Required: Q.2.1 Use the information given to draw up the Debtors Control account in the general ledger of Red Traders. DO NOT BALANCE THE ACCOUNT.
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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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![The following information relates to Red Traders, who trade in glass vases. Red Traders is a
registered VAT vendor and only deals with other VAT vendors. All amounts include VAT at 15%,
where applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
Question 2.1
The following information relates to Red Traders:
Balances on 1 February 2019:
Debtors Control R83 000
Creditors Control R72 500
The following totals appeared in the subsidiary journals as at 28 February 2019:
Total cash sales of merchandise
R567 000
Total credit purchases of goods
R365 000
Total credit sales (including 15% VAT) of merchandise
R485 000
Total payments to Creditors on account in Cashbook Payments
R436 000
Total payments received from Debtors in Cashbook Receipts
R378 000
Total settlement discount given to Debtors
R15 000
Cheques dishonoured as per Cashbook Payments
R81 000
Discount (previously granted to debtors) cancelled
R7 000
Total returns of goods received from Debtors
R56 000
Debtors declared insolvent and balances written off
R82 000
Transfer of credit account balance in creditors ledger to account in debtors ledger
R55 000
Transfer of credit account balance in debtors ledger to account in creditors ledger
R76 000
Required:
Q.2.1
Use the information given to draw up the Debtors Control account in the
general ledger of Red Traders.
DO NOT BALANCE THE ACCOUNT.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe98bebf8-6484-4031-a206-08e121541026%2F42da39fb-258b-4e00-9aef-f068977f55ce%2Fiprm91a_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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