/c Dr.

    To Insurance Claim A/c

  4. Insurance Claim A/c Dr.

    To P and L A/c


Correct Option: B

What will be the necessary adjusting closing entry for the following adjustment as on $31^{st}$ March, $2005$. Insurance paid $Rs. 4,000$ (including premium of $Rs. 3,000$ per annum paid upto $30^{th}$ June, $2005$________________________.

  1. Insurance prepaid A/c Dr. $Rs. 750$

    To Insurance A/c $Rs. 750$

  2. Insurance A/c Dr. $Rs. 750$

    Insurance prepaid A/c $Rs. 750$

  3. Insurance A/c Dr. $4000$

    To cash A/c $4000$

  4. Insurance A/c Dr. $3000$

    To cash A/c $3000$


Correct Option: A

In certain jobs, for example, hotels farms, hospitals, the employees are given the facility of residing in a house free of rent or they are given meals or clothes, water etc. A transfer of the proportionate amount is essential to salaries or wages account. Entry for this is ________________.

  1. Meals A/c Dr.

    Water A/c Dr.

    Apartment A/c Dr.

    To Salaries or Wages A/c

  2. Salaries or Wages A/c Dr

    To Meals A/c

    To water A/c

    To Apartment A/c

  3. Cash A/c Dr.

    To Meals A/c

    To Water A/c

    To Apartment A/c

  4. Meals A/c Dr.

    Water A/c Dr.

    Apartment A/c Dr.

    To Cash A/c


Correct Option: B

Goods worth Rs. $10,000$ were purchased by B on which the traders allowed Rs. $500$ trade discount and offer to give $5\%$ cash discount if immediate payment is made. The Purchase A/c will be debited by _________.

  1. Rs. $10,000$

  2. Rs. $9,800$

  3. Rs. $9,000$

  4. Rs. $9,500$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Discount are two types , trade discount and cash discount. 

Trade discount is allowed on the list price hence amount of trade discount is not reflected in books of account. 
Net price i.e. after deducting trade discount is only recorded in the books of account. 

Purchase Price                Rs.10000
Less: Trade Discount       Rs.500
Net Purchase Price         Rs.9500

Hence, Purchase account will be debited by Rs.9500.

Which of the following specialized journals will record "goods returned by the business"?

  1. Purchase journal

  2. Sales journal

  3. Purchases return journal

  4. Sales return journal


Correct Option: C

The term 2/10-n/30 implies that discount will be given if the payment made within ______ day is receivable within 30 days.

  1. 2, 10

  2. 10, 2

  3. 10, 30

  4. 3, 15


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

2/10 net 30, defined as the trade credit in which clients can opt to either receive a 2 percent discount for payment to a vendor within 10 days or pay the full amount (net) of their accounts payable in 30 days, is extremely common in business to business sales.

A Company makes a purchase on $10^{th}$ may some office equipment . The correct journal entry will be

Debit Credit
1 Office equipment Supplies 
2 Purchases  Office equipment
3 Accounts payable Office equipments
4 Office equipment Accounts payable
  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4


Correct Option: A

If salary is given to proprietor ______________________.

  1. Proprietors salary account is debited

  2. Capital account is credited

  3. Both a & b

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Salary to proprietor can't be paid and it is not permissible expenditure under income tax act,1961. 

Proprietor is owner of the business and he enjoys gain of the business and hence he is not entitle for separate salary.

Which of the following should be entered in the Journal?
(i) Payment for purchases
(ii) Fixtures bought on credit
(iii) Credit sale of goods
(iv) Sale of surplus machinery.

  1. (i) and (iii)

  2. (i) and (iv)

  3. (ii) and (iv)

  4. (iii) and (iv)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In accounting and bookkeeping, a journal is a record of financial transactions in order by date. Traditionally, a journal has been defined as the book of original entry.

Credit transactions are recorded in sales book and purchase book.

Which of the following are not errors of principle?
(i) Motor expenses entered in Motor Vehicles account.
(ii) Purchases of machinery entered in Purchases account.
(iii) Sales of Rs. 250 to Varun completely omitted from books.
(iv) Sales to a Varun entered in Amit's account.

  1. (i) and (iv)

  2. (ii) and (iii)

  3. (i) and (ii)

  4. (iv) and (iii)


Correct Option: A,C

Which of the following item is found in a Journal entry?
$1$. Date of each transaction
$2$. Rupee amount of each debit and credit
$3$. Explanation of each transaction.

  1. $1$ only

  2. $1$ & $2$ only

  3. $2$ & $3$ only

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The essential elements of the journal entry format are as follows:

  • A header line may include a journal entry number and entry date. The number is used to index the journal entry, so that it can be properly stored and retrieved from storage.
  • The first column includes the account number and account name into which the entry is recorded. This field is indented if it is for the account being credited.
  • The second column contains the debit amount to be entered.
  • The third column contains the credit amount to be entered.
  • A footer line may also include a brief description of the reason for the entry. An entry in the footer line is highly recommended, since there are so many journal entries that it is easy to forget why each entry was made.

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