Given:Total cash received from debtors 30,000 Total purchases for the period 21,000 Amount owed by debtors at the beginning of the period 4,000 Equipment bo...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Principles of Accounts - 1999 Subject: Financial Accounting

Question 1 Report

Given:Total cash received from debtors 30,000

Total purchases for the period 21,000

Amount owed by debtors at the beginning of the period 4,000

Equipment bought 2,500

Amount owed by debtors at the end of the period 3,000

Determine the value of sales for the period

Answer Details
To find the value of sales for the period, we need to use the following formula: Total cash received from debtors + Amount owed by debtors at the end of the period - Amount owed by debtors at the beginning of the period = Value of sales for the period Substituting the values given in the question, we get: 30,000 + 3,000 - 4,000 = Value of sales for the period 29,000 = Value of sales for the period Therefore, the value of sales for the period is ₦29,000. Answer option A is correct.

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