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Question
Pass adjusting entries for the following:
- The closing stock was valued at ₹ 5,000
- Outstanding salaries ₹ 150
- Insurance prepaid ₹ 450
- ₹ 20,000 was received in advance for commission.
- Accrued interest on investments is ₹ 1,000.
Solution
| Date | Particulars | L.F. | Debit ₹ | Credit ₹ |
| a. | Closing stock A/c Dr. To Trading A/c (Closing stock brought into account) |
5,000 | 5,000 | |
| b. | Salaries A/c Dr. To Outstanding salaries A/c (Salaries outstanding adjusted) |
150 | 150 | |
| c. | Prepaid insurance premium A/c Dr. To Insurance premium A/c (Insurance prepaid adjusted) |
450 | 450 | |
| d. | Commision received A/c Dr. To Commission received in advance A/c (Commission received in advance adjusted) |
20,000 | 20,000 | |
| e. | Accrued interest on investment Dr. To Interest on investment A/c (Accrued interest on investment adjusted) |
1,000 | 1,000 |
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- Provide 2% for discount on debtors
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The following are the extracts from the trial balance.
| Particulars | Debit ₹ | Credit ₹ |
| Sundry debtors | 50,000 | |
| Discount on debtors | 2,000 | |
| Bad debts | 3,000 |
Additional information:
(a) Create a provision for doubtful debts @ 10% on sundry debtors.
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Prepare trading account of Archana for the year ending 31st December 2106 from the following information.
| Debit balance | ₹ | Credit balance | ₹ |
| Opening stock | 80,000 | Purchases returns | 10,000 |
| Purchases | 8,60,000 | Sales returns | 3,16,000 |
| Freight inwards | 52,000 | Import duty on purchases | 30,000 |
| Wages | 24,000 | Sales | 14,40,000 |
Adjustments:
(a) Closing stock ₹ 1,00,000
(b) Wages outstanding ₹ 12,000
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From the trial balance of Sumathi and the adjustments prepare the trading and profit and loss account for the year ended 31st March, 2016, and a balance sheet as on that date.
| Particulars | Debit ₹ | Credit ₹ |
| Stock on April 1, 2015 | 900 | |
| Purchases | 2,000 | |
| Sales | 4,000 | |
| 10% Loan | 2,000 | |
| Carriage on purchases | 200 | |
| Rent from tenant | 250 | |
| Interest on loan | 100 | |
| Machinery | 400 | |
| Postage | 100 | |
| Salary | 650 | |
| Commission received | 200 | |
| Cash in hand | 75 | |
| Furniture | 4,000 | |
| Capital | 1,975 | |
| 8,425 | 8,425 |
Adjustments
(a) Six months interest on the loan is outstanding.
(b) Two months rent is due from the tenant, the monthly rent being ₹ 25.
(c) Salary for the month of March 2016, ₹ 75 is unpaid.
(d) Stock in hand on March 31, 2016, was valued at ₹ 1,030.
The following trial balance was extracted from the books of Arun Traders as of 31st March 2018.
| Particulars | Debit | Credit |
| Buildings | 17,500 | |
| Plant and machinery | 12,000 | |
| Cash purchases | 30,000 | |
| Credit purchases | 8,500 | |
| Sales | 63,250 | |
| Bills receivable | 6,750 | |
| Coal and water | 1,625 | |
| Office expenses | 5,250 | |
| Rent received | 1,750 | |
| Carriage outwards | 2,875 | |
| Repairs and maintenance | 500 | |
| Wages | 9,250 | |
| Debtors and creditors | 9,000 | 8,500 |
| Cash | 2,000 | |
| Capital | 44,750 | |
| Opening stock | 13,000 | |
| 1,18,250 | 1,18,250 |
Prepare trading and profit and loss account for the year ending 31st March, 2018 and balance sheet as on that date after considering the following:
- Depreciate Plant and machinery @ 20%
- Wages outstanding amounts to ₹ 750.
- Half of the repairs and maintenance paid is for the next year.
- Closing stock was valued at ₹ 15,000.
Prepare trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet from the following trial balance of Madan as of 31st March 2018.
| Debit balance | ₹ | Credit balance | ₹ |
| Sundry debtors | 61,000 | Capital | 70,000 |
| Plant and machinery | 80,000 | Purchases return | 2,000 |
| Bank charges | 4,200 | Sales | 2,55,000 |
| Wages | 7,000 | Bank overdraft | 77,000 |
| Sales return | 5,000 | ||
| Purchases | 1,52,000 | ||
| Opening stock | 30,000 | ||
| Drawings | 22,000 | ||
| Establishment expenses | 20,000 | ||
| Bad debts | 800 | ||
| Business premises | 22,000 | ||
| 4,04,000 | 4,04,000 |
Adjustments:
- The closing stock was ₹ 80,000
- Provide depreciation on plant and machinery @ 20%
- Write off ₹ 800 as further bad debts
- Provide the doubtful debts @ 5% on sundry debtors.
