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The trial balance and additional information were extracted from the accounting records of Mimosa Traders on 28 February 2019, the end of the financial year.
The trial balance and additional information were extracted from the accounting records of Mimosa Traders on 28 February 2019, the end of the financial year.
MIMOSA TRADERS
PRE-ADJUSTMENT TRIAL BALANCE ON 28 FEBRUARY 2019
Debit (R) | Credit (R) | |
Balance sheet accounts section | ||
Capital | 750 000 | |
Drawings | 60 000 | |
Land and buildings | 570 000 | |
Vehicles at cost | 420 000 | |
Equipment at cost | 300 000 | |
Accumulated depreciation on vehicles | 240 000 | |
Accumulated depreciation on equipment | 168 000 | |
Fixed deposit: Sipho Bank | 90 000 | |
Trading inventory | 77 310 | |
Debtors control | 88 800 | |
Allowance for credit losses | 4 500 | |
Bank | 36 990 | |
Cash float | 4 500 | |
Creditors control | 83 340 | |
Mortgage loan: Sipho bank (16% p.a.) | 150 000 | |
Nominal accounts section | ||
Sales | 943 950 | |
Cost of sales | 270 000 | |
Sales returns | 6 000 | |
Salaries and wages | 267 000 | |
Bad debts | 8 400 | |
Consumable stores | 13 680 | |
Rates and taxes | 35 700 | |
Motor expenses | 60 000 | |
Repairs | 10 770 | |
Telephone | 20 310 | |
Electricity and water | 30 370 | |
Bank charges | 3 770 | |
Insurance | 38 940 | |
Interest on a mortgage loan | 12 000 | |
Interest on fixed deposit | 6 750 | |
Rent income | 78 000 | |
2 424 540 | 2 424 540 |
Additional information:
1. On 28 February 2019 a cheque for R400 was received from a debtor whose account was previously written off. No entry has been made for this.
2. A debtor, G. Roberts, was declared insolvent. An amount of R200, which represented 40% of the debt, was received from this insolvent estate but not yet recorded. The balance of his account must also be written off.
3. The allowance for credit losses must be increased by R500.
4. Stocktaking on 28 February 2019 revealed the following stock on hand:
4.1 Trading inventory R77 000
4.2 Consumable stores R500
5. Part of the building has been sublet since 01 March 2018 at a monthly rental of R6 000. Make the necessary adjustment to rent income
6. The insurance total includes an annual insurance premium of R4 800 that was paid for the next period 01 June 2018 to 31 May 2019
7. Provide for outstanding interest on the mortgage loan. The loan was obtained on 1 March 2018
8. Interest of R2 250 was still owing on the fixed deposit on 28 February 2019. The fixed deposit matures on 01 September 2019.
9. The bank statement for February 2019 was received after the cash journals were posted to the ledger. The following must be still recorded:
Service fees R270
Cash deposit fee R120
10. Provide for depreciation as follows:
10.1 On equipment at 15% p.a. on cost.
10.2 On vehicles at 20% p.a. on the diminishing balance. Note: A vehicle that cost R120 000 was purchased on 01 December 2018. The purchase has been recorded.
QUESTION THREE
Record journal entries in the books of Mimosa Traders for February 2019
NB: Narrations must be omitted.
QUESTION FOUR
Prepare a statement of profit & loss and comprehensive income for the year ended 28 February 2019
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