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The following balances were extracted from the books of Shri R. Lal on March 31, 2017:

Account TitleAmount (₹)Account TitleAmount (₹)
Capital1,00,000Rent (Cr.)2,100
Drawings17,600Railway freight on sales16,940
Purchases80,000Carriage inwards2,310
Sales1,40,370Office expenses1,340
Purchases return2,820Printing and Stationery660
Stock on April 01, 201611,460Postage and Telegram820
Bad debts1,400Sundry debtors62,070
Doubtful debts reserve April 01, 20163,240Sundry creditors18,920
Rates and Insurance1,300Cash in bank12,400
Discount (Cr.)190Cash in hand2,210
Bills receivable1,240Office furniture3,500
Sales returns4,240Salaries and Commission9,870
Wages6,280Addition to buildings7,000
Buildings25,000

Prepare the trading and profit and loss account and a balance sheet as on March 31, 2017 after keeping in view the following adjustments:

  1. Depreciate old building by ₹625 and addition to building at 2% and office furniture at 5%.
  2. Write-off further bad debts ₹570.
  3. Increase the bad debts reserve to 6% of debtors.
  4. On March 31, 2017 ₹570 are outstanding for salary.
  5. Rent receivable ₹200 on March 31, 2017.
  6. Interest on capital at 5% to be charged.
  7. Unexpired insurance ₹240.
  8. Stock was valued at ₹14,290 on March 31, 2017.
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New reserve 6% × (62,070 − 570) = 3,690; interest on capital 5% × 1,00,000 = 5,000; depreciation 625 + 140 + 175. Gross Profit ₹53,190, Net Profit ₹16,060, Balance Sheet ₹1,22,950.

Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended March 31, 2017

Expenses / Losses(₹)Amount (₹)Revenues / Gains(₹)Amount (₹)
Opening stock11,460Sales1,40,370
Purchases80,000Less: Sales return(4,240)1,36,130
Less: Purchase return(2,820)77,180Closing stock14,290
Carriage inwards2,310
Wages6,280
Gross profit c/d53,190
1,50,4201,50,420
Railway freight on sales16,940Gross profit b/d53,190
Office expenses1,340Rent2,100
Postage and Telegram820Add: Accrued rent2002,300
Printing and Stationery660Discount190
Salary and Commission9,870
Add: Outstanding salary57010,440
Rates and Insurance1,300
Less: Unexpired insurance(240)1,060
Bad debts1,400
Add: Further bad debts570
Add: New doubtful debts provision3,690
5,660
Less: Old provision(3,240)2,420
Interest on capital5,000
Depreciation on building625
Depreciation on addition to building140
Depreciation on furniture175
Net profit (to capital)16,060
55,68055,680

Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017

Liabilities(₹)Amount (₹)Assets(₹)Amount (₹)
Sundry creditors18,920Cash at bank12,400
Outstanding salaries570Cash in hand2,210
Capital1,00,000Bills receivable1,240
Add: Net profit16,060Add: Interest on capital5,000
1,21,060Debtors62,070
Less: Drawings(17,600)1,03,460Less: Further bad debts(570)
61,500
Less: New provision(3,690)57,810
Accrued rent200
Unexpired insurance240
Building25,000
Less: Depreciation(625)24,375
Addition to building7,000
Less: Depreciation(140)6,860
Office furniture3,500
Less: Depreciation(175)3,325
Closing stock14,290
1,22,9501,22,950
Note

Interest on capital ₹5,000 is charged to the debit of the Profit and Loss Account as an expense and, being due to the proprietor, is added on the assets side (or, equivalently, to capital) in the balance sheet — this is how the textbook presents it here.

✓Final answer

Gross Profit ₹53,190; Net Profit ₹16,060; Balance Sheet total ₹1,22,950.

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