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Answer in One Sentence:
What do you mean by Gross Profit?
Solution 1
In the Trading A/c, when total of credit side is greater than the total of debit side, it is known as Gross Profit. [Credit balance of Trading A/c]
Solution 2
- The difference between the totals of the two sides of the trading account indicates either gross profit or gross loss.
- If the total of the credit side is more, the difference represents gross profit.
- On the other hand, if the total of the debit side is higher, the difference represents a gross loss.
- The gross profit or gross loss is transferred to the profit and loss account.
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From the following Trial Balance of Sanjiv & Sons. Prepare Trading Account and Profit & Loss Account for the year ending on 31st March 2019 and a Balance Sheet as on that date.
| Particulars | Debit Amount (₹) | Credit Amount (₹) |
| Opening stock | 22,000 | |
| Purchases & Sales | 1,78,000 | 4,60,000 |
| Carriage Outward | 4,800 | |
| Plant and Machinery | 50,000 | |
| Debtors and Creditors | 44,000 | 76,000 |
| Returns | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| Buildings | 58,000 | |
| Motor Van | 40,000 | |
| Printing & Stationery | 3,000 | |
| Wages | 28,000 | |
| Reserved for Bad debts | 3,200 | |
| Commission | 2,400 | |
| Office expenses | 5,400 | |
| Carriage | 9,000 | |
| Furniture | 20,000 | |
| Premises | 81.000 | |
| Loose Tools | 20,400 | |
| Drawings | 24,700 | |
| Bank Overdraft | 22,000 | |
| Cash in hand | 71,000 | |
| Dividend | 3,300 | |
| Capital | 1,40,000 | |
| Salaries | 44,000 | |
| Bills Receivable & Bills Payable | 5,600 | 8,400 |
| Bad debts | 2,400 | |
| Advertisement (for 3 year) | 6,000 | |
| 7,19,300 | 7,19,300 |
Additional information:
- Closing stock on 31st March, 2019, was at cost ₹ 60,000 and Market Price ₹ 70,000.
- Outstanding expenses: Wages ₹ 4,000, Salary ₹ 2,400
- Provide depreciation at 10% on Motor Van and 5% on Furniture.
- Write off ₹ 2,000 for bad debts and create R.D.D. at 5% on debtors.
- Provide 10% p.a. interest on capital.
From the following Trial Balance of Nandini & Co. as of 31st March 2019. Prepare Final Accounts after considering the adjustments given below.
| Particulars | Debit Amount (₹) | Credit Amount (₹) |
| Loose Tools | 1,10,000 | |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 81,000 | |
| Bad debts | 1,400 | |
| Sundry Debtors | 81,600 | |
| Stock (31st March 2018) | 52,000 | |
| Purchases | 77,000 | |
| Sales Cash | 21,000 | |
| Sales Credit | 81,000 | |
| Returns | 400 | 600 |
| Advertisements | 4,800 | |
| Rate taxes & Insurances | 6,000 | |
| Repairs & maintenance | 1,200 | |
| Salaries (2/3rd for factory) | 18,000 | |
| Rent (Paid for 11 months) | 2,200 | |
| Machinery (Includes ₹ 24,000 | 84,000 | |
| purchased on 1st Oct. 2018) | ||
| Capital | 3,60,000 | |
| R.D.D. | 8,000 | |
| Sundry Creditors | 70,000 | |
| Drawings | 14,000 | |
| Interest | 1,200 | |
| Dividend | 2,800 | |
| Bank Balance | 40,000 | |
| Royalty | 6,000 | |
| 9% Bank loan (30th Sept 2018) | 40,000 | |
| Carriage Outwards | 4,000 | |
| Discount | 1,000 | |
| 5,84,600 | 5,84,600 |
Adjustments:
1. Closing stock valued at ₹ 1,00,000.
2. Write off ₹ 2,000 as bad debts and create a provision for doubtful debts @ 5% on Sundry Debtor.
3. Depreciate Machinery by 10% p.a. and Loose Tools is valued at ₹ 1,00,000.
4. Charge Interest on Capital @ 2% p.a.
Prepare Final accounts of Abdul Traders for the year ending 31st March 2019 with the help of the following Trial Balance and Adjustments.
Trial Balance as of 31st March 2019.
| Debit Balance | Amount (₹) | Credit Balance | Amount (₹) |
| Salaries | 10,000 | Interest Received | 2,400 |
| Purchases | 71,400 | Capital | 1,60,000 |
| Rent (11 months) | 2,200 | Sales | 85,000 |
| Machinery | 56,000 | Provision for Bad Debts | 2,000 |
| Advance against wages | 4,000 | Commissions Received | 1,600 |
| Opening stock | 20,000 | Bills Payable | 9,200 |
| Bad debts | 1,000 | Creditors | 56,000 |
| Prepaid Insurance | 2,400 | ||
| Wages | 2,600 | ||
| Loose Tools | 26,000 | ||
| Commission receivable | 400 | ||
| Sundry Debtors | 64,000 | ||
| Cash | 1,000 | ||
| Bank | 3,000 | ||
| Drawings | 7,600 | ||
| Freight Inward | 1,000 | ||
| Bills Receivable | 13,600 | ||
| Loan to Aruna | 30,000 | ||
| 3,16,200 | 3,16,200 |
Adjustments:
1. Closing stock valued at ₹ 89,600
2. Outstanding expenses Salaries ₹ 2,000, Wages ₹ 4,000
3. Charge depreciation on Machinery @ 10%
4. Bad debts are written off ₹ 2,000 and create a provision for bad and doubtful debts 5% on Sundry Debtors.
Following is the Trial Balance extracted from the books of Raju Traders. You are required to prepare Trading A/c, Profit and Loss A/c for the year ending on 31st March 2019 and Balance Sheet as on that date after considering the additional information given below.
Trial Balance as of 31st March 2019
| Debit Balance | Amount (₹) | Credit Balance | Amount (₹) |
| Raju's Drawings | 5,000 | Capital | 2,00,000 |
| Opening stock | 30,000 | Sales | 1,64,000 |
| Wages | 5,000 | Returns outward | 2,400 |
| Purchases | 60,000 | Creditors | 40,000 |
| Trade Expenses | 800 | Discount | 1,600 |
| Royalties | 1,600 | Bills payable | 13,600 |
| Salaries | 20,000 | ||
| Debtors | 80,000 | ||
| Plant & Machinery | 56,000 | ||
| Printing & Stationery | 2,400 | ||
| Bad debts | 900 | ||
| Discount | 1,200 | ||
| Furniture | 16,000 | ||
| Advertisement | 3,000 | ||
| Carriage outwards | 600 | ||
| Computers | 1,20,000 | ||
| Bills Receivable | 16,000 | ||
| Cash in hand | 1,100 | ||
| Cash at Bank | 2,000 | ||
| 4,21,600 | 4,21,600 |
Adjustments:
- Closing stock is valued at ₹ 40,000 at Cost Price and ₹ 44,000 as Market Price.
- Provide Depreciation on Plant and Machinery, Furniture, Computers @ 5%, 10%, 15%, respectively.
- Salaries are paid for 10 months only.
- Further Bad debts amounted to ₹ 400 and provide 10% R.D.D. on Sundry Debtors.
- Advertisement is paid for 2 years.
From the following Trial Balance of Pushkraj, you are required to prepare Trading Account and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2019 and Balance Sheet as of that date.
Trial Balance as of 31st March 2019
| Debit balances | Amount (₹) | Credit Balances | Amount (₹) |
| Drawings | 2,000 | Capital | 80,000 |
| Motor Car | 30,000 | Sundry Creditors | 25,000 |
| Cash in hand | 1,000 | Dividend | 4,800 |
| Bills Receivable | 20,000 | Commission | 2,535 |
| Wages | 1,000 | 8% Loan (taken on | 13,700 |
| Discount | 235 | 1.7.2018) | |
| Rent | 300 | Purchases Returns | 400 |
| Advertisement | 2,500 | Sales | 38,680 |
| Bad Debts | 500 | ||
| Travelling expenses | 1,000 | ||
| Purchases | 27,400 | ||
| Machinery | 30,000 | ||
| Office expenses | 500 | ||
| Sales Returns | 680 | ||
| Opening Stock | 10,000 | ||
| Sundry Debtors | 35,500 | ||
| Carriage Outward | 500 | ||
| Cash at Bank | 2,000 | ||
| 1,65,115 | 1,65,115 |
Adjustments:
1. Stock on 31st March 2019 was valued at ₹ 28,000
2. Create a Provision for doubtful debts on Sundry Debtors @ 5%
3. Depreciate Motor car by 5% p.a. and Machinery by 7% p.a.
4. Outstanding expenses Rent ₹ 800 & Wages ₹ 1,000
5. Charge interest on Capital @ 3% p.a.
6. Goods of ₹ 4,000 withdrawn by the proprietor for personal use.
From the following Trial Balance of Jyoti, Trading Co. Prepare the Trading Account and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2019 and Balance Sheet as of that date.
Trial Balance as of 31st March 2019
| Debit balances | Amount (₹) | Credit Balances | Amount (₹) |
| Stock (1.4.2018) | 9,500 | Capital | 2,00,000 |
| Sales Returns | 750 | R.D.D. | 1,000 |
| Loose Tools | 55,000 | Sales | 38,750 |
| Debtors | 50,800 | Purchases return | 455 |
| Bills Receivable | 4,000 | Creditors | 47,000 |
| Purchases | 29,455 | Bills Payable | 8,000 |
| Furniture | 15,000 | Discount | 1,845 |
| Salaries | 5,000 | ||
| Carriage Outward | 3,000 | ||
| Legal expenses | 2,000 | ||
| Insurance | 2,200 | ||
| Goodwill | 20,000 | ||
| Machinery | 40,000 | ||
| Wages | 2,345 | ||
| Bank | 30,000 | ||
| Drawings | 8,000 | ||
| Investments | 20,000 | ||
| 2,97,050 | 2,97,050 |
Adjustments:
1. Closing stock valued at ₹ 58,000 Cost Price while the Market price is ₹ 60,000
2. Write off ₹ 1,200 as Bad debts and create provision for doubtful debts 2% on Sundry Debtors and also create provision for discount on Creditors 5%.
3. Loose Tools is valued at ₹ 52,000 and depreciate Furniture by 10% p.a.
4. Outstanding expenses Salary ₹ 1,000 and Wages ₹ 225
5. Charge interest on Capital 2% and on Drawings 10%.
From the following Trial Balance of Manish Enterprise, Prepare the Trading Account and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2019 and Balance sheet as of that date.
Trial Balance as of 31st March 2019
| Debit balances | Amount (₹) | Credit Balances | Amount (₹) |
| Cash in hand | 5,200 | Capital | 50,000 |
| Opening stock | 10,370 | Bank Loan | 15,000 |
| Goodwill | 10,000 | Bills Payable | 8,500 |
| Patents | 4,000 | Creditors | 38,260 |
| Cash at Bank | 4,400 | General Reserve | 1,500 |
| Freight | 2,500 | Dividend | 2,000 |
| Power & Fuel | 1,500 | Interest on Fixed Deposit | 3,440 |
| Furniture | 12,000 | Sales | 40,000 |
| Purchases | 35,260 | ||
| Mobile charges | 3,200 | ||
| Factory Salaries | 2,400 | ||
| Repairs | 800 | ||
| Lighting | 1,000 | ||
| Carriage outward | 360 | ||
| Professional charges | 1,240 | ||
| Debtors | 40,000 | ||
| Plant & Machinery | 13,700 | ||
| Office Equipments | 10,000 | ||
| Carriage Inwards | 770 | ||
| 1,58,700 | 1,58,700 |
Adjustments:
1. Closing Stock was ₹ 32,000.
2. Write off 50% of patents, depreciate Plant & Machinery by 10% p.a and Office Equipment by 20%.
3. Reserve for bad debts is to be created 5% and discount on Debtors 2%.
4. Outstanding expenses Mobile charges ₹ 300 and Freight ₹ 500
5. Charge Interest on Capital @ 5%.
6. Goods of ₹ 2,000 distributed on free samples.
