On 31 March 2004, D Biggs, who prepares his financial statements to 31 March, bought a lorry
Question:
On 31 March 2004, D Biggs, who prepares his financial statements to 31 March, bought a lorry on hire purchase from Truck Fleet Ltd. The cash price of the lorry was £61,620. Under the terms of the hire purchase agreement, Biggs paid a deposit of £20,000 on 31 March 2004, and two instalments of £23,981 on 31 March 2005 and 2006. The hire vendor charged interest at 10% per annum on the balance outstanding on 1 April each year. All payments were made on the due dates.
Biggs maintained the motor lorry account at cost and accumulated the annual provision for depreciation, at 40% on the reducing balance method, in a separate account. A full year’s depreciation is charged in the year of purchase, irrespective of the date acquired.
Required:
(a) Prepare the following accounts as they would appear in the ledger of D Biggs for the period of the contract:
() Truck Fleet Ltd (ii) Motor lorry on hire purchase (iii) Provision for depreciation of motor lorry (iv) Hire purchase interest payable.
(6) Show how the above matters would appear in the balance sheet of D Biggs at 31 March 2005.
Truck Fleet Ltd prepares its financial statements to 31 March, on which date it charges D Biggs with the interest due.
Make calculations to the nearest £.
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Frank Woods Business Accounting Volume 2
ISBN: 9780273712138
11th Edition
Authors: Frank Wood, Alan Sangster