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- Employment
- Production of goods and services.
- Payment / income for factors of production
- Source of revenue to the government e.g. taxes.
- Improve infrastructure in the country.
- Attracts auxiliary services to the community.
- Corporate social responsibility.
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Date posted: September 3, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: September 3, 2019. Answers (1)
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Stock on 31st Dec. 2015 was sh....(Solved)
The trial balances shown below was extracted from the ledger accounts of Maendeleo Traders as at 31st Dec 2015.
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Required:
Prepare Maendeleo Traders trading, Profit and Loss account for the period ended 31st Dec.2015.
Date posted: September 3, 2019. Answers (1)
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The following balances were extracted from the books of mathioya- kangema traders on 1st Jan 2015
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Building ..............................300,000
Machinery ............................250,000
Debtors ...............................100,000
Creditors.............................. 200,000
Bank................................... 280,000
Stock ...................................190,000
The following transactions took place during the year ended 31st Dec 2015.
i) Sold goods for Shs. 160,000 receiving sh. 100,000 through a cheque and balance was to be settled the following year.
ii) Sold machinery worth sh.150,000 for sh. 100,000 and payment was made through the bank
iii) Sh. 50,000 was withdrawn from the bank for office use.
Required:
Prepare Mathioya Kangema balance sheet as at 31st Dec 2015 showing the ledger balances in the appropriate classes.
Date posted: September 3, 2019. Answers (1)
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ii) February 12
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Date posted: September 2, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: September 2, 2019. Answers (1)
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The following trial balance was extracted from the Books of Nandi Hills Enterprises for the year ended 31/12/2014.
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Required:
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Date posted: September 2, 2019. Answers (1)
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Mrs. Baraka, a trader had the following cash transactions starting 1st January 2016.
Jan 1 Balance b/d cash 5,000 bank 15,000
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9 Paid insurance 150 cash
12 Received 250 cash from Mr. Kibet
14 Deposited 1,000 in the bank
16 Received by cheque 2,000 from Mchana
20 With drew 7,500 from bank for office use.
23 Paid wages 900 by cheque.
26 Received payment of 7,500 cheque from Joy Enterprises after allowing discount of shs. 100
28 Paid electricity 3,000 cash
30 Paid water 1,500 in cash
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Date posted: September 2, 2019. Answers (1)