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(a) Enter the following transactions in Cash book with discount and cash column of Anand.

2017 December₹
1Cash in hand19,500
4Sold goods for cash32,000
5Credit purchases from Gandhi20,000
9Received from Gopu11,800
Discount allowed to him200
15Cash paid for Electricity charges12,500
17Bought computer and its accessories by cash16,800
25Paid cash to Gandhi ₹ 19,700 in full settlement of his account
28Received cash from Thiruvengadam8,900
Discount allowed to him100
30Paid trade expenses in cash3,500

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(b) What are the differences between Manual and Computerised accounting system ? (any 5)

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(a) Two-column cash book of Anand → closing cash balance ₹19,700 (discount allowed ₹300, discount received ₹300); (b) five differences between manual and computerised accounting.

(a) Cash Book (Discount and Cash columns) of Anand — December 2017

Dr — Date & ParticularsDisc. ₹Cash ₹Cr — Date & ParticularsDisc. ₹Cash ₹
Dec 1 To Balance b/d19,500Dec 15 By Electricity charges A/c12,500
Dec 4 To Sales A/c32,000Dec 17 By Computer A/c16,800
Dec 9 To Gopu A/c20011,800Dec 25 By Gandhi A/c30019,700
Dec 28 To Thiruvengadam A/c1008,900Dec 30 By Trade expenses A/c3,500
Dec 31 By Balance c/d19,700
Total30072,200Total30072,200

Notes:

  • 5 Dec credit purchase from Gandhi ₹20,000 is excluded (not a cash/discount transaction).
  • 25 Dec — Gandhi's account ₹20,000 settled by paying ₹19,700, so discount received ₹300.
  • The discount columns are memorandum totals: discount allowed ₹300 (posted to Discount Allowed A/c Dr) and discount received ₹300 (posted to Discount Received A/c Cr).
  • Closing cash balance c/d = 72,200 − 52,500 = ₹19,700, brought down on 1 Jan 2018.

(b) Differences between Manual and Computerised accounting (any 5)

BasisManual accountingComputerised accounting
RecordingEntries written by hand in the booksData entered into accounting software

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