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FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF LIMITED COMPANIES AND THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Solution 4
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This is quite a complex question involving the correction of errors and adjustments
to the fi gures contained in the ledger accounts, prior to the preparation of fi nancial
statements.
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The correction of the control account is particularly important as it is part of the trial
balance.
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The adjustments to opening and closing inventories also require careful consideration:
the error in opening inventories means that the retained earnings balance brought for-
ward is overstated and the operating profi t for the period is understated; the error in
closing inventories means that the operating profi t fi gure in the list of balances is under-
stated and the inventories fi gure is understated.
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The debenture interest should be calculated as one-quarter of the annual fi gure, as they
have been issued for only 3 months.
(a) Journal
Debit ($) Credit ($)
(i) Payables 10,000
Receivables 10,000
Operating profi t (sales) 1,000
Receivables 1,000
Operating profi t (sales returns) 4,000
Suspense account 4,000
(ii) Bank ($2,000 $ 1 , 000) 1,000
Operating profi t (bank charges) 1,000
Receivables 2,000
(iii) Operating profi t (bad debts w/off ) 1,000
Receivables 1,000
Allowance for receivables (Note 1) 1,140
Operating profi t (reduction in allowance) 1,140
(iv) Inventories 2,000
Operating profi t (closing inventories) 2,000
Retained earnings b/fwd 1,000
Operating profi t 1,000
(v) Suspense (balance) (Note 2) 3,000
Operating profi t (sales) 3,000
Notes:
1. The allowance for receivables is to become 1 per cent of $186,000 $1,860 (a reduc-
tion of $1,140).
2. The balance of the suspense account was $1,000 debit (found by adding up the bal-
ances given in the question); transaction (i) above credited the suspense account with
$4,000, therefore the fi nal balance was $3,000 credit – and as per the instruction in
note (v), this is to be added to the sales account.