You are the Accounts Assistant of Excellent Sdn Bhd.  You have been asked to help in the preparation of financial statements by agreeing the figure for the total receivables.   The following figures relating to the current financial year ended 30 November are obtained from the books of original entry.   RM Purchases for the year 361,947 Sales 472,185 Returns inwards   41,226 Returns outwards   16,979 Bad debts written off    1,914 Discount allowed    2,672 Discount received    1,864 Cheques paid to payables 342,791 Cheques received from receivables 429,811 Customer’s cheque dishonoured       626   You discovered that the closing balance of the total receivables for the previous financial year ended 30 November amounted to RM50,241.   Required: Prepare the Trade Receivables Control Account of Excellent Sdn Bhd for the current financial year ended 30 November.

Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
4th Edition
ISBN:9781337690881
Author:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Chapter3: Accrual Accounting
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 17CE: Cornerstone Exercise 3-17 Accrued Revenue Adjusting Entries Powers Rental Service had the following...
icon
Related questions
Question

Question 3 (a)

 

You are the Accounts Assistant of Excellent Sdn Bhd.  You have been asked to help in the preparation of financial statements by agreeing the figure for the total receivables.

 

The following figures relating to the current financial year ended 30 November are obtained from the books of original entry.

 

RM

Purchases for the year

361,947

Sales

472,185

Returns inwards

  41,226

Returns outwards

  16,979

Bad debts written off

   1,914

Discount allowed

   2,672

Discount received

   1,864

Cheques paid to payables

342,791

Cheques received from receivables

429,811

Customer’s cheque dishonoured

      626

 

You discovered that the closing balance of the total receivables for the previous financial year ended 30 November amounted to RM50,241.

 

Required:

Prepare the Trade Receivables Control Account of Excellent Sdn Bhd for the current financial year ended 30 November.

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Methods of accounting
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337690881
Author:
Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337788281
Author:
James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Financial And Managerial Accounting
Financial And Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337902663
Author:
WARREN, Carl S.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Corporate Financial Accounting
Corporate Financial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781305653535
Author:
Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Accounting (Text Only)
Accounting (Text Only)
Accounting
ISBN:
9781285743615
Author:
Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
Accounting
ISBN:
9781305961883
Author:
Carl Warren
Publisher:
Cengage Learning