Cma Inter GR 1 Financial Accounting Marathon Part - 2
Cma Inter GR 1 Financial Accounting Marathon Part - 2
Cma Inter GR 1 Financial Accounting Marathon Part - 2
(i) Depreciation: Depreciation means gradual decrease in the value of an asset due to normal wear and tear, obsolescence.
Amortization – Is used for writing off Intangible assets such as goodwill, trademarks and patents . The term
amortization is also used for writing off leasehold premises.
Obsolescence – The term ‘Obsolescence’ refers to loss of usefulness arising from such factors as technological
changes, improvement in production methods, change in market demand for the product output of the asset or service
or legal or medical or other restrictions.
(iv) It depends upon different assumptions, like effective life and residual value of an asset.
(vi) It is charged on tangible fixed assets. It is not charged on any current asset.
➢ A change from one method of providing depreciation to another method should be treated as change
in accounting estimate.
➢ When such a change in the method of depreciation should apply on all assets existing in the group with
prospective effect only.
Note: - According to AS-6, change in method of depreciation is applied on all existing assets with retrospective effect.
It is treated as change in accounting policies.
3. Cost of asset does not include interest paid in instalments, if purchased on credit basis.
4. We start charging depreciation from the date on which asset has been put in a running condition.
Revision question 1: On 1st April, 2019, Som Ltd. purchased a machine for Rs 66,000 and spent Rs 5,000 on shipping
and forwarding charges, Rs 6,000 as import duty, Rs 1,000 for carriage and installation, Rs 1,000 for insurance in
transit, Rs 500 as brokerage and Rs 500 for an iron pad. It was estimated that the machine will have a scrap value of
Rs 5,000 at the end of its useful life which is 15 years. On1st January, 2020 repairs and renewals of Rs 3,000 were
carried out. On 1st October, 2021 this machine was sold for Rs 50,000. Calculate profit or loss on sale of machinery.
Practice question 2. On 1st April 2023, COC EDUCATION Pvt ltd purchased a machine for ₹2,00,000. On 1st October
2023, a new machine was purchased for ₹1,00,000. On 1st April 2024, Company purchased another machine for
₹50,000 and on the same date first machine was sold for ₹1,10,000.
On 31st March.2025, a new machine was purchased for ₹1,50,000. On 1 st May 2025, second machine became obsolete
and sold for ₹30,000. Rate of deprecation 10% p.a. on WDV. Accounts are closed on 31st March every Year.
On 31st March 2026, company decided to change the method of charging depreciation from WDV to SLM @ 15%
P.A. Prepare machinery A/c for 4 years.
Practice question 3. On 1st April 2022 a firm purchased machinery for ₹2,00,000. On 1 st October in the same
accounting year, additional machinery costing ₹1,00,000 was purchased. On 1st October 2023,
the machinery purchased on 1st April, 2022 having become obsolete, was sold for ₹90,000. On 1 st October 2024,
new machinery was purchased for ₹2,50,000 while the machinery purchased on 1stOctober 2022 was sold for
₹85,000 on the same day.
The firm provides depreciation on its machinery @ 10% per annum on original cost on 31 st March every year.
Show machinery Account, Provision for Depreciation Account for the Period of three years ending 31st March,
2025.
Solution: Machinery account
Note 2. If rate of depreciation is not given in question, we charge depreciation on the basis of their scrap
value and their life.
Practice question 4: M/s. Hot and Cold commenced business on 01.07.2017. When they purchased a new
machinery at a cost of ₹ 8,00,000. On 01.01.2019 they purchased another machinery for ₹6,00,000 and again on
01.10.2021 machinery costing ₹15,00,000 was purchased. They adopted a method of charging depreciation
@ 20% p.a. on diminishing balance basis.
On 01.07.2021, they changed the method of providing depreciation and adopted the method of writing off the
Machinery Account at 15% p.a. under straight line method with retrospective effect from 01.07.2017, the
adjustment being made in the accounts for the year ended 30.06.2020.
The depreciation has been charged on time basis. You are required to calculate the difference in depreciation
to be adjusted in the Machinery on 01.07.2021, and show the Machinery Account for the year ended 30.06.2022.
Machinery Account
Date Particular Amount (₹) Date Particular Amount (₹)
01.07.21 To, Balance b/d 6,73,280 30.06.22 By Depreciation A/c 3,78,750
To, Profit and Loss A/c 21,720 By Balance c/d 18,16,250
(Depreciation Overcharged)
Practice question 5:
𝟓 𝐗 (𝟓+𝟏)
Solution: Sum of year’s digit = = 15
𝟐
𝟐,𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎−𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
Depreciation for first year = x 5 = 50,000.
𝟏𝟓
5. Straight Line Method a fixed portion of the cost of fixed asset is allocated
v. Amortisation is a gradual and systematic writing-off of … … … . over its estimated useful life.
vii. Under Written Down Value method, the rate of allocation is constant but the amount allocated for every
year gradually…………..
viii. When an asset is sold because of obsolescence or inadequacy, the cost of the asset is transferred to a
temporary account called “…………………….”
answer:
i. Depreciation ii. expired iii.Freehold land iv-estimated useful life
v.intangible asset vi. Provision of depreciation vii. Decreases viii.Asset Disposal Account
(a)Asset valuation
(b)Allocation of cost of the assets over the period of its life
(c)Verification of assets
(d)Increasing or decreasing the value of asset
2. Depreciation is not provided for which of the following asset?
6. If the original cost of the machine = 1,00,000, life = 5 years residual value = 2,000. If the depreciation for
4th year as per SLM is 19,600, then the rate of depreciation p.a. is
7. Cost of an asset = Rs 1,00,000 Rate of Depreciation = 10% under WDV method Value of the asses at the end
of 2nd year will be
8. A plant was purchased on 01-04-2023 for 7,00,000. The useful life was estimated to be 5 years and scrap value
as 1,00,000. Calculate the rate of depreciation under Straight line method.
11. Amit Ltd. purchased a machine on 01.01.2012 for Rs 1,20,000. Installation expenses were Rs 10,000.
Residual value after 5 years Rs 5,000. On 01.07.2012, expenses for repairs were incurred to the extent of
th
Rs 2,000. Depreciation is provided @ 10% p.a. under written down value method. Depreciation for the 4
year = …
12. Consider the following data pertaining to M/s. E Ltd. who constructed a cinema house:
Cost of second hand Truck 90,000
Cost of repainting the Truck 10,000
Labour charges for repairing the truck 2,000
Answer:
1-b 2-d 3-d 4-b 5-d 6-c 7-b 8-a 9-b 10-d
11- d 12-d
Note: 1. Transfer to general reserve is done through profit & loss account in case of sole proprietor and
through profit and loss appropriation account in case of partnership firm.
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Treatment of adjustments:
1. Closing stock –
(a) If given in adjustments – credited to trading account and shown in assets side of balance sheet.
2. Prepaid expenses:
Balance sheet
3. Outstanding expenses: it is added in the related expenses in income statement and shown in liability side
of balance sheet.
Balance sheet
4. Accrued income:
Balance sheet
Balance sheet
Trading account
Trading account
Balance sheet
Trading account
Balance sheet
11. Treatment of outstanding expenses, prepaid expenses, advance income, accrued income given in
trial balance –
12. Treatment of abnormal loss of goods, goods distributed as free sample/ charity etc given in trial
balance –
-- it will be shown only profit and loss account. No adjustment required in cash balance shown in
balance sheet.
• Reduce sales from the amount of approval not received at selling price.
• Reduce debtors from the amount of approval not received at selling price.
• Stock with customer should be credited to trading account at its cost price.
• Stock with customer should be shown in balance sheet at its cost price.
15. Treatment of provision for doubtful debts and provision for discount on debtors:
Practice question 1. Prepare bad debts account, provision for bad debts account, extract of profit & loss
account and balance sheet.
Solution: Method 1:
Method 2.
➢ Calculated manager’s commission is debited to profit and loss account and should be shown as outstanding
commission in the liability side of the balance sheet.
Important Note:
➢ Commission of Manager of sales department/ administration dept should be shown in profit & loss account.
➢ But commission of works/factory department should be debited to trading account.
(a) It was the practice of the owner to value stock at 10% below cost.
(b) The closing stock on 1-04-2022 was Rs 49,500.
Balance sheet
(i) Goods purchased for Rs 6,000 on 29th March, 2022, but still lying in-transit, not at all recorded in the books.
Market value of such goods at the end of the year Rs 5,800.
Solution:
(ii) Goods worth Rs 19,000 were purchased on 24th March 2023 and sold on 29th March 2023 for 23,750.
Sales were recorded correctly, but purchase invoice was missed out.
Answer: make entry for purchase and show its treatment in final account.
(iii) Purchase returns of Rs 1,500 were routed through sales return. Party’s A/c was correctly posted.
(iv) Purchase book was over-cast by Rs 1,000. Posting to suppliers’ A/c is correct.
➢ Reduce purchases in trading account by Rs 1,000
➢ Reduce suspense account balances in balance sheet by Rs 1,000.
(v) Advertising will be useful for generating revenue for 5 years. Advertisement expenses given in trial balance
Rs 1,00,000.
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Solution:
Profit and loss account
Balance sheet
(vii) Cash received from Debtors Rs 5,600 was omitted to be posted in the ledger.
(viii) Sales included Rs 30,000 as goods sold for cash on behalf of Mr. Thakurlal, who allowed 15% commission on
such sales for which effect is to be given.
Answer:
Correct entry Cash account Dr 30,000
To Thakural account 30,000
Thakural account Dr 4,500
To commission account 4,500
Wrong entry Cash account Dr 30,000
To sales account 30,000
Rectifying entry Sales account Dr 30,000
To commission account 4,500
To Thakural account 25,500
Trading account
Balance sheet
Thakural 25,500
(ix) Sales includes Rs 60,000 towards goods sold for cash on account of a joint venture with Mr. Reddy who
incurred RS 800 as forwarding expenses. The joint venture earned a profit of Rs 15,000 to which Mr. Reddy
is entitled to 60%.
Answer:
1. Correct entry should be
Cash account Dr 60,000
To Reddy account 60,000
2. wrongly entry passed :
Cash account Dr 60,000
To sales account 60,000
3. rectifying entry:
Sales account Dr 60,000
To Reddy account 60,000
4. additional entry is required to pass:
Reddy account Dr 6,000
To profit on Joint venture ( 15,000 X 40%) 6,000
i. The motor car account represents an old motor car which was replaced on 1.4.2022 by a new motor car
costing Rs 1,20,000 with an additional cash payment of Rs 40,000 laying debited to Purchase Account.
ii. Depreciation to be provided on motor car @ 20% (excluding sold item).
Answer:
Correct entry :
Motor car (new) account Dr 1,20,000
To Motor car ( old) 56,000
To Cash account 40,000
To profit on exchange 24,000
Wrong entry:
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Trading account
Balance sheet
Answer:
Correct entry:
Furniture account(New) Dr 10,400
Depreciation account Dr 600
Loss on exchange account Dr 5,600
(xii) Sales include Rs 36,000 hire-purchase sales. Hire-purchase sales prices are determined after adding 25% on
Hire-Purchase price.
30% of the instalments have not fallen due yet. Profit or loss on hire-purchase sales isto be shown in the
Profit and Loss Account.
Solution: Rectifying entry:
Balance sheet
H.P Debtors
25,200
Stock with customer 8,100
33,300 33,300
Adjustment: PP Bank has allowed an overdraft limit against hypothecation of stocks keeping a margin of
20%. The present balance is the maximum as permitted by the Bank.
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𝟔𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
Answer: value of closing stock at the end = x 100 = 75,000
𝟖𝟎
Debit Credit
Debtors 1,04,000
Suspense A/c 8,000
GST 6,000
1. Debtors were shown after deduction of Provision for Doubtful Debt of Rs 2,000. It was decided that this
debt was considered to be bad and should be written off and a provision of Rs 1,000 should be made which was
considered doubtful.
2. Suspense account represents money advanced to sales manager who was sent to Mumbai in August,
2023 for sales promotion. On returning to Kolkata submitted a statement disclosing that Rs 2,000 was
incurred for travelling, Rs 1,200 for legal expenses and Rs 1,800 for miscellaneous expenses. The balance
lying with him is yet to be refunded.
Solution: Explanation of point no-2
Trading account
To GST 6,000
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Balance sheet
i. The financial statements of a non-corporate commercial organisation broadly includes the Income
Statement, Balance Sheet, and……………….
iii. Balance Sheet is the financial statement that is prepared to show the financial position of the
organisation on …………….
iv. In the……………., the Liabilities appear on the left-hand side, while the Assets appear on the right-
hand side of the Balance Sheet.
v. ……….. refers to the order in which the various assets and liabilities are shown in the balance sheet.
vi. ……… is passed in the journal to record the closing balances of various assets and liabilities at the
end of previous year as the opening balances in the beginning of the new year.
Answer:
4. A company wishes to earn a 20% profit margin on selling price. Which of the following is the profit mark
up on cost, which will achieve the required profit margin?
(a)33%
(b) 25%
(c) 20%
8. Based on which of the following concepts, share capital is shown on the liabilities side of a balance sheet?
(a) Business entity concept
(b) Money measurement concept
(c) Going concern concept
(d) Matching concept
10. Consider the following data and identify the amount which will be deducted from sundry debtors in
Balance sheet:
Bad debts (from trial balance)= 1,600,
Provision for doubtful debts (old) 1200
Current year’s provision (new) 800.
(a) 400 (b) 800 (c) 2,000 (d) 2,400
11. For goods distributed as free samples in the market, the journal entry will be .
(a) Drawing Dr. To Purchase A/c
(b) Sales A/c Dr. To Cash A/c
(c) Advertisement A/c Dr. To Purchase A/c
(d) No entry
12. General Manager gets 6% commission on net profit after charging such commission. Gross profit
Rs. 1,20,000 and other indirect expenses (other than manager's commission) are Rs. 14,000. Commission
amount will be:
(a) 6,360 (b) 6,000 (c) 6,766 (d) 7,200
13. Discount received Rs.2,000 Provision for discount on creditors(old) = Rs. 3200. It is desired to make a
provision of Rs.2200 on creditors. Find out the amount to be transferred to Profit & Loss A/c:
a) Rs. 1000 b) Rs. 7000 c) Rs. 2,000 d) Rs. 1600
14. Amount recovered from debtor, which was earlier written off as bad debt is debited to Cash A/c and
credited to ………. A/c:
15. A prepayment of insurance premium will appear in the Balance Sheet and in the Insurance Account
respectively as:
(a) a liability and a debit side. (b) an asset and a debit side.
17. If sales are Rs. 2,000 and the rate of gross profit on cost of goods sold is 25%, then the cost of goods
sold will be
(a) Rs. 2,000. (b) Rs. 1,500. (c) Rs. 1,600. (d) None of the above.
18. Sales for the year ended 31st March, 2023 amounted to Rs. 10,00,000. Sales included goods sold to Mr.
A for Rs. 50,000 at a profit of 20% on cost. Such goods are still lying in the godown at the buyer's risk.
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(a) Sales. (b) Closing stock, (c) Goods in transit, (d) Sales return.
20. Rent paid on 1 October, 2023 for the year to 30 September, 2024 was Rs. 1,200 and rent paid on 1 October,
2024 for the year to 30 September, 2025 was Rs. 1,600. Rent payable, as shown in the profit and loss account for
the year ended 31 December 2024, would be:
(a) Rs. 1,200. (b) Rs. 1,600. (c) Rs. 1,300. (d) Rs. 1,500.
Answer:
Balance sheet
Capital and liabilities Amount Assets Amount
Capital receipts (Capital, liabilities) 5,00,000 Capital payments ( assets) 4,00,000
(a) Specific Donation: Capitalised and shown in liability side of the balance sheet.
(iii) Subscription:
(iv) life membership fees – Treated as capital receipts -- Shown in liability side of the balance sheet.
Treatment:
Method 1 Method 2
Entire amount may be carried forward in a Entire amount will be carried forward in a special
special account in the liability side of the balance account in the liability side of the balance sheet.
sheet until the member dies.
After which the same will be transferred to the An amount calculated according to average life,
credit of capital fund. will be credited to income & expenditure account
annually.
(v) Legacy:-
➢ Received as per will after death of a person.
➢ Treated as Capital receipts.
➢ Added to the capital fund in the balance sheet.
(vii) sale of old news paper and periodicals, scraps – revenue receipts.
(viii) sale of old fixed assets:
➢ Capital receipts.
➢ Profit or loss on sale is transferred to income and expenditure account.
(ix) Honorarium: paid to someone for receiving their services who are not the employee of the NPO.
Revision question 1. Prepare income and expenditure account and balance sheet from the given receipts and
payment account.
Revision question 3.
Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31st march 2024
6,45,000 6.45,000
Revision question 4: Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31st march 2024
Receipts Amount Payments Amount
To Donation for building 6,00,000 By Building 4,20,000
By balance c/d 1,80,000
6,00,000 6,00,000
Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31 st march 2024
Adjustment:
Solution:
Balance sheet at the end of the year
Capital and liabilities Amount Assets Amount
Capital fund nil Cash 6,00,000
Add: surplus 8,00,000 8,00,000 Outstanding subscription 2,00,000
8,00,000 8,00,000
Revision question 6. Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31 st march 2024
Adjustment:
Solution:
Revision question 7.
Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31 st march 2024
Adjustments:
31-3-2023 31-3-2024
Outstanding subscription 40,000 70,000
Advance subscription 25,000 32,000
Revision question 8. Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31 st march 2024
Adjustments: i.
31-3-2023 31-3-2024
Outstanding subscription 40,000 70,000
Advance subscription for
23-24 26,000 ------
24-25 15,000 35,000
ii. Outstanding subscription for the year 22-23 Rs 6,000 is to be written off during the year.
Prepare extract of income and expenditure and balance sheet and prepare subscription account.
Subscription account
8,02,000 8,02,000
Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31 st march 2024
Adjustments:
31-3-23 31-3-24
Stock of stationary 6,000 9,000
Solution:
Income and expenditure account
Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31 st march 2024
Adjustments:
31-3-23 31-3-24
Creditors for stationary 20,000 26,000
Stock of stationary 15,000 21,000
Revision question 11. Assume in previous question, the following additional information are also given:
31-3-22 31-3-23
Advance for stationary 2,000 3,000
Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31 st march 2023
Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31 st march 2023
31-3-22 31-3-23
Outstanding salary 12,000 15,000
Prepaid salary 16,000 18,000
Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31 st march 2024
31-3-23 31-3-24
Sports and equipments 50,000 1,10,000
Receipts and payment account for the year ended on 31 st march 2024
Adjustments:
31-3-23 31-3-24
Sports and equipments 2,00,000 6,20,000
Solution:
Sports equipment account
(ii) A quarter charge for telephone is outstanding. The amount accrued being Rs 3,000. The charge for
each quarter is same for both 22-23 and 23-24.
(iii) During 2022-23, a furniture was purchased for Rs 2,00,000 and against which Rs 1,70,000 had been paid.
2. after the demise of the person, the funds pass on to the institution Legacy
3. Endowments capital receipts
(a) Capitalized
(b) Treated Loss
(c) Revenue Expenses
(d) Deferred Revenue expenses
4. If Rs 1,500 was outstanding at the beginning of the year towards subscription and 10,000 is received
during the year, with 2,500 still outstanding at the end of the year. The amount to be taken to receipts and
payments account is:
(a) 11,000
(b) 8,500
(c) 10,000
7. The information for the preparation of receipts and payments account is taken from
8. The receipts and payments account for the year ended on 31st march 2023 shows the following details:
22-23 Rs.10,500
9. Income and expenditure account shows subscriptions at Rs.10,000. Subscriptions accrued in the beginning of
the year and at the end of the year were Rs 1,000 and Rs. 1,500 respectively. The figure of subscriptions received
appearing in receipts and payments account will be
(c) Rs.10,000
(a) Asset
(b) Liability
(c) Income
(d) Expenditure
(a) Asset
(b) Liability
(c) Income
(d) Expenditure
Answer: 5,000.
Answer: nil
Answer: 9,00,000
Answer: 8,26,000
20. If Rs 1,500 was outstanding at the beginning of the year towards subscription and 10,000 is received during
the year, with 2,500 still outstanding at the end of the year. The amount to be taken to receipts and payments
account is:
(a) 11,000 (b) 8,500 (c) 10,000 (d) None of the above
Answer: 10,000
21. Income and expenditure account shows subscriptions at Rs.10,000. Subscriptions accrued in the
beginning of the year and at the end of the year were Rs 1,000 and Rs. 1,500 respectively. The figure of
subscriptions received appearing in receipts and payments account will be
(a) Rs. 9,500 (b) Rs. 11,000 (c) Rs.10,000 (d) None of the above
Answer : 9,500
Subscriptions accrued in the beginning of the year and at the end of the year were Rs 1,000 and Rs. 1,500 respectively.
Advance subscriptions in the beginning of the year and at the end of the year were Rs 2,500 and Rs. 3,400 respectively.
The figure of subscriptions received appearing in receipts and payments account will be ………..
23. Receipts & payment account for the year ended 31st December 2023
Additional Information:
(a) Subscription outstanding on December 31,2022 13,000
(b) Subscription outstanding for the year ended on December 31,2023 12,500
(c) Subscription Received in Advance on December 31,2022 15,000
(i) You are required to calculate the income from subscriptions for the year ending December 31,2023.
24. Receipts & payment account for the year ended 31st December 2023 ( extract)
(i) There are 500 members each paying an annual subscription of Rs 100. Rs 1,800 are still in arrear for the year 2022.
(ii) 15 members had paid advance subscription during 2022 for the year 2023.
Calculate :
(a) amount of subscription to be shown in income and expenditure account for the year 2023.
25. Calculate the amount of Stationery purchased during the year 2023 from the following data:
27. Calculate the amount of Stationery Consumed during the year 2023 from the following data:
(a) 10,000 (b) 8,640 (c) 10,640 (d) None of the above
Answer: 10,000
28. Receipts & payment account for the year ended 31-3-2023 ( extract)
Receipts Amount Payments amount
By rent 3,000
By telephone charges 15,000
Adjustment:
1. At 31-3-2023, the rent was prepaid to the following 31st January. The yearly charge being Rs 3,000.
2. A quarter charge for telephone is outstanding, the amount accrued being Rs 3,000.
Calculate:
Solution:
Lower of
Actual loss of stock Face value of policy
5,00,000 – 1,00,000 = 4,00,000 3,00,000
𝟑,𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
= 𝟓,𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 x 4,00,000
= 2,40,000
Note: Amount of claim can not exceed the amount of actual loss.
Revision question 2: A has taken out a fire policy of Rs. 80,000 covering its stock-in trade. A fire occurred
on 31st March 2024 and stock was destroyed with the exception of the value of Rs. 20,680. Following
particulars are available from the books of account of the firm:
The policy was subject to average clause. You are required to arrive at the:
(a) Total loss of stock, and
1,93,400 1,93,400
Revision question 3: A fire occurred in the premises of Sri. G. Vekatesh on 1.4.2024 and a considerable part of the
stock was destroyed. The stock salvaged was Rs 28,000. Sri Venkatesh had taken a fire insurance policy for Rs
17,10,000 to cover the loss of stock by fire. You are required to ascertain the insurance claim which the company
should claim from the insurance company for the loss of stock by fire. The following particulars are available:
Stocks at the end of each year for and till the end of calendar year 2022 had been valued at cost less 10%. From
2023, however there was a change in the valuation of closing stock which was ascertained by adding 10% to its
costs.
Solution: In order to find the rate of gross profit on sales for the year 2021, the following Trading Account
is to be prepared for the same year as:
Trading account for the year ended on 31st December 2023
14,30,000 14,30,000
𝟐,𝟑𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎
Rate of Gross Profit on Sales = ( 𝟏𝟏,𝟔𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎× 100) = 20%
𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤
Net Claim = × Face value of Policy
𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞
𝟐,𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝟐,𝟐𝟖,𝟎𝟎𝟎
× 1,71,000
Revision question 4: A fire occurred on 15th December 2024 in the premises of Risky Co. Ltd. From the
following figures, calculate the amount of claim to be lodged with the insurance company for loss of stock.
90,000 90,000
𝟑𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
G.P Rate during last year = X 100 = 50%
𝟔𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
Since there is change in purchase price and sale price during the current year, hence last year G.P Rate can
not be applied. It can be solved by any of the following two alternative:
Alternative 1: Change all current year affected items based on last year prevailing prices:
50,000
To gross profit (1,00,000 x 50%)
90,000 90,000
Alternative 2: Change all previous year figures based on current year prevailing prices:
(1) Calculation of G.P rate applicable for current year:
90,000 90,000
Revision question 5: On 30.09.2024 the stock of Harshvardhan was lost in a fire accident. From the available
records the following information is made available to you to enable you to prepare a statement of claim of
the insurer:
Stock at cost on 1.4.2023 75,000 Sales less returns for the year ended 6,30,000
Stock at cost on 31.3.2024 1,04,000 31.3.2024
Purchases less returns for the year Purchase less returns up to 30.09.2024
5,07,500 2,90,000
ended 31.3.2024
Sales less returns up to 30.09.2024 3,68,100
In valuing the stock on 31.03.2024 due to obsolescence 50% of the value of the stock which originally
cost 12,000 had been written-off.
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In May 2024, th of these stocks had been sold at 90% of original cost and it is now expected that the
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balance of the obsolete stock would also realize the same price, subject to the above, G.P had remained
uniform throughout the year. The stock to the value of Rs 14,400 was salvaged.
Solution: Computation of G.P Rate of previous year based on normal items:
7,28,000 7,28,000
𝟏,𝟓𝟕,𝟓𝟎𝟎
G.P Rate = 𝟔,𝟑𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 x 100 = 25%
To Gross Profit(3,60,000 x 25%) 90,000 By stock on date of fire (bal fig) 1,18,000
7,28,000 7,28,000
Important Definitions:
1. Indemnity period- Indemnity period is any period not exceeding 12 months from the date of damage during
which the results of the business shall be affected due to fire.
2. Standard sales- Standard turnover refers to the sales affected in the proceeding period corresponding to the
indemnity period.
4. Short sales - It is the difference between standard turnover and actual turnover or sales.
5. Annual turnover- It is the turnover during the 12months immediately before the date of damage.
Step 2. Calculate of gross profit of the financial year preceding the year of fire.
Step 3. Calculation of rate of gross profit of the preceding financial year.
Revision question 6.(When there is a net profit) From the following trading and profit and loss account
you are required to calculate gross profit for the purpose of insurance claim :
TRADING AND PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT for the year ending 31st December 2024
Rs. Rs.
To Stock 4,00,000 By Sales 10,00,000
To Purchases 4,00,000 By Stock at the end 80,000
To Direct expenses 2,80,000
To Gross profit 3,00,000
10,80,000 10,80,000
To Variable expenses 10,000 By Gross profit 3,00,000
To Standing charges 1,80,000
To Net profit 1,10,000
3,00,000 3,00,000
𝟏,𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 + 𝟗𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
= X 100
𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
= 20%
Note: If not mentioned, we always assume that all standing charges are insured.
Revision question 7.(When there is loss) From the following profit and loss account you are
required to calculate the gross profit for the purpose of insurance claim:
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT for the year ending 31st December 2024
Rs. Rs.
To Variable expenses 15,000 By Gross profit 60,000
To Standing charges 90,000 By Net loss 45,000
1,05,000 1,05,000
Standing charges are insured only to the extent of Rs 60,000. Sales during previous year Rs 10,00,000.
𝟔𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎− 𝟑𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
= 𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
X 100
= 3%
𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬
Note: proportionate net loss = X insured standing charges
𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔
𝟒𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎
= X 60,000
𝟗𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
= 30,000
= 6,00,000
= 4,20,000
= 1,05,000
Revision question 9:
Total sales during indemnity period = 2,00,000 (out of this sales of Rs 1,20,000 could be maintained
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Revision question 10: From following details, calculate consequential loss claim:
● Date of fire: Sept. 1
● Indemnity period: 6 months
● Period of disruption September 1 to February 1
● Sum insured Rs 1,08,900.
● Sales were Rs 6,00,000 for preceding financial year ended 31st march.
● Net profit for preceding financial year Rs 36,000 plus insured standing charges Rs 72,000.
● Uninsured standing charges = Rs 6,000.
● Rate of gross profit 18%
● Turnover during disruption period Rs 67,500.
● Annual turnover for 12 months immediately preceding the date of fire Rs 6,60,000
● Standard turnover i.e. for corresponding months in the year preceding the date of fire Rs
2,25,000
● Increase in the cost of working capital Rs 12,000 with a saving of insured standing
charges Rs 4,500 during the disruption period;
● Reduced turnover avoided through increase in working capital Rs 30,000
● A special clause stipulated:
Increase in rate of GP by 2%
Increase in turnover (standard and annual) 10%
Solution:
Policy Value
Net Claim = × Gross claim
Insurable Value
𝟏,𝟎𝟖,𝟗𝟎𝟎
= x 37,500 = Rs 28,125
𝟏 𝟒𝟓 𝟐𝟎𝟎
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Practice question 11: Mr. X’s godown was destroyed by fire on 1.6.2022 when the goods in stock
were insured for Rs 60,000. The following particulars are given:
Balance sheet (Extract) as at 31st December 2021
Additional information:
(a) debtors on 31-5-2022, included an amount owing from the agent from sales to date Rs 4,000 less 10%
commission and his expenses amounting to Rs 100 on 31-5-2022- the agent still held the said goods valued at Rs
3,600 ( at selling price).
(b) Sales (total) for the periods include Rs 1,600 for goods which have the selling price reduced by 50% and also Rs
6,000 reduced by 25%.
(c) The normal mark up is 50% on cost and except the above, all sales can be assumed to be at the full selling price.
(d) All the goods were destroyed and there was no salvage value of the goods. Calculate the amount of claim.
Debtors account
Creditors account
2,65,000 2,65,000
Thus, amount of claim which will be lodged for Rs 32,867.
Working notes:
1. Bad debts:
Sales 4,000
Less: commission @ 10% 400
Less: expenses 100 3,500
3. Stock at agent:
Sales Cost
4,000 𝟐
2,667 ( 4,000 x )
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---- 𝟐
2,400 ( 3,600 x )
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5,067
Less: agent hand at the beginning 2,000
3,067
Practice question 12. IMPORTANT POINTS FOR ONE MARK QUESTIONS/ MCQ
1. Indemnity period The period for which normal activities of the business is
interrupted
2. Loss of Profit policy Consequential Loss policy
3. If the policy value is the value of stock lost, is called over insurance.
4. In case of Loss of Profit Policy, Gross Profit is the sum of Net Profit plus………… Standing Charges.
5. If value of stock on the date of fire is 4,29,000, salvage is 1,57,500 then stock destroyed by fire will be……….
6. Goods costing 1,00,000 were insured for 50,000. Out of these goods, 3/4th are destroyed by fire. The amount of
average clause will be –––––––––––––.
7. Loss of stock is calculated by deducting –––––––––– from book value of stock as on date of fire.
8. The difference between the value of stock on the date of fire and stock salvaged is –––––––––––.
9. A fire insurance policy is usually taken to cover two types of losses: 1. Loss of Stock and 2………...
10. …….is the maximum amount that can be realized by the insured from the insurance company on the
occurrence of the accident.
11. in case of………….., the insured will also have to share a portion of the loss along with the insurance company.
Answer:
1 Indemnity 2 insured
3 more than 4 Insured
5 2,71,500 6 37,500
7 Stock salvaged 8 Claim for loss of stock
9. Loss of Profits 10 Policy Value
11. under-insurance
(a) 37,500
(b) 50,000
(c) 75,000
(d) 1,00,000
(a) actual loss suffered even though the insured value of the goods may be lower.
(b) proportion of the loss as the insured value bears to the total cost.
3. A plant worth Rs 40,000 has been insured for Rs 30,000, the loss on account of fire is Rs 25,000. The
insurance company will bear the loss to the extent of…….under general clause.
4. A fire occurred in the premises of Agni on 15th August, 2023 when a large part of the stock was destroyed.
Salvage was Rs. 15,000. Agni gives you the following information for the period January 1, 2023 to August 15,
2023:
Over the past few years, Agni has been selling goods at a constant gross profit margin of 33 1/3% on cost.
The insurance policy was for Rs. 50,000. It included an average clause. Calculate claim to be made on the
insurance company.
5. A fire occurred on 15th December 2023 in the premises of Risky Co. Ltd. From the following figures,
calculate the amount of claim to be lodged with the insurance company for loss of stock
During the current year cost of purchases have risen by 10% above last year's levels. Selling prices have
gone up by 5%. Salvage value of stock after fire was Rs. 2,000. Face value of policy was 50,000 and subject
to average clause.
6. Fire occurred on 1st March,2023. Normalcy was achieved on 1st May 2023. Sales from 1st March to 1st
May, 2023, Rs. 20,000; sales from 1st March to 1st May 2022 (preceding year), Rs. 1,00,000. Company has
shown an increase of 10% during 2023 over the sales of 2022.Calculate short sales.
Answer:
1-a 2-b 3-b 4-d 5-c 6-a 7-b
(A) Wrong Entry in primary recordings i.e., subsidiary books, Journal Proper and Cash Book may occur.
Practice question 1. Goods purchased from Ram for Rs 20,000 wrongly entered in the book at Rs 2,000.
Solution:
Correct entry Purchases account Dr 20,000
Practice question 2. Goods sold to Mohan for Rs 25,000 wrongly entered in purchase book.
Solution:
Correct entry Mohan account Dr 25,000
(B) Wrong casting(totaling) of subsidiary books: Subsidiary books are totaled periodically and posted
to the appropriate ledger accounts. There may arise totaling errors.
Practice question 3: Total of Purchase book for the month of February under casted by Rs 5,000.
OR
Total of one page of sales book Rs 65,000 was carried forward on next page at Rs 60,000.
R e c t if y i ng e nt ry :
( C ) Wrong posting from subsidiary books: In this case, the wrong amount may be posted to the ledger account
or the amount may posted to the wrong side or to the wrong account.
Practice question 4: Goods sold to Geeta for Rs 45,000 wrongly posted in Geeta account at Rs 42,000.
Solution:
Correct entry Geeta account Dr 45,000
To sales account 45,000
Wrong entry Geeta account Dr 42,000
Suspense account Dr 3,000 45,000
To sales account
Rectifying entry Geeta account Dr 3,000
To suspense account 3,000
(D) Wrong casting(totaling) of ledger balances: Any ledger account balance may becasted wrongly.
Rectifying entry:
Practice question 1: Machine costing Rs 505 purchased wrongly debited to purchase account.
(2) Clerical errors: These errors arise because of mistake committed in the ordinary course of the
accounting work. These are of three types:
(i) Errors of Omission: If a transaction is completely or partially omitted from the books of account, it
will be a case of omission.
Practice question 6. Goods worth ₹500 taken by proprietor for personal use had not been recorded at all.
Rectifying entry:
Capital/ drawings account Dr 500
To purchases account 500
Practice question 7. Bad debts aggregating ₹505 written off during the year in the Sales Ledger but were not
recorded inthe general ledger.
Errors of Commission: If an amount is posted in the wrong account or it is written on the wrong side or
the totals are wrong or a wrong balance is struck, it will be a case of “errors of commission.”
Practice question 8. ₹1,148 paid for repairs of motor car was debited to motor car account as ₹148.
Practice question 9: The returns inward book for March,2023 had been cast ₹1000 short.
Practice question 10: While carrying forward the total of sales book from one page to the next, the amount was
written as ₹1,76,658 instead of ₹1,67,568.
Compensating Errors: If the effect of errors committed cancel out, the errors will be called compensating
errors. The trial balance will agree.
STAGES OF RECTIFICATION OF ERROR --- An error can be detected at anyone of the following stages:
(ii) After Trial Balance but before the final accounts are drawn.
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT: - If the difference in the trial balance is not quickly located, it is usual to put the
difference to suspense account in order to make the trial balance balanced.
If the debit side is short, the suspense account will be debited saying
“To differences in trial balance” and
Similarly, the suspense account will be credited if the credit side is short.
The difference in trial balance is due to type of mistakes which affect only one account, such as
wrong posting of an account, mistake in totaling a subsidiary book etc. Such types of mistakes are
only reflected in suspense account.
Practice question 11. A bad debt of ₹1,560 had not been written off and provision for doubtful debts should have
been maintained at 10% of Trade receivables which are shown in the trial balance at ₹23,390 with a credit
provision for bad debts at ₹2,320.
Solution:
Solution:
Practice question 13. How would you rectify the following errors in the book of Rama & Co. if rectification is
required before preparing trial balance?
(i) The total to the Purchases Book has been undercast by ₹100.
(iii) A sum of ₹250 written off as depreciation on Machinery has not been debited to Depreciation Account.
(iv) A payment of ₹75 for salaries (to Mohan) has been posted twice to Salaries Account.
Solution: (i) The Purchases Account should receive another debit of ₹100 since it was debited short
previously: “To Under casting of Purchases Book for the month of --- ₹100.”
(ii) Due to this error the Returns Inward Account has been posted short by ₹50: the correct entry will be:
“To Under casting of Returns Inward Book for the month of --- ₹50.”
(iii) The omission of the debit to the Depreciation Account will be rectified by the entry:
(iv) The excess debit will be removed by a credit in the Salaries Account by the entry:
ii. Unintentional omission or commission of amounts and accounts in the process of recording the
transactions are commonly known as………..
iii. To check the arithmetic accuracy of the journal and ledger accounts, ……………..is prepared.
iv. When a transaction is recorded in contravention of accounting principles, like treating the purchase of
an asset as an expense, it is an …………………
v. ……………..arise because of mistake committed in the ordinary course of the accounting work
vi. …………. are of three types: Errors of Omission, Errors of Commission, Compensating Errors
vii. If the effect of errors committed cancel out, the errors will be called………………..
Answer:
i- adjustment entries ii- errors iii. trial balance iv- error of principle.
v- Clerical errors vi- Clerical errors vii- compensating errors
(a) At the time of preparation of trial balance (b) Without waiting the accounting year to end
(c) After the preparation of final accounts (d) In the next accounting year
5. Goods worth Rs. 272 returned by Lala passed through the books as Rs. 722. The rectification entry is
(a) Lala will be debited by Rs.450 (b) Lala will be debited by Rs.272
(c) Lala will be credited by Rs.722 (d) Lala will be credited by Rs.272
6. If a receipt of Rs. 200 from Rajesh (debtor) has not been recorded in the books, the profits would show
(a) An increase of Rs. 2,000 (b) A decrease of Rs. 200
7. A credit purchase of Rs. 950 from Sudhir was recorded in purchases book as Rs. 590. The rectification entry is
(a) Purchases account will be debited by Rs. 360 (b) Sudhir will be credited by Rs. 590
(c) Purchases account will be debited by Rs. 950 (d) Sudhir will be credited by Rs. 950
9. If goods worth 1750 returned to supplier is wrongly entered in sales returns book as 1570, then .
(a) Net profit will decrease by 3140 (b) Gross profit will increase by 3320
(c) Gross profit will decrease by 3500 (d) Gross profit will decrease by 3320
11. Which of the following errors affects the agreement of a trial balance?
(a) Mistake in balancing an account
(b) Omitting to record a transaction entirely in the subsidiary books
(c) Recording of a wrong entry in the subsidiary books
(d) Posting an entry on the correct side but in the wrong account
15. Rs. 200 paid as wages for erecting a machine should be debited to
(a) Repair account (b) Machine account (c) Capital account (d) Furniture
account
16. Debiting overhauling expenses after purchase of a second hand car to Repairs A/c is an error of .?
(a) Commission (b) Omission
17. In the course of locating the reason for the difference in the trial balance, it has been found that an amount
received from a customer has been debited to his account. The error may be classified as .
(a) Errors of commission (b) Errors of omission
(c) Errors of principle (d) Both errors of commission and omission
19. Rent received from a tenant Rs. 10,000 was correctly entered in the cash book but posted to the debit
of Rent a/c. The effect of this error on the trial balance will be:
(a) Debit total will be Rs. 20,000 more than the credit total
(b) Debit total will be Rs. 10,000 more than the credit total
(c) Subject to other entries being correct, the total will agree
(d) None of these
20. The suspense A/c facilities the preparation of even if the has not been balanced
(a) Trial Balance and Financial Statements (b) Ledger and Trial Balance
(c) Trial Balance and Ledger (d) Financial Statements and Trial Balance
Answer:- 1.(b) 2.(c) 3.(c) 4.(d) 5.(a) 6.(c) 7.(a) 8.(d) 9.(d) 10.(b)
11.(a) 12.(d) 13.(d) 14.(b) 15.(b) 16.(c) 17.(a) 18.(d) 19.(a) 20.(d)