a) The trial balance of Nyaguthie enterprises prepared as at 30th April, 2016 failed to balance. The
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a) The trial balance of Nyaguthie enterprises prepared as at 30th April, 2016 failed to balance. The difference was posted to a suspense account. On investigation, the following errors were revealed.
i. Payment of sh 4,900 to Demo had been entered in the account of Dome.
ii. Purchase of goods sh 49,000 had been entered in the purchases account as sh 94,000.
iii. Payment for motor expenses sh 12,000 had been entered in motor vehicles account.
iv. Payment of rent sh 24,000 had only been entered in the cashbook.
v. Required:
vi. Prepare journal entries to correct the above errors
b) State the merits of maintaining control accounts.
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