Hansford and Harding use purchases, cash payments and general journals with their accounting system. They also maintain
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Hansford and Harding use purchases, cash payments and general journals with their accounting system. They also maintain an accounts payable subsidiary ledger, which contains the following accounts at 31 July:
L. Jessup | |||||||
Date | Explanation | Post Ref | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||
1/7 12/7 | Balance | CP4 | 2 850 | 5 340 2 490 | |||
R. Kent | |||||||
Date | Explanation | Post Ref | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||
1/7 20/7 | Balance | CP4 | 1 800 | 2 780 980 | |||
W. Lau | |||||||
Date | Explanation | Post Ref | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||
6/7 21/7 28/7 | P6 P6 CP4 | 4 300 | 5 100 980 | 5 100 6 080 1 780 | |||
A. Machell | |||||||
Date | Explanation | Post Ref | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||
1/7 15/7 22/7 | Balance | CP4 P6 | 960 | 760 | 3600 2640 3400 | ||
B. Nicholson | |||||||
Date | Explanation | Post Ref | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||
1/7 15/7 21/7 | Balance | GJ8 CP4 | 3 200 2 920 | 6 120 2 920 — | |||
Required
A. Prepare an Accounts Payable Control account assuming all postings for the month of July have been made, showing the appropriate posting references.
B. Explain how each of the amounts which appear in the Accounts Payable account were obtained.
Accounts PayableAccounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
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