Skip to main content
O-LevelAccountingAccounting procedures7707/11 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q111 Mark

Gary rents his business premises. His financial year ends on 30 September. On 1 October 2016 rent prepaid amounted to $3000. During the year ended 30 September 2017 a total of $7000 rent was paid. On 30 September 2017 rent outstanding amounted to $2000. Which journal entry shows the transfer of the rent to the income statement on 30 September 2017?

Adebit income statement $8000, credit rent $8000
Bdebit income statement $12000, credit rent $12000
Cdebit rent $8000, credit income statement $8000
Ddebit rent $12000, credit income statement $12000

✓ Correct answer

B: debit income statement $12000, credit rent $12000

Practise more questions on this topic

Oracle Prep sorts past-paper questions by topic, so you can drill Accounting procedures and see which topics are most likely to come up next.

Sign up free →

About this question

Topic
Accounting procedures, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
O-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 11.

Questions and mark schemes are from past examination papers and remain the copyright of the exam board. How Oracle Prep builds its content

Related Accounting questions

© 2026 Oracle Prep