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UNIT 1--
ACCOUNTS FROM INCOMPLETE RECORDS-

LEVEL-1-CLASS EXERCISE

1. From the following information determine sales made by a firm during the calendar year 2008
(Module-Unsolved)
Opening Stock -80,000,Closing Stock -90,000,Goods taken by the proprietor at cost-
10,000,Goods lost by fire at cost- 5,000,Purchases 5,70,000,Gross Profit Ratio -33 1/3% on
cost
2. Shiv keeps his books on the single entry system. His statement of assets and liabilities as at
31 December 2010 is as follows : NOT TO BE MISSED.( Answer:Profit-1240)
Liabilities Rs. Assets Rs.
Sundry Creditors 65,000 Land and Building 20,000
Loan From Money Lender 56,600 Furniture and Fixture 3,000
Outstanding Liabilities 13,400 Plant and Machinery 55,000
Stock 9,200
Sundry Debtors 75,500
Cash 8,300

His drawings during the year amounted to Rs. 3,000. Land and Building are to be
depreciated by 2%; Furniture and Fixtures by 5% and Plant and Machinery by 10%. Sundry Debtors
are to be reduced by 2%. He has used Rs. 800 worth of stock of his business for private purposes.
During the year 2010, he sold some of his household furniture for Rs. 1,000 and paid this into his
business bank account. His capital at the beginning of the year was Rs. 30,000. Draw up the
statement of profit and loss for the year ended 31.12.2010

3. From the following information supplied by Mr. Amir Khan calculate total sales. (Answer -
136200-Total Sales)
Capital in the beginning 1,20,000
Cash in hand in beginning 40,000
B/R in the beginning 7,800
Debtors (opening) 30,800
Cash received from Salman as loan 10,000
Cash received from Debtors 70,000
B/R encashed during the year 20,900
Bad Debts written off 2,800
Returns outward 10,000
Credit purchases 1,50,000
Cash paid to suppliers 30,000
Returning inward 8,700
B/R dishonoured 1,800
B/R at the end of the year 6,000
Debtors at the end of the year 25,500
Cash Sales 40,900
Cash received from a customer whose account was
closed last year because of his insolvency. 500

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2. The following is the Balance Sheet of Sanjay, a small trader as on 31.3.2010 : NOT TO BE
MISSED
(Figures in Rs. ‘000)
Liabilities Rs. Assets Rs.
Capital 200 Fixed Assets 145
Creditors 50 Stock 40
Debtors 50
Cash in Hand 5
Cash at Bank 10
250 250
A fire destroyed the accounting records as well as the closing cash of the trader on 31.3.97. However,
the following information was available
(a) Debtors and creditors on 31.3.2011 showed an increase of 20% as compared to 31.3.2010.
(b) Credit Period :Debtors – 1 month Creditors – 2 months
(c) Stock was maintained at the same level throughout the year.
(d) Cash sales constituted 20% of total sales.
(e) All purchases were for credit only.
(f) Current ratio as on 31.3.2011 was exactly 2.
(g) Total expenses excluding depreciation for the year amounted to Rs. 2,50,000.
(h) Depreciation was provided at 10% on the closing value of fixed assets.
(i) Bank and cash transactions :
(1) Payments to creditors included Rs. 50,000 by cash.
(2) Receipts from debtors included Rs. 5,90,000 by way of cheques.
(3) Cash deposited into the bank Rs. 1,20,000.
(4) Personal drawings from bank Rs. 50,000.
(5) Fixed assets purchased and paid by cheques Rs. 2,25,000.
You are required to prepare :
(a) The Trading and Profit & Loss Account of Sanjay for the year ended 31.3.2011 and
(b) A Balance Sheet on that date.
For your exercise, assume cash destroyed by fire is written off in the Profit and Loss Account(GP-
540000,NP243000)
3. The following is the Balance Sheet of the retail business of Sri Srinivas as at 31st December,
1998:
Liabilities Rs. Assets Rs.
Sri Srinivas’s capital 1,00,000 Furniture 10,000
Liabilities for goods 20,500 Stock 70,000
Rent 1,000 Debtors 25,000
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Cash at bank 14,500

Cash in hand 2,000
1,21,500 1,21,500
You are furnished with the following information :
(1) Sri Srinivas sells his goods at a profit of 20% on sales.
(2) Goods are sold for cash and credit. Credit customers pay by cheques only.
(3) Payments for purchases are always made by cheques.
(4) It is the practice of Sri Srinivas to send to the bank every weekend the collections of the week
after paying every week, salary of Rs. 300 to the clerk, Sundry expenses of Rs. 50 and personal
expenses Rs. 100.
Analysis of the Bank Pass–Book for the 13 weeks period ending 31st March, 1999 disclosed the
following :
Rs.
Payments to creditors 75,000
Payments of rent upto 31.3.99 4,000
Amounts deposited into the bank 1,25,000
(include Rs. 30,000 received from debtors by cheques)
The following are the balances on 31st March, 1999 :
Rs.
Stock 40,000
Debtors 30,000
Creditors for goods 36,500
On the evening of 31st March, 1999 the Cashier absconded with the available cash in the cash box.
There was no cash deposit in the week ended on that date.You are required to prepare a statement
showing the amount of cash defalcated by the Cashier and also a Profit and Loss Account for the
period ended 31st March, 1999 and a Balance Sheet as on that date (Intermediate–May 1999)
4. The following is the Balance Sheet of Sri Agni Dev as on 31st March, 2001:
Liabilities Rs. Assets Rs.
Capital Account 2,52,500 Machinery 1,20,000
Sundry Creditors for purchases 45,000 Furniture 20,000
Stock 33,000
Debtors 1,00,000
Cash in hand 8,000
_______ Cash at Bank 16,500
2,97,500 2,97,500
Riots occurred and fire broke out on the evening of 31st March, 2002, destroying the books of
account and Furniture. The cashier was grievously hurt and the cash available in the cash box was
stolen.

The trader gives you the following information:

(i) Sales are effected as 25% for cash and the balance on credit. His total sales for the year ended
31st March, 2002 were 20% higher than the previous year. All the sales and purchases of goods
were evenly spread throughout the year (as also in the last year).

(ii) Terms of credit

Debtors 2 Months
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Creditors 1 Month

(iii) Stock level was maintained at Rs. 33,000 all throughout the year.
(iv) A steady Gross Profit rate of 25% on the turnover was maintained throughout. Creditors are paid
by cheque only, except for cash purchase of Rs. 50,000.

(v) His private records and the Bank Pass-book disclosed the following transactions for the
year.

(i) Miscellaneous Business Rs. 1,57,500 (including Rs. 5,000

expenses paid by cheque and Rs. 7,500 was
outstanding as on 31st March, 2002)
(ii) Repairs Rs. 3,500 (paid by cash)
(iii)Addition to Machinery Rs. 60,000 (paid by cheque)
(iv) Private drawings Rs. 30,000 (paid by cash)
(v) Travelling expenses Rs. 18,000 (paid by cash)
(vi) Introduction of additional capital Rs. 5,000
by depositing in to the Bank
(vi) Collection from debtors were all through cheques.
(vii) Depreciation on Machinery is to be provided @ 15% on the Closing Book Value.
(viii) The Cash stolen is to be charged to the Profit and Loss Account.
(ix) Loss of furniture is to be adjusted from the Capital Account.
Prepare Trading, Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2002 and a Balance Sheet
as on that date. Make appropriate assumptions whenever necessary. . (PE-II – Nov. 2002)(GP-
240000),NP-32500)
no opening provision for doubtful debts.GP-120000,NL-25840 (PE-II–Nov. 2003)
5. Following incomplete information of X Ltd. are given below:
Trading and Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31 st March, 2008
Rs.’000 Rs.’000
To Opening stock 700 By Sales ?
To Purchases ? By Closing stock ?
To Direct expenses 175
To Gross profit c/d ?
? ?
To Establishment expenses 740 By Gross profit b/d ?
To Interest on loan 60 By Commission 100
To Provision for taxation ?
To Net profit c/d ?
? ?
To Proposed dividends ? By Balance b/f 140
To Transfer to general reserve ? By Net profit b/d ?
To Balance transferred to Balance sheet ?
? ?
Balance Sheet as at 31 st March, 2008
Liabilities Amount Assets Amount
(Rs.’000) (Rs.’000)
Paid-up capital 1,000 Fixed assets:
General reserve: Plant & machinery 1,400
Balance at the beginning of ? Other fixed assets ?
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the year
Proposed addition ? Current assets:
Profit and loss account ? Stock ?
10% Loan account ? Sundry debtors ?
Current liabilities ? Cash at bank 125
? ?
Other information:
(i) Current ratio is 2:1.
(ii) Closing stock is 25% of sales.
(iii) Proposed dividends to paid-up capital ratio is 2:3.
(iv) Gross profit ratio is 60% of turnover.
(v) Loan is half of current liabilities.
(vi) Transfer to general reserves to proposed dividends ratio is 1:1.
(vii) Profit carried forward is 10% of proposed dividends.
(viii) Provision for taxation is equal to the amount of net profit of the year.
(ix) Balance to credit of general reserve at the beginning of the year is twice the amount
transferred to that account from the current year’s profits.
All working notes should be part of your answer. You are required to complete:
st
(i) Trading and Profit and Loss account for the year ended 31 March, 2008 and
(ii) The Balance Sheet as on that date. (May, 2008)
To Gross profit c/d (W.N.9) 3,220.00
To Net profit c/d 1,260.00

1. Suresh does not maintain his books of accounts under the double entry system but keeps
slips of
papers from which he makes up his annual accounts. He has borrowed moneys from a bank to whom
he has to render figures of profits every year. He has given the bank the following profit figures

The bank appoints you to audit the statements and verify whether the figures of profits report is
corrected or not; for this purpose, the following figures are made available to you:
(a) Position as on 31st December, 2003: Sundry debtors Rs. 20,000; Stock in trade (at 95%of the
cost) Rs. 47,500; Cash in hand and at bank Rs. 12,600; Trade creditors Rs. 6,000;Expenses due Rs.
1,600.
(b) He had borrowed Rs. 5,000 from his wife on 30th September, 2003 on which he had agreed to
pay simple interest at 12% p.a. The loan was repaid along with interest on 31stDecember, 2005.
(c) In December, 2004, he had advanced Rs. 8,000 to A for purchase of a vacant land. The property
was registered in March, 2006 after payment of balance consideration of Rs.32,000. Costs of
registration incurred for this were Rs. 7,500.
(d) Suresh purchased jewellery for Rs. 15,000 for his daughter in October, 2006. Marriage expenses
incurred in January were Rs. 24,000.
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(e) A new VCR was purchased by him in March 2008 for Rs. 18,000 and presented by him to his
friend in November, 2008.
(f) His annual household expenses amounted to a minimum of Rs. 24,000.
(g) The position of assets and liabilities as on 31st December 2008 was found to be
Overdraft with bank (secured against property) Rs. 12,000; Trade creditors Rs. 10,000.Expenses
payable Rs. 600; Sundry debtors (including Rs. 600 due from a peon declared insolvent by Court) Rs.
28,800; Stock in trade (at 125% of cost to reflect market value)Rs. 60,000 and Cash in hand Rs.
250.It is found that the rate of profit has been uniform throughout the period and the proportion of
sales during the years to total sales for the period was in the ratio of 3:4:4:6:8.
Ascertain the annual profits and indicate differences, if any, with those reported by Suresh to the bank
earlier.
All workings are to form part of your answer.