1. Prepare the general journal entry/ies that would have been processed on 1 January 2021

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1. Prepare the general journal entry/ies that would have been processed on 1 January 2021

2. Briefly explain the element you have chosen to debit in the journal entry in (1) above.

Your answer should include full explanations and concepts outlined in the Conceptual Framework.

3.Prepare the general journal entry to record the purchase of the factory by Peterson’s Clothing. Your general journal entry must clearly show the date that this transaction should be recognised in the books of the business.

If no journal entry is required, briefly motivate why. 

Gary is the financial director of a business called Peterson's Clothing which makes and sells
a variety of fashion wear and clothing lines to the top end of the market i.e. the wealthy. The
business has become extremely profitable and requires an additional factory to manufacture
the increasingly popular clothing lines.
On 1 January 2021 Gary, on behalf of Peterson's Clothing, signed a sale agreement with
Pamela Properties to purchase a factory in Epping. The purchase price of the factory is
R2 800 000. On 1 January 2021 Gary was required to pay a 10% deposit and would have to
negotiate a mortgage bond (loan) for the remainder of the purchase price. The transfer of
ownership of the factory took place on 1 April 2021, on which date the factory was available
for occupation by Peterson's Clothing. The bond was granted by Stanlid Bank on the
transfer date.
Transcribed Image Text:Gary is the financial director of a business called Peterson's Clothing which makes and sells a variety of fashion wear and clothing lines to the top end of the market i.e. the wealthy. The business has become extremely profitable and requires an additional factory to manufacture the increasingly popular clothing lines. On 1 January 2021 Gary, on behalf of Peterson's Clothing, signed a sale agreement with Pamela Properties to purchase a factory in Epping. The purchase price of the factory is R2 800 000. On 1 January 2021 Gary was required to pay a 10% deposit and would have to negotiate a mortgage bond (loan) for the remainder of the purchase price. The transfer of ownership of the factory took place on 1 April 2021, on which date the factory was available for occupation by Peterson's Clothing. The bond was granted by Stanlid Bank on the transfer date.
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                       General Journal is the primary book of accounting where we record the transaction in debit and credit form with brief description called narration.

                        When we purchase a factory we debit Proeprty ,Plant  & Equipments.

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