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Accounting for Special Transactions - Sale of Goods on Approval or Return Basis (Old Syllabus) Notes

Q1.

A firm sends goods on sale or return basis. Customers having the choice of returning the goods within a month. During May 2016, the following are the details of goods sent:

Date(may)

2

8

12

28

20

27

Customers

P

B

Q

D

E

F

Value(Rs.)

15,000

20,000

28,000

3,000

1,000

26,000

 Within the stipulated time, P and Q returned the goods and B, D, and E signified that they have accepted  the goods. Show in the books of the firm, the Sale or Return Account and Customer- P for Sale or Return Account on 15th June, 2016

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Q2. On 31st December, 2016 goods sold at a sale price of Rs.3,000 were lying with customer, Ritu to whom these goods were sold on ‘sale or return basis’ were recorded as actual sales. Since no consent has been received from Ritu, you are required to pass adjustment entries presuming goods were sent on approval at a profit of cost plus 20%. Present market price is 10% less than the cost price.

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Q3.

X supplied goods on sale or return basis to customers, the particulars of which are as under.

Date of dispatch

Party’s name

Amount

Rs.

Remarks

10.12.2016

M/s.ABC

10,000

No information till 31.12.2016

12.12.2016

M/s.DEF           

15,000

Returned on 16.12.2016

15.12.2016

M/s.GHI

12,000

Goods worth Rs.2,000 returned on 20.12.2016

20.12.2016

M/s.DEF

16,000

Goods Retained on 24.12.2016

25.12.2016

M/s.ABC

11,000

Good Retained on 28.12.2016

30.12.2016

M/s.GHI

13,000

No information till 31.12.2016

Goods are to be returned within 15 days from the dispatch, failing which it will be treated as sales. The books of ‘X’ are closed on the 31st December, 2016.

Prepare the following accounts in the books of ‘X’.

(a) Goods on “sales or return, sold and returned day books”.

(b) Goods on sales or return total account.

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Q4.

Ram sends his goods to some of his customers on Approval or Return basis. The cost of the product is Rs. 8,000 per unit and a markup of 25% on cost is used. The following information is given -

Goods sent to customers during the period = 25 units.

Goods returned by customers before approval period = 6 units.

Goods approved by customers before end of the financial period = 16 units.

Goods with customers pending approval (period not expired) = 3 units.

Ram accounts for these transactions as Ordinary Sales. Give the Journal Entries for the above.

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Q5.

Krishna regularly sends goods to his customers on Approval or Return basis. The cost of the product is Rs. 4,000 per unit and a markup of 1/3rd on Price is used. The following information is given for the month of January -

Date

7th

14th

18th

23rd

25th

Customer Name

A

B

C

D

E

Quantity sent

4

4

6

3

2

B and C approved the goods within the stipulated time, while A and E have rejected and returned the goods on 27th. In respect of D, the time period for acceptance has not yet elapsed. Show the accounting entries in the SIR Day Book, Sale or Return Account (in SIR Ledger).

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