If 'adjusted purchases' and 'closing stock' are given in the trial balance, will you transfer 'closing stock' to trading account? Give reason.

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No, closing stock will not be transferred to trading account because it already stands credited to trading account as adjusted purchases mean opening stock + purchases - closing stock.

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Opening stock	25,000	Sales	7,00,000
Furniture	16,000	Creditors	72,500
Purchases	5,55,300	Bank Overdraft	50,000
Carriage Inwards	4,700	Provision for bad and doubtful debts	2,100
Bad debts	1,800	Discount	500
Wages	52,000	Capital	2,00,000
Debtors	80,000	Purchases Return	20,000
Sales Return	15,000
Rent	24,000
Miscellaneous Expenses	3,400
Salaries	68,000
Cash	8,900
Drawings	14,000
Buildings	1,60,000
Advertising	10,000
Interest on Bank Overdraft	7,000

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Debit Balances	₹	Credit Balances	₹
Purchases	3,00,000	Sales	4,79,760
Drawings	3,500	Purchases Return	12,200
Plant and Machinery	1,23,000	Capital	5,90,000
Motor Vehicles	1,76,000	Creditors	11,870
Building	3,80,000	Bank Loan	33,700
Sundry Debtors	80,000
Stock in Trade (1.4.2017)	8,400
Sales Return	1,800
Wages	2,800
Carriage Inwards	890
Carriage Outwards	300
Telephone Charges	3,290
Salaries	12,000
Insurance and Taxes	31,200
Printing and Stationery Expenses	1,350
Cash in Hand	3,000
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