Worksheet 1.2 Introducing Double Entry

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Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Accounting

Worksheet 1.2: Introducing double entry

1 Insert the missing words in the following sentences.

In double entry, the account which is receiving or gaining value is


.................. and the account giving value is ..................

Goods obtained for resale are ................. to the ................. account. If the
goods are to be paid for at a later date the account of the supplier is
.................

The cost of repairing a motor vehicle would not be recorded in the


................. account as it does not ................. the value of the motor vehicle.

Where commission is both received and paid by a business, the business


will maintain two commission accounts – a ................. ................. account
and a .................. .................. account.

When the owner of a business uses his own money to purchase a


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machine for the business, the .................. account will be debited and the
.................. account will be credited.

2 Complete the following table:

Transaction Account to be Account to be


debited credited
The owner introduced $60 000 capital into
a business bank account
Paid rent of premises by cheque
Purchased goods for resale on credit
from AK Supplies
Nelson, a credit customer, returned goods
Purchased office equipment by cheque
Received a loan from AN Loans which was
paid into the business bank

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3 Complete the following table:


Account debited Account credited Transaction
Bank Sales Goods sold and the proceeds paid
into the business bank
Office expenses Bank
Rashida Purchases returns
Bank Commission receivable
Office equipment Capital
Bank loan Bank

4 Sabena started a business on 1 February. The following transactions


took place in her first two weeks of trading:
Feb 1 Sabena transferred $60 000 into a business bank account

    4 Paid one month’s rent of premises by cheque, $400

    6 Purchased office equipment, $5000, paying by cheque

    8 Purchased good on credit from Martin, $3100


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    9 Paid advertising expenses by cheque, $215

11 Sold goods, $800, and received cash which was paid into the
bank immediately

13 Sabena asked the bank about the possibility of a loan of $10 000
14 Wilma, a credit customer, returned goods, $60

a Select the relevant figures and write up the bank account for the two
weeks ended 14 February.

Sabena
Bank account
Date Details $ Date Details $

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b List the items you have not included in the bank account and give a
reason for their omission.

Item not included in bank account Reason

c State how much money there was in the bank account at the close of
business on 14 February.

$ ............................

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