Accounting Questions and Answers

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Land and building} & 20,000\\ Stock & 5,000\\ \text{Cash in hand} & 1,000\\ \text{Profit and loss b/f} & 14,000\\ \text{Rent owing} & 400\\ Creditors & 11,000\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 7,500\\ \text{Motor vehicle} & 12,000 \\ Debtors & 13,750\\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 8,750 \end{array}\)

The opening capital is

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Land and building} & 20,000\\ Stock & 5,000\\ \text{Cash in hand} & 1,000\\ \text{Profit and loss b/f} & 14,000\\ \text{Rent owing} & 400\\ Creditors & 11,000\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 7,500\\ \text{Motor vehicle} & 12,000 \\ Debtors & 13,750\\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 8,750 \end{array}\)

The value of current assets is

\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N\\ \hline \text{Land and building} & 20,000\\ Stock & 5,000\\ \text{Cash in hand} & 1,000\\ \text{Profit and loss b/f} & 14,000\\ \text{Rent owing} & 400\\ Creditors & 11,000\\ \text{Furniture and fittings} & 7,500\\ \text{Motor vehicle} & 12,000 \\ Debtors & 13,750\\ \text{Bank overdraft} & 8,750 \end{array}\)

The value of current liabilities is

Taiwo is a sole trader who keeps his petty cash on the imprest system, the imprest amount being N4,000. The following transactions took place for a particular month: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Dec. & 1 & \text{petty cash in hand} & 517 \\ & 1 & \text{petty cash to imprest amount} & 3,483 \\ & 6 & \text{Bought notebooks} & 328\\ & 7 & \text{Paid wages} & 914\\ & 14 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 375 \\ & 16 & \text{Paid to J. Thomas, a creditor} & 536 \\ & 21 & \text{Paid wages} & 928 \\ & 23 & \text{Bought envelopes} & 437 \\ & 27 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 210\end{array}\)

Amount to be reimbursed at the end of the month is

Taiwo is a sole trader who keeps his petty cash on the imprest system, the imprest amount being N4,000. The following transactions took place for a particular month: \(\begin{array}{c|c} & & & N \\ \hline Dec. & 1 & \text{petty cash in hand} & 517 \\ & 1 & \text{petty cash to imprest amount} & 3,483 \\ & 6 & \text{Bought notebooks} & 328\\ & 7 & \text{Paid wages} & 914\\ & 14 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 375 \\ & 16 & \text{Paid to J. Thomas, a creditor} & 536 \\ & 21 & \text{Paid wages} & 928 \\ & 23 & \text{Bought envelopes} & 437 \\ & 27 & \text{Bought postage stamps} & 210\end{array}\)

Amount sent on stationery is