Overtons Outdoor Centre is owned and run by Kym Overton, using the periodic inventory system and balancing

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Overton’s Outdoor Centre is owned and run by Kym Overton, using the periodic inventory system and balancing her books at month-end. At 30 April 2016, the balances of the Accounts Receivable Control and Accounts Payable Control accounts were $59 560 and $34 570 respectively. Ignore GST.

A summary of her dealings with customers and suppliers for May 2016 follows:


Customers

Bal. b/d 1/5/16

Credit sales

Sales returns

(unpaid goods)

Cash received

Discount

allowed

Moses & Co.

T. Nitshke

Nguyen Traders

Sampson Sales

Warner Wholesalers

Saito Sales

Pfitzner Pty Ltd

Rainsford Ltd


$15 540

6 300

12 000

21 280

1500

2 100

840



$4 900

2800

6 160

2 240

1950

4 600

1680

2 120



(9 May) $150

(11 May) 60

(16 May) 90



$12 620

6 300

10 970

16 360

1500

1700

820


$260

220

400

20
















Suppliers

Bal. b/d 1/5/16

Credit purchases

Purchases returns

(unpaid goods)

Cash paid

Discount received

Aster Suppliers

Pekoe Products

Rainsford Ltd

R. Katspaw


$19 500

13 900

1 170



$4 940

2 470

7 600

1820



(8 May) $230

(18 May) 280



$14 000

11 460

1 150


$280

230

20


















The following additional information is available:

1. At Rainsford Ltd’s request, on 31 May, Kym Overton offset the amount owed by Rainsford Ltd against the amount owing to it.

2. Overton’s Outdoor Centre paid Rainsford Ltd on 6 May, sold goods to Rainsford Ltd on 10 May, and purchased goods from Rainsford Ltd on 19 May.


Required

A. Prepare the Accounts Receivable Control and Accounts Payable Control ledger accounts for the month of May 2016.

B. Prepare Rainsford Ltd’s accounts payable subsidiary ledger account for the month of May 2016 in the accounting records of Overton’s Outdoor Centre.

C. Prepare schedules of accounts receivable and accounts payable as at 31 May 2016.

Accounts Payable
Accounts 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...
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
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Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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