Consignment Accounting Overview
Consignment Accounting Overview
CONSIGNMENT:
The method of selling goods through an agent in foreign country or in a distance place
of the same country on commission and at the risk of the owner is called consignment
business. In consignment, agent doesn’t buy the goods he just works as mediator.
CONSIGNOR (Principal): The businessman who sends goods to the agent is called a
consignor.
CONSIGNEE (Agent): The person to whom goods are sent by consignor is called consignee.
COMMISSION: The remuneration paid to consignee as % of total sales is called
commission.
DEL-CREDER COMMISSION:
When consignee sold the goods on credit at his own risk to the customer that time, he
receives some extra commission on that credit sales in access to the normal commission, this
extra commission termed as del- credere commission. If any bad debt arises on this credit
sales that will be bears by consignee only.
j. Profit on consignment:
Consignment Ac Dr
To Profit and Loss Ac
Consignment account
Consignee’s account
1) 100 Tins of oil at Rs. 530 per tin of 15 kg each were sent by Bhavnagri to Ahmedabadi to be sold on
consignment. He paid 625 for expenses. Normal loss is considered to be 5%. Calculate the value of
stock if quantity left is 285.
Ans:
Total oil sent in kgs: 100*15 kg = 1500 kg
2) Gujarat tea company has sent 2,000 kgs. Tea on consignment at Rs. 150 per kg. consignor has paid
expenses of 6,000, consignee has paid octroi and carriages Rs. 2,000. Fire broke out into consignee’s
godown and destroyed 100 kgs. of tea. The insurance company has accepted claim for Rs. 10,000.
Calculate the normal loss and pass journal entry.
Ans.
Calculation of normal loss
Unit (kgs) Amount
Goods destroyed by fire 100 15,000 (100* 150)
(+) prop. Exp of consignor - 300 (100 * 6000/2000)
100 15,300
(+) prop. Exp of consignee
(non-recurring only) - 100 (100 * 2000/2000)
Value of goods destroyed 100 15,400
(- ) claim accepted by [Link]. - (10,000)
Actual abnormal loss 100 5,400
Journal entry
[Link]. Ac Dr 10,000
P&L Ac Dr 5,400
To consignment Ac 15,400
3) Anand consigned 10,000 litres chemicals to Ramesh at the rate of Rs. 1.90 per litre. While sending
the goods, expenses incurred were Rs. 1,000. There was a shortage of 500 litres of chemicals due to
natural causes. Ramesh sold 5,700 litres of chemicals at the rate of 2.85 per litre. He is entitled to get
5% commission. Calculate the value of closing stock and commission.
PRO. JAY PARMAR 4
Ans.
Calculation for Value of closing stock
Unit Amount
Cost of goods 10,000 19,000
+ exp by consignor - 1,000
10,000 20,000
- Normal loss (500) -
Value of stock 9,500 20,000
Calculation of commission
4) Consignor drew a three moths bill on 10-10-2010 which was discounted in a bank at Rs. 19,965
discounts. The rate of discount is 11% p.a. pass journal entry in the books of consignor.
Ans.
Cash ac Dr 7,06,035
Discount ac Dr 19,965
To B/R ac 7,26,000
WN:
Suppose value of B/R is x:
Discount = B/R * rate of discount * month
19,965 = x * 11% * 3/12
x = 7,26,000
5) Consignor draws on consignee a three months bill on 1-1-12, which was discounted in bank at Rs.
24,300 discounts. Rate of discount is 0.90% per month. Pass journal entry in books of consignor.
Ans.
Cash ac Dr 8,75,700
Discount ac Dr 24,300
To B/R ac 9,00,000
WN:
Suppose value of B/R is x:
Discount = B/R * rate of discount * month
24,300 = x * 0.9% * 3
6) Find out the value of closing stock of consignment from the following information:
Chemical sent on consignment 2,000 litres Rs. 4,50,000
Expenses paid by consignor Rs. 10,000
Freight and duty paid by consignee Rs. 4,000
Chemical destroyed in godown 400 litres.
Amount paid by insurance company Rs. 90,000
Loss due to natural cause 50 litres
Chemical sold by consignee 1,350 litres.
Ans.
Unit (kg) Amount
Goods sent 2,000 4,50,000
(+) exp. Paid by consignor - 10,000
(+) exp. Paid by consignee - 4,000
2,000 4,64,000
(-) destroyed in godown (400) (92,800) [400*4,64,000 / 2,000]
1,600 3,71,200
(-) Normal loss 50 - -
Value of available qty 1,550 3,71,200 (per ltr: 3,71,200/1,550 = 239.48)
Long sums
Q 39) On 1-1-2015, Julelal of Jalandhar sent 300 TV sets at invoice price of Rs. 15,000 (cost price per
unit Rs. 12,000) for consignment sale to Ramlal of Rajkot. He paid the expenses as under:
Insurance premium Rs. 3,000, Freight Rs. 24,000 and Carriage Rs. 6,000.
On 1-1-2015 Julelal drawn a bill on Ramlal for Rs. 6,00,000 having a maturity period of three
months, which was accepted by Ramlal and returned. On 4-2-2015 Julelal discounted this bill at 12%.
Ramlal is entitled to get 5% commission and 2% del credere commission.
On 30-6-2015, Ramlal sent account sale and a draft for outstanding amount. The following
details are available from account sale:
I. Ramlal paid Rs. 15,000 for carriage, Rs. 45,000 for insurance premium and Rs. 50,400 for
advertisement.
II. 6 TV sets were destroyed because of the fire in godown of Ramlal. Insurance company
sanctioned and paid a claim of Rs. 60,000.
III. 60 TV sets were sold at Rs. 15,000 each on cash basis. 180 TV sets were sold at Rs. 18,000
each to Ramesh on credit and 30 TV sets were sold at Rs. 17,000 each to Kamal on
recommendation and at risk of Julelal.
IV. Ramesh failed to pay Rs. 60,000. Kamal was declared insolvent and 50 paise per rupee was
received as dividend from him.
Prepare:
Ans.
Consignment account
Particular Amount Particular Amount
To goods sent on consignment 45,00,000 By difference in goods sent 9,00,000
(300*15,000) (300*3,000)
To cash ac (consignor’s exp) By insurance com. (claim) 60,000
Insurance pre. 3,000 By loss on goods destroyed 13,860
Freight 24,000 (WN:1)
Carriage 6,000 33,000 By sales:
To discount (B/R discounted) 12,000 Cash (60*15,000) 9,00,000
(6,00,000*12%*2/12) Credit (180*18,000) 32,40,000
To difference in closing stock 72,000 Reco. (30*17,000) 5,10,000 46,50,000
(24*3,000)
To Ramlal’s ac (exp) By closing stock:
Carriage 15,000 Cost(IP) (24*15,000) 3,60,000
Insurance pre. 45,000 + prop. Exp. by
Advertisement 50,400 1,10,400 Consignor:
To bad debt 2,55,000 (24*33,000/300) 2,640
(5,10,000*0.5 paise) + prop. Exp. by
To Ramlal’s ac Commission Consignee(non-recu.):
Gen 2,32,500 (24*60,000/300) 4,800 3,67,440
(46,50,000 * 5%)
Del cred. 64,800 2,97,300
(32,40,000 * 2%)
To P&L ac (profit) 7,11,600
59,91,300 59,91,300
Ramlal’s account
Particular Amount Particular Amount
To sales: By B/R ac (advance) 6,00,000
Cash (60*15,000) 9,00,000 By consignment (exp)
Credit (180*18,000) 32,40,000 Carriage 15,000
Reco. (30*17,000) 5,10,000 46,50,000 Insurance pre. 45,000
Advertisement 50,400 1,10,400
By consignment ac (commission)
Gen 2,32,500
Del cred. 64,800 2,97,300
By consignment (bad debts) 2,55,000
By bank ac- Draft 33,87,300
59,91,300 59,91,300
Consignee’s account
Particular Amount Particular Amount
To consignment ac sales 12,50,000 By consignment (exp) 9,250
By consignment (bills) 3,00,000
By consignment (commission) 71,375
By consignment (bed debts) 10,000
By consignment (profit share) 31,666
By consignment (return) 2,500
By bank draft (?) 8,25,209
2,74,500 2,74,500
Q 36) Amar of Ahmedabad consigned 63 mobiles to Suraj of Surat on 1-1-2014 at invoice price of
Rs. 93,750 per mobile. The invoice price was fixed after adding 25% profit on cost price.
Amar paid Rs. 6,804 for carriage, Rs. 19,278 for freight and 5,670 for insurance while sending
the goods. On 1-1-2014 Amar drew a bill of Rs. 18,00,000 for three months on Suraj which was
immediately returned by the later duly accepted. Amar discounted that bill in bank on 1-2-2014 at the
rate of 11% discount per annum.
9 mobiles were damaged in accident in transit, insurance company accepted a claim of Rs.
3,70,000 and Suraj sold these damaged mobiles for cash for Rs. 3,09,536.
Journal entry:
Bank ac Dr 37,49,670
To Suraj’s ac 37,49,670
Suraj’s account (to find out amount paid by Suraj)
WN:1 Commission
Type of Amount of sales Invoice price of sales (2) Surplus on sales (1-2)
sales (1)
Damaged 3,09,536 - Damaged
goods
commission
3,09,536*5%
= 15,477
Cash 36 * 1,26,000 = 36 * 93,750 = 33,75,000 11,61,000
45,36,000
Credit 7 * 1,33,000 = 7*93,750 = 6,56,250 2,74,750 Del credere
9,31,000 commission:
9,31,000 *2%
= 18,620
Recommend. 3 * 1,33,000 = 3*93,750 = 2,81,250 1,17,750
3,99,000
Gen commission on IP 10% commission on
=
surplus =
43,12,500*5%=
2,15,625 15,53,500* 10% =
1,55,350
Q 27) Shri Sneh started consignment business of sending bicycles on consignment to Jeet from 1-1-
2014. From the information given below prepare consignment account:
Particulars 2014 2015
No. of bicycles sent on consignment 40 60
Cost price per bicycle Rs. 500 Rs. 600
Expenses paid by consignor Rs. 1,000 Rs. 1,500
Advertisement expenses paid by consignee Rs. 2,000 Rs. 3,000
No of bicycles sold 35 50
Invoice price per bicycle Rs. 600 Rs. 750
Sales price Rs. 800 Rs. 800
Rate of commission is 5% on invoice price of bicycles sold.
Ans.
Consignment ac for the year 2014
Particulars Amt Particulars Amt
To goods sent on cons. 24,000 By diff. in goods sent 4,000
(40*600) (40*100)
To cash ac (exp by consignor) 1,000 By Jeet (sales) 28,000
To Jeet (exp) 2,000 (35*800)
To diff. in closing stock 500 By closing stock
(5*100) Value:(5*600): 3,000
To Jeet (commission)(5% on IP) 1,050 + prop. Exp by
[(35*600)*5%] Consignor
To P&L (profit) 6,575 (1,000*5/40): 125 3,125
35,125 35,125
Q: 17 Shahid of Mumbai consigned goods to Saif of Delhi at an invoice price of Rs. 2,70,000
on 1-4-2015, including freight and insurance of Rs. 20,000. The invoice price is fixed after
adding 25% profit on cost price.
On 1-4-2015 shahid drew a bill of Rs. 1,00,000 for five months on Saif, which was
immediately returned by the later, duly accepted. Shahid discounted the bills with a bank on 1-
6-2015 at 12% discount per annum.
Saif entitled to get 10% general commission and 5% del credere commission. In
addition to this he is also to be given 10% of net profit as a share in profit. Saif was allowed
Rs.12,000 per annum towards establishment expenses.
On 31-12 2015 Saif sent an account sale and bank draft for the amount due from him.
He reported in the account sale that:
1) He paid Rs.10,000 for octroi and Rs. 5,600 for selling expenses.
2) He returned 5% unsaleable goods and paid 1,000 for return purpose.
3) 50% of goods were sold for cash at 25% profit on invoice price.
4) 20% goods were sold on credit to Akshay at 30% profit on invoice price.
5) 10% of goods were sold to Aamir as per Shahid’s recommendation at 40% profit on
invoice price.
6) 5% goods were purchased by him for personal use at invoice price.
7) 5% goods were damaged in the godown due to fire, against it, insurance company
accepted a claim of 70%. These damaged goods were sold to Salman for cash at 50%
discount on cost price.
8) After paying 80% amount both customers were declared insolvent and 80% could be
recovered from their estate.
9) Repairing expenses of Rs. 1,050 is estimated for remaining goods to make them
saleable.
from above particulars prepare consignment account and Saif’s account in books of Shahid.
Saif’s account
Particular Amount Particular Amount
To consignment ac sales 2,74,500 By consignment (establisment) 9,000
By consignment (exp) 15,600
By consignment (bills) 1,00,000
By consignment (commission) 30,700
By consignment (bed debts) 1,400
By consignment (return) 1,000
By consignment (profit share) 2,000
By bank draft (?) 1,14,800
2,74,500 2,74,500
WN:1 Abnormal loss (CP)
Cost of loss 10,000 (12,500*25/125)
+ prop. Exp of consignor 1,000 (20,000*10,000/2,00,000)
Total loss 11,000
+ prop. Exp of consignee 500 (10,000*10,000/2,00,000)
Cost of ab loss. 11,500
- Insurance company (8,050) (11,500*70%)
- Sales of damaged (5,750) (11,500,*50%)
Abnormal profit -2,300
(Note: In this question repairing expenses on closing stock is just estimated not paid, so it will be
deducted at the time of valuation of closing stock but it will not be credited to consignee’s account)
Q 30. Dharam of Dharampur sent some goods by adding 30% profit on invoice price at Rs. 6,88,500
to Vasant of Vansda. Freight and insurance was paid 5% of invoice price.
Dharam drew a bill on Vasant, which was accepted and returned immediately. After 1-month
Dharam had received from bank Rs. 1,65,750 at a discount of 10%.
PRO. JAY PARMAR 13
In transit, 8% of invoice price of goods was stolen. Insurance company accepted a claim of Rs.
39,100. Vasant is entitled to get general commission at 9% and del credere commission at 4%.
Details of account of sale sent by Vasant are as under:
1) He paid Rs. 3,271 for freight and octroi and Rs. 13,730 for selling expenses.
2) He sold 30% of goods by adding 25% profit on invoice price for cash. Goods of Rs. 3,44,394
was sold for Rs. 4,09,000 on credit.
3) One customer was declared insolvent from whom Rs. 2,070 could not be recovered.
From the above particulars prepare consignment account in the books of Dharam and
Dharam account in the books of Vasant
Ans. Consignment account
Particular Amount Particular Amount
To goods sent (IP) 6,88,500 By diff. in goods sent 2,06,550
To cash (freight and ins. paid) 34,425 (6,88,500*30/100)
To bills discounted (WN.1) 4,250 By insurance company (claim) 39,100
To vasant (exp. paid) By P&L (ab. loss) (WN.2) 2,210
Freight and ins. 3,271 By vasant (sales) (WN.3)
Selling exp. 13,730 17,001 Cash 2,37,533
To vasant (commission) Credit 4,09,000 6,46,533
General (total sale) 58,188 By closing stock(WN.4)
Del (credit sale) 16,360 74,548 Stock 99,000
To diff in closing stock 29,700 + prop. Exp of nor’s 4,950
(99,000*30/100) (34,425*99,000/6,88,500)
To P&L (profit) 1,50,430 + prop. Exp of nee’s 511 1,04,461
(non-recurring only)
(3,271*99,000/6,33,420)
9,98,854 9,98,854
(Here invoice price is fixed after adding 30% profit on IP, so IP will be assumed as 100 and it includes
profit of 30%, so remaining 70 is cost)
WN.1 Bill discounted
Supp value of bill: 100
So discount for three month: 100*10%*3/12 = 2.50
So the cash received by consignee will be: 100-2.5 = 97.5
WN.3 sales
Goods available to consignee for sale: 6,88,500(sent) – 8% (stolen in transit) = 6,33,420
PRO. JAY PARMAR 14
Cash sales [(6,33,420*30%)+25%] = 2,37,533
Credit (IP of 3,44,394 sold for 4,09,000) = 4,09,000
VNSGU solved
Q:1 Parmar of Pardi consigned goods at some invoice price to Naik of Navsari. The invoice
price is fixed by adding 25% profit on cost price. Parmar paid Rs. 5,000 for freight and Rs.
4,000 for insurance. Parmar drew on Naik a three-month bill, which was discounted by Parmar
at 8% p.a. at Rs. 400 discounts after one month. Naik is entitled to get 8% general commission
and 5% del credere commission.
Naik sold ½ goods to Khush at Rs. 44,000 who paid Rs. 40,000 in cash afterward. ¼ of
goods were sold to Heny as per Parmar’s recommendation at Rs. 30,000. Rs. 25,000 received
from Heny. 1/6 of goods were sold for cash at Rs. 16,000. Whereas at the end of year Rs. 6,250
(invoice price) of goods (except proportionate expenses) on hand of Naik.
Naik paid Rs. 1,950 for selling expenses. Khush and Heny became bankrupt and 30%
amount could not be recovered from them. Naik remitted the balance amount by bank draft.
Prepare consignment account in the books of Parmar and Parmar’s account in the books of
Naik. (VNSGU, Oct-2019)
Ans. Consignment account In books of Parmar
Particular Amount Particular Amount
To goods sent on consignment 75,000 By diff. in goods sent (WN-2) 15,000
(IP) (WN-1) (75,000*25/125)
To cash a/c (paid by Parmar) To Naik’s a/c (sales)
Freight 5,000 Cash 16,000
Insurance 4,000 9,000 Credit 44,000
To bills discount a/c 400 Recommendation 30,000 90,000
To Naik ac (exp by Naik) To closing stock (IP)
Selling expenses 1,950 Stock (IP) 6,250
To Naik ac (commission) + prop exp. Parmar 750 7,000
General 7,200 (6,250*9000/75,000)
Q:2. Consignor consigned 400 smart phones at an invoice price of Rs. 9,999 each. The invoice
price is fixed after adding 33 1/3% of profit on invoice price. Consignor and consignee paid
non-recurring expenses Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 3,000 respectively. If closing stock is 68 smart
phones then find out closing stock value and write journal entry for closing stock in the books
of consignor. (VNSGU, Oct-2019)
Ans.
Value of closing stock (IP): 6,79,932 (68*9,999)
+ prop. Exp of consignor: 1,020 (68*6,000/400)
+ prop. Exp of consignee: 510 (68*3,000/400)
Value of closing stock 6,81,462
Journal entries
Q:3. The account sales of 600 TV sets received from Roshni and sold on account of and at risk
of Payal:
Account Sales
Particular Amount Amount Amount
Sales: 600 TV sets 21,60,000
(per set 3,600)
Less: expenses
Unloading expenses 4,500
Selling expenses 6,000
Transport expenses 9,045
Godown rent 9,000
Advt. expenses 3,000 31,545
Less: (commission)
5% general
1% del-credere 1,29,600 (1,61,145)
19,98,855
Less:
Advance
(DD No. 2003610,
sent date: 15-05-2016) (4,50,000)
Additional details:
Ans.
Valsadi’s account
Particulars Amt. Particulars Amt.
To consignment a/c (sales) By bills rece. (advance) 2,50,000
Cash 3,03,750 By consignment (exp)
Credit 2,02,500 Octroi 5,000
Rec. 67,500 Insurance 5,000
Personal 54,000 6,27,750 Reccu. Exp. 7,820 17,820
By consignment (commission) 35,438
By consignment (bad debt) 12,656
By consignment (profit share) 21,954
By Bank draft (?) 2,89,882
6,27,750 6,27,750
WN:4 sales
Cash sales: [(5,40,000*9/20) + 25% profit] = 3,03,750
Credit sale to Bharuchi: [(5,40,000*5/20) + 50% profit] = 2,02,500
Recommendation sale: [(5,40,000*1/10) + 25% profit] = 67,500
Purchased for Personal at invoice price is given = 54,000
Q:6. Naik of Navsari sent goods costing Rs. 4,81,950 by adding 30% profit on invoice price to
Parmar of Pardi. At the time of dispatching he paid freight and insurance was 5% of invoice
price.
Naik drew a four months bill on Parmar which Parmar accepted and returned
immediately. After one-month Naik discounted this bill in bank at Rs. 1,65,750.
In the transit 8% invoice price of goods was stolen. Insurance company accepted a claim
at Rs. 39,100. Parmar is entitled to get 9% general commission and 4% del-credere commission
Following is the Naik’s account in the books of Parmar:
Particulars Amt. Particulars Amt.
To bills payable a/c 1,70,000 By cash a/c 2,37,533
To cash a/c 17,100 (30% of goods at 25% profit
(freight + selling exp.) on IP)
To commission a/c 74,548 By debtors 4,09,000
To bank a/c 3,84,984 (Rs. 3,44,394 invoice price of
goods)
6,46,533 6,46,533
One customer of credit sale declared insolvent from whom Rs. 1,111 could not be
recovered. Prepare consignment account in the books of Naik. (VNSGU, March-2019)
Ans. Consignment account
Particular Amount Particular Amount
To goods sent (IP) (WN-5) 6,88,500 By diff. in goods sent (WN-5) 2,06,550
To cash (freight and ins. paid) 34,425 (6,88,500*30/100)
To bills discounted (WN.1) 4,250 By insurance co. (claim) 39,100
To Parmar a/c (exp. paid) By P&L (ab. loss) (WN.2) 2,210
Freight and ins. 3,271 By Parmar a/c (sales) (WN.3)
Selling exp. 13,730 17,001 Cash 2,37,533
To Parmar a/c (commission) Credit 4,09,000 6,46,533
Gen. (total sale) 58,188 By closing stock(WN.4)
Del (credit sale) 16,360 74,548 Stock 99,000
To diff in closing stock 29,700 + prop. Exp of nor’s 4,950
(99,000*30/100) (34,425*99,000/6,88,500)
9,98,854 9,98,854
Note: The given bad debt of Rs. 1,111 should not be consider because there are no
recommendation sale and del-credere commission is also paid, but if del-credere commission
wasn’t paid that time we can consider this bad debt on debit side of consignment account.
WN.3 sales
Here invoice price is fixed after adding 30% profit on IP, so IP will be assumed as 100 and it
includes profit of 30%, so remaining 70 is cost. So now we have available value of cost price
is 4,81,950)
IP: 100
Less. Profit 30
Cost price : 70 (4,81,950)
THEORY QUESTION
1) Valuation of closing stock
2) General commission and del-credere commission
3) Proforma invoice
Ans. 3. proforma invoice with imaginary figures.
Important questions for practice: Q:18, Q:22, Q:30, Q:44, Q:46, Q:48
BOOK: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING-2, [Link] Prakashan, 15TH Edition – 2019-2020.