Question
17:
Pass the Journal entries rectifying the following errors:
(i) Purchases of `
10,000 was omitted to be recorded.
(ii) Purchases of office furniture of ` 10,000 was recorded in
Purchases Book.
(iii) Office Rent of ` 15,000 was debited to the Personal Account of the landlord.
(iv) Old machine sold for ` 5,000
was credited to Sales Account.
(v) Bill for ` 800 received from Mukesh for repair of
machinery was entered in the Purchases Book as ` 700.
Answer:
| Journal  | ||||||
| Date | Particulars | L.F. | Debit  (`) | Credit  (`) | ||
| (i) | Purchases A/c | Dr. |   | 10,000 |   | |
|   |   | To Suspense A/c |   |   |   | 10,000 | 
|   | (Purchase of
  goods worth ` 10,000 were omitted to be recorded, now rectified) |   |   |   |   | |
|   |   |   |   |   |   | |
| (ii) | Furniture A/c | Dr. |   | 10,000 |   | |
|   |   | To Purchases A/c |   |   |   | 10,000 | 
|   | (Purchase of
  office furniture was recorded in purchase book, now rectified) |   |   |   |   | |
|   |   |   |   |   |   | |
| (iii) | Rent A/c | Dr. |   | 15,000 |   | |
|   |   | To Landlord’s
  A/c |   |   |   | 15,000 | 
|   | (Office rent of ` 15,000 was debited to Landlord’s personal account, now rectified) |   |   |   |   | |
|   |   |   |   |   |   | |
| (iv) | Sales  A/c | Dr. |   | 5,000 |   | |
|   |   | To Machinery A/c |   |   |   | 5,000 | 
|   | (Sale of
  machinery costing ` 5,000 was credited to Sales A/c, now rectified) |   |   |   |   | |
|   |   |   |   |   |   | |
| (v) | Repairs
  to Machinery A/c | Dr. |   | 800 |   | |
|   |        
  To Purchases A/c |   |   |   | 800 | |
|   | (Repairs to
  machinery costing  `700 wrongly entered in purchase book, now rectified) |   |   |   | ||
Question
18:
Rectify the following errors:
(i) Total of one page of the Sales Book was carried
forward to the next page as ` 2,785 instead of ` 2,587.
(ii) A cheque of ` 400
received from Mohan was dishonoured and had been
posted to the debit side of the ‘Allowance Account’.
(iii) Return of goods worth ` 5,000 by a customer was entered in the Purchases Return Book.
(iv) Sum of ` 200 owed by ‘X’
has been included in the list of Sundry Creditors.
(v) Sale of old furniture worth ` 430 was credited to the
Sales Account as ` 340.
Answer:
| Journal | |||||
| Date | Particular | L.F. | Debit ` | Credit ` | |
| (i) | Sales A/c | Dr. | 
 | 198 | 
 | 
| 
 | To Suspense A/c | 
 | 
 | 198 | |
| 
 | (Carry forwarding ` 2,785 instead of ` 2,587, now rectified) | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| (ii) | Mohan | Dr. | 
 | 400 | 
 | 
| 
 | To Allowance A/c | 
 | 
 | 400 | |
| 
 | (A Cheque received from Mohan was dishonoured but debited wrongly to Allowance’s Account, now rectified) | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| (iii) | Sale Return A/c | Dr. | 
 | 5,000 | 
 | 
| 
 | Purchases Return A/c | Dr. | 
 | 5,000 | 
 | 
| 
 | To Customer / Debtor | 
 | 
 | 10,000 | |
| 
 | (Goods return by a customer was recorded wrongly to Purchase Return Book, now rectified) | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| (iv) | Sundry Creditors | Dr. | 
 | 200 | 
 | 
| 
 | Sundry Debtors | Dr. | 
 | 200 | 
 | 
| 
 | To X | 
 | 
 | 400 | |
| 
 | (Amount owed by X was included in Sundry Creditors, now rectified) | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| (v) | Sales A/c | Dr. | 
 | 340 | 
 | 
| 
 | Suspense A/c | Dr. | 
 | 90 | 
 | 
| 
 | To Furniture A/c | 
 | 
 | 430 | |
| 
 | (Sale of Old furniture ` 430 was wrongly debited to Sales Account for ` 340, now rectified) | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
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Question 19:
Rectify the following errors:
(i) Purchases Book is overcast by ` 500.
(ii) Salary paid to an employee, Mr. Ajay, is debited to his Personal account ` 3,000.
(iii) Goods sold to Shashi on credit ` 300 have been wrongly
passed through the Purchases Book.
(iv) Total of Returns Inward Book has been added ` 9 short.
(v) Purchase of chair from Happy Traders for ` 35
has been entered in the Purchases Book as ` 53.
Answer:
| Journal | |||||
| Date | Particular | L.F. | Debit ` | Credit ` | |
| (i) | Suspense A/c | Dr. | 
 | 500 | 
 | 
| 
 | To Purchases A/c | 
 | 
 | 500 | |
| 
 | (Purchase Book was over cast now rectified) | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| (ii) | Salaries A/c | Dr. | 
 | 3,000 | 
 | 
| 
 | To Mr. Ajay | 
 | 
 | 3,000 | |
| 
 | (Salary paid to Mr. Ajay was debited wrongly to Mr. Ajay’s Account) | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| (iii) | Shashi | Dr. | 
 | 600 | 
 | 
| 
 | To Sales A/c | 
 | 
 | 300 | |
| 
 | To Purchases A/c | 
 | 
 | 300 | |
| 
 | ( Goods sold to Shashi was wrongly passed through Purchases Book, now rectified) | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| (iv) | Return Inwards A/c | Dr. | 
 | 9 | 
 | 
| 
 | To Suspense A/c | 
 | 
 | 9 | |
| 
 | (Return Inwards Book was added short by ` 9, now rectified) | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| (v) | Furniture A/c | Dr. | 
 | 35 | 
 | 
| 
 | Happy Traders A/c | Dr. | 
 | 18 | 
 | 
| 
 | To Purchases A/c | 
 | 
 | 53 | |
| 
 | (Purchase of Chair ` 35 was recorded in the Purchases Book As ` 53, now rectified) | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
Question 20:
Rectify the
following errors by passing Journal entries:
(i) Old furniture sold for ` 500 has been credited to Sales Account.
(ii) Machinery
purchased on credit from Raman for ` 2,000 recorded
through Purchases Book as 16,000.
(iii) Cash
received from Rajat ` 5,000 was posted to the debit of Bhagat as ` 6,000.
(iv) Depreciation provided on machinery `
3,000 was posted to Machinery
Account as `
300.
(MSE
Chandigarh)
Answer:
| Journal | |||||
| Date | Particular | L.F. | Debit ` | Credit ` | |
| (i) | Sales A/c | Dr. | 
 |  |  | 
| 
 | To Furniture A/c | 
 | 500 |  | |
| 
 | (Being Old furniture sold for ` 500 has been credited to Sales Account, Now
  rectified) | 
 |  | 500 | |
| (ii) | Machinery A/c | Dr. | 
 | 2,000 |  | 
|  | Raman’s A/c | Dr. |  | 14,000 |  | 
| 
 | To Purchases A/c | 
 |  | 16,000 | |
| 
 | (Being Machinery purchased on credit from Raman for ` 2,000 recorded through Purchases Book as 16,000, Now rectified) | 
 |  |  | |
| (iii) | Suspense A/c | Dr. | 
 | 11,000 |  | 
| 
 | To Rajat’s A/c | 
 |  | 5,000 | |
|  | To Bhagat A/c |  |  | 6,000 | |
| 
 | (Being Cash received from Rajat ` 5,000 was posted to the debit of Bhagat as ` 6,000, Now rectified) | 
 |  |  | |
| (iv) | Suspense A/c | Dr. | 
 | 2,700 |  | 
| 
 | To Machinery A/c | 
 |  | 2,700 | |
| (Being depreciation provided less, Now rectified) |  | 
 |  |  | |
| 
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