Here is the Trial Balance for the enterprise as at 31 May 2015, based on the provided initial list of accounts.
Step 1: Classify each account as either a Debit or Credit balance.
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Debit Balances (Assets, Expenses, Contra-Revenue):
- Land and buildings: K800
- Motor vehicles: K500
- Office equipment: K400
- Inventories as at 1 June 2014: K240
- Receivables: K60
- Cash and bank: K45
- Sales returns: K40
- Purchases: K900
- Carriage inwards: K30
- Carriage outwards: K38
- Salaries: K210
- Office rent: K48
- Discount allowed: K23
- Office expenses: K139
- Distribution expenses: K72
- Utility expenses: K25
- Bank charges: K14
- Interest expense: K45
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Credit Balances (Liabilities, Equity, Revenue, Contra-Asset, Contra-Expense):
- Capital: K800
- Accumulated depreciation (Land and buildings): K50
- Accumulated depreciation (Motor vehicles): K120
- Accumulated depreciation (Office equipment): K70
- Provision for doubtful receivables: K4
- Payables: K42
- Bank loan at 15% per annum: K500
- Sales: K1,650
- Purchase returns: K34
- Discount received: K31
Step 2: Calculate the total of Debit and Credit balances.
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Total Debits:
800+500+400+240+60+45+40+900+30+38+210+48+23+139+72+25+14+45=K3,629
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Total Credits:
800+50+120+70+4+42+500+1,650+34+31=K3,301
Step 3: Determine the Suspense Account balance required to balance the Trial Balance.
- Difference = Total Debits - Total Credits
3,629−3,301=K328
- Since the Debit total is higher, the Suspense Account must have a Credit balance of K328 to make the trial balance balance.
- Note: The problem lists "Suspense a/c 12". This K12 is not the balancing figure for the provided list of accounts. The total of K3,446 shown in the image is also inconsistent with the sum of the listed figures.
Step 4: Prepare the Trial Balance.
TrialBalanceAsat31May2015(AllfiguresinK′000)
AccountNameLandandbuildingsMotorvehiclesOfficeequipmentInventoriesasat1June2014ReceivablesCashandbankSalesreturnsPurchasesCarriageinwardsCarriageoutwardsSalariesOfficerentDiscountallowedOfficeexpensesDistributionexpensesUtilityexpensesBankchargesInterestexpenseCapitalAccumulateddepreciation−LandandbuildingsAccumulateddepreciation−MotorvehiclesAccumulateddepreciation−OfficeequipmentProvisionfordoubtfulreceivablesPayablesBankloanat15%perannumSalesPurchasereturnsDiscountreceivedSuspenseAccountTotalDebit(K)80050040024060454090030382104823139722514453,629Credit(K)80050120704425001,65034313283,629
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