In: Accounting
On 1 September the balance of the Accounts Receivable control
account in the general ledger of Whelan Company was $11 960. The
customer's subsidiary ledger contained account balances as follows:
Jana $2 440, Kingston $2 640, Johnson $2 060, Phillips $4 820. At
the end of September the various journals contained the following
information.
Sales journal: Sales to Phillips $800; to Jana $1
260; to Simons $1 030; to Johnson $1 100.
Cash receipts journal: Cash received from Johnson
$1 310; from Phillips $2 300; from Simons $380; from Kingston $1
800; from Jana $1 240.
General journal: An allowance is granted to
Phillips $220.
Instructions
(a) Set up control and subsidiary accounts and
enter the beginning balances. Do not construct the journals.
(b) Post the various journals. Post the items as
individual items or as totals, whichever would be the appropriate
procedure. (No sales discounts given.) Leave the cells blank if no
amount is to be debited or credited.
(c) Prepare a list of customers/debtors and prove the agreement of the controlling account with the subsidiary ledger as at 30 September 2012.
Accounts Receivable | |||||
Date | Particulars | Amt. | Date | Particulars | Amt. |
1st Sep | Balance b/d | 11,960 | Jana | 2,440 | |
Jana | 2,460 | Kingston | 2,640 | ||
Kingston | 840 | Jhonson | 2,060 | ||
Jhonson | 1,850 | Philips | 4,820 | ||
Philips | 3,100 | ||||
Simons | 650 | Balance c/d | 8,900 | ||
20,860 | 20,860 |
Jana | |||||
Date | Particulars | Amt. | Date | Particulars | Amt. |
1st Sep | Accounts Receivable | 2,440 | Cash | 1,240 | |
Sales | 1,260 | - | |||
Accounts Receivabe | 2,460 | ||||
3,700 | 3,700 | ||||
Kingston | |||||
Date | Particulars | Amt. | Date | Particulars | Amt. |
1st Sep | Accounts Receivable | 2,640 | Cash | 1,800 | |
- | |||||
Accounts Receivabe | 840 | ||||
2,640 | 2,640 | ||||
Johnson | |||||
Date | Particulars | Amt. | Date | Particulars | Amt. |
1st Sep | Accounts Receivable | 2,060 | Cash | 1,310 | |
Sales | 1,100 | - | |||
Accounts Receivabe | 1,850 | ||||
3,160 | 3,160 | ||||
Philips | |||||
Date | Particulars | Amt. | Date | Particulars | Amt. |
1st Sep | Accounts Receivable | 4,820 | Cash | 2,300 | |
Sales | 800 | Debtors Allowance | 220 | ||
Accounts Receivabe | 3,100 | ||||
5,620 | 5,620 | ||||
Simons | |||||
Date | Particulars | Amt. | Date | Particulars | Amt. |
Sales | 1,030 | Cash | 380 | ||
- | |||||
Accounts Receivabe | 650 | ||||
1,030 | 1,030 |
List of Customers | |||
S.No. | Name | Control Account | Subsidiary Ledger |
1 | Jana | 2460 | 2460 |
2 | Kingston | 840 | 840 |
3 | Jhonson | 1850 | 1850 |
4 | Philips | 3100 | 3100 |
5 | Simons | 650 | 650 |