Michael Kamau runs a general groceries shop in Nairobi. The following transactions relate to the shop for the month of September 2013. Sept 1st : Cash...

Michael Kamau runs a general groceries shop in Nairobi. The following transactions relate to the shop for the month of September 2013.
Sept 1st : Cash in hand Sh. 31,400; Bank balance Sh. 50,800; Capital account Sh. 82,200
Sept 3rd: Bought goods in cash for Sh. 8,200
Sept 4th: Purchased goods on credit from Jambo ltd for Sh. 11,600 less 10% trade discount.
Sept 7th: Sold goods on credit to Simon at Sh. 17,800 less 20% trade discount.
Sept 10th: Withdrew cash from the bank amounting to Sh. 1,000 for private use.
Sept 12th: Sold goods on credit to Eric at Sh. 12,800.
Sept 14th: Paid Sh. 10,000 in cash to Jambo ltd in full settlement of their account.
Sept 15th: Received Sh. 8,000 in cash from Eric in part settlement of his account
Sept 17th: Goods worth Sh. 800 were returned by Eric.
Sept 21th: Purchased goods on credit at Sh. 17,400 from Shauri ltd.
Sept 24th: Paid Sh. 12,000 to Shauri ltd by cheque; discount given was Sh. 600.
Sept 25th: Purchased furniture on credit from Magic furniture for Sh. 16,000
Sept 26th: Transferred Sh. 4,400 from the cash till to the bank account.
Sept 27th: Eric was declared bankrupt and could only pay Sh.2,000 of the debt by cheque the rest being treated as a bad debt.
Sept 28th: Goods worth Sh. 1,200 were returned to Shauri ltd.
Sept 29th: Goods worth Sh. 800 were taken by Michael Kamau for his personal use.
Sept 29th: Paid Sh. 1000 by cheque for advertising.
Sept 29th: Paid wages to shop assistant in cash amounting to Sh. 3,600.
Sept 29th: Made cash sales of Sh. 43,600
Sept 29th: Banked Sh. 40,000
Sept 29th: Received cash of Sh. 11,800 from Simon in part payment of their account after allowing a discount of Sh. 200.
Required;
a) Record the above transactions in the appropriate ledger accounts including the three column cash book.
b) Extract a trial balance as at 30th September 2013.

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Kavungya answered the question on August 17, 2021 at 09:18

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