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Question
What is debit balance?
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Solution
When the total of the debit side is more than the total of the credit side the difference is debit balance and is placed on the credit side as ‘By Balance c/d’.
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The following balances appeared in the books of Kumaran on April 1, 2017.
| Assets | ₹ | Liabilities | ₹ |
| Cash | 1,00,000 | Amount due to Anush | 40,000 |
| Stock | 40,000 | Kumaran’s capital | 1,20,000 |
| Amount due from Rohit | 10,000 | ||
| Furniture | 10,000 |
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| 2017 Aug. | Particulars | ₹ |
| 10 | Sold goods and cheque received but not deposited | 30,000 |
| 14 | Sold goods on credit to Gopi | 12,000 |
| 20 | Received cash from Gopi | 12,000 |
Journalise the following transactions in the books of Vasu and post them to ledger accounts.
| 2017 Nov | Particulars |
| 1 | Cash in hand ₹ 1,00,000; Cash at bank: ₹ 30,000 |
| 2 | Vasu sold goods to Jothi for ₹ 25,000 against a cheque and deposited the same in the bank |
| 4 | Received as commission ₹ 5,000 |
| 8 | Bank paid ₹ 15,000 directly for the insurance premium of Vasu. |
| 15 | Cash deposited into bank ₹ 30,000 |
| 20 | Cash withdrawn from bank for personal use ₹ 45,000. |
Prepare Anand’s account from the following details.
| 2017 July | Particulars | ₹ |
| 1 | Credit balance of Anand’s A/c | 4,000 |
| 15 | Amount paid to Anand | 2,000 |
| 18 | Goods purchased from Anand on credit | 8,000 |
| 20 | Paid to Anand | 3,960 |
| Discount allowed by him | 40 | |
| 25 | Goods purchased from Anand | 5,000 |
Show the direct ledger postings for the following transactions:
| 2017 June | Particulars |
| 1 | Raja commenced business with cash ₹ 50,000 |
| 6 | Sold goods for cash ₹ 8,000 |
| 8 | Sold goods to Devi on credit ₹ 9,000 |
| 15 | Goods purchased for cash ₹ 4,000 |
| 20 | Goods purchased from Shanthi on credit ₹ 5,000 |
