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प्रश्न
What are closing entries? Give four examples of closing entries.
उत्तर
The balances of all nominal accounts are transferred to the Trading and Profit and Loss Account.
The entries required for such transfers are termed as closing entries.
The examples of closing entries are given below.
1. Closing entries to transfer the following items to the debit side of trading account from Trial Balance:
Trading A/c Dr.
To Opening Stock A/c
To Purchase A/c
To Wages A/c
To Carriage A/c
To All Other Direct Expenses A/c
(Transferred debit balances to Trading Account)
2. Closing entries to transfer the following items to the credit side of trading account from Trial Balance:
Sales A/c Dr.
Closing Stock A/c Dr.
To Trading A/c
(Transferred credit balances to Trading Account)
3. Closing entries to transfer the following items to the debit side of Profit and Loss Account from Trial Balance:
Profit and Loss A/c Dr.
To Salaries
To Rent
To Bad Debts
To All in Direct Expenses
(Transferred debit balances to Profit and Loss Account)
4. Closing entries to transfer the following items to the credit side of Profit and Loss Account from Trial Balance:
Commission Received A/c Dr.
Interest Received A/c Dr.
All Other Indirect Income A/c Dr.
To Profit and Loss A/c
(Transferred credit balances to Profit and Loss Account)
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What is the purpose of preparing trading and profit and loss account?
Explain the concept of cost of goods sold?
From the following balances taken from the books of Simmi and Vimmi Ltd. for the year ending March 31, 2017, calculate the gross profit.
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Closing stock |
2,50,000 |
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Net sales during the year |
40,00,000 |
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Net purchases during the year |
15,00,000 |
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Opening stock |
15,00,000 |
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Direct expenses |
80,000 |
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Calculate the amount of gross profit and operating profit on the basis of the following balances extracted from the books of M/s Rajiv and Sons for the year ended March 31, 2017.
| ₹ | |
| Opening stock | 50,000 |
| Net sales | 11,00,000 |
| Net purchases | 6,00,000 |
| Direct expenses | 60,000 |
| Administration expenses | 45,000 |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 65,000 |
| Loss due to fire | 20,000 |
| Closing stock | 70,000 |
Operating profit earned by M/s Arora and Sachdeva in 2016-17 was ₹ 17,00,000. Its non-operating incomes were ₹ 1,50,000 and non-operating expenses were ₹ 3,75,000. Calculate the amount of net profit earned by the firm.
Prepare trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet as on March 31, 2017:
| Account Title | Amount ₹ |
Account Title | Amount ₹ |
| Machinery | 27,000 | Capital | 60,000 |
| Sundry debtors | 21,600 | Bills payable | 2,800 |
| Drawings | 2,700 | Sundry creditors | 1,400 |
| Purchases | 58,500 | Sales | 73,500 |
| Wages | 15,000 | ||
| Sundry expenses | 600 | ||
| Rent and taxes | 1,350 | ||
| Carriage inwards | 450 | ||
| Bank | 4,500 | ||
| Openings stock | 6,000 |
Closing stock, as on March 31, 2017 ₹ 22,400.
The following trial balance is extracted from the books of M/s Ram on March 31, 2017. You are required to prepare trading and profit and loss account and the balance sheet as on date:
| Account title | Amount ₹ |
Account title | Amount ₹ |
| Debtors | 12,000 | Apprenticeship premium | 5,000 |
| Purchases | 50,000 | Loan | 10,000 |
| Coal, gas and water | 6,000 | Bank overdraft | 1,000 |
| Factory wages | 11,000 | Sales | 80,000 |
| Salaries | 9,000 | Creditors | 13,000 |
| Rent | 4,000 | Capital | 20,000 |
| Discount | 3,000 | ||
| Advertisement | 500 | ||
| Drawings | 1,000 | ||
| Loan | 6,000 | ||
| Petty cash | 500 | ||
| Sales return | 1,000 | ||
| Machinery | 5,000 | ||
| Land and building | 10,000 | ||
| Income tax | 100 | ||
| Furniture | 9,900 |
Prepare trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet from the following particulars as on March 31, 2017.
| Account Title | Debit Amount ₹ |
Credit Amount ₹ |
| Purchases and Sales | 3,52,000 | 5,60,000 |
| Return inwards and Return outwards | 9,600 | 12,000 |
| Carriage inwards | 7,000 | |
| Carriage outwards | 3,360 | |
| Fuel and power | 24,800 | |
| Opening stock | 57,600 | |
| Bad debts | 9,950 | |
| Debtors and Creditors | 1,31,200 | 48,000 |
| Capital | 3,48,000 | |
| Investment | 32,000 | |
| Interest on investment | 3,200 | |
| Loan | 16,000 | |
| Repairs | 2,400 | |
| General expenses | 17,000 | |
| Wages and salaries | 28,800 | |
| Land and buildings | 2,88,000 | |
| Cash in hand | 32,000 | |
| Miscellaneous receipts | 160 | |
| Sales tax collected | 8,350 |
Closing stock ₹ 30,000.
From the following trial balance of Mr. A. Lal, prepare trading, profit and loss account and balance sheet as on March 31, 2017.
| Account Title | Debit Amount ₹ |
Credit Amount ₹ |
| Stock as on April 01, 2016 | 16,000 | |
| Purchases and Sales | 67,600 | 1,12,000 |
| Returns inwards and outwards | 4,600 | 3,200 |
| Carriage inwards | 1,400 | |
| General expenses | 2,400 | |
| Bad debts | 600 | |
| Discount received | 1,400 | |
| Bank overdraft | 10,000 | |
| Interest on bank overdraft | 600 | |
| Commission received | 1,800 | |
| Insurance and taxes | 4,000 | |
| Scooter expenses | 200 | |
| Salaries | 8,800 | |
| Cash in hand | 4,000 | |
| Scooter | 8,000 | |
| Furniture | 5,200 | |
| Building | 65,000 | |
| Debtors and Creditors | 6,000 | 16,000 |
| Capital | 50,000 |
Closing stock ₹ 15,000.
Prepare trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet of M/s Royal Traders from the following balances as on March 31, 2017.
| Debit balances | Amount ₹ |
Credit balances | Amount ₹ |
| Stock | 20,000 | Sales | 2,45,000 |
| Cash | 5,000 | Creditors | 10,000 |
| Bank | 10,000 | Bills payable | 4,000 |
| Carriage on purchases | 1,500 | Capital | 2,00,000 |
| Purchases | 1,90,000 | ||
| Drawings | 9,000 | ||
| Wages | 55,000 | ||
| Machinery | 1,00,000 | ||
| Debtors | 27,000 | ||
| Postage | 300 | ||
| Sundry expenses | 1,700 | ||
| Rent | 4,500 | ||
| Furniture | 35,000 |
Closing stock ₹ 8,000.
Prepare trading and profit and loss account of M/s Sports Equipments for the year ended March 31, 2017 and balance sheet as on that date:
| Account Title | Debit Amount ₹ |
Credit Amount ₹ |
| Opening stock | 50,000 | |
| Purchases and sales | 3,50,000 | 4,21,000 |
| Sales returns | 5,000 | |
| Capital | 3,00,000 | |
| Commission | 4,000 | |
| Creditors | 1,00,000 | |
| Bank overdraft | 28,000 | |
| Cash in hand | 32,000 | |
| Furniture | 1,28,000 | |
| Debtors | 1,40,000 | |
| Plants | 60,000 | |
| Carriage on purchases | 12,000 | |
| Wages | 8,000 | |
| Rent | 15,000 | |
| Bad debts | 7,000 | |
| Drawings | 24,000 | |
| Stationery | 6,000 | |
| Travelling expenses | 2,000 | |
| Insurance | 7,000 | |
| Discount | 5,000 | |
| Office expenses | 2,000 |
Closing stock as on March 31, 2017 ₹ 2,500
Calculate the amount of gross profit and operating profit on the basis of the following balances extracted from the books of M/s Rajiv & Sons for the year ended March 31, 2017.
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| Opening stock | 50,000 |
| Net sales | 11,00,000 |
| Net purchases | 6,00,000 |
| Direct expenses | 60,000 |
| Administration expenses | 45,000 |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 65,000 |
| Loss due to fire | 20,000 |
| Closing stock | 70,000 |
Calculate the amount of gross profit and operating profit on the basis of the following balances extracted from the books of M/s Rajiv & Sons for the year ended March 31, 2017.
| ₹ | |
| Opening stock | 50,000 |
| Net sales | 11,00,000 |
| Net purchases | 6,00,000 |
| Direct expenses | 60,000 |
| Administration expenses | 45,000 |
| Selling and distribution Expenses | 65,000 |
| Loss due to fire | 20,000 |
| Closing stock | 70,000 |
Calculate the amount of gross profit and operating profit on the basis of the following balances extracted from the books of M/s Rajiv & Sons for the year ended March 31, 2017.
| ₹ | |
| Opening stock | 50,000 |
| Net sales | 11,00,000 |
| Net purchases | 6,00,000 |
| Direct expenses | 60,000 |
| Administration expenses | 45,000 |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 65,000 |
| Loss due to fire | 20,000 |
| Closing stock | 70,000 |
