Question: Illustration 1 . The following errors were committed by the accountant of P . K Mitra & Co . Rectify the errors by passing

Illustration 1.
The following errors were committed by the accountant of P.K Mitra \& Co. Rectify the errors by passing suitable journal entries, if necessary, assuming that the errors were detected before preparation of trial balance.
(a) Purchase of stationery Rs.250 were not posted to the stationery account.
(b) Cash paid to Binita Roy Rs.640 was posted in her account as Rs.460.
(c) Goods returned by Mr. Pal Rs.3,500 posted to his account from returns inward book as Rs.5,300.
(d) Purchase day book was undercast by Rs.500.
(e) Purchased goods from Sudhakar for Rs.10,000 was entered in the purchases day book as Rs.1,000.
(f) Salary paid to Srimani Das Rs.1,500 wrongly debited to his personal account.
(g) A sale of Rs.3,000 to S. Ganguli was passed through the purchases day book.
(h) Rs.1,000 paid for purchases of furniture was charged to repairs and maintenance account.
Illustration 1 . The following errors were

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