How do i do the revised sales ledger control a/c
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\mathbf{\15,541}$
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3 stepsTo calculate the revised Sales Ledger Control Account, you need to start with its original balance and then adjust it for any errors that directly impact the control account. Remember that the Sales Ledger Control Account summarizes all transactions affecting debtors (customers).
Here's how to do it based on the previous problem:
Start with the original balance of the Sales Ledger Control Account.
Identify and apply adjustments from the errors that affect the Sales Ledger Control Account.
- Error c: Undercast sales return day book by
\250$.- Sales returns reduce the amount customers owe, so they are credited to the Sales Ledger Control Account.
- If the day book was undercast, it means the control account was credited by
\250$ less than it should have been. - Therefore, the current balance of the control account is overstated by
\250$250. $$ \text{Adjustment for (c): } -\250 $$
- Error d: Credit note for
\150$ completely omitted.- A credit note for goods returned by a customer reduces the amount they owe. This means the Sales Ledger Control Account should have been credited by
\150$. - Since it was completely omitted, the control account was not credited by
\150$150$150. $$ \text{Adjustment for (d): } -\150 $$
- A credit note for goods returned by a customer reduces the amount they owe. This means the Sales Ledger Control Account should have been credited by
- Error e: Discount allowed column in the cash book overcast by
\125$.- Discounts allowed reduce the amount customers owe, so they are credited to the Sales Ledger Control Account.
- If the discount allowed column was overcast by
\125$125$ more than it should have been. - Therefore, the current balance of the control account is understated by
\125$125. $$ \text{Adjustment for (e): } +\125 $$
- Errors a and b do not affect the Sales Ledger Control Account directly. Error (a) is an omission from the schedule of debtors, not the control account. Error (b) is an error in an individual customer's account (subsidiary ledger), not the control account itself, which is derived from day books and cash book totals.
- Error c: Undercast sales return day book by
Calculate the revised balance by applying all relevant adjustments.
The revised balance for the Sales Ledger Control Account is
\boxed{\mathbf{\15,541}}$.
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