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Exercise - Part 1
To record transactions in double-entry book-keeping or
accounting equation format, we need to identify two accounts
that are affected by the transaction. For the following
transactons, identify the two accounts and describe the same.
The first one is an example.

Ashok invested Rs. 10 lakhs to start a business venture.

The company borrowed Rs. 50 lakhs from Indian Bank

Purchased Machines for Rs. 15 lakhs by paying cash

Purchased Raw Materials and Component from Regal & Co. for Rs. 20 lakhs on credit
(See the Notes at the end before entering the transaction)

Paid salary to workers Rs. 3 lakhs

Paid Rs. 2 lakhs for maintenance of machine

Paid Electricity and expenses Rs. 4 lakhs

Sold Goods for Rs. 20 lakhs to Keshav & CO against cash

Sold Goods for Rs. 18 lakhs to Jain & Co on credit

Interest of Rs. 1 lakh paid to bank

Sales commission of Rs. 2 lakhs paid to Meha Agencies


Depreciation for the machine for the period Rs. 1 lakh

Received Rs. 12 lakhs from Jain & Co

Paid Rs. 8 lakhs to Regal & Co from whom Raw material was purchased on credit.

Raw materials and components are consumed in full


Tips: Transfer Raw Material from assets to expenses

Note: In Transaction 4, you are buying Raw Material and it is asset at that point
In transaction 15, you are consuming the Raw Material and here you need to move the asset
To differentiate the two, use "Raw Materials Inventory" for Asset and "Raw Material Consump
Personal/
Account Asset/Liabilities/
Real/Nomi
Name Equity/Revenue
nal

Account 1 Cash & Bank Real Asset


Account 2 Capital Personal Equity

Account 1 Cash & Bank Real Asset


Account 2 Indian Bank Loan Personal Liability

Account 1 Cash & Bank Real Asset


Account 2 Machine Real Asset

Account 1 Regal & Co Personal Liability


Account 2 Raw Material Real Asset

Account 1 Cash & Bank Real Asset


Account 2 Salary Nominal Expenses

Account 1 Cash & Bank Real Asset


Account 2 Maintenance Nominal Expenses

Account 1 Cash & Bank Real Asset


Account 2 Electricity Nomainal Expenses

Account 1 Keshav & Co Personal Revenue


Account 2 Sales Nominal Revenue

Account 1 Jain & Co. Personal Asset


Account 2 Sales Nominal Revenue

Account 1 Cash & Bank Real Asset


Account 2 Interest Nominal Expense

Account 1 Cash & Bank Real Asset


Account 2 Commission Real Expense
Account 1 Depreciation Nominal Expense
Account 2 Machine Real Liabilty

Account 1 Jain & Co. Personal Asset


Account 2 Cash & Bank Real Asset

Account 1 Regal & Co Personal Liability


Account 2 Cash & Bank Real Asset

Raw Material
Nomianl Expense
Account 1 Consumption
Account 2 Raw Material Real asset

move the asset to expenses.


terial Consumption" for Expense

Common questions

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Ashok initially invested Rs. 10 lakhs to start the business, and the company furthermore borrowed Rs. 50 lakhs from Indian Bank to finance its additional needs .

The sale of goods to Jain & Co for Rs. 18 lakhs on credit affects the 'Jain & Co.' account as a personal asset and 'Sales' as nominal revenue. This signifies an increase in accounts receivable and revenue simultaneously .

Shifting raw materials from inventory to consumables serves to move value from ‘Raw Materials Inventory,’ a real asset account, to ‘Raw Material Consumption,’ a reported expense, capturing the usage of materials in production .

Selling goods to Keshav & Co for Rs. 20 lakhs in cash impacts the 'Keshav & Co.' account as personal revenue and 'Sales' as nominal revenue, enhancing immediate liquidity and increasing company revenue .

Paying Rs. 8 lakhs to Regal & Co reduces the personal liability, indicating a clearance of partial debt from previous credit purchases, thus impacting the 'Cash & Bank' real asset account and improving balance sheet health .

When raw materials were purchased from Regal & Co. for Rs. 20 lakhs on credit, the accounting treatment involved two accounts: 'Regal & Co' was recognized as a personal liability, while 'Raw Material' was recorded as a real asset at that point in time .

Double-entry bookkeeping ensures each transaction affects two accounts. For example, purchasing machines for cash impacts the ‘Cash & Bank’ account as a real asset reduction and the ‘Machine’ account as a real asset increase, maintaining the accounting equation balance .

Maintenance costs of Rs. 2 lakhs and salaries of Rs. 3 lakhs are treated as expenses. They are reflected by debiting the 'Maintenance' and 'Salary' nominal expenses against the 'Cash & Bank' real asset account .

Paying Rs. 2 lakhs as sales commission to Meha Agencies affects the cash flow by reducing the 'Cash & Bank' real asset, but fosters beneficial business relations, which could be crucial for future revenue enhancement .

Depreciation of Rs. 1 lakh is recognized by debiting a 'Depreciation' nominal expense and affecting the 'Machine' real liability account. In contrast, the interest payment of Rs. 1 lakh is recorded by debiting the 'Interest' nominal expense against the cash asset account .

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