Seok buys and sells goods on credit. He has three credit customers and allows one of them, Naomi, trade discount of 10%. All customers pay Seok by bank transfer. The following balances were extracted from Seok's sales ledger at 1 August 2023. Naomi $450 Siena $155 Bwana $386 $991 The following transactions took place in August 2023. Aug 3 Sold goods on credit, to Naomi, list price $410 5 Sold goods on credit, $89, to Bwana 10 Naomi returned goods, list price $20 11 Naomi paid $423 in full settlement of the amount she owed at 1 August 19 Sold goods on credit, $180, to Bwana 22 Sold goods on credit, to Naomi, list price $230 27 Bwana returned goods, $19 29 Bwana paid $400 REQUIRED
- (a)Prepare the sales journal for August 2023. Total the journal and indicate the ledger account where the total would be posted.[4]
- (b)Prepare the sales returns journal for August 2023. Total the journal and indicate the ledger account where the total would be posted.[3]
- (c)Prepare the account for Naomi for August 2023 as it would appear in the books of Seok. Balance the account and bring down the balance at 1 September 2023.[6]
- (d)On 31 August Seok decided to write off the amount owing by Siena as an irrecoverable debt. REQUIRED Prepare Seok's sales ledger control account for August 2023. Balance the account and bring down the balance at 1 September 2023.[7]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] (a) Naomi (410 – 41) 369
- [1] (a) Bwana 89
- [1] (a) Bwana 180
- [1] (a) Naomi (230 – 23) 207
- [1] (a) 845 OF
- [1] (b) Naomi (20 – 2) 18
- [1] (b) Bwana 19
- [1] (b) 37 OF
- [1] (c) Aug 1 Balance b/d 450
- [1] (c) Aug 3 Sales 369
- [1] (c) Aug 22 Sales 207
- [1] (c) Aug 10 Sales returns 18
- [1] (c) Aug 11 Bank 423
- [1] (c) Aug 31 Discount allowed 27
- [1] (c) Aug 31 Balance c/d 558
- [1] (c) Sept 1 Balance b/d 558 OF
- [1] (d) Aug 1 Balance b/d 991
- [1] (d) Aug 31 Sales 845 OF
- [1] (d) Aug 31 Sales returns 37 OF
- [1] (d) Bank (423 + 400) 823
- [1] (d) Discount allowed 27
- [1] (d) Irrecoverable debts 155
- [1] (d) Balance c/d 794
- [1] (d) Sept 1 Balance b/d 794 OF
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