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(a) Given below are the balances extracted from the books of Nagarajan as on 31st March, 2016.

ParticularsRs.ParticularsRs.
Purchases10,000Sales15,100
Wages600Commission received1,900
Freight inwards750Rent received600
Advertisement500Creditors2,400
Carriage outwards400Capital5,000
Cash1,200
Machinery8,000
Debtors2,250
Bills Receivable300
Stock 1st Jan. 20161,000
25,00025,000

Prepare the Trading and Profit and Loss account for the year ended 31st March, 2016 and the Balance sheet as on that date after adjusting the following :

  1. Commission received in advance Rs. 400
  2. Advertisement paid in advance Rs. 150
  3. Wages outstanding Rs. 200
  4. Closing stock as on 31.03.2016, Rs. 2,100 OR

(b) Classify the following items into Capital or Revenue.

(i) Audit fees paid Rs. 10,000

(ii) Labour welfare expenses Rs. 5,000

(iii) Rs. 2,000 paid for servicing the company vehicle

(iv) Repair to Machinery purchased in second hand Rs. 3,000

(v) Rent paid for the factory Rs. 12,000

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(a) Trading A/c gives Gross Profit Rs. 4,650; P&L A/c gives Net Profit Rs. 6,000; Balance Sheet totals Rs. 14,000 on each side after the four adjustments. (b) Only the repair to newly bought second-hand machinery is capital; the rest are revenue.

(a) Trading and Profit & Loss Account of Nagarajan for the year ended 31 March 2016

Dr — Trading A/cRs.Cr — Trading A/cRs.
To Opening Stock1,000By Sales15,100
To Purchases10,000By Closing Stock2,100
To Wages (600 + 200 outstanding)800
To Freight Inwards750
To Gross Profit c/d4,650
Total17,200Total17,200
Dr — Profit & Loss A/cRs.Cr — Profit & Loss A/cRs.
To Advertisement (500 − 150 prepaid)350By Gross Profit b/d4,650
To Carriage Outwards400By Commission Received (1,900 − 400 advance)1,500
To Net Profit (to Capital)6,000By Rent Received600
Total6,750Total6,750

Balance Sheet of Nagarajan as on 31 March 2016

LiabilitiesRs.AssetsRs.
Capital 5,000 + Net Profit 6,00011,000Machinery8,000
Creditors2,400Debtors2,250
Commission Received in Advance400Bills Receivable300
Outstanding Wages200Cash1,200
Closing Stock2,100
Prepaid Advertisement150
Total14,000Total14,000

(b) Capital or Revenue classification

| Item | Classification | Reason |

| --- | --- | --- | …

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