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Question
Rectify the following error assuming that the trial balance is yet to be prepared:
Sales book was undercast by ₹ 400
Solution
Sales account should be credited with ₹ 400
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Rectify the following error discovered before the preparation of the trial balance:
Sales book was undercast by ₹ 100
Rectify the following error assuming that the trial balance is yet to be prepared:
Sales returns book was overcast by ₹ 500
Rectify the following journal entry.
| Particulars | L.F. | Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) |
| Kumanan A/c Dr. To Cash A/c (Salary paid to Kumanan) |
10,000 |
10,000 |
The bookkeeper of a firm found that the trial balance was out by ₹ 922 (excess credit).
He placed the amount in the suspense account and subsequently found the following errors:
- The total discount column on the credit side of the cash book ₹ 78 was not posted in the ledger.
- The total of purchases book was short by ₹ 1,000.
- A credit sale of goods to Natarajan for ₹ 375 was entered in the sales book as ₹ 735.
- A credit sale of goods to Mekala for ₹ 700 was entered in the purchases book. You are required to give rectification entries and prepare a suspense account.
Rectify the following errors:
- Credit sales to Mohan ₹ 7,000 were recorded as ₹ 700.
- Credit purchases from Rohan ₹ 9,000 were recorded as ₹ 900.
- Goods returned to Rakesh ₹ 4,000 were recorded as ₹ 400.
- Goods returned from Mahesh ₹ 1,000 were recorded as ₹ 100.
Rectify the following errors:
(i) Credit sales to Mohan ₹ 7,000 were recorded as ₹ 7,200.
(ii) Credit purchases from Rohan ₹ 9,000 were recorded as ₹ 9,900.
(iii) Goods returned to Rakesh ₹ 4,000 were recorded as ₹ 4,040.
(iv) Goods returned from Mahesh ₹ 1,000 were recorded as ₹ 1,600.
Rectify the following errors:
(a) Sales book undercast by ₹ 300.
(b) Purchases book undercast by ₹ 400.
(c) Return inwards book undercast by ₹ 200.
(d) Return outwards book undercast by ₹ 100.
Rectify the following errors:
- Sales book overcast by ₹ 700.
- Purchases book overcast by ₹ 500.
- Sales return book overcast by ₹ 300.
- Purchase return book overcast by ₹ 200.
Rectify the following errors:
- Credit sales to Mohan ₹ 7,000 were recorded as ₹ 700.
- Credit purchases from Rohan ₹ 9,000 were recorded as ₹ 900.
- Goods returned to Rakesh ₹ 4,000 were recorded as ₹ 400.
- Goods returned from Mahesh ₹ 1,000 were recorded as ₹ 100.
Rectify the following errors:
- Credit sales to Mohan ₹ 7,000 were recorded as ₹ 700.
- Credit purchases from Rohan ₹ 9,000 were recorded as ₹ 900.
- Goods returned to Rakesh ₹ 4,000 were recorded as ₹ 400.
- Goods returned from Mahesh ₹ 1,000 were recorded as ₹ 100.
