When adjusted purchase is shown on the debit column of the trial balan...
Adjusting Purchases and Trial Balance
Adjusting purchases refer to the adjustments made to the purchases made during the accounting period. These adjustments are made to account for any changes in the inventory levels, such as the purchase of goods that are yet to be received or the return of goods that have already been received.
The trial balance, on the other hand, is a statement that lists all the balances of the accounts in the ledger. It is prepared to ensure that the total debits and credits of the accounts are equal and to identify any errors in the accounts.
When adjusted purchases are shown in the debit column of the trial balance, it means that the total amount of adjusted purchases made during the accounting period has been debited to the accounts. In this scenario, the closing inventory is shown in the trial balance and not the opening inventory. The reason for this is as follows:
• Opening inventory is the inventory that a business has at the beginning of the accounting period. It is not affected by the adjusted purchases made during the period.
• Closing inventory, on the other hand, is the inventory that a business has at the end of the accounting period. It is affected by the adjusted purchases made during the period.
Therefore, when adjusted purchases are shown in the debit column of the trial balance, it means that the closing inventory has been adjusted for the purchases made during the period. The opening inventory, which is not affected by the adjusted purchases, is not shown in the trial balance.
When adjusted purchase is shown on the debit column of the trial balan...
Correct answer is B.
Adjusted purchase= opening stock+ purchase - closing stock
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here,
opening stock is already added in purchase so it will not appear/ in trial balance and,
closing stock is subtracted so we will add closing stock balance in trial balance.