Question: c ) Mona commenced trading in June 2 0 2 4 . It is now July 2 0 2 4 and Mona has finished her

c) Mona commenced trading in June 2024. It is now July 2024 and Mona has finished her first month
of trading.
The following information relates to the first month of trading for Mona:
1 June: To start her business. Mona invested 60.000 of her own money into the business. This
money was lodged in the business bank account on this date.
3 June: Mona spent some time sourcing a rental property in her local town. After two weeks,
Mona rented a shop with a yard from where she intends to sell her cars. She paid 3,000 by
direct debit for the first month's rent.
5 June: To assist with running of the business, Mona employed a part time employee
(mechanic) to work three days a week fixing the cars for resale, and a full-time salesperson.
The monthly salary bill is 4,000. Mona paid a full month's salary for June on this date by
direct debit.
6 June: Mona paid 1.500 by cash for advertising in the local newspaper, radio, and Tik Tok
campaigns.
8 June: Mona purchased fumiture for use in the business costing 8,000 and paid for this by
cheque.
9 June: Mona purchased cars [for resale] from a supplier for 15,000 and paid by cheque.
11 June: Cash sales amounted to 30,000 and the money was lodged into the business bank account
on the same day.
13 June: Mona purchased equipment for use in the business costing 9,000 by cheque.
15 June: Mona purchased cars [for resale] from a supplier for 20,000. Mona purchased these
goods on credit receiving 2 month's credit from the supplier.
17 June: Mona paid 750 for an electricity bill for the first month's expense by direct debit.
19 June: Credit sales were 45,000. One month's credit was given to the customers.
21 June: Following the successes from the first month of trading. Mona decided to put a deposit
down on a holiday. Mona took 2,000 from the business bank account for personal use.
24 June: Sales returns for June amounted to 1,200. These sales returns related to credit sales. The
customer had not paid for the goods by this date.
There was no closing inventory at the end of June 2024.
Requirement:
i. Write up and balance the nominal ledger accounts of Mona's business to 30th June 2024.
ii. Extract a Trial Balance of Mona's business on 30th June 2024.
 c) Mona commenced trading in June 2024. It is now July

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