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Write a note on the trading account.
Solution
- Trading refers to buying and selling of goods with the intention of making a profit.
- A trading account is a nominal account which shows the result of buying and selling goods for an accounting period.
- It is prepared to find out the difference between the revenue from sales and the cost of goods sold.
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What is a Trading A/c?
What are the objectives of preparing trading account?
From the following details for the year ended 31st March 2018, prepare a trading account
| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Opening stock | 2,500 | Returns inwards | 7,000 |
| Purchases | 27,000 | Coal and gas | 3,300 |
| Sales | 40,000 | Carriage inwards | 2,600 |
| Wages | 2,500 | Closing stock | 5,200 |
| Returns outwards | 5,200 |
Sales are recorded on the ______ side of the ______.
Explain the nature of a Trading Account.
Mr. Patil, the owner of Jai Hind Engineers, submits the following trial balance to you for the year ended 31st March 2019:
| Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) | |
| Purchase and Sales | 16,180 | 75,200 |
| Opening Stock | 6,500 | |
| Drawings | 4,000 | |
| Motor Cycle | 12,500 | |
| Cycles and Carts Delivery | 2,500 | |
| Bad Debts | 200 | |
| Debtors and Creditors | 4,000 | 2,000 |
| Vehicle Expenses | 1,100 | |
| Capital | 8,600 | |
| Bills Receivable and Payable | 800 | 1,000 |
| Bank and Cash Balances | 1,800 | |
| Petty Cash | 100 | |
| Insurance Premium | 500 | |
| Salaries | 900 | |
| Petty Expenses | 300 | |
| Wages | 1,500 | |
| Rent | 3,000 | |
| Godown Rent | 1,800 | |
| General Expenditure | 700 | |
| Bank Loan | 2,000 | |
| Carriage Inwards | 500 | |
| Worker's Equipment | 30,000 | |
| Returns | 200 | 280 |
| 89,080 | 89,080 |
Prepare the final accounts for him. Closing stock is valued at ₹ 5,400.
The following is the trial balance of Mr. J. Jehangir as on 31st March, 2018.
| Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) | |
| Stock as on 1.4.18 | 25,000 | |
| Rates and Insurance | 11,900 | |
| Factory Power & Fuel | 16,000 | |
| Machineries | 1,00,000 | |
| Loose Tools | 10,000 | |
| Commission Earnings | 2,000 | |
| Discounts Received and Allowed | 6,000 | 5,000 |
| Personal Accounts of Suppliers & Customers | 48,000 | 20,000 |
| Salaries | 25,500 | |
| Wages | 13,000 | |
| Returns (of goods traded in) | 5,000 | 3,000 |
| Carriage Inward | 2,000 | |
| Carriage Outward | 5,000 | |
| Rent | 8,300 | |
| Purchases & Sales | 1,40,000 | 2,55,000 |
| Bad Debts Finalised & Recovered | 2,000 | 200 |
| Bills Receivable & Payable | 6,000 | 3,000 |
| Investments | 80,000 | |
| Income from Above Investments | 5,000 | |
| Bank Balances | 20,000 | 10,000 |
| Cash in Hand | 500 | |
| Capital & Drawings | 15,000 | 2,36,000 |
| 5,39,200 | 5,39,200 |
Compile the final accounts for the owner.
An inventory of the godown on 31.3.2018, reflected unsold stock valued ₹ 50,000.
Trial Balance as on 31.3.2019 of Ms. Counsel.
| Debit (₹) | Credit (₹) | |
| Purchases and Sales | 2,40,000 | 4,15,000 |
| Wages & Factory Supervisor's Remuneration | 35,000 | |
| Building | 1,80,000 | |
| Machinery & Equipment | 4,75,000 | |
| Commission | 2,800 | 1,600 |
| Freehold Land | 1,00,000 | |
| Watch Dogs Squad | 30,100 | |
| Debit Notes & Credit Notes (issued in connection with goods) |
10,000 | 15,000 |
| Creditors & Debtors | 60,000 | 45,000 |
| Salaries & Staff Welfare | 38,000 | |
| Bill (drawn to guarantee payment) | 10,000 | 7,000 |
| Building Repairs | 15,000 | |
| Cash & Bank | 50,000 | |
| Bonus | 2,500 | |
| Discounts | 3,200 | 14,600 |
| Watch Dogs Upkeep Costs | 6,600 | |
| Accounts of the owner | 35,000 | 5,95,000 |
| Interest-free Loan | 1,00,000 | |
| General Reserve | 1,30,000 | |
| Opening Stock | 30,000 | |
| 13,23,200 | 13,23,200 |
Compile Final Accounts:
- Closing Stock at the cost price is ₹ 8,000 more than the opening stock - but the ruling market price is ₹ 5,000 only, on 31.3.2019.
The following Trial Balance was from the books of Ram as on 31st December 2018.
| TRIAL BALANCE | |||
| Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) | ||
| Drawings Account | 7,000 | Capital Account | 90,000 |
| Purchases | 82,210 | Purchase Return | 4,240 |
| Sales Return | 1,820 | Sales | 1,49,840 |
| Opening Stock | 11,460 | Bad Debt Reserve | 4,240 |
| Salaries | 6,280 | Discount | 180 |
| Wages | 8,560 | Sundry Creditors | 16,980 |
| Leasehold Premises | 25,000 | ||
| Rent, Rates & Insurance | 6,940 | ||
| Carriage Inward | 2,310 | ||
| Office Expenses | 9,520 | ||
| Plant & Machinery | 24,000 | ||
| Light & Water | 7,950 | ||
| Bills Receivable | 1,240 | ||
| Sundry Debtors | 38,970 | ||
| Cash at Bank | 12,400 | ||
| Cash in Hand | 2,210 | ||
| Office Furniture | 3,500 | ||
| Travelling Expenses | 9,870 | ||
| Bad Debts | 1,000 | ||
| Carriage Outward | 3,240 | ||
| 2,65,480 | 2,65,480 | ||
Prepare a Trading Account and a Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31st December 2018 and a Balance Sheet as at that date.
The value of Stock on 31st December 2018 was ₹ 14 920.
The following is the Trial Balance of Amrit Roy as on 31st December 2018:
| Debit (₹) | Credit (₹) | |
| Capital | 25,000 | |
| Building | 30,000 | |
| Furniture | 2,640 | |
| Scooter | 4,000 | |
| Returns | 2,300 | 1,600 |
| Opening Stock | 8,000 | |
| Purchases and Sales | 33,800 | 56,040 |
| Bad Debts | 400 | |
| Carriage Inwards | 600 | |
| General Expenses | 1,200 | |
| Bad Debts Provision | 700 | |
| Bank Loan | 5,000 | |
| Interest on Bank Loan | 300 | |
| Commission | 900 | |
| Insurance and Taxes | 2,000 | |
| Scooter Expenses | 2,600 | |
| Salaries | 4,400 | |
| Cash in Hand | 2,000 | |
| Debtors and Creditors | 3,000 | 8,000 |
| 97,240 | 97,240 |
You are required to prepare the final accounts for the year ending 31st December 2018.
Closing Stock on 31.12.2018 was valued at ₹ 4,340.
