Question The following Trial Balance has been extracted from the ledger of Mr. Yousef, a sole trader.                                                                         Dr.                               Cr.                                                                         GH¢                            GH¢ Sales                                                                                                    138,078 Purchases                                                        82,350 Carriages                                                           5,144 Drawings                                                           7,800 Rent, rates and insurance                                  6,622 Postage and Stationery                                     3,001 Advertising                                                       1,330 Wages and Salaries                                         26,420 Bad Debts                                                            877 Provision for Bad Debts                                                                     130 Debtors                                                           12,120 Creditors                                                                                             6,471 Cash in hand                                                        177 Cash at Bank                                                     1,002 Stock as at 1st June, 1995                                11,927 Equipment: at Cost                                         58,000 Accumulated depreciation                                                                  19,000 Capital                                                                                                 53,091                                                                         216,770                       216,770                                                                         The following additional information as at 31st May, 2006 is available. Rent is accrued by GH¢210. Rates have been prepaid by GH¢880. GH¢2,211 of carriage represents carriage purchases. Equipment is to be depreciated at 15% per annum, using reducing balance method. The provision for Bad debts to be reduced by GH¢40. Stock at the close of business has been valued at GH¢13,551. Required: Prepare trading and profit and loss accounts for the year ended 31st May, 2006 and a balance sheet as that date

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The following Trial Balance has been extracted from the ledger of Mr. Yousef, a sole trader.

                                                                        Dr.                               Cr.

                                                                        GH¢                            GH¢

Sales                                                                                                    138,078

Purchases                                                        82,350

Carriages                                                           5,144

Drawings                                                           7,800

Rent, rates and insurance                                  6,622

Postage and Stationery                                     3,001

Advertising                                                       1,330

Wages and Salaries                                         26,420

Bad Debts                                                            877

Provision for Bad Debts                                                                     130

Debtors                                                           12,120

Creditors                                                                                             6,471

Cash in hand                                                        177

Cash at Bank                                                     1,002

Stock as at 1st June, 1995                                11,927

Equipment: at Cost                                         58,000

Accumulated depreciation                                                                  19,000

Capital                                                                                                 53,091

                                                                        216,770                       216,770

                                                                       

The following additional information as at 31st May, 2006 is available.

  1. Rent is accrued by GH¢210.
  2. Rates have been prepaid by GH¢880.
  3. GH¢2,211 of carriage represents carriage purchases.
  4. Equipment is to be depreciated at 15% per annum, using reducing balance method.
  5. The provision for Bad debts to be reduced by GH¢40.
  6. Stock at the close of business has been valued at GH¢13,551.

Required:

Prepare trading and profit and loss accounts for the year ended 31st May, 2006 and a balance sheet as that date

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