The debit side of a trial balance totals $800 more than the credit side.Which one of the following errors would fully account for
the difference?
A company's trial balance failed to agree, the totals being:Debit $815,602Credit $808,420Which one of the following errors
could fully account for the difference?
The debit side of a trial balance totals $50 more than the credit side. Which one of the following could this be due to?
The following information is relevant for questions 20.4 and 20.5.
A is a sole trader who does not keep full accounting records. The following details relate to her transactions with credit
customers and suppliers for the year ended 30 November 20X3.
$
Trade receivables, 1 December 20X2 130,000
Trade payables, 1 December 20X2 60,000
Cash received from customers 686,400
Cash paid to suppliers 302,800
Discounts allowed 1,400
Discounts received 2,960
Irrecoverable debts 4,160
Amount due from a customer who is also a supplier offset against an amount due
for goods supplied by him 2,000
Trade receivables, 30 November 20X3 181,000
Trade payables, 30 November 20X3 84,000
Based on the above information, what figure should appear in A's statement of profit or loss for the year ended 30
November 20X3 for sales revenue?
Based on the above information, what figure should appear in A's statement of profit or loss for the year ended 30 November
20X3 for purchases?
A sole trader fixes her prices by adding 50 per cent to the cost of all goods purchased. On 31 October 20X3 a fire destroyed a considerable part of the inventory and all inventory records.Her trading account for the year ended 31 October 20X3 included
the following figures:
Sales $ $
Opening inventory at cost 183.600 281,250
Purchases 249,200
Closing inventory at cost 432,800 228,200
Gross profit 204.600 53,050
Using this information, what inventory loss has occurred?
A fire on 30 September 20X2 destroyed some of a company's inventory and its inventory records. The following information is available: $
Inventory 1 September 20X2 318.000
Sales for September 20X2 612.000
Purchases for September 20X2 412.000
Inventory in good condition at 30 September 20X2 214.000
Standard gross profit percentage on sales is 25%
Based on this information, what is the value of the inventory lost?
A business's bank balance increased by $750,000 during its last financial year. During the same period it issued shares of
$1 million and repaid a loan note of $750,000. It purchased non-current assets for $200,000 and charged depreciation of $
100,000. Working capital (other than the bank balance) increased by $575,000.
What was its profit for the year?
A sole trader's business made a profit of $32,500 during the year ended 31 March 20X8. This figure was after deducting
$100 per week wages for himself. In addition, he put his home telephone bill through the business books, amounting to $400
plus sales tax at 17.5%. He is registered for sales tax and therefore has charged only the net amount to his statement of
profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
His capital at 1 April 20X7 was $6,500. What was his capital at 31 March 20X8?
Senji does not keep proper accounting records, and it is necessary to calculate her total purchases for the year ended 31
January 20X3 from the following information:
$
Trade payables: 31 January 20X2 130,400
31 January 20X3 171,250
Payment to suppliers 888,400
Cost of goods taken from inventory by Senji for her personal use 1,000
Refunds received from suppliers 2,400
Discounts received 11,200
What is the figure for purchases that should be included in Senji’s financial statements?