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प्रश्न
Why is a Trading Account prepared?
उत्तर
The Trading Account is established for the following reasons:
- It provides information about gross profit. A trading company's success can be measured by its percentage of gross earnings to sales.
- The gross profit-to-sales ratio allows traders to compare their performance over time.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the objectives of preparing trading account?
From the following balances taken from the books of Saravanan, calculate gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2017.
| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Opening stock | 1,50,000 | Net sales during the year | 4,00,000 |
| Direct expenses | 8,000 | Net purchases during the year | 1,50,000 |
| Closing Stock | 25,000 |
Compute the cost of goods sold from the following information:
| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Opening stock | 10,000 | Indirect expenses | 5,000 |
| Purchases | 80,000 | Closing stock | 15,000 |
| Direct expenses | 7,000 |
Find out the amount of sales from the following information:
| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Opening stock | 30,000 | Closing stock | 20,000 |
| Purchases less returns | 2,00,000 | Gross profit margin (on sales) | 30% |
Explain the nature of a Trading Account.
From the following trial balance and other additional information obtained from the books of Mr. Sunil Gavaskar, prepare his trading account and the profit and loss account for the half-year ended 30th September, 2018 and his balance sheet as on that date:
| Debit (₹) | Credit (₹) | |
| Capital Account | - | 1,55,000 |
| Drawings Account | 9,000 | |
| Trade Expenses | 12,000 | |
| Cash in Hand | 750 | |
| Cash at Bank | 22,700 | |
| Freehold Premises | 1,30,000 | |
| Stock as on 1.4.2018 | 35,000 | |
| Purchases and Sales | 75,000 | 2,50,000 |
| Returns | 2,800 | 2,000 |
| Carriage Inward | 1,500 | |
| Carriage Outward | 3,500 | |
| Sundry Debtors and Sundry Creditors | 48,000 | 25,000 |
| Bills Receivable and Bills Payable | 22,000 | 10,500 |
| Furniture and Fixtures | 15,400 | |
| Bad Debts | 1,500 | |
| Wages | 25,000 | |
| Salaries | 19,850 | |
| Advertisement | 15,000 | |
| Rent, Rates and Taxes | 3,500 | |
| 4,42,500 | 4,42,500 |
- Stock was valued at ₹ 40,000 on 30.9.2018.
The following is the trial balance of Mr. P. Crooke as on 31.03.2018.
| Debit (₹) | Credit (₹) | |
| Stock at Start | 30,000 | |
| Fuel & Gas | 5,600 | |
| Capital & Drawings | 8,000 | 3,50,000 |
| Debtors | 30,000 | |
| Bills Receivable & Payable | 12,000 | 8,000 |
| Additional Drawings (other than cash) | 4,000 | |
| Carriage | 9,000 | |
| Purchases & Sales | 1,90,000 | 3,40,000 |
| Bank Accounts | 15,000 | 5,000 |
| Creditors | 16,000 | |
| Returns | 5,000 | 20,000 |
| Office Administrative Expenses | 44,000 | |
| Loans (given & borrowed) | 10,000 | 1,00,000 |
| Petty Cash & Cash Balances | 2,000 | |
| Postage & Telegrams | 900 | |
| Printing & Stationery | 7,500 | |
| Wages | 20,000 | |
| Salaries | 14,000 | |
| Land | 1,50,000 | |
| Factory & Office Premises | 80,000 | |
| Machineries | 2,10,000 | |
| Commission | 8,000 | |
| 8,47,000 | 8,47,000 |
Compile the final accounts for the owner, after attending to the adjustment given below.
Adjustment:
- Stock in the Godown as on 31.3.2018 is ₹ 35,000.
The following is the trial balance of Mr. M. Moonlite as on 31.3.2019. The Closing Stock as on 31.3.2019 is ₹ 40,000.
| Debit (₹) | Credit (₹) | |
| Salaries | 20,000 | |
| Royalty | 55,000 | |
| Capital | 2,60,000 | |
| Freehold Land | 60,000 | |
| Stock as on 1.4.2018 | 25,000 | |
| Goods Traded in | 2,05,000 | 3,55,000 |
| Drawings | 5,000 | |
| Brokerage | 4,000 | 6,000 |
| Motive Power & Coke | 6,000 | |
| Insurance | 7,000 | |
| Cash & Bank | 20,000 | 9,900 |
| Administrative & Selling Expenses | 55,900 | |
| Wages | 15,000 | |
| Returns | 10,000 | 5,000 |
| Suppliers & Customers | 30,000 | 15,000 |
| Interest on Overdraft and Borrowings | 18,000 | |
| Electricity | 5,000 | |
| Goodwill | 50,000 | |
| Leasehold Land | 20,000 | |
| Fixed Assets (other than land) | 1,50,000 | |
| 7,05,900 | 7,05,900 |
Compile the final accounts for the owner.
From the following Trial Balance of Rinky, prepare a Trading Account and a Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31.12.2018 and a Balance Sheet on that date.
| TRIAL BALANCE | |||
| Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) | ||
| Building | 20,000 | Capital Account | 25,000 |
| Depreciation on above | 1,000 | Provision for Depreciation on Machinery on 1.1.2018 | 800 |
| Machinery | 6,800 | Creditors | 12,000 |
| Furniture | 2,000 | Bank Loan | 6,000 |
| Drawings | 1,500 | Sales | 53,000 |
| Debtors | 8,000 | Outstanding Carriage Inward | 200 |
| Cash | 1,600 | ||
| Opening Stock | 5,000 | ||
| Purchase | 31,000 | ||
| Wages | 3,000 | ||
| Carriage Inwards | 400 | ||
| Salary | 4,000 | ||
| Prepaid Salary | 1,000 | ||
| Advertisement | 300 | ||
| Insurance | 3,500 | ||
| Packing Materials | 7,900 | ||
| 97,000 | 97,000 | ||
Closing Stock ₹ 15,000.
Prepare a Trading, Profit and Loss account of Mr. A. Awasthi for the year ending on 31st March, 2022 and a Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2022.
| Particulars | Amount (Dr.) Rs. | Amount (Cr.) Rs. |
| Capital | 60,000 | |
| Drawings | 4,500 | |
| Cash at Bank | 4,200 | |
| Purchase | 66,000 | |
| Sales | 1,35,000 | |
| Purchase Returns | 3,000 | |
| Sales Returns | 6,000 | |
| Discount | 1,200 | |
| Carriage Outwards | 1,800 | |
| Salaries | 18,000 | |
| Trade expenses | 3,600 | |
| Opening stock | 15,000 | |
| Bad debts | 1,800 | |
| Rent | 4,500 | |
| Machinery | 1,08,000 | |
| Furniture | 15,000 | |
| Debtors | 15,000 | |
| Creditors | 30,000 | |
| Stationary | 7,500 | |
| Commission received | 900 | |
| Loan | 43,200 | |
| 2,72,100 | 2,72,100 |
Closing stock on 31st March, 2022 was valued at ₹ 78,000.
