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Question
What is an Account?
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Solution
Every transaction has two aspects and each aspect affects a minimum of one account.
An account is the basic unit of identification in accounting.
A ledger account is a summary of relevant transactions at one place relating to a particular head.
The account is the systematic presentation of all material information regarding a particular person or item in one place, under one head.
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- Paid electricity charges through net banking ₹ 500
- Sold goods to Ravi costing ₹ 10,000 for ₹ 15,000
- Goods returned by Ravi ₹ 7,500 (costing ₹ 5,000)
Create an accounting equation on the basis of the following transactions:
- Rakesh started business with a capital of ₹ 1,50,000
- Deposited money with the bank ₹ 80,000
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- Sold goods (costing ₹ 10,000) to Mohan for ₹ 14,000 who pays through debit card
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Create an accounting equation on the basis of the following transactions:
- Started business with cash ₹ 80,000 and goods ₹ 75,000
- Sold goods to Shanmugam on credit for ₹ 50,000
- Received cash from Shanmugam in full settlement ₹ 49,000
- Salary outstanding ₹ 3,000
- Goods costing ₹ 1,000 given as charity
- Insurance premium paid ₹ 3000
- Out of insurance premium paid, prepaid is ₹ 500
