JAMB - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (2018 - No. 10)

Use the information below to answer the question

 

Liabilities ₦ Assets ₦
Capital  40,000  Furnishing 10,000
  Ceiling Fan 1,500
  Cash in Hand 28,500
  40,000  40,000

 

If at 31/1/95 the following information was ascertained

 

  (i). rent for shop #12,000 paid for the year

  (ii). Total purchases #15,000

  (iii). Total sales #8,200

  (iv). Stock of goods left #10,000

  (v). paid sales boy #500

What is the new balance sheet total as at 31/1/95?

#40,000
#41,500
#41,700
48,500

Explanation

Trading, profit and loss account for the month ended 31/1/95

 

For the month ended 31/1/95

  ₦  ₦

Sales   8200

Cost of sales:

Purchases  15000

Closing stock (10000) (5000) 

Gross profit  3200

Gross profit b/d  3200

Sales commission  500

Rent  1000  (1500)

Net profit  1700

WORKINGS:

Rent paid for 12 months 12000

Rent paid for one month

12000 x 1/12 (1000)

Prepaid rent 11000

 

Balance sheet as at 31/1/95   

Noncurrent asset: 

Furnishing  10000

Ceiling fan 1500  11500

Current asset:

Cash (see cash account) 9200

Inventory 10000 

Prepaid rent (see above) 11000 30200 

 41700

Capital  40000

Net profit (see p&l) 1,700 

 41700

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