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Question
What is a balance sheet?
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Solution
A balance sheet is referred to as the statement that tells about the position of the assets, the liabilities, and the owner’s equity on a given date.
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Prepare trading and profit and loss account in the books of Ramasundari for the year ended 31st December, 2017 and balance sheet as on that date from the following information:
| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Opening stock | 2,500 | Sales | 7,000 |
| Wages | 2,700 | Purchases | 3,300 |
| Closing Stock | 4,000 | Salary | 2,600 |
| Discount received | 2,500 | Capital | 52,000 |
| Machinery | 52,000 | Cash at Bank | 6,400 |
| Creditors | 8,000 |
How will the following appear in the final accounts of Karaikudi sports club for the year ending 31st March, 2019?
| Particulars | ₹ |
| Tournament fund on 1st April 2018 | 90,000 |
| Tournament fund investment on 1st April 2018 | 90,000 |
| Interest received on tournament fund investment | 9,000 |
| Donation to tournament fund | 10,000 |
| Tournament expenses | 60,000 |
From the following Receipts and Payment account and from the information given below of Ramanathapuram Sports Club, prepare Income and Expenditure account for the year ended 31st December, 2018 and the balance sheet as on that date.
| Dr. | Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st December, 2018 | Cr. | |||
| Receipts | ₹ | ₹ | Payments | ₹ | ₹ |
| To Balance b/d | By Rent | 11,000 | |||
| Cash in hand | 5,000 | By Entertainment expenses | 11,200 | ||
| Cash at bank | 10,000 | 15,000 | By Furniture | 10,000 | |
| To Subscription | By Sports materials purchased | 13,000 | |||
| 2017 | 12,000 | By Match expenses | 12,000 | ||
| 2018 | 33,000 | By Investments made | 28,000 | ||
| 2019 | 16,000 | 61,000 | By Balance c/d | ||
| To Entrance fees | 6,000 | Cash in hand | 1,300 | ||
| To General donations | 7,000 | Cash at bank | 4,000 | 5,300 | |
| To Sale of old sports materials | 1,000 | ||||
| To Miscellaneous receipts | 500 | ||||
| 90,500 | 90,500 | ||||
Additional information:
- Capital fund as on 1st January 2018 ₹ 30,000.
- Opening stock of sports material ₹ 3,000 and closing stock of sports material ₹ 5,000.
From the following Receipts and Payment account of Yercaud Youth Association, prepare Income and expenditure account for the year ended 31st March, 2019 and the balance sheet as on that date.
| Receipts | ₹ | Payments | ₹ |
| To Balance b/d | By Salary | 14,000 | |
| Cash in hand | 9,600 | By Office expenses | 7,200 |
| To Government grants for purchase of books | 10,000 | By Books purchased | 15,000 |
| To Subscription | 24,800 | By Stationery purchased | 1,800 |
| To Admission fees | 2,000 | By Newspaper purchased | 2,100 |
| To Prize fund receipts | 6,000 | By Prizes awarded | 5,000 |
| To Bank interest | 1,500 | By Balance c/d | |
| To Sale of newspapers | 1,100 | Cash in hand | 9,900 |
| 55,000 | 55,000 |
Additional information:
- Opening capital fund ₹ 20,000.
- Stock of books on 1.4.2018 ₹ 9,200.
- Subscription due but not received ₹ 1,700.
- Stock of stationery on 1.4.2018 ₹ 1,200 and stock of stationery on 31.3.2019, ₹ 2,000.
Following is the Receipts and Payments account of Neyveli Science Club for the year ended 31st December, 2018.
| Dr. | Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st December, 2018 | Cr. | ||
| Receipts | ₹ | Payments | ₹ | ₹ |
| To Balance b/d | By Balance b/d | |||
| Cash in hand | 2,400 | Bank overdraft | 1,000 | |
| To Subscription | 8,700 | By Postage expenses | 200 | |
| To Life membership fees | 5,000 | By Science equipments purchased | 10,000 | |
| To Exhibition fund receipts | 7,000 | By Laboratory expenses | 2,400 | |
| To Sale of science equipments (Book value ₹ 5,000) | 6,000 | By Secretary’s honorarium | 5,000 | |
| To Miscellaneous income | 500 | By Audit fees | 3,600 | |
| By General charges | 1,800 | |||
| By Exhibition expenses | 5,000 | |||
| By Balance c/d | ||||
| Cash in hand | 200 | |||
| Cash at bank | 400 | 600 | ||
| 29,600 | 29,600 | |||
Additional information:
- Opening capital fund ₹ 6,400
- Subscription includes ₹ 600 for the year 2019
- Science equipment as on 1.1.2018 ₹ 5,000
- Surplus on account of exhibition should be kept in reserve for new auditorium.
Prepare income and expenditure account for the year ended 31st December, 2018 and the balance sheet as on that date.
From the following Receipts and Payments account of Sivakasi Pensioner’s Recreation Club, prepare income and expenditure account for the year ended 31st March, 2018 and the balance sheet as on that date.
| Dr. | Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st March, 2018 | Cr. | ||
| Receipts | ₹ | ₹ | Payments | ₹ |
| To balance b/d | By Rent and rates | 18,000 | ||
| Cash in hand | 10,000 | By Electricity charges | 17,000 | |
| Cash at bank | 20,000 | 30,000 | By Furniture purchased | 12,000 |
| To Subscription | By Billiards table purchased | 70,000 | ||
| 2016 – 2017 | 5,000 | By Repairs and renewals | 16,000 | |
| 2017 – 2018 | 25,000 | By Special dinner expenses | 4,000 | |
| 2018 – 2019 | 6,000 | 36,000 | By Special dinner expenses | 2,000 |
| To Legacies | 40,000 | By Balance c/d | ||
| To Rent from hall | 14,000 | Cash in hand | 1,000 | |
| To Lockers rent | 5,000 | |||
| To Collection for special dinner | 12,000 | |||
| To Balance c/d | ||||
| Bank overdraft | 3,000 | |||
| 1,40,000 | 1,40,000 | |||
Additional information:
- The club had 300 members each paying ₹ 100 as annual subscription.
- The club had furniture ₹ 10,000 on 1.4.2017.
- The subscription still due but not received for the year 2016 – 2017 is ₹ 1,000.
Discuss the need of preparing a balance sheet
What is meant by Grouping and Marshalling of assets and liabilities? Explain the ways in which a balance sheet may be marshalled.
Calculate the Capital.
| Assets | (₹) | Liabilities | (₹) |
|
Building |
20,000 |
Bills Payable | 18,000 |
| Furniture | 15,000 | Creditors | 20,700 |
| Debtors | 30,000 | Outstanding Wages | 1,250 |
| Investments | 10,000 | ||
| Cash at Bank | 5,000 | ||
| Plant & Machinery | 20,000 |
The machinery of ₹ 35,500 is purchased on 1st July 2018 and on the same day ₹ 4,500 are spent on the installation of the Machinery. The proprietor has decided to Depreciate Machinery at the rate of 7% p.a. Calculate the amount of depreciation, assuming that accounting year is ending on 31st March every year.
Mr. Pramod borrowed a Loan from the State Bank of India ₹ 3,50,000 on 1st Oct. 2018 at the rate of interest of 12% p.a. Calculate the Interest on a bank loan for the year 2018-19, assuming that the financial year-end on 31st March every year.
Annual Insurance Premium ₹ 8,000 is paid on 1st Dec 2018. Calculate the amount of Insurance Premium for the accounting year ending on 31st March 2019.
Calculate the Gross Profit/Gross Loss
Purchases A/c ₹ 15,500, Sales A/c ₹ 30,000, Carriage Inward ₹ 1,200, Opening Stock ₹ 5,000, Purchases Returns ₹ 500, Closing Stock ₹ 18,000
Calculate the amount of gross profit and operating profit on the basis of the following balances extracted from the books of M/s Rajiv & Sons for the year ended March 31, 2017.
| ₹ | |
| Opening stock | 50,000 |
| Net sales | 11,00,000 |
| Net purchases | 6,00,000 |
| Direct expenses | 60,0000 |
| Administration expenses | 45,000 |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 65,000 |
| Loss due to fire | 20,000 |
| Closing stock | 70,000 |
Calculate the amount of gross profit and operating profit on the basis of the following balances extracted from the books of M/s Rajiv & Sons for the year ended March 31, 2017.
| ₹ | |
| Opening stock | 50,000 |
| Net sales | 11,00,000 |
| Net purchases | 6,00,000 |
| Direct expenses | 45,000 |
| Administration expenses | 45,000 |
| Selling and distribution expenses | 65,000 |
| Loss due to fire | 20,000 |
| Closing stock | 70,000 |
What does a balance sheet reveal about a business?
What does it indicate if the balance sheet does not tally (totals on both sides are not equal)?
Why is the balance sheet prepared "as on" a date, not "for the year ended"?
How are adjustments like outstanding expenses or prepaid expenses reflected in the balance sheet?
Which statement best describes the relationship between assets and source of funds?
Which adjustment will affect both the Trading/Profit & Loss account and Balance Sheet?
