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\textbf{Case Study Description (Questions 41 to 45):}Review the Trial Balance and accompanying details provided by a school for the fiscal year ended 31st March 2017:\begin{tabular}{|l|r|l|r|}\hline\textbf{Debit Balance} & \textbf{Amount (Rs.)} & \textbf{Credit Balance} & \textbf{Amount (Rs.)} \ \hlineBuilding & 6,25,000 & Admission fees & 12,500 \ \hlineFurniture & 1,00,000 & Tuition fees received & 5,00,000 \ \hlineLibrary Books & 1,50,000 & Creditors for supplies & 15,000 \ \hlineInvestment @12% & 5,00,000 & Rent for the school hall & 10,000 \ \hlineSalaries & 5,00,000 & Miscellaneous receipts & 30,000 \ \hlineStationery & 40,000 & Government grant & 3,50,000 \ \hlineGeneral expenses & 18,000 & General fund & 10,00,000 \ \hlineSports expenses & 15,000 & Donation for library books & 62,500 \ \hlineCash at bank & 50,000 & Sale of old furniture & 20,000 \ \hlineCash in hand & 2,000 & & \ \hline\textbf{Total} & \textbf{20,00,000} & \textbf{Total} & \textbf{20,00,000} \ \hline\end{tabular}\textbf{Additional Information:}\begin{enumerate}\item Tuition fees outstanding/yet to be received for the year are .\item Salaries outstanding/yet to be paid amount to .\item Furniture costing was purchased on October 1, 2016.\item The book value of the furniture sold was on April 1, 2016.\item Depreciation is to be charged at on furniture, on Library books, and on building.\end{enumerate}Based on the case study data, calculate the Loss on the sale of old furniture:

  1. A
    Rs. 20,000
  2. B
    Rs. 30,000
  3. C
    Rs. 25,000
  4. D
    Rs. 28,000

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's calculate the profit or loss on the sale of the old furniture:\begin{itemize}\item The book value of the furniture sold was on April 1, 2016.\item It was sold for (as recorded on the credit side of the Trial Balance).\item Since it was sold at the very beginning of the financial year (April 1, 2016), no depreciation needs to be calculated for the current period.\end{itemize}

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\textbf{Case Study Description (Questions 41 to 45):}Review the Trial Balance and accompanying details provided by a school for the fiscal year ended 31st March 2017:\begin{tabular}{|l|r|l|r|}\hline\textbf{Debit Balance} & \textbf{Amount (Rs.)} & \textbf{Credit Balance} & \textbf{Amount (Rs.)} \ \hlineBuilding & 6,25,000 & Admission fees & 12,500 \ \hlineFurniture & 1,00,000 & Tuition fees received & 5,00,000 \ \hlineLibrary Books & 1,50,000 & Creditors for supplies & 15,000 \ \hlineInvestment @12% & 5,00,000 & Rent for the school hall & 10,000 \ \hlineSalaries & 5,00,000 & Miscellaneous receipts & 30,000 \ \hlineStationery & 40,000 & Government grant & 3,50,000 \ \hlineGeneral expenses & 18,000 & General fund & 10,00,000 \ \hlineSports expenses & 15,000 & Donation for library books & 62,500 \ \hlineCash at bank & 50,000 & Sale of old furniture & 20,000 \ \hlineCash in hand & 2,000 & & \ \hline\textbf{Total} & \textbf{20,00,000} & \textbf{Total} & \textbf{20,00,000} \ \hline\end{tabular}\textbf{Additional Information:}\begin{enumerate}\item Tuition fees outstanding/yet to be received for the year are .\item Salaries outstanding/yet to be paid amount to .\item Furniture costing was purchased on October 1, 2016.\item The book value of the furniture sold was on April 1, 2016.\item Depreciation is to be charged at on furniture, on Library books, and on building.\end{enumerate}Based on the case study data, calculate the Loss on the sale of old furniture:
A
Rs. 20,000
B
Rs. 30,000
C
Rs. 25,000
D
Rs. 28,000

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