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X sold goods worth Rs 1,50,000 to Y. Y immediately accepted a bill on 1st Nov payable after 2 months. X discounted this bill @ 18% p.a. on 15th Nov. On the due date , Y failed to discharge the bill. Later on Y became insolvent and 50 paise in a rupee is recovered from Y's estate. How much amount of bad debt will be recorded in the books of X?

  1. 75,000.

  2. 1,47,000.

  3. 1,52,000.

  4. Nil.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On the due date , Y failed to discharge the bills.

And X received 50 paise in a rupee from Y's estate.
So, Amount of bad dept can be calculated as
150000* 50/100
75000.

X sold goods to Y on 1st June for 1,50,000. Y immediately accepted a three months bill. On due date Y requested that the bill be renewed for a fresh period of two months. X agrees provided interest at 9% p.a. was paid immediately is cash. What will be the amount of interest in the books of X?

  1. 2,000.

  2. 2,500.

  3. 2,250.

  4. 2,800.


Correct Option: C

M sold goods worth of Rs 1,50,000 to N. On 1st Oct, N immediately accepted a three month bill. On due date N requested that the bill be renewed for a fresh period of 3 months. N agrees to pay interest @ 18% p a. in cash. How much interest to be paid in cash by N?

  1. 6,750.

  2. 5,400.

  3. 6,000.

  4. 3,300.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Calculation of Interest is to be charged @ 18% p.a. for 3 months.

 150000*18/100* 3/12
  6750

X drew a bill on Y for 3,000. X endorsed it to Z who endorsed it to W. The payee of the bill will be:

  1. X.

  2. Y.

  3. Z.

  4. W.


Correct Option: D

On 1st Jan X draws a bill of exchange for 1,50,000 due for payment after 3 months on Y who accepts this bill of exchange. On 4th March Y retires the bill of exchange at a discount of 12% p.a. Which of the discount is correct for premature payment in the books of Y.

  1. 1,800

  2. 1,500

  3. 2,100

  4. 2,400


Correct Option: B

X draws an accommodation bill on Y. The proceeds are to be borne by Y and X in the ratio of 3:1. The amount of bill was Rs 60,000, discounting charges are Rs 1,200. Discount borne by Y will be:

  1. 900.

  2. 1,200.

  3. 1,000.

  4. None.


Correct Option: A

X drew a bill on Y for 45,000 for mutual accommodation in the ratio 2:1. Y accepted the bill and returned to X. X discounted the bill for 42,300 and remitted 1/3rd proceeds to Y. Before the due date, not having funds to meet the bill, Y drew a bill on X for 63,000 on the same terms as to mutual accommodation. The second bill was discounted for 61,200. The first bill was honored in the due date and a net amount of 10,800 was remitted to X by Y. The proportionate discount charge on both the bills is to be borne by X is:

  1. 1,800.

  2. 1,500.

  3. 3,000.

  4. 1,200.


Correct Option: C

On 1st Jan, X drew a bill on Y for 3 month for Rs 1,50,000. On 4th March, Y pays the bill to X at 12% p.a. discount, the amount of discount will be?

  1. 1,500

  2. 3,000

  3. 4,500

  4. Nil.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Calculation of discount @12% p.a. for 3 months = 150000 * 12/100 * 3/12

                                                                               = 4500

If a bill is dishonored, when presented for payment by third party, the drawer will debit ___________.

  1. acceptor's A/c

  2. third party's A/c

  3. holder's A/c

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

On 1st Jan, 2017 X sold goods to Y for Rs 10,000 on credit basis. On the same date X drew a bill for Rs 10,000 on Y at two months. Y accepted the bill and returned it to X. On the due date Y could not honor acceptance. What is the journal for recording the dishonor of a bill?

  1. Y A/c   Dr                               10,000

        To Bills recievable A/c               10,000

  2. Bills Receivable A/c Dr.               10,000
                   To Y A/c                              10,000

  3. Bills Payable A/c   Dr              10,000
                           To X A/c Rs.          10,000

  4. X A/c      Dr.                            10,000

         To Bills payable A/c                  10,000


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option A is the correct one.   

The Journal entry for recording the dishonor of a bill will be:

 Y (Debtors) a/c Dr                  10000
        To Bills receivable A/c                  10000
( Being bill dishonored)