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Question
The following are the extracts from the trial balance.
Sundry debtors ₹ 30,000; Bad debts ₹ 5,000
Additional information:
(a) Write off further bad debts ₹ 3,000.
(b) Create 10% provision for bad and doubtful debts.
You are required to pass necessary adjusting entries and show how these items will appear in the profit and loss account and balance sheet.
Solution
Adjusting Entries
| Particulars | L.F. | Debit ₹ | Credit ₹ |
| Bad debts A/c Dr. To Sundry debtors A/c (Bad debts written off) |
3,000 | 3,000 | |
| Profit and loss A/c Dr. To Provision for bad and doubtful debts A/c (Provision for bad and doubtful debts @ 10%) |
2,700 | 2,700 |
Profit and Loss Account
Dr. Cr.
| Particulars | ₹ | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| To Bad debts (TB) | 5,000 | 10,700 | ||
| Add: Further bad debts (adjusted) | 3,000 | |||
| 8,000 | ||||
| Add: Provision for bad and doubtful debts |
2,700 |
Balance Sheet
| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Sundry debtors | 30,000 | 24,300 | ||
| Less: Bad debts | 3,000 | |||
| 27,000 | ||||
| Less: Provision for bad and doubtful debts @ 10% |
2,700 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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(d) Stock in hand on March 31, 2016, was valued at ₹ 1,030.
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| 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.
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| Debit balance | ₹ | Credit balance | ₹ |
| Purchases | 35,000 | Goodwill | 40,000 |
| Salaries | 11,750 | Sundry debtors | 20,500 |
| Drawings | 4,500 | Furniture | 31,000 |
| Opening Stock | 6,250 | General expenses | 3,250 |
| Capital | 50,000 | Commission received | 2,750 |
| Sales | 78,500 | Loan | 44,000 |
| Carriage inwards | 21,800 | Cash at bank | 3,100 |
| Bad debts | 600 | Provision for bad debts | 2,500 |
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- Stock on 31st December, 2016 ₹ 5,800.
- Write off bad debts ₹ 500.
- Make a provision for bad debts @ 5%.
- Provide for discount on debtors @ 2%.
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| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Capital | 20,000 | Salaries | 6,600 |
| Bills receivable | 8,000 | Establishment expenses | 4,500 |
| Bills payable | 10,500 | Advertisement | 2,300 |
| Purchases | 75,000 | Furniture | 10,000 |
| Sales | 95,000 | Cash at bank | 3,200 |
| Opening stock | 12,000 | Miscellaneous receipts | 600 |
| Drawings | 4,500 |
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- Stock on 31st March, 2018 ₹ 14,200
- Income tax of Sangeetha paid ₹ 800
- Charge interest on drawings @ 12% p.a.
- Provide managerial remuneration @ 10% of net profit before charging such commission.
