ACCOUNTING
General Journal, General Ledger & Trial Balance
Q1: Write up the asset and liability and capital accounts to record the following transactions in the
records of F Murray.
    1. Started business with £15,000 in the bank.
    2. Bought office furniture by cheque £1,200.
    3. Bought machinery £1,400 on credit from Trees Ltd.
    4. Bought a van paying by cheque £6,010.
    5. Sold some of the office furniture – not suitable for the business – for £150 on credit to
       D Twig & Sons.
    6. Paid the amount owing to Trees Ltd £1,400 by cheque.
    7. Received the amount due from D Twig & Sons £150 in cash.
    8. Bought more machinery by cheque £650.
Q2: You are required to open the asset and liability and capital accounts and record the following
transactions for June 20X8 in the records of P Bernard.
    1.    Started business with £12,000 in cash.
    2.    Paid £11,700 of the opening cash into a bank account for the business.
    3.    Bought office furniture on credit from Dream Ltd for £1,900.
    4.    Bought a van paying by cheque £5,250.
    5.    Bought equipment from Pearce & Sons on credit £2,300.
    6.    Returned faulty office furniture costing £120 to Dream Ltd.
    7.    Sold some of the equipment for £200 cash.
    8.    Paid amount owing to Dream Ltd £1,780 by cheque.
    9.    Took £130 out of the bank and added to cash.
    10.   F Brown lent us £4,000 – giving us the money by cheque.
Q3: Write up the asset, capital and liability accounts in the books of D Gough to record the following
transactions:
    1. Started business with £16,000 in the bank.
    2. Bought van paying by cheque £6,400.
    3. Bought office fixtures £900 on credit from Old Ltd.
    4. Bought van on credit from Carton Cars Ltd £7,100.
    5. Took £180 out of the bank and put it into the cash till.
    6. Bought office fixtures paying by cash £120.
    7. Paid Carton Cars Ltd a cheque for £7,100.
    8. A loan of £500 cash is received from B Berry.
    9. Paid £400 of the cash in hand into the bank account.
    10. Bought more office fixtures paying by cheque £480.
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