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From the following information calculate total purchases.

ParticularsAmount (₹)
Creditors April 01, 201630,000
Creditors March 31, 201720,000
Opening balance of Bills payable25,000
Closing balance of Bills payable35,000
Cash paid to creditors1,51,000
Bills discharged44,500
Cash purchases1,29,000
Return outwards6,000
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Prepare the Total Bills Payable Account to find bills accepted (₹54,500). Carry this into the Total Creditors Account, where credit purchases is the balancing figure (₹2,01,500). Total purchases = credit purchases + cash purchases ₹1,29,000.

Total Bills Payable Account

DateParticularsJ.F.Amount (₹)DateParticularsJ.F.Amount (₹)
To Bills Discharged44,500By Balance b/d25,000
To Balance c/d35,000By Bills Accepted (bal. fig.)54,500
Total79,500Total79,500

Total Creditors Account

DateParticularsJ.F.Amount (₹)DateParticularsJ.F.Amount (₹)
To Cash1,51,000By Balance b/d30,000

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