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Rectify the following errors found in the books of Bheem. Trial Balance had ₹ 930 excess credit. The difference has been posted to a Suspense Account:
(i) The total of Returns Inward Book has been cast ₹ 1,000 short.
(ii) The purchase of an office table costing ₹ 3,000 has been passed through the Purchases Book.
(iii) ₹ 3,750 paid for wages to workmen for making showcases had been charged to the Wages Account.
(iv) A purchase of ₹ 670 had been posted to the Creditors' Account as ₹ 600.
(v) A cheque for ₹ 2,000 received from Nakul had been dishonoured and was passed to the debit of the Allowances Account.
(vi) An amount of ₹ 15,720 due from Prasad written off as had in a previous year, was recovered and credited to the Personal Account of Prasad.
After rectification reflect the transactions in the Suspense Account.

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Solution

Journal

Date

Particulars

L.F.

Debit

Amount

(₹)

Credit

Amount

(₹)

(i)

Return Inwards A/c

Dr.

1,000

To Suspense A/c

1,000

(Return Inwards was undercast, now rectified)

(ii)

Furniture A/c

Dr.

3,000

To Purchases A/c

3,000

(Purchase of Office Furniture was wrongly entered in Purchases Book , now rectified)

(iii)

Furniture A/c

Dr.

3,750

To Wages A/c

3,750

(Wages paid for making showcases was wrongly charged to Wages Account, now rectified)

(iv)

Suspense A/c

Dr.

70

To Creditors

70

(Purchase of Rs 670 was Credited to Creditors as Rs 600, now rectified)

(v)

Nakul

Dr.

2,000

To Allowances A/c

2,000




(vi)

(Nakul's Cheque was dishonoured and was wrongly debited to Allowances Account, now rectified)

Prasad Dr.
To Bad Debts Recovered A/c
(Bad debts recovered from Prasad wrongly credited to his personal account, now rectified)




15,720





15,720

Suspense Account

Dr.

Cr.

Date

Particulars

Amount (₹)

Date

Particulars

Amount (₹)

Balance b/d

930

(i)

Return Inwards

1,000

(iv)

Creditors

70

1,000

1,000


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