In: Accounting
Question 1          
       
(Amounts are 14% VAT inclusive, where applicable. All calculations
are to be done to the nearest cent)      
           
Required          
       
Record the transactions in the correct subsidiary journals, post to
the general          
       
ledger, debtors ledger and creditors ledger, and draw up a trial
balance.          
       
On 1 January 2007, Pets Traders had the following
balances:          
       
Stock R1 500 -Capital R2 287      
           
Bank (favourable)R 1 200 - VAT control (Cr.) R900  
           
   
Debtors: A. Adams R171       
           
Debtors:B. Brown R855       
           
Creditors: F.Farmell R1197      
           
Creditors: P.Peters R342      
           
Furniture R1 000          
       
The following transactions took place during January
2007:          
       
Cash sales - Cash Register      
           
Date           
       
Jan. 7- R228          
       
Jan.14- R342          
       
Jan. 21 -R456          
       
Jan. 28 -R 570          
       
Original credit invoices received:      
           
Date           
       
Jan. 4- P. Smith for goods R684      
           
Jan 8. -Lotz for stationery 57      
           
Jan10 -S. Pretorius for office desk R285  
           
   
Jan 16 - F. Farmell for goods R2 052      
           
Duplicate credit invoices issued:      
           
Date           
       
Jan. 11- A. Adams for goods R1 026      
           
Jan 17 - B. Snell for goods R1 482      
           
Duplicates of receipts issued:      
           
Date           
       
Jan. 4- No. 10 - B. Brown in settlement less 5%
discount          
       
Jan.10 - No 11 -H. Owner for rent of the shop R570  
           
   
Jan.18- No 12 - A. Debt for an account written off as bad debt
during          
       
November 1995 R 228      
           
Jan.25 -13 - S. Swart for old furniture sold R57  
           
   
Credit notes received for goods returned:  
           
   
Date           
       
Jan. 8- P. Peter R114      
           
Cheques issued:          
       
Date           
       
Jan. 2 -No. 40 - F. Farmell in settlement less 5%
discount          
       
Jan.4- No 41 Cash for petty cash imprest R100  
           
   
Jan 5- No42 - Makro for goods R570      
           
Jan.10- No 43 -SABC for advertising R342  
           
   
Jan. 15- No 44 - P. Peter for goods R2 280  
           
   
Jan. 20- No 45- City council for electricityR 228  
           
   
Jan.20 - No 46 -SARS (VAT) R900      
           
Jan.25 -No 47 -P. Flat for rent of private house of the owner
R456          
       
Sundry transactions:      
           
Jan. 31 Items on the bank statement, but not in the cash
book:          
       
(a) Service fees R50      
           
(b) Interest on savings account R30      
           
(c) Cheque from S. Swart unpaid (refer January 25)  
           
   
Closing stock: Goods 4 500