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What is meant by Operating Profit?

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Operating Profit: Operating Profit is the profit earned through normal operating activities of the business. It is arrived at by deducting the operating expenses from gross profit. Expenses which are related to the main or normal activities of the business are called operating expenses. They include office and administrative expenses and selling and distribution expenses, discount, bad-debts etc. Operating Profit is also called 'Earning. Before Interest & Tax or EBIT'.

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Enter the following transactions in the Sales Return Book of Raj Computers, Delhi:
2018
 
July 1
Sohan & Sons returned 2 Laptops HP sold @ ₹ 40,000 each plus CGST and SGST @ 6% each
July 2
Ramesh 2 'Ricoh' printers sold @ ₹ 10,000 each plus IGST @ 12%
July 25
Dinesh, Chandigarh returned 10 HP Desktops sold @ ₹ 20,000 each plus IGST @ 12% for delayed supply
July 26
Computer Mouse returned by Ravi, Delhi sold to him for cash ₹ 2,000 plus CGST and SGST @ 6% each
Write up the Ledger Accounts.
Calculate the value of Opening Stock from the following:
“Single Entry System of book keeping is most incomplete, inaccurate, unscientific and unsystematic.” Discuss this statement.
Calculate operating profit from the following:
 
Net Profit
5,00,000
Dividend Received
6,000
Loss on sale of Furniture
12,000
Loss by Fire
50,000
Salaries
1,20,000
Interest on Loan from Bank
10,000
Rent Received
24,000
Donation
5,100
Total of the Sales Book is posted to the credit side of the Sales Account in the General Ledger while individual account of customers is debited by the amount of their respective purchases. Is the above statement correct? Give reasons.
What do you mean by posting?
The following information is given.
 
Opening creditors 60,000
Cash paid to creditors 30,000
Closing creditors 36,000
Returns Inward 13,000
Bill matured 27,000
Bill dishonoured 8000
Purchases return 12000
Discount allowed 5,000
Calculate credit purchases during the year.
Why the statement of assets and liabilities prepared under Single Entry System at the end of the accounting period is called a Statement of Affairs instead of Balance Sheet?
Calculate the amount of bills receivable dishonoured from the following information.
 
Opening debtors. 45,000
Closing debtors. 56,000
Discount allowed. 2,500
Sales returns. 8,500
Irrecoverable amount. 4,000
Bills receivables received. 12,000
Bills receivable dishonoured. 3,000
Cheque dishonoured. 7,700
Cash sales. 80,000
Cash received from debtors. 2,30,000
Cheque received from debtors. 25,000
The Trial Balance of a retail trader on $31^{st}$​​​​​​​ March, $2019$, includes the following selected account:

The closing stock on $31^{st}​​​​​​​$​​​​​​​March, $2019,$ is valued at ₹ $30,500.$
You are required to complete the missing values.