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Why should a business follow the consistency principle?

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Comparability is a qualitative characteristic of a financial statement, i.e., the financial performance of a year may be compared with that of another year. It is possible only when accounting practices are consistently followed.

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Is it possible to pass a single journal entry for two or more transactions?
Open a 'T' shape Cash Account with the following transactions:
S.No
 
i
Mohan started business with cash
40,000
ii
Purchased Goods
20,000
iii
Sold Goods
24,000
iv
Paid Rent
400
v
Paid salaries
600
vi
Drew for personal use
1,000
What Journal entries will be made by the drawer in his books, when:
  1. A Bill is drawn.
  2. A Bill is discounted.
  3. A Bill is dishonoured and noting charges paid.
Put the following on the proper side of Cash Account, Debtors's Account and Creditor's Account:
    (₹)
a. Sold goods to Shankar on Credit 50,000
b. Sold goods to Ghanshyam for Cash 30,000
c. Purchased goods from Mohan on Credit 25,000
d. Received from Shankar 29,000
e. Shankar returned goods 1,000
f. Sold goods to Shankar for Cash 5,000
g. Returned goods to Mohan 2,000
h. Paid Rent 4,000
What do you understand by ledger folio?
Enter the following transactions in the Journal of Arun Govil & Co.
2018
 
June 1
Arun Govil & Co. paid into bank as capital ₹ 6,00,000.
Jane 3
Purchased goods from Mukesh of the list price of ₹ 2,00,000 at 10% trade discount.
June 4
One-fourth of the above goods returned to Mukesh for not being upto specifications.
June 6
Issued a cheque to Mukesh for the amount due to him after deducting 2% as cash discount.
June 7
Withdrew from bank ₹ 2,50,000 for office use and ₹ 10,000 for personal use.
June 10
Purchased a machinery for ₹ 1,00,000 and spent ₹ 5,000 on its installation. Payment for machinery was made by cheque and installation expenses were paid in cash.
June 12
Sold goods for ₹ 1,00,000 to Amar.
June 13
Amar clears his account by giving a cheque of ₹ 98,500. Cheque is immediately sent to bank.
June 15
Purchased stationery for personal use ₹ 3,000 and for office use ₹ 5,000.
June 20
Purchased land for ₹ 2,00,000 and paid 1% as brokerage and ₹ 15,000 as registration charges on it. Entire payment is made by Cheque.
June 30
Wages due to labourers ₹ 20,000 and salary due to the clerk ₹ 30,000.
What is a Personal Account? Is Capital Account a Personal Account? If yes, why?
Following balances appeared in the books of Radhika Traders as on 1st April, 2017:
Assets: Cash ₹ 8,000; Cash at Bank ₹ 7,000; Stock ₹ 30,000; Debtors; ₹ 36,000 (Mohan ₹ 10,000; Sohan ₹ 12,000; Dinesh ₹ 14,000); Furniture ₹ 5,000; Building ₹ 25,000.
Liabilities: Creditors− X ₹ 5,000; Y ₹ 6,000.
In April, 2017, the following transaction took place:
2017
 
April 2
Bought goods of the list price of ₹ 6,000 from Khanna Brothers less 15% trade discount and 2% cash discount and paid 40% price at the same time.
 
April 3
Received a draft from Mohan in full settlement and deposited it into Bank
 
April 5
Purchased goods from Suresh of the list price of ₹ 8,000 at 20% trade discount and paid him by cheque.
9,750
April 8
Sold goods and received a cheque
25,000
April 10
Deposited the above cheque into Bank
12,000
April 12
Sohan deposited in our Bank A/c
4,000
April 16
Paid Income Tax by Cheque
5,600
April 20 Received a cheque from Sohan and sent to Bank 7,800
Discount allowed 200
April 21
Withdrew from Bank−for office
2,000
for private use
4,000
April 23
Sent a cheque to X in full settlement of his A/c
4,900
April 27
Cheque of Sohan returned by the bank as dishonoured.
 
April 28
Dinesh was declared insolvent and a payment of 60 paise in a ₹ received from his estate by a Cheque
 
April 30
Bank allowed Interest
350
Paid for Rent by cheque
1,500
Paid for traveling expenses by cheque
500
Pass Journal entries for the above transactions.
Give one distinction between books of original entry and ledger. Ledger.
Briefly explain the elements of Statement of Financial Position.