Mega Store (Pty) Ltd has a wholesale section that conducts some of their business on credit. Transactions are first recorded in specialised journals and the general journal on a real time basis. The...


Mega Store (Pty) Ltd has a wholesale section that conducts some of their business on
credit. Transactions are first recorded in specialised journals and the general journal on
a real time basis. The accounting department uses clerks to post transactions recorded
in the journals into Debtors accounts and Creditors’ accounts in the subsidiary ledgers
on a daily basis. Transactions from the journals are posted into the Debtors’ Control
account and the Creditor’s Control account in the general ledger on a monthly basis.
The following information was extracted from the accounting records of Mega Store
(Pty) Ltd on 31 December 2021.


The following has not been taken into account in arriving at the figures above:
1. An amount of R5 202 owing by a debtor, F Skelm, must be written off as
irrecoverable.
2. The allowances for credit losses must be increased by R2 250.
3. On 10 December 2021, goods to the value of R6 300 was purchased on credit, but
was incorrectly recorded in the sales journal.
4. The credit balances in the debtors’ ledger at 1 January 2021 must be transferred to
the creditors control account.


Required:


Prepare the following as they would appear in the general ledger of Mega Store (Pty)
Ltd for the year ended 31 December 2021:


4.1 Debtors control account
4.2 Creditors control account.


Open with<br>Sales journal<br>78 102<br>Purchases journal<br>50 652<br>Sales returns journal<br>8 640<br>Purchases returns journal<br>4 356<br>Cash receipts journal :<br>Debtors control column<br>85 680<br>Settlement discount granted column<br>15 120<br>Sales column<br>149 778<br>Cash payments journal:<br>Purchases column<br>88 506<br>Debtors control column<br>10 638<br>Creditors control column<br>81 720<br>Settlement discount received column<br>11 934<br>General Journal: (Sundry entries)<br>Debtors control: Debits: Sale of Vehicle<br>12 186<br>Credits: Credit losses<br>1 860<br>Creditors control: Debits:<br>NIL<br>Credits: Purchased Equipment<br>9 594<br>General Ledger: Balances at 1 January 2021 –<br>Debtors control account: debit balance<br>121 140<br>: credit balance<br>2 736<br>Creditors control accouPage e29 bajama (only) Q +<br>82 116<br>

Extracted text: Open with Sales journal 78 102 Purchases journal 50 652 Sales returns journal 8 640 Purchases returns journal 4 356 Cash receipts journal : Debtors control column 85 680 Settlement discount granted column 15 120 Sales column 149 778 Cash payments journal: Purchases column 88 506 Debtors control column 10 638 Creditors control column 81 720 Settlement discount received column 11 934 General Journal: (Sundry entries) Debtors control: Debits: Sale of Vehicle 12 186 Credits: Credit losses 1 860 Creditors control: Debits: NIL Credits: Purchased Equipment 9 594 General Ledger: Balances at 1 January 2021 – Debtors control account: debit balance 121 140 : credit balance 2 736 Creditors control accouPage e29 bajama (only) Q + 82 116
Jun 10, 2022
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