Reference no: EM132654212
Question - The following balances were extracted from the books of Shilongo Traders on 1 January
2020.
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Purchases Ledger 1 912 83 025
Sales Ledger 130 905 1 940
In the month of January 2020, the following transactions were made:
Debit balance on Sales Ledger transferred to Purchases Ledger 4 956
Debtor's cheque dishonoured 1 908
Sales on credit 133 650
Credit purchases 96 645
Returns outwards to credit suppliers 3 795
Returns inwards from credit customers 1 590
Cash sales 19 005
Cash purchases 10 913
Discount allowed 1 305
Discount received 1 600
Allowance for credit losses 474
Payments to credit suppliers 81 540
Receipts from credit customers 127 385
Refund to customer for overpayment 600
At 1 February 2020, the following information was available:
Purchases Ledger debit balances 480
Sales Ledger credit balances 787
Required:
(a) Prepare the Purchases Ledger Control Account for the month of January 2020.
(b) Sales Ledger Control Account for the month of January 2020.
(c) Explain six advantages of using control accounts.