Accounting Questions and Answers

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st Jan.} & \text{31st Dec.} \\ & ₦ & ₦ \\ creditors & 4,200 & 5,200 \\ stocks & 3,600 & 3,200 \\ \text{cash paid to creditors during the year was ₦18,000} \end{array}\)

Cost of sales for the year was

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1st Jan.} & \text{31st Dec.} \\ & ₦ & ₦ \\ creditors & 4,200 & 5,200 \\ stocks & 3,600 & 3,200 \\ \text{cash paid to creditors during the year was ₦18,000} \end{array}\)

Purchases for the year was

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline \text{Opening stock} & 40,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 130,000\\ \text{Closing stocks} & 32,000 \\ \text{sales} & 180,000\end{array}\)

What was the gross profit?

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & ₦\\ \hline \text{Opening stock} & 40,000\\ \text{Purchases} & 130,000\\ \text{Closing stocks} & 32,000 \\ \text{sales} & 180,000\end{array}\)

What was the cost of goods sold?

The opening balance of debtors is N100,000 and that of provision for doubtful debts is N1,000. If provision is to at \(\frac{1}{2}\)% of debtors, how much would be charged in the profit and loss account?