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Rectify the following errors and ascertain the amount of difference in trial balance by preparing suspense account:
(a) Credit sales to Mohan ₹ 7,000 were posted as ₹ 9,000.
(b) Credit purchases from Rohan ₹ 9,000 were posted as ₹ 6,000.
(c) Goods returned to Rakesh ₹ 4,000 were posted as ₹ 5,000.
(d) Goods returned from Mahesh ₹ 1,000 were posted as ₹ 3,000.
(e) Cash sales ₹ 2,000 were posted as ₹ 200.
Solution
| Journal | ||||
| S.No. | Particulars | L.F. | Debit Amount ₹ | Credit Amount ₹ |
| (a) | Suspense A/c Dr. | 2,000 | ||
| To Mohan | 2,000 | |||
| (Sold goods to Mohan ₹ 7,000 wrongly posted as ₹ 9,000, now rectified) | ||||
| (b) | Suspense A/c Dr. | 3,000 | ||
| To Rohan | 3,000 | |||
| (Purchased goods from Rohan ₹ 9,000 wrongly posted as ₹ 6,000, now rectified) | ||||
| (c) | Suspense A/c Dr. | 1,000 | ||
| To Rakesh | 1,000 | |||
| (Goods returned to Rakesh Rs ₹ 4,000 wrongly posted as ₹ 5,000. now rectified) | ||||
| (d) | Mahesh Dr. | 2,000 | ||
| To Suspense A/c | 2,000 | |||
| (Goods returned from Mahesh ₹ 1,000 wrongly posted as ₹ 3,000, now rectified) | ||||
| (e) | Suspense A/c Dr. | 1,800 | ||
| To Sales A/c | 1,800 | |||
| (Goods sold for cash Rs 2,000 wrongly posted as ₹ 200, now rectified) | ||||
| Dr. | Suspense Account | Cr. | |||||
| S.No. | Particulars | J.F. | Amount ₹ |
S. No. | Particulars | J.F. | Amount ₹ |
| (a) | Mohan | 2,000 | (d) | Mahesh | 2,000 | ||
| (b) | Rohan | 3,000 | |||||
| (c) | Rakesh | 1,000 | |||||
| (e) | Sales | 1,800 | Balance c/d | 5,800 | |||
| 7,800 | 7,800 | ||||||
Note:
In order to match answer with that of the answer given in the book it has been assumed that all the errors mentioned in this question are errors of partial omission.
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