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Question
Prepare trading and profit and loss account from the following particulars of M/s Neema Traders as on March 31, 2017.
| Account Title | Debit Amount (₹) |
Account Title | Credit Amount (₹) |
| Buildings | 23,000 | Sales | 1,80,000 |
| Plant | 16,930 | Loan | 8,000 |
| Carriage inwards | 1,000 | Bills payable | 2,520 |
| Wages | 3,300 | Bank overdraft | 4,720 |
| Purchases | 1,64,000 | Creditors | 8,000 |
| Sales return | 1,820 | Capital | 2,36,000 |
| Opening stock | 9,000 | Purchases return | 1,910 |
| Machinery | 2,10,940 | ||
| Insurance | 1,610 | ||
| Interest | 1,100 | ||
| Bad debts | 250 | ||
| Postage | 300 | ||
| Discount | 1,000 | ||
| Salaries | 3,000 | ||
| Debtors | 3,900 |
Stock on March 31, 2017 ₹ 16,000.
Journal Entry
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Solution
| Dr. | Trading Account as on March 31, 2017 | Cr. | |||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
|
| Opening Stock | 9,000 | Sales | 1,80,000 | 1,78,180 | |
| Purchases | 1,64,000 | 1,62,090 | Less: Sales Return |
(1,820) | |
| Less: Purchases Return |
1,910 | Closing Stock | 16,000 | ||
| Carriage Inwards | 1,000 | ||||
| Wages | 3,300 | ||||
| Profit and Loss (Gross Profit) |
18,790 | ||||
| 1,94,180 | 1,94,180 | ||||
| Dr. | Profit and Loss Account as on March 31, 2017 | Cr. | |
| Particulars | Amount (₹) |
Particulars | Amount (₹) |
| Insurance | 1,610 | Trading (Gross Profit) | 18,790 |
| Interest | 1,100 | ||
| Bad Debts | 250 | ||
| Postage | 300 | ||
| Discount | 1,000 | ||
| Salaries | 3,000 | ||
| Net Profit | 11,530 | ||
| 18,790 | 18,790 | ||
| Balance Sheet as on March 31, 2017 | ||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Capital | 2,36,000 | 2,47,530 | Building | 23,000 |
| Add: Net Profit | 11,530 | Plant | 16,930 | |
| Loan | 8,000 | Machinery | 2,10,940 | |
| Creditors | 8,000 | Debtors | 3,900 | |
| Bills Payable | 2,520 | Closing Stock | 16,000 | |
| Bank Overdraft | 4,720 | |||
| 2,70,770 | 2,70,770 | |||
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Notes
As per the solution, the gross profit, net profit and the total of balance sheet are ₹ 18,790, ₹ 11,530 and ₹ 2,70,770 respectively; whereas, as per the answer given in the book, these are ₹ 17,850, ₹ 10,590 and ₹ 2,69,830.
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