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2023 WAEC Accounts - Principles of Accounts Theory a. The following is the trial balance of Abete Trading Company as at 31st December...

Accounts - Principles of Accounts
WAEC 2023

a. The following is the trial balance of Abete Trading Company as at 31st December 2020:
 

   Le  Le

 Depreciation of fixed assets

   9,260

 Stock as 1st January 2020

 3,600  

 Purchases and sales

 100,000  174,000

 General expenses

 170,00  

 Fixed assets

 42,600  

 Returns

 2,400  4,800

 Discounts

 400  2,000

 Salaries and wages

 21,000  
 Suspense account  3,060  
   190,060

 190,060



Additional information
(i) Stock in hand on 31st December 2020 was Le 4,000
(ii) Investigation revealed the following errors which necessitated the opening of suspense account:
- Drawings of Le 1,000 was posted to salaries and wages account
- Furniture bought at Le 1,560 was wrongly debited to fixed asset as Le 300
- Purchases day book was undercast by Le 2,000
- Discount allowed of Le 200 to a customer had not been posted to the customer's account
(iii) Depreciation of fixed assets is 10% per annum.

You are required to:

Correct the errors through journal entries (no narration is required).

b. The following is the trial balance of Abete Trading Compnay as at 31st December 2020:
 

   Le  Le

 Depreciation of fixed assets

   9,260

 Stock as 1st January 2020

 3,600  

 Purchases and sales

 100,000  174,000

 General expenses

 170,00  

 Fixed assets

 42,600  

 Returns

 2,400  4,800

 Discounts

 400  2,000

 Salaries and wages

 21,000  
 Suspense account  3,060  
   190,060

 190,060



Additional information
(i) Stock in hand on 31st December 2020 was Le 4,000
(ii) Investigation revealed the following errors which necessitated the opening of suspense account:
- Drawings of Le 1,000 was posted to salaries and wages account
- Furniture bought at Le 1,560 was wrongly debited to fixed asset as Le 300
- Purchases day book was undercast by Le 2,000
- Discount allowed of Le 200 to a customer had not been posted to the customer's account
(iii) Depreciation of fixed assets is 10% per annum.

You are required to:
Prepare Trading, Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December, 2020

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Explanation

a. 

 Journal

 Dr  Cr
   Le  Le

 Suspense

   1000
 Drawings  1000  
 Fixed assets  1260  

 Suspense

   1260

 Purchases

 2000  
 Suspense    2000

 Discount Allowed

 200  
 Suspense    200

 

b. 

Abete Trading Company
Trading,Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December, 2020

 

   Le    Le

Opening stock

 3600  Sales  174000

 Add purchases

 102000  Less Returns

 2400

  105600    171600

 Less Returns

 4800    
   100800     

Less closing stock

 4000    
   96800     

 Gross profit

 74800    
   171600    171600

 Expenses

   Gross profit b/d   74800

 Discount allowed

 600  Discount received   2000
 General expenses  17000    
 Net profit  39200    
   76800    76800

 


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