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Saturday, 19 February 2011

Accounting Equations for new commers and Inter Level students


The following is the accounting equation that always is equal at every step
Capital + Liabilities = Assets

Example:
a)      Qamar deposits Rs 25,000 in bank to start Café business with the name of Café  Inc.

Capital
=
Assets

(a)

Qamar, Capital
25,000

Cash
25,000
b) Café Inc. purchases kitchen equipment for Café for Rs 17,400

Capital
=
Assets

Bal.
(b)
Qamar, Capital
25,000


Cash                      +             Equipment
 25,000                                                     
-17,400                                 +17,400
Bal.
25,000

7,600                                     17,400

c) During the month it purchases food supplies for Rs 700 agreeing to pay cash in future.

Liabilities            +             Capital
=
Assets

Bal.
(c)
Trade Creditors       +       Qamar, Capital
                                25,000
+700                                     

Cash      +             Supplies               +             Equipment
  7,600                                                      17,400   
                                 +700                    
Bal.
700                         25,000

7,600                     700                         17,400

d) During the month Cafe Inc. pays Rs 300 to the creditors.

Liabilities            +             Capital
=
Assets

Bal.
(d)
Trade Creditors       +       Qamar, Capital
700                         25,000
- 300                                     

Cash      +             Supplies               +             Equipment
  7,600                      700                         17,400   
    -300                                                  
Bal.
400                         25,000

7,300                     700                         17,400

e) During the month Cafe Inc. had sales of Rs 2,000.

Liabilities            +             Capital
=
Assets

Bal.
(e)
Trade Creditors       +       Qamar, Capital
400                         25,000
Sales                                          2,000                

Cash      +             Supplies               +             Equipment
 7,300                      700                          17,400   
+2,000                                                  
Bal.
400                         27,000

9,300                     700                         17,400





f) Various business expenses incurred and paid were: wages Rs 550, rent, Rs 50, utilities, Rs 25, miscellaneous Rs 75.

Liabilities            +             Capital
=
Assets

Bal.
(f)
Trade Creditors       +       Qamar, Capital
400                         27,000
Wages Exp                                               -550                 
Rent Exp                                                   -  50                  
Utilities Exp                             -  25                  
Misc Exp                                                   -  75                  

Cash      +             Supplies               +             Equipment
  9,300                   700                            17,400   
    -700                                                  
Bal.
400                         26,300

8,600                     700                         17,400

g) At the end of the month Cafe finds out that total food supplies left are worth Rs 250.

Liabilities            +             Capital
=
Assets

Bal.
(f)
Trade Creditors       +       Qamar, Capital
400                         26,300
Supplies Exp                            -400                 

Cash      +             Supplies               +             Equipment
  8,600                     700                          17,400   
                                 -400                     
Bal.
400                         25,900

8,600                     300                         17,400

h) Cafe determined that the equipment has become older after using for one month and its useful life has reduced, thus there is need to reduce the value of the equipment with an expense called Depreciation.

Liabilities            +             Capital
=
Assets

Bal.
(h)
Trade Creditors +             Qamar, Capital
400                         25,900
Dep Exp                                           -200          

Cash + Supplies + Equipment – Acc. Dep
  8,600      300           17,400   
                                                                -200      
Bal.
400                         25,700

8,600        300            17,400             -200      

i) At the end of the month, Cafe withdrew Rs 500 from the business.

Liabilities            +             Capital
=
Assets

Bal.
(i)
Trade Creditors +             Qamar, Capital
400                         25,700
Drawings                                         -500          

Cash + Supplies + Equipment – Acc. Dep
 8,600       300           17,400   
    -500                                                   -200      
Bal.
400                         25,200

8,100        300            17,400             -200      

Always accounting equation is equal
Capital + Liabilities = Assets

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