Question No 22 Chapter No 14 - T.S. Grewal 11 Class

Question No 22 Chapter No 14

22. X bought a machine for Rs 25,000 on which he spent Rs 5,000 for carriage and freight. Rs 1,000 for the brokerage of the middleman, Rs 3,500 for installation and ₹ 500 for an iron pad. The machine is depreciated @ 10% every year on the Written Down Value basis. After three years, the machine was sold to Y for Rs 30,500 and Rs 500 was paid as commission to the broker through whom the sale was effected. Find out the profit and loss on the sale of the machine.

The solution of Question No 22 Chapter No 14: –

Dr.	Machinery A/c						Cr.
Date	Particulars	J.F.	Amount	Date	Particulars	J.F.	Amount
I year
01/01/	To Bank A/c		35,000	31/12/	By Deprecation A/c		3,500
				31/12/	By Balance C/d		31,500
			35,000				35,000
II year
01/01/	To Balance b/d		31,500	31/12/	By Deprecation A/c		3,150
				31/12/	By Balance C/d		28,350
			31,500				31,500
III year
01/01/	To Balance b/d		28,350	31/12/	By Deprecation A/c		2,835
31/12/	To Profit on sale on Machinery A/c		4,485	31/12/	By Bank A/c (30,500-500)		30,000
			32,835				32,835

Working Note:-

Statement Showing profit or loss on the sale of Machinery
Particulars	Amount
Book value of machinery as on 1st January when it was purchased	35,000
Less: – Amount of Depreciation charged on I year
35,00010%12/12	3,500
Amount of Depreciation charged on II year
31,50010%12/12	3,150
Amount of Depreciation charged on III year
28,35010%12/12	2,835
Add: commission to the broker	500
Book value of the asset as on 1st October 2017	26,015
Sale Price of Machinery	30,500
Profit on the sale of the asset	4,485

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Chapter No. 1 – Introduction to Accounting
Chapter No. 2 – Basic Accounting Terms
Chapter No. 3 – Theory Base of Accounting, Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS)
Chapter No. 4 – Bases of Accounting
Chapter No. 5 – Accounting Equation
Chapter No. 6 – Accounting Procedures – Rules of Debit and Credit
Goods and Services Tax(GST)
Chapter No. 7 – Origin of Transactions – Source Documents and Preparation of Vouchers
Chapter No. 8 – Journal
Chapter No. 9 – Ledger
Chapter No. 10 – Special Purpose Books I – Cash Book
Chapter No. 11 – Special Purpose Books II – Other Books
Chapter No. 12 – Bank Reconciliation Statement
Chapter No. 13 – Trial Balance
Chapter No. 14 – Depreciation
Chapter No. 15 – Provisions and Reserves
Chapter No. 16 – Accounting for Bills of Exchange
Chapter No. 17 – Rectification of Errors
Chapter No. 18 – Financial Statements of Sole Proprietorship
Chapter No. 19 – Adjustments in preparation of Financial Statements
Chapter No. 20 – Accounts from incomplete Records – Single Entry System
Chapter No. 21 – Computers in Accounting
Chapter No. 22 – Accounting Software – Tally
Chapter No. 5 – Accounting Equation
Chapter No. 6 – Accounting Procedures – Rules of Debit and Credit
Goods and Services Tax(GST)
Chapter No. 8 – Journal
Chapter No. 9 – Ledger
Chapter No. 10 – Special Purpose Books I – Cash Book