Yang is a supplier of goods to Win. The following transactions took place in March 2012. 2012 March 1 Win owed $3 000 to Yang. March 17 Win purchased goods from Yang with a list price of $1 000. Yang allowed Win 20% trade discount. March 20 Win returned goods purchased on 17 March, list price of $200. March 30 Win informed Yang that he had ceased trading and was unable to pay his debt in full. Win offered Yang $650 in full settlement, which Yang accepted. REQUIRED
- (a)Prepare the account of Win in the ledger of Yang. Win account[7]
- (b)State the name of the document that Yang would send to Win, following delivery of the goods returned on 20 March 2012.[1]
- (c)State the name of the book of prime entry used to write off the bad debt.[1]
- (d)(i)State one purpose in preparing a trial balance.[2]
- (d)(ii)State whether the following accounts would be listed as a debit or a credit in the trial balance. The first account has been completed as an example. Account Capital Provision for depreciation Inventory Bank (overdraft) Wages Debit or Credit Credit[4]
- (e)State three types of errors not revealed by the trial balance.[3]
- (f)After Yang prepared the trial balance he discovered the following error: March 5 A sale of goods to Wilbur, $6 000, was debited to sales and credited to Wilbur. Prepare the journal entry to correct the error. A narrative is not required. Journal Dr $ Cr $[2]
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- [1] Mar 1 Balance b/d 3000
- [1] Mar 17 Sales 800
- [2] Mar 20 Sales returns 160
- [1] Mar 30 Bank 650
- [1] Mar 30 Bad debt (1)
- [1] Mar 30 Bad debt (2990)
- [1] Credit note
- [1] Journal
- [1] To check the arithmetical accuracy of the double entry.
- [1] To provide a basis for the preparation of financial statements./ It is 'prima facie' evidence of the balancing of the accounts.
- [1] Provision for depreciation Credit
- [1] Inventory Debit
- [1] Bank (overdraft) Credit
- [1] Wages Debit
- [1] Omission
- [1] Commission
- [1] Principle
- [1] Compensation
- [1] Original entry
- [1] Reversal
- [1] (f) Wilbur Dr 12000
- [1] (f) Sales Cr 12000
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