32.2 Show the journal entries necessary to correct the following errors: (a) A sale of goods £412 to T More had been entered in T Mone's account. (b) The purchase of a machine on credit from J Frank for £619 had been completely omitted from our books. (c) The purchase of a computer for £550 had been entered in error in the Office Expenses account. (d) A sale of £120 to B Wood had been entered in the books, both debit and credit, as £102. (e) Commission received £164 had been entered in error in the Sales account. (f) A receipt of cash from T Blair £68 had been entered on the credit side of the cash book and the debit side of T Blair's account. (g) A purchase of goods £372 had been entered in error on the debit side of the Drawings account. (h) Discounts Allowed £48 had been entered in error on the debit side of the Discounts Received account.
Bad Debts
At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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