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Yallawa Stores Ltd has two departments. The following balances Were extracted from its ...

Yallawa Stores Ltd has two departments. The following balances Were extracted from its books as at 31st December 2017.
Purchases: Department A 720,000
Department B 520,000
Rent and rates 50,000
Commission 55,000
Insurance 5,000
Sales: Department A 1,500,000
Department B 1,250,000
Discount received 124,000
Advertising 20,000
Salaries and wages 250,000
Depreciation 35,000
Administration and general expenses 50,000
Opening stock: Department A 150,000
Department B 100,000
CIosing stock: Department A 175,000
Department B 142,000
Additional information: Expenses are to be apportioned to the departments as follows
i. commission on the basis of sales:
ii. salaries and wages - 3:2 for Department A and B respectively
iii. discount received - 10% of purchases
iv. other expenses are to be apportioned equally.
You are required to prepare a Departmental Trading, Profit, and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December 2017.
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    Correct Answer: Option
    Explanation:
    Department Trading, profit, and Loss account for the year ended 31st December 2017
    Dept A Dept B Total Dept A Dept B Total
    N N N N N N
    Opening stockAdd: purchaseLess: closingGross profit c/d 150,000720,000870,000175,000695,000805,0001,500,000 100,000520,000620,000142,000478,000772,0001,250,000 250,0001,240,0001,490,000317,0001,173,0001,577,0002,750,000 Sales 1,500,0001,500,000 1,250,0001,250,000 2,750,0002,750,000
    Less: expensesRent & ratesCommissionInsuranceAdvertisingSal. & wagesDepreciationAdmin & gen exp.Net profit 25,00030,000250010,000150,00017,50025,000617,000 25,00025,000250010,000100,00017,50025,000619,000 50,00055,0005,00020,000250,00035,00050,000236,000 Gross prft b/dDisc. recd. 805,00072,000 877,000nm 772,00052,000 824,000nm 1,577,000124,000 1,701,000nm



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