Rectify the following errors-

1) Wages paid to Pradeep was wrongly debited to his personal account Rs 8,000.
2) Advertisement expense Rs 9,100 paid to Prashithi Add. Ltd. was debited to Prashithi Add Ltd.
3) Rent paid to landlord Dilip was debited to his personal account Rs 4,500.
4) Received interest from Bank of Maharashtra was credited to Bank of Maharashtra account Rs 500.
5) Repairing charges Rs 1,500 paid to Motor Mechanic sharad was debited to his personal account.
6) Cash purchases Rs 8,300 from Shiddhi Trader’s was debited to Shiddhi trader account.

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Solution

Journal

Date

Particulars

L.F.

Debit

Amount

(Rs)

Credit

Amount

(Rs)

1

Wages A/c

Dr.

8,000

To Pradeep

8,000

(Wages paid to Pradeep debited to his personal account, now rectified)

2

Advertisement Expenses A/c

Dr.

9,100

To Prashithi Add. Ltd.

9,100

(Advertisement Expenses paid debited to Prashithi Add. Ltd., now rectified)

3

Rent A/c

Dr.

4,500

To Dilip

4,500

(Rent paid to Dilip debited to his personal account, now rectified)

4

Bank of Maharashtra A/c

Dr.

500

To Bank interest A/c

500

(Interest received credited to Bank of Maharashtra Account, now rectified)

5

Repairs A/c

Dr.

1,500

To Sharad

1,500

(Repairs paid to Sharad debited to his personal account, now rectified)

6

Purchases A/c

Dr.

8,300

To Shiddhi Traders

8,300

(Purchases from Shiddhi Traders debited to their personal account, now rectified)

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(a)	Salary paid Rs 5,000 was debited to employee’s personal account.
(b)	Rent Paid Rs 4,000 was posted to landlord’s personal account.
(c)	Goods withdrawn by proprietor for personal use Rs 1,000 were debited to sundry expenses account.
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Rectify the following errors:-

1) Purchase of Building was passed through purchases Book as Rs 65,000.
2) Wages paid for construction of building Rs 15,000 was wrongly debited to wages account.
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4) Brokerage paid Rs 600 for purchase of investment were debited to brokerage account.
5) Old Motor car purchased was debited to repairs account Rs 7,000.
6) Materials purchased for construction of Building was debited to purchases account Rs 9,000.

Rectify the following errors

(i) Salary paid Rs. 5,000 was debited to employee's personal account.

(ii) Rent paid Rs. 4,000 was posted to landlord's personal account.

(iii) Goods withdrawn by proprietor for personal use Rs 1,000 were debited to sundry expenses account.

(iv) Cash received from Kohli Rs. 2,000 was posted to Kapur's account.

(v) Cash paid to Babu Rs. 1,500 was posted to Sabu's account.

(vi) Goods sold to Rohan on credit amounting to Rs. 700 were omitted from the accounts although cash received subsequently from him stands posted to his credit.

(vii) On 31st March, goods of the value of Rs. 6,000 were returned by Rohan and were taken into stock on the same date but entry was not passed in the books.

Rectify the following errors:

(i) Repairs made on Building for Rs 1,00,000 were debited to Building a/c.
(ii) Rent paid Rs 12,000 to Landlord was debited to Landlord a/c.
(iii) Wages paid for installation of Machinery of Rs 7,000 was debited to Wages a/c.
(iv) Salary paid to Accountant (Mr. Ram) on Rs 15,000 was debited to Ram a/c.
(v) Rs 32,000 paid for purchase of Computer was charged to Office Expenses a/c.
(vi) Amount of Rs 7,500 withdrawn by proprietor for personal use was debited to Miscellaneous Expenses a/c.

Rectify the following entries :

(i) Purchase of building was passed through purchase book amounting to Rs 80,000.

(ii) Wages paid for construction of building was debited to wages account with Rs 20,000.

(iii) Expenses of erecting of a shed amounting to Rs 3,000 were debited to the expenses account.

(iv) Wages paid for extension of building was debited to wages account amounting to Rs 7,000.

(v) Repair to second hand car purchased was debited to repairs account with 18,000

(vi) Material purchased for construction of building was debited to purchase account amounting to Rs 28,000.

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Journal
Date	Particulars		L.F.	Debit Amount (Rs)	Credit Amount (Rs)
1	Wages A/c	Dr.		8,000
	To Pradeep				8,000
	(Wages paid to Pradeep debited to his personal account, now rectified)

2	Advertisement Expenses A/c	Dr.		9,100
	To Prashithi Add. Ltd.				9,100
	(Advertisement Expenses paid debited to Prashithi Add. Ltd., now rectified)

3	Rent A/c	Dr.		4,500
	To Dilip				4,500
	(Rent paid to Dilip debited to his personal account, now rectified)

4	Bank of Maharashtra A/c	Dr.		500
	To Bank interest A/c				500
	(Interest received credited to Bank of Maharashtra Account, now rectified)

5	Repairs A/c	Dr.		1,500
	To Sharad				1,500
	(Repairs paid to Sharad debited to his personal account, now rectified)

6	Purchases A/c	Dr.		8,300
	To Shiddhi Traders				8,300
	(Purchases from Shiddhi Traders debited to their personal account, now rectified)