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5 Sale by Consignee
Cash (for cash sale) A/cDr
Consignee’s A/c Dr
Debtors (for Credit Sale) A/c Dr
To Consignment A/c
To Consignor A/c
(Being Expenses incurred by consignee)
(Being goods sold)
6 Commission to Consignee
Consignment A/c Dr Consignor A/c Dr
To Consignee’s A/c To Commission A/c
(Being Commission on sale due to (Being Commission earned)
consignee)
Sr. In the Books of Consignor In the Books of Consignee
No.
7 Remittance from Consignee
Consignor A/c Dr
Cash/Bank A/c Dr
To Bank/Cash A/c
To Consignee’s A/c
(Being Balance due Payment
(Being due amount received from
made to consignor)
consignee)
8 Entry for Profit on Consignment
Profit & Loss A/c Dr
Not Applicable
To Consignment A/c
(Being Profit earned on consignment)
9 Loss on Consignment
Consignment A/c Dr
To Profit & Loss A/c
Not Applicable
(Being Loss incurred on Consignment
transferred to the profit & Loss
Account)
Note − The goods sent on consignment account will be closed by transferring
balance into the Purchase account or the Trading account.
Problem # 1
Raja Mills Ltd. of Ahmedabad sent 100 pieces shirting to Fancy Stores, Delhi, on
consignment basis. The consignees are entitled to receive 5 per cent commission
plus expenses. The cost to Raja Mills Ltd. is Rs 600 per piece.
Fancy Stores, Delhi, pay the following expenses: Railway Freight, etc. Rs 1,000,
Godown Rent and Insurance Rs. 1,500
Raja Mills Ltd., draw on the consignees a draft for Rs 30,000 which is duly
accepted. It is discounted for Rs 28,650. Later Fancy Stores, Delhi, report that the
entire consignment has been sold for Rs 78,000. Show the important ledger
accounts in the books of the consignor.
Problem # 2
The Swastik Oil Mills, Mumbai consigned 5,000 kg. of castor oil to Dass of Kolkata on 1st
January, 2012. The cost of the oil was Rs 460 per kg. The Swastik Oil Mills paid Rs 2,00,000
for packing, freight and insurance. During transit 125 kg. were accidentally destroyed for
which the insurers paid, directly to the consignors, Rs 45,000 in full settlement of the claim.
Dass took delivery of the consignment on the 10th January. On 31st March, 2012 Dass reported
that 3,750 kg. were sold at Rs 600, the expenses being on godown rent Rs 30,000, on
advertisement Rs 40,000 and on salesmen’s salaries Rs 64,000. Dass is entitled to a
commission of 3 per cent plus 1½ per cent del credere. A party which had bought 500 kg. was
able to pay only 80% of the amount due from it.
Dass reported a loss of 50 kg, due to leakage. Assuming that Dass paid the amount
due by bank draft, show the accounts in the books of both the parties. Books of
accounts are closed by the parties on 31st March.
Problem # 3
The Kochi Consignment Account in the books of Remi of Kottayam showed a
debit balance of Rs 1,500 representing the cost of 10 pieces of fancy goods on 1st
April, 2011. The invoice value of each piece was Rs 175. On 1st May, 2011 Ranaji sent
a further consignment to Cochin of 40 pieces, costing Rs 160 each, invoiced
proforma at Rs 180 each. The freight and other charges amounted to Rs 210.
On 21st March, 2012, the Kochi Agent sent an Account Sales showing that 8 pieces
from the old stock realised Rs 140 each and 25 pieces from the second consignment
realised Rs 200 each and 15 pieces remained in stock unsold. Two pieces from the
old stock, being unsaleable at Kochi, were returned to Mumbai, for which the Kochi
Agent sent a separate debit note for Rs 30, being expenses incurred by him as
packing and freight.
The Kochi Agent is entitled to a selling commission of 10 per cent which covers all
our-of-pocket expenses in respect of the consignment Show the necessary account
in the books of the consignor, supposing that he closes his accounts on 31st March.