Preparation of Hire Purchase Account And The Vendor’s Account - SS3 Accounting Lesson Note

Question:

The following transactions were derived from the books of MUSA VENTURES for the month of March 2022. You are required to prepare in tabular form:

  • The hire purchase account

  • The vendor’s accounts

Date

Transaction

Amount

03/01/2022

Purchased goods from ABC Suppliers on hire purchase

₦100,000

03/03/2022

Sold goods to XYZ Co. for cash

₦50,000

03/05/2022

Received goods from ABC Suppliers on hire purchase

₦100,000

03/07/2022

Sold goods to PQR Inc. on hire purchase

₦80,000

03/10/2022

Made a down payment to ABC Suppliers for hire purchase

₦20,000

03/12/2022

Received payment from PQR Inc. for hire purchase sale

₦30,000

03/15/2022

Paid instalment to ABC Suppliers for hire purchase

₦20,000

03/18/2022

Sold goods to MNO Corp. for cash

₦40,000

03/20/2022

Received payment from XYZ Co. for cash sale

₦50,000

03/23/2022

Received payment from MNO Corp. for cash sale

₦40,000

03/25/2022

Paid instalment to ABC Suppliers for hire purchase

₦20,000

03/28/2022

Sold goods to RST Co. for cash

₦30,000

Note:

  • We assume that the hire purchase agreement with ABC Suppliers has an interest rate of 14% per annum, calculated on a simple interest basis.

  • The interest on each instalment is calculated as follows: Interest = (Balance x Rate x Time) / 365, where Rate = 14% and Time is the number of days since the last payment.

Answer: 

Vendor's Books

ABC Suppliers Hire Purchase Ledger for MUSA VENTURES

Date

Transaction

Instalment (₦)

Interest (₦)

Total (₦)

Balance (₦)

03/01/2022

03/05/2022

03/10/2022

03/15/2022

03/25/2022

Total

Sold goods

Received payment

Received down payment

Received instalment

Received instalment

0

0

0

20,000

20,000

40,000

0

0

0

4,000

2,800

6,800

100,000

0

20,000

24,000

22,800

166,800

100,000

100,000

80,000

56,000

33,200

33,200

 

Hirer's Books

MUSA VENTURES Hire Purchase Ledger with ABC Suppliers

Date

Transaction

Instalment (₦)

Interest (₦)

Total (₦)

Balance (₦)

03/01/2022

03/05/2022

03/10/2022

03/15/2022

03/25/2022

Total

Purchased goods

Received goods

Made a down payment

Paid instalment

Paid instalment

0

0

0

20,000

20,000

40,000

0

0

0

4,000

2,800

6,800

100,000

0

20,000

24,000

22,800

166,800

100,000

100,000

80,000

56,000

33,200

33,200

Note:

  • The Vendor's books show the transactions related to the hire purchase agreement from the vendor's perspective.

  • The Hirer's books show the transactions related to the hire purchase agreement from the hirer's perspective.

 

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