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Question
State whether the following statement is True or False.
Trial Balance is the base of Final account.
Options
True
False
Solution
True
Explanation: A Trial Balance contains the list of all the ledger accounts. It provides a basis for further processing of accounting data, i.e. preparation of final accounts.
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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.
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 Shradha Enterprises, you are required to prepare Final Accounts for the year ending on 31st March 2019.
Trial Balance as of 31st March 2019
| Debit balances | Amount (₹) | Credit Balances | Amount (₹) |
| Opening Stock | 2,40,000 | Capital | 13,00,000 |
| Purchases | 8,50,000 | Sundry Creditors | 1,20,000 |
| Returns Inward | 15,000 | Bills Payable | 60,000 |
| Wages | 29,000 | Sales | 25,00,000 |
| Power and Fuel | 21,800 | Return Outward | 8,000 |
| Travelling Expenses | 14,700 | Discount | 2,000 |
| Audit fees | 7,000 | Bank Overdraft | 1,54,000 |
| Royalty | 72,000 | Reserve for Bad and doubtful debts | 8,000 |
| Discount | 1,750 | ||
| Postage | 13,500 | ||
| Bad debts | 3,000 | ||
| Sundry Debtors | 5,20,000 | ||
| Furniture | 1,20,000 | ||
| Plant & Machinery | 15,00,000 | ||
| Freehold Premises | 7,02,000 | ||
| Rent, Rates and Insurance | 42,250 | ||
| 41,52,000 | 41,52,000 |
Adjustments:
1. Insurance is prepaid to the extent of ₹ 2,250
2. Closing stock is valued at ₹ 3,80,000 Cost price and ₹ 4,00,000 as Market price.
3. Outstanding Expenses are Wages ₹ 6,000 and Rent ₹ 5,000
4. Write off further had debts ₹ 1,500 and provide 5% Reserve for doubtful debts.
5. Depreciation on Furniture and Plant and Machinery at 10% p.a. and on Freehold Premises at 15% p.a.
From the following Trial Balance of Rajnish & Sons and the additional information given below prepare Trading & Profit and Loss Account for the year ending on 31st March 2018 and Balance Sheet as on that date.
Trial Balance as of 31st March 2018
| Debit balances | Amount (₹) | Credit Balances | Amount (₹) |
| Stock (01.04.2017) | 1,20,000 | Capital | 6,00,000 |
| Purchases | 4,00,000 | Sales | 3,00,000 |
| Wages | 17,000 | Return outward | 8,000 |
| Carriage | 6,000 | Sudnry Creditors | 1,80,000 |
| Salaries | 60,000 | Bills Payable | 90,000 |
| Rent, Rates and Taxes | 12,000 | 8% Loan (taken on 01.10.2017) | 1,00,000 |
| Insurance | 8,000 | Bank Overdraft | 79,200 |
| Royalties | 10,000 | ||
| Discount | 4,500 | ||
| Courier charges | 5,200 | ||
| Bad Debts | 7,000 | ||
| Trade Expenses | 2,500 | ||
| Drawings | 15,000 | ||
| Machinery | 3,00,000 | ||
| Furniture | 1,50,000 | ||
| Patents | 50,000 | ||
| Sundry Debtors. | 1,90,000 | ||
| 13,57,200 | 13,57,200 |
Adjustments:
1. Closing Stock valued at ₹ 3,00,000 cost price and ₹ 3,20,000 at Market price.
2. Salaries were paid for 10 months only.
3. Insurance is paid for one year ending on 30.06.2018
4. One of the debtors Mr. Amit became insolvent, from whom ₹ 10,000 was not received.
5. 5% R.D.D. is to be maintained on Debtors.
6. Depreciate Machinery & Furniture @ 10% and 5% respectively.
