Practical Problems
By Asok Nadhani
Illustration: 1
Mr. X had prepared the
following Trial Balance from his Ledger as on 31.3.2010:
|
Particulars
|
Dr.
(Rs.)
|
Cr.
(Rs.)
|
|
Stock as on
|
5,00,000
|
|
|
Purchases and
Returns
|
29,95,000
|
45,000
|
|
Sales and
Return
|
55,000
|
40,45,000
|
|
Cash in Hand
|
2,55,000
|
|
|
Cash at Bank
|
5,05,000
|
|
|
Trader’s
Capital
|
|
22,59,200
|
|
Rates and Taxes
|
50,000
|
|
|
Drawings
|
45,000
|
|
|
Salaries
|
1,00,000
|
|
|
Postage and
Telegram
|
1,05,000
|
|
|
Insurance
|
94,000
|
|
|
Salesman
Commission
|
78,000
|
|
|
Printing and
Stationery
|
95,000
|
|
|
Advertisement
|
1,74,000
|
|
|
Furniture and
Fittings
|
5,50,000
|
|
|
Motor Car
|
48,000
|
|
|
Discounts
|
55,500
|
1,00,000
|
|
General
expenses
|
69,700
|
|
|
Carriage Inward
|
10,000
|
|
|
Carriage
Outward
|
25,000
|
|
|
Wages
|
50,000
|
|
|
Sundry
Debtors/Creditors
|
10,00,000
|
4,10,000
|
|
Total
|
68,59,200
|
68,59,200
|
You are required to prepare
Trading and Profit & Loss Account for the year ended on 31st March, 2010 and
Balance Sheet as on that date after making the necessary adjustments.
You are provided with the
following information:
(i)
Closing Stock as on 31st March, 2010 Rs.1,45,000.
(ii)
Mr. X had withdrawn goods worth Rs.50,000 during
the year.
(iii)
Purchases include Purchase of furniture worth
Rs.1,00,000.
(iv)
Debtors include Rs.50,000 bad debts.
(v)
Sales include goods worth Rs.1,50,000 sent out to
AKN & Co. on approval and remained unsold as on 31st March, 2010 . The cost of the goods
was Rs.1,00,000.
(vi)
Provision for Bad debts is to be created at 5% of
Sundry Debtors.
(vii)
Depreciate Furniture and Fittings by 10% and Motor
Car by 20%.
(viii)The salesman is
entitled to a commission of 10% on total sales.
Solution:
Trading
and Profit and Loss Account of Mr. X
For
the year ended 31st March,
2010
|
Particulars
|
|
Amount
|
Particulars
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
(Rs.)
|
|
|
(Rs.)
|
|
To Opening Stock
|
|
5,00,000
|
By Sales
|
40,45,000
|
|
|
To Purchases
|
29,95,000
|
|
Less : Returns
|
55,000
|
|
|
Less : Returns
|
45,000
|
|
|
39,90,000
|
|
|
|
29,50,000
|
|
Less : Goods sent on approval
|
1,50,000
|
38,40,000
|
|
Less: For personal use.
|
50,000
|
|
By Closing Stock
|
1,45,000
|
|
|
|
29,00,000
|
|
Add: Cost of goods sent on
|
|
|
|
Less: Purchase of furniture.
|
1,00,000
|
28,00,000
|
approval
|
1,00,000
|
2,45,000
|
|
To Carriage Inward
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Wages
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Gross Profit c/d
|
|
7,25,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,85,000
|
|
|
40,85,000
|
|
To Rates and Taxes
|
|
50,000
|
By Gross Profit b/d
|
|
7,25,000
|
|
To Salaries
|
|
1,00,000
|
By Discounts Received
|
|
1,00,000
|
|
To Postage and Telegram
|
|
1,05,000
|
By Net Loss
|
|
5,02,300
|
|
To Salesman’s commission
|
78,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add: Outstanding
|
3,16,500
|
3,94,500
|
|
|
|
|
To Insurance
|
|
94,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Advertisement
|
|
1,74,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Printing and Stationery
|
|
95,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Bad Debts
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Provision for Doubtful
Debts
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
|
(Rs.8,00,000 x
5/100)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
To Discounts Allowed
|
|
55,500
|
|
|
|
|
To General Expenses
|
|
69,700
|
|
|
|
|
To Carriage Outward
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Depreciation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Furniture and
Fittings
|
65,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motor Car
|
9,600
|
74,600
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,27,300
|
|
|
13,27,300
|
Balance
Sheet of Mr. X
As
on 31st March,
2010 .
|
Liabilities
|
Amount
|
Assets
|
Amount
|
|||
|
|
|
(Rs.)
|
|
|
(Rs.)
|
|
|
Capital
|
22,59,200
|
|
Furniture & Fittings
|
5,50,000
|
|
|
|
Less : Net Loss
|
5,02,300
|
|
Addition
|
1,00,000
|
|
|
|
|
17,56,900
|
|
|
6,50,000
|
|
|
|
Less: Drawings
|
|
|
Less:
Depreciation @ 10 % p.a.
|
65,000
|
5,85,000
|
|
|
Opening Figure
|
45,000
|
|
|
Motor Car
|
48,000
|
|
|
Goods withdrawn
|
50,000
|
95,000
|
16,61,900
|
Less: Depreciation
@ 20 % p.a.
|
9,600
|
38,400
|
|
Sundry Creditors
|
|
4,10,000
|
Sundry Debtors
|
10,00,000
|
|
|
|
Outstanding salesman’s comm.
|
|
3,16,500
|
Less: Sales on approval
|
1,50,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,50,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Bad Debts
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,00,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Prov. for Dubt. Debt @ 5%
|
40,000
|
7,60,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash in Hand
|
|
2,55,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash at Bank
|
|
5,05,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Closing stock
|
1,45,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add: Cost of goods sent on
approval
|
1,00,000
|
2,45,000
|
|
|
|
|
23,88,400
|
|
|
23,88,400
|
|
Illustration:
2
Prepare Trading and Profit
and Loss A/c also Balance Sheet for the year ended on 31st March, 2010 of Fibres
Packaging Industries from the following Trial Balance and adjustments:
|
Particulars
|
Rs.
|
Particulars
|
Rs.
|
|
Sundry Debtors
|
50,000
|
Creditors
|
64,000
|
|
Cash in Hand
|
2,000
|
Sales
|
2,16,000
|
|
Furniture
|
3,500
|
Capital A/c
|
20,000
|
|
Motor Car
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
Purchases
|
1,25,000
|
|
|
|
Sales Return
|
2,500
|
|
|
|
Salaries
|
8,000
|
|
|
|
Opening Stock
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
Car Expenses
|
6,500
|
|
|
|
Rent and Taxes
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
Insurance
|
2,500
|
|
|
|
Cash at Bank
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
Machinery
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
23,000
|
|
|
|
General
Expenses
|
4,500
|
|
|
|
Carriage Inward
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
Carriage
Outward
|
1,500
|
|
|
|
Power and Fuel
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
Drawing A/c
|
8,000
|
|
|
|
|
3,00,000
|
|
3,00,000
|
Following addition
information is available:
(a)
Goods worth Rs.5,000 were distributed as free sample.
(b)
Rs.1,000 paid for Machinery erection was debited to
wages A/c.
(c)
Write off further Bad Debts of Rs.2,000 and make
Provision for Bad Debts at 10% of Sundry Debtors.
(d)
Depreciate Furniture and Machinery by 15% and Motor
Car by 20%.
(e)
Commission income outstanding Rs.3,000.
(f)
Insurance Premium includes Rs.500 paid for Personal
Insurance of the Proprietor.
(g)
50% of Motor Car Expenses and Depreciation is being
charged to Proprietor A/c.
(h) Closing Stock was valued at Rs.37,000 on
31st March, 2010 .
Solution:
Trading
and Profit and Loss A/c of Fibres Packaging Industries
For
the year 31st
March, 2010
|
Particulars
|
|
Amount
(Rs.)
|
Particulars
|
|
Amount
(Rs.)
|
|
To Opening Stock
|
|
10,000
|
By Sales
|
2,16,000
|
|
|
To Purchases
|
|
1,25,000
|
Less: Return
|
2,500
|
2,13,500
|
|
To Wages
|
23,000
|
|
By
Goods distributed as sample
|
|
5,000
|
|
Less: Paid for erection
|
1,000
|
22,000
|
By
Closing Stock
|
|
37,000
|
|
To Carriage inward
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Power and fuel
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Gross profit c/d
|
|
90,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,55,500
|
|
|
2,55,500
|
|
To Salary
|
|
8,000
|
By Gross profit b/d
|
|
90,500
|
|
To Car expenses
|
6,500
|
|
By Commission receivable
|
|
3,000
|
|
Less: 50% of car expenses made for
proprietor
|
3,250
|
3,250
|
|
|
|
|
To Rent and Taxes
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Insurance
|
2,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Personal insurance for proprietor
|
500
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
|
To General expenses
|
|
4,500
|
|
|
|
|
To Carriage outward
|
|
1,500
|
|
|
|
|
To Advertisement (free
sample)
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Bad debts
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Provisions for bad
debts
|
|
4,800
|
|
|
|
|
To Depreciation :
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery
|
3,900
|
|
|
|
|
|
Furniture
|
525
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motor car
|
1,500
|
5,925
|
|
|
|
|
To Net profit
|
|
55,525
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
93,500
|
|
|
93,500
|
Balance
Sheet
As
on 31st March,
2010
|
Liabilities
|
|
Amount
|
Assets
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
(Rs.)
|
|
|
(Rs.)
|
|
Capital
|
20,000
|
|
Furniture
|
3,500
|
|
|
Add: Profit
|
55,525
|
|
Less:
Depreciation @ 15% p.a.
|
525
|
2,975
|
|
|
75,525
|
|
Motor car
|
15,000
|
|
|
Less : Drawings
|
8,000
|
|
Less:
Depreciation @ 20% p.a.
|
3,000
|
12,000
|
|
|
67,525
|
|
Machinery
|
25,000
|
|
|
Less: Insurance.
|
500
|
|
Add: Erection Charge
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
67,025
|
|
|
26,000
|
|
|
Less: Car exp
|
3,250
|
|
Less:
Depreciation @ 15% p.a.
|
3,900
|
22,100
|
|
|
63,775
|
|
Sundry debtors
|
50,000
|
|
|
Less:
Depreciation on Motor Car.
|
1,500
|
62,275
|
Less: Bad debts
|
2,000
|
|
|
Sundry Creditors
|
|
64,000
|
|
48,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less:
Prov. For bad debts @ 10% p.a.
|
4,800
|
43,200
|
|
|
|
|
Closing stock
|
|
37,000
|
|
|
|
|
Com. outstanding
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
|
Cash in Hand
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
|
Cash at Bank
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
1,26,275
|
|
|
1,26,275
|
Illustration:
3
The following Trial Balance
of Mr. Y as at 31st
December, 2010 is given to you:
|
Debit Balance
|
Amount
|
Credit Balance
|
Amount
|
|
|
(Rs.)
|
|
(Rs.)
|
|
Opening Stock
|
10,000
|
Capital
|
50,000
|
|
Land and
Buildings
|
35,000
|
Loan from Mr.
Amit @ 9% p.a.
|
30,000
|
|
Machinery
|
50,000
|
Sundry
Creditors
|
9,600
|
|
Furniture &
Fixtures
|
5,000
|
Purchase
Returns
|
2,000
|
|
Purchases
|
1,02,850
|
Miscellaneous
Receipts
|
2,000
|
|
Salaries
|
11,000
|
Sales
|
2,06,400
|
|
General
Expenses
|
2,500
|
|
|
|
Rent
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
Postage,
Telegrams, etc.
|
1,500
|
|
|
|
Stationery
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
26,000
|
|
|
|
Freight on
Purchases
|
2,800
|
|
|
|
Carriage on
Sales
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
Repairs
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
Sundry Debtors
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
Bad Debts
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
Cash in Hand
|
250
|
|
|
|
Cash at Bank
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
Sales Returns
|
5,100
|
|
|
|
|
3,00,000
|
|
3,00,000
|
The following further
information is given:
(a)
Wages for December, 2010, amounting to Rs. 1,000
have not yet been paid.
(b)
Included in General Expenses is insurance premium,
Rs.600, paid for the year ending March 31, 2011 .
(c)
A provision for Doubtful Debts @ 5% on debtors is
necessary.
(d)
Depreciation is to be charged as follows :
Land and
buildings 5%, Machinery 10% and Furniture and Fixtures 15%
(e)
The loan from Mr. Amit was taken on 1st July, 2010 . Interest has
not been paid yet.
(f)
The value of stock on hand on 31st December, 2010 , was Rs.15,000.
Prepare Trading
and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December, 2010 also Balance
Sheet as on that date.
Solution:
Trading
Account of Mr. Y
For the year ended December 31, 2010
|
Particulars
|
Amount
(Rs.)
|
Particulars
|
Amount
(Rs.)
|
||
|
To Opening Stock
|
|
10,000
|
By Sales
|
2,08,550
|
|
|
To Purchases
|
1,05,000
|
|
Less : Returns
|
5,100
|
2,03,450
|
|
Less : Returns
|
2,000
|
1,03,000
|
By Closing Stock
|
|
15,000
|
|
To Wages
|
26,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add : Outstanding
|
1,000
|
27,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Freight on Purchases
|
|
2,800
|
|
|
|
|
To Gross Profit c/d
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Transferred to
Profit & Loss A/c)
|
|
75,650
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,18,450
|
|
|
2,18,450
|
|
To Salaries
|
|
11,000
|
By Gross Profit b/d
|
|
75,650
|
|
To General Expenses
|
2,500
|
|
By Miscellaneous Receipts
|
|
2,000
|
|
Less: Prepaid Insurance
|
150
|
2,350
|
|
|
|
|
To Rent
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Postage & Telegrams
|
|
1,500
|
|
|
|
|
To Stationery
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Carriage on Sales
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Repairs
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Bad Debts
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
|
To Provision For Doubtful
Debts
|
|
1,500
|
|
|
|
|
To Depreciation :
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land and
Buildings
|
1,750
|
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Furniture &
Fixtures
|
750
|
7,500
|
|
|
|
|
To Interest [Rs.(30,000 x
9%) x ½]
|
|
1,350
|
|
|
|
|
To Net Profit
|
|
39,450
|
|
|
|
|
(Transferred to
Capital A/c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
77,650
|
|
|
77,650
|
Balance
Sheet
As
on 31st
December, 2010
|
Liabilities
|
Amount
(Rs.)
|
Assets
|
Amount
(Rs.)
|
||
|
Capital
Account
|
50,000
|
|
Land
& Buildings
|
35,000
|
|
|
Add:
Net Profit
|
39,450
|
89,450
|
Less:
Depreciation @5 % p.a.
|
1,750
|
33,250
|
|
Mr.
Amit Loan
|
30,000
|
|
Machinery
|
50,000
|
|
|
Add:
Interest [Rs.(30,000 x 9%) x ½]
|
1,350
|
31,350
|
Less:
Depreciation @10 % p.a.
|
5,000
|
45,000
|
|
Wages
Outstanding
|
|
1,000
|
Furniture
& Fixtures
|
5,000
|
|
|
Sundry
Creditors
|
|
9,600
|
Less:
Depreciation @15 % p.a.
|
750
|
4,250
|
|
|
|
|
Sundry
Debtors
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less:
Provision for dubt. debts
|
1,500
|
28,500
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
in Hand
|
|
250
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
at Bank
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
Insurance
|
|
150
|
|
|
|
|
Closing
Stock
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
1,31,400
|
|
|
1,31,400
|
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