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The following is the summary of the petty cash transactions for a week:
Income - Opening Balance - Rs. 500; Sale of Stamps - Rs. 10; Sale of Paper - Rs. 50
Expenditure - Travelling expenses - Rs. 150; Subsistence expenses - Rs. 250
Petty cash is maintained using the imprest system.
What sum should be reclaimed by the cashier at the end of the week ?

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  1. Rs.150

  2. Rs. 340

  3. Rs. 400

  4. Rs. 500

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Correct Option: B

Impress amount -Rs. 500. what will be the amount of re-imbursement if following expenses were incurred by the petty cashier during the month-telephone = Rs. 150, Tiffin = Rs. 50, small Repairs. =Rs. 30 general expenses = Rs. 100. 

elements of book keeping and accountancy recording and posting of cash transactions understand the concept of imprest system petty cash book bank book and petty cash book

  1. 300

  2. 170

  3. 330

  4. 270

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Correct Option: C

On April 1st 2017, Rs. 1,000 given to petty cashier, he has spent Rs. 860 during the month of April. On June 1st to make the imprest he will receive the cheque for Rs. __________.

elements of book keeping and accountancy recording and posting of cash transactions understand the concept of imprest system petty cash book bank book and petty cash book

  1. Rs. 1,000

  2. Rs. 860

  3. Rs. 1,860

  4. None

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Correct Option: B

Postage stamps purchased for Rs. 30 by business. This transaction will be recorded in ________________.

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  1. Purchase book

  2. Cash book

  3. Petty cash book

  4. Journal

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following is/are advantages of the imprest system? 

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  1. It saves the time of the chief cashier.

  2. It reduces the chances of misuse of cash by the petty cashier.

  3. It enables a great saving to be effected in the posting of small items to the ledger accounts.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Under Imprest system, a fixed amount of money known as float is given to the petty cashier to meet petty expenditures for an agreed period which usually consists of a week or month. 

At the end of agreed period, the petty cashier submits the details of all expenditures incurred by him to the chief cashier. 

The imprest system of petty cash is used by most of the companies because of the following advantages:

1. The imprest system reduces the chances of misuse of cash because the float can be immediately reduced is it is found to be more adequate for the agreed period. 
2. Under this system, the chief cashier periodically checks the record of petty cash. If an error is committed by petty cashier, it can be detected and rectified soon. 
3. It saves the time of the firm's chief cashier who is usually a busy person with heavy responsibilities of handling large receipts and payments by cash and checks.
4. There are little to no chance of misappropriation of cash by the person in charge because the imprest sum is usually very small.

Cash book in which the payment side is ruled in suitable columns is ____________.

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  1. Petty cash book

  2. Imprest cash book

  3. Analytical cash book

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Petty cash book in which the payment side is ruled in suitable columns is called as Analytical Petty Cash Book. In this type of petty cash book, on the payment (credit) side, a separate column is provided for each class of common expenses. The number of column depends on the nature of business and type of expenses. A small business will need lessee columns and a large business needs more columns. Expenses that cannot be designated to any class of expenses are entered in the column named sundry expenses.

The petty cashier generally works on ______system. 

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  1. Balancing

  2. Accrual

  3. Matching

  4. Imprest

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Petty cash book is a type of cash book that is used to record minor regular expenditures such as office teas, bus fare, fuel, etc. These small expenditures are usually paid using coins and currency notes rather than checks. The person responsible for spending petty cash and recording it in a petty cash book is known as petty cashier. 


Under imprest system, a fixed amount of money known as float is given to the petty cashier to meet petty expenditures for an agreed period which usually consists of a week or month. 

At the end of agreed period, the petty cashier submits the details of all expenditures incurred by him to the chief cashier. 
The total cash spent by the petty cashier during the period is reimbursed to him and the total cash available to spend at the start of the next period becomes equal to the original sum. Hence, the petty cashier generally works on imprest system.

Closing balance of cash book is _____________ balance.

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  1. Debit

  2. Credit

  3. Zero

  4. Either (A) or (C)

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Total of the debit side of the cash book or cash A/c always exceeds its credit side because payments of a business cannot exceed the receipts amount. So, the cash book shows debit balance. When payments are exactly equal to the receipt of the business, it will show zero balance, but it can never show the credit balance. Thus, the cash book will always show debit balance or zero balance.

Credit balance of bank account in cash book shows ______________.

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  1. Overdraft

  2. Cash deposited in our bank

  3. Cash withdrawn from bank

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The debit balance as per the cash book means the balance of deposits held at the bank. Such a balance will be a credit balance as per the passbook. Such a balance exists when the deposits made by the firm are more than its withdrawals.

Total of the debit side of cash book is ___ than the credit side.

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  1. More

  2. Equal to

  3. Less 

  4. None of these 

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When the total of debit column of the Cash Book (Bank column) is more than the total credit column of Cash Book (Bank column), it is known as debit balance. That is, there is a favourable balance of cash deposited at the bank. When Cash Book balance is given, it is treated as debit balance.