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Question
Select the most appropriate alternative from those given below and rewrite the statement.
To find out net profit or net loss of the business _________________ account is prepared.
Options
trading
capital
current
profit and loss
Solution
To find out net profit or net loss of the business, Profit & Loss Account is prepared.
Explanation: The trading account only discloses the gross profit earned/loss incurred. But, a businessman is more interested in knowing the overall profit or loss of the business. So, a Profit and loss Account is prepared to ascertain the net profit earned or net loss incurred at the end of the accounting period.
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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.
Following is the Trial Balance of Geeta Enterprises. You are required to prepare a Trading and Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2019 and the Balance Sheet as of that date after taking into account the additional information provided to you.
Trial Balance as of 31st March, 2019
| Particulars | Debit Amount (₹) | Credit Amount (₹) |
| Capital A/c | 50,000 | |
| Drawings | 1,750 | |
| Opening Stock | 8,000 | |
| Purchases & Sales | 16,500 | 22,500 |
| Returns | 625 | 750 |
| Carriage Outward | 425 | |
| Wages - Productive | 1,000 | |
| Unproductive | 600 | |
| Salaries | 1,000 | |
| Travelling expenses | 1,125 | |
| Trade Expenses | 325 | |
| Fuel and Coal | 250 | |
| Discount | 460 | 550 |
| Sundry expenses | 225 | |
| Bad Debts | 200 | |
| Plant & Machinery | 20,000 | |
| Furniture | 5,500 | |
| Packing expenses | 175 | |
| Sundry Debtors & Creditors | 10,090 | 6,750 |
| Cash in hand | 2,200 | |
| Investments | 10,250 | |
| Reserve for Doubtful debts | 150 | |
| 80,700 | 80,700 |
Additional information:
1. Closing stock of goods on 31st March 2019 valued at ₹ 7,100 at cost price and ₹ 7,500/- as market price.
2. Travelling expenses include ₹ 125 spent on personal traveling.
3. ₹ 175 is to be written off as bad debts which were due from Mr. Ashok, a debtor, and 5% R.D.D. is to be maintained on debtors.
4. Reserve for discount on debtors as well as on creditors is to be maintained at 2% and 3% respectively.
5. Provide 10% depreciation on Plant & Machinery and Furniture.
Following are the closing ledger balances of Deepak & Co. Prepare Trading Account and Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2019 and Balance sheet as of that date.
Ledger Balances of Mr. Deepak and Co. as of 31st March, 2019
| Particulars | Amount (₹) | Particulars | Amount (₹) |
| Bank | 30,000 | Capital | 1,20,000 |
| Bills Payable | 7,500 | Insurance Premium | 18,000 |
| Furniture | 19,500 | (1.1.2019 to 31.12.2019) | |
| Commission Received | 3,000 | Salaries | 30,000 |
| Stock (1.4.2018) | 27,000 | Bank loan | 30,000 |
| Building | 37,500 | Sundry expenses | 7,500 |
| Wages | 7,500 | Interest paid | 1,500 |
| Creditors | 37,500 | Machinery | 25,500 |
| Bad Debts | 4,500 | Sales | 96,000 |
| R.D.D. (old) | 3,000 | Purchases | 42,000 |
| Sales Returns | 1,500 | Debtors | 31,500 |
| Purchases returns | 3,000 | ||
| Cash in hand | 16,500 |
Adjustments:
1. Closing stock was valued at ₹ 60,000
2. An amount of ₹ 3,000 is still to be received on account of commission.
3. Provision for discount on debtors and Provision for discount on Creditors are to be created 2% and 3% respectively.
4. Amount of Furniture is to reduce by ₹ 4,500 and Building by 10%.
5. Outstanding expenses Salaries ₹ 4,500 and Wages ₹ 1,500.
From the following Trial Balance of John & Sons, you are required to prepare Trading Account, Profit and Loss Account for the year ending 31st March 2019 and Balance Sheet as of that date.
Trial Balance as of 31st March 2019
| Debit balances | Amount (₹) | Credit Balances | Amount (₹) |
| Drawings (1st July 2018) | 12,000 | Sundry Creditors | 40,000 |
| Cash in hand | 8,000 | Returns | 4,500 |
| Cash at Bank | 20,000 | Dividend | 100 |
| Bills Receivable | 15,000 | Rent | 200 |
| Wages | 1,800 | Sales | 53,200 |
| Discount | 700 | Bank Loan | 5,000 |
| Rent | 2,000 | Capital | 99,700 |
| Advertisement | 3,000 | ||
| Bad debts | 1,200 | ||
| Travelling Expenses | 800 | ||
| Purchases | 40,000 | ||
| Machinery | 15,000 | ||
| Motor Car | 18,000 | ||
| Returns | 1,200 | ||
| Stock (1st April 2018) | 10,000 | ||
| Sundry Debtors | 35,000 | ||
| Carriage outwards | 1,000 | ||
| 6% Investment | 18,000 | ||
| (1st Sept 2018) | |||
| 2,02,700 | 2,02,700 |
Adjustments:
1. Closing Stock ₹ 27,000
2. Charge Depreciation on Machinery and Motor car @ 10% and 5% respectively.
3. Create R.D.D. 5% on Sundry Debtors
4. Interest on Drawings @ 5% p.a.
5. Create Discount on Sundry Creditors 3%
6. Advertisement ₹ 1,000 is prepaid.
7. Outstanding Rent ₹ 1,500
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 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.
