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O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting records7707/23 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Q420 Marks

Asia is a trader. She prepared her trial balance at 31 August 2023. The credit side totalled $273 more than the debit side. Asia placed the difference in a suspense account. Asia later discovered the following errors. 1 A credit purchase, $112, from Jacques, had been entered twice in the purchases journal. 2 The wages account had been overcast by $300. 3 Cash received, $75, from Savanah, a trade receivable, had only been entered in the cash book. 4 The total of the sales returns journal for August 2023 of $198, had been credited to both the sales returns account and the purchases returns account. 5 A payment to Sophie, $93, had been recorded as $39 in Sophie's account.

  1. (a)Prepare the journal entries to correct errors 1–5. Narratives are not required. Asia Journal Error Details Debit Credit number $ $[11]
  2. (b)Prepare the suspense account, including the original difference on the trial balance. Asia Suspense account Date Details $ Date Details $[5]
  3. (c)Complete the following table by placing a tick (✔) to show the effect of each error. The first one has been completed as an example. Error Error Gross profit Profit for No effect number the year + – + – 1 A credit purchase, $112, from Jacques, ✔ ✔ had been debited twice to the purchases account. 2 The wages account had been overcast by $300. 3 Cash received, $75 from Savanah, a trade receivable, had only been entered in the cash book. 4 The total of the sales returns journal for August 2023, $198, had been credited to both the sales returns account and the purchases returns account. 5 A payment to Sophie, $93, had been recorded as $39 in Sophie's account.[4]

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  1. [1] Error 1 Journal: Debit Jacques $112
  2. [1] Error 1 Journal: Credit Purchases $112
  3. [1] Error 2 Journal: Debit Suspense $300
  4. [1] Error 2 Journal: Credit Wages $300
  5. [1] Error 3 Journal: Debit Suspense $75
  6. [1] Error 3 Journal: Credit Savanah $75
  7. [1] Error 4 Journal: Debit Sales returns $396
  8. [1] Error 4 Journal: Debit Purchases returns $198
  9. [1] Error 4 Journal: Credit Suspense $594
  10. [1] Error 5 Journal: Debit Sophie $54
  11. [1] Error 5 Journal: Credit Suspense $54
  12. [1] Suspense account: Debit Sales returns $396
  13. [1] Suspense account: Debit Purchases returns $198
  14. [1] Suspense account: Debit Sophie $54
  15. [1] Suspense account: Credit Difference on trial balance $273
  16. [1] Suspense account: Credit Wages $300
  17. [1] Suspense account: Credit Savanah $75
  18. [1] Error 2: Gross profit +, Profit for the year + (✔)
  19. [1] Error 3: No effect (✔)
  20. [1] Error 4: Gross profit –, Profit for the year – (✔)
  21. [1] Error 5: No effect (✔)

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Topic
Verification of accounting records, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Structured question, 20 marks.
Source
O-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2023 Paper 2 Variant 3, question 4.

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