No. 24.
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BOOK-KEEPING.
CLASS II.
1. Write up the Cash Book for the following entries:—
£
s. d.
Jan. 1,
Jan. 13,
Balance in hand at this date,...... 37 17 0 Paid J. Cummings,
5 10 0
Received from T. James,
17 5 3
Jan. 15,
Paid for House Expenses,......
2 14 6
Received from F. J. Smith, Paid T. Manning,
14 17 6
6 3 6
I 5 0
Paid for Sundry Expenses,
Balance the Cash Book and bring down the amount in hand.
2. Write up the Capital Account of James Snodgrass.
Oct. Oct. 16,
1,
Nov. 30,
*. dt. Balance of Capital on this day.... 369 2 10 Paid in the further sum of, 250 0 0 Withdrew,
100 0 0
1
Dec. 31, Loss on business for the quarter, 587 16
Complete the account and bring down the balance.
3. Denfine the following terms :---
Debts receivable, assets, balance sheet, taking stock,
discount, capital.
4. Journalise the following transactions :-
Dec.
Dee. Dec.
3.
1,
Cash in hand,
Goods,....
I owe Mr. Hardy,
Mr. Hains owes me,
من الشاي
Sold goods to W. Dick,..
Houghton and Son owe me,
Mr. Hains settles his account less 5%
£ 7
194
12
20
35
discount.
Dec. 10, Bought of W. Hardy,
14
Discount allowed,
2
Dec. 15,
Sold goods to Howell & Co...
13
Dec. 31,
Monthly Cash Sales,
93
Trade Expenses,...
2
Personal Expenses,
5
Value of Stock,
124
No. 25.
cent.
ARITHMETIC.
CLASS I.
1. Find the Simple Interest on £3,713 10s. for 14 years at 7 per
2. A takes twice as long to do a piece of work as B, and C half as long again as B; the three together take 3 days; how long would each one take by himself?
3. A puts £600 into a concern, and B, three months afterwards, £300; six months after the start they put in £300 each, and they gain £375 in 18 months. How must they share the profits?
4. The rainfall on a certain day was 135 in.
ton the weight of water which fell on a sq. mile.
Find to the nearest
5. How much less than the true present value will a banker give for a bill of £950 8s. which has 7 months to run at 5 per cent, per
annuni.
6. A closed vessel is 8 feet 3 inches long; 7 feet 5 inches wide, and 4 feet 3 inches high, measured externally. If the material be one inch thick, how many cubic feet will the vessel contain?
Only 5 questions to be attempted.