Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What is bad debts?
Solution
An amount irrecoverable from debtors is known as bad debts.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Shri Yashraj and Company, Kolhapur, purchased furniture for Rs 60,000 on 1.4.2007.On 1.10.2009 the company sold out a part of the furniture for Rs 6,000, the original cost of which on 1.4.2007 was Rs 12,000.
The company charges depreciation at the rate of 10% p.a. on Reducing Balance method. The financial year of the company ends on 31st March, every year.
Prepare: Furniture Account and Depreciation Account for the years 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10.
Answer in one sentence only.
What is the Balance Sheet?
Answer in one sentence only.
What is Final Accounts?
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What is Trial Balance?
Give the word / term or phrase which can substitute the following statement.
Stock in hand at the end of the accounting year.
Give the word / term or phrase which can substitute the following statement.
The transport expenses incurred to carry the goods purchased by the firm.
Give the word / term or phrase which can substitute the following statement.
The credit balance of Trading Account.
Select the most appropriate alternative from those given below and rewrite the statement.
All indirect expenses are debited to_________________ account.
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.
State whether the following statement is True or False.
The Balance Sheet is a nominal account.
Give the word / term or phrase which can substitute the following statement.
An asset which can be converted into cash immidiately.
Answer in One Sentence:
State the meaning of Final Accounts?
Answer in One Sentence:
What do you mean by Gross Profit?
Net profit of the business increases the ______.
Drawings appearing in the trial balance is ________.
Current assets does not include ______.
Goodwill is classified as ______.
What are final accounts? What are its constituents?
Correct and Rewrite the following statement:
The balancing figure of the Trading Account is Net Profit or Net Loss.
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.
Prepare Final accounts of Abdul Traders for the year ending 31st March 2019 with the help of the following Trial Balance and Adjustments.
Trial Balance as of 31st March 2019.
| Debit Balance | Amount (₹) | Credit Balance | Amount (₹) |
| Salaries | 10,000 | Interest Received | 2,400 |
| Purchases | 71,400 | Capital | 1,60,000 |
| Rent (11 months) | 2,200 | Sales | 85,000 |
| Machinery | 56,000 | Provision for Bad Debts | 2,000 |
| Advance against wages | 4,000 | Commissions Received | 1,600 |
| Opening stock | 20,000 | Bills Payable | 9,200 |
| Bad debts | 1,000 | Creditors | 56,000 |
| Prepaid Insurance | 2,400 | ||
| Wages | 2,600 | ||
| Loose Tools | 26,000 | ||
| Commission receivable | 400 | ||
| Sundry Debtors | 64,000 | ||
| Cash | 1,000 | ||
| Bank | 3,000 | ||
| Drawings | 7,600 | ||
| Freight Inward | 1,000 | ||
| Bills Receivable | 13,600 | ||
| Loan to Aruna | 30,000 | ||
| 3,16,200 | 3,16,200 |
Adjustments:
1. Closing stock valued at ₹ 89,600
2. Outstanding expenses Salaries ₹ 2,000, Wages ₹ 4,000
3. Charge depreciation on Machinery @ 10%
4. Bad debts are written off ₹ 2,000 and create a provision for bad and doubtful debts 5% on Sundry Debtors.
From the following Trial Balance of Ayub & Co. as of 31st March 2019, 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 after making necessary adjustments.
Trial Balance as of 31st March 2019
| Debit balances | Amount (₹) | Credit Balances | Amount (₹) |
| Cash in hand | 4,575 | Discount | 900 |
| Cash at Bank | 15,450 | Loan from Abhay | 15,000 |
| Drawings | 18,000 | Creditors | 18,225 |
| Furniture | 6,000 | Sales | 1,95,000 |
| Plant & Machinery | 45,000 | Returns Outward | 3,000 |
| Opening Stock | 30,000 | Capital | 90,000 |
| Purchases | 1,20,000 | ||
| Salaries and Wages | 33,600 | ||
| Debtors | 30,600 | ||
| Returns Inward | 7,500 | ||
| Audit Fees | 2,250 | ||
| Rent. Rates and Taxes | 5,400 | ||
| Bad debts | 600 | ||
| Travelling Expenses | 750 | ||
| Insurance | 1,200 | ||
| Interest on Loan from Abhay | 450 | ||
| Trade Expenses | 300 | ||
| Sundry expenses | 450 | ||
| 3,22,125 | 3,22,125 |
Adjustments:
1. Stock on hand on 31st March 2019 valued at ₹ 60,000
2. Rent amounting to ₹ 600 Prepaid.
3. Bad Debts ₹ 600 and create a Provision for Doubtful Debts 5%
4. Depreciation on Plant & Machinery by 10% and Furniture is valued at ₹ 4,500
5. Outstanding Salaries ₹ 900
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 Jyoti, Trading Co. 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 (₹) |
| Stock (1.4.2018) | 9,500 | Capital | 2,00,000 |
| Sales Returns | 750 | R.D.D. | 1,000 |
| Loose Tools | 55,000 | Sales | 38,750 |
| Debtors | 50,800 | Purchases return | 455 |
| Bills Receivable | 4,000 | Creditors | 47,000 |
| Purchases | 29,455 | Bills Payable | 8,000 |
| Furniture | 15,000 | Discount | 1,845 |
| Salaries | 5,000 | ||
| Carriage Outward | 3,000 | ||
| Legal expenses | 2,000 | ||
| Insurance | 2,200 | ||
| Goodwill | 20,000 | ||
| Machinery | 40,000 | ||
| Wages | 2,345 | ||
| Bank | 30,000 | ||
| Drawings | 8,000 | ||
| Investments | 20,000 | ||
| 2,97,050 | 2,97,050 |
Adjustments:
1. Closing stock valued at ₹ 58,000 Cost Price while the Market price is ₹ 60,000
2. Write off ₹ 1,200 as Bad debts and create provision for doubtful debts 2% on Sundry Debtors and also create provision for discount on Creditors 5%.
3. Loose Tools is valued at ₹ 52,000 and depreciate Furniture by 10% p.a.
4. Outstanding expenses Salary ₹ 1,000 and Wages ₹ 225
5. Charge interest on Capital 2% and on Drawings 10%.
