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M/s Saniya Sports Equipment does not keep proper records. From the following information find out profit or loss and also prepare balance sheet for the year ended March 31, 2017:

ParticularsMarch 31, 2016 (₹)March 31, 2017 (₹)
Cash in hand6,00024,000
Bank overdraft30,000—
Stock50,00080,000
Sundry creditors26,00040,000
Sundry debtors60,0001,40,000
Bills payable6,00012,000
Furniture40,00060,000
Bills receivable8,00028,000
Machinery50,0001,00,000
Investment30,00080,000

Drawing ₹10,000 p.m. for personal use, fresh capital introduced during the year ₹2,00,000. A bad debt of ₹2,000 and a provision of 5% is to be made on debtors, outstanding salary ₹2,400, prepaid insurance ₹700, depreciation charged on furniture and machinery @ 10% p.a.

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Opening capital ₹1,82,000. After bad debt ₹2,000, provision ₹7,000, depreciation (furniture ₹6,000, machinery ₹10,000), outstanding salary ₹2,400 and prepaid insurance ₹700, the adjusted statement of affairs totals ₹4,87,700 and adjusted closing capital is ₹4,33,300. Adding drawings ₹1,20,000 and deducting fresh capital ₹2,00,000 gives a profit of ₹1,71,300.

Opening Statement of Affairs as at March 31, 2016

LiabilitiesAmount (₹)AssetsAmount (₹)
Bank overdraft30,000Cash in hand6,000
Sundry creditors26,000Stock50,000
Bills payable6,000Sundry debtors60,000
Capital (balancing figure)1,82,000Furniture40,000
Bills receivable8,000
Machinery50,000
Investment30,000
Total2,44,000Total2,44,000

Closing Statement of Affairs as at March 31, 2017 (before adjustments)

LiabilitiesAmount (₹)AssetsAmount (₹)
Sundry creditors40,000Cash in hand24,000
Bills payable12,000Stock80,000
Capital (balancing figure)4,60,000Sundry debtors1,40,000
Furniture60,000
Bills receivable28,000
Machinery1,00,000
Investment80,000
Total5,12,000Total5,12,000

Adjustments: bad debt ₹2,000 written off; provision for doubtful debts @ 5% on debtors ₹1,40,000 = ₹7,000 (net debtors = 1,40,000 − 2,000 − 7,000 = ₹1,31,000); depreciation on furniture @ 10% = ₹6,000 (→ ₹54,000) and on machinery @ 10% = ₹10,000 (→ ₹90,000); outstanding salary ₹2,400 (a liability); prepaid insurance ₹700 (an asset).

Adjusted Statement of Affairs as at March 31, 2017

LiabilitiesAmount (₹)AssetsAmount (₹)
Sundry creditors40,000Cash in hand24,000
Bills payable12,000Stock80,000
Outstanding salary2,400Sundry debtors (1,40,000 − 2,000 − 7,000)1,31,000
Capital (balancing figure)4,33,300Bills receivable28,000
Furniture (60,000 − 6,000)54,000
Machinery (1,00,000 − 10,000)90,000
Investment80,000
Prepaid insurance700
Total4,87,700Total4,87,700

Statement of Profit or Loss for the year ended March 31, 2017

ParticularsAmount (₹)
Adjusted capital at the end (31.03.2017)4,33,300
Add: Drawings during the year (₹10,000 × 12)1,20,000
5,53,300
Less: Fresh capital introduced2,00,000

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