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BILL OF EXCHANGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Draw the specimen of the Bill of Exchange :-

1)   Prepare a Bill of exchange from the following information :
            Drawer             :      Bipinchand Kothari, Navi Peth, Belgaum.
            Drawee             :      Karimchand Punawala, 338, Maharaja Road, Solapur
            Payee               :      Kevalchand Shetti, Mumbai.
            Amount             :      Rs.7,600
            Period              :      Forty Five Days
            Date of Bill        :      12th Sept. 2008
            Accepted on        :      16th Sept. 2008


2)   Prepare a Bill of Exchange from the following information :
            Drawer             :      Raj Patel, 14, New Road, Vijay Nagar.
            Drawee             :      Ram Parekh, 24, Adalat Road, Vijapur.
            Term               :      Eighty Days
            Date of Bill        :      23rd Sept, 2008
            Accepted on        :      26th Sept. 2008
            Amount             :      Rs.7,980

3)   Prepare Bill of Exchange from the following information :
            Drawer             :      Normal M. Nat, Kothari, Pune.
            Drawee             :      Zonal N. Patel, Dadar, Mumbai
            Amount             :      Rs.5,400
            Term               :      On demand
            Date of Bill        :      22nd June, 2005

4)      Partner Suraj of M/s Sangam and Co., 51, Ram Nagar, Karad, drew a bill of exchange of Rs.5,000/- on 2nd November, 2008, on Kumar. T., M. G. Road, Mumbai, payable  to them two months after sight. Kumar accepted the same for Rs.4,000/- only on 6th November, 2008.

 6)   X sells goods to Y on credit worth Rs.6,000 on June 5, 2005. On the same date he d    draws a bill at three months on Y for Rs.6,000. Y accepts the bill. On the due date, Y    pays cash to X against the bill.
     Give Journal Entries in the books of X and Y.

7)      On 1st January, 2005 P sells goods to Q worth Rs.10,000. He draws a bill of exchange
     on Q, payable after three months. Q accepts the bill. On 3rd January, 2005 P purchases the goods worth Rs.15,000 from R. P endorses the above bill to R on the same date and pays the balance. R collects cash on the due date.
     Pass necessary Journal Entries without narrations in the books of P, Q & R.

8)   On 1st March, 2005, X draws a bill on Y for Rs.12,000 at three months. Y accepts it.
On  3rd March, 2005, X discounts the bill at 10% p.a. The bill is duly met. Give Journal Entries in the books of X and Y.


9)   Anand draws a bill of exchange on Kisan for Rs.4,000 on April 1, 2005 payable after three months. Kisan accept it. On 3rd July Anand sends the bill to his bank for collection. On the bill date the bank presents it to Kisan and realises the amount. The Bank charge Rs.15 as collection charges to Anand.
     Give Journal Entries in the books of Anand and Kisan.

10)  Ratan draws the following bills at three months each on 1st October, 2004.
     On ‘P’ for Rs.1,000.
     On ‘Q’ for Rs.4,000.
     On ‘R’ for Rs.6,000.
     On ‘S’ for Rs.10,000.
     Bill drawn on ‘P’ is retained by him till its due date. Q’s acceptance is discounted with the bank for Rs.3,940 on 3rd October, 2004. R’s acceptance is sent to the Bank for collection on the same date. Bill drawn on ‘S’ is endorsed to ‘T’ on October 4th, 2004.
     On due date all the acceptors dishonoured the bills.
     Give Journal Entries in the books of Ratan, and also in the books of P, Q, R, S and T.

11)  Anjali of Nagpur sold goods worth Rs.25,000 to Rupali of Amaravati. On next day Rupali paid Rs.10,000 in cash and accepted two months bill for the balance drawn by Anjali. Anjali discounted the bill at 12% p.a. with her bank. Before due date, Rupali finds herself unable to make payment of the bill; and requests Anjali to renew it. Anjali accepts the proposal on the condition that Rupali should pay Rs.5,000 in cash and accept new bill for one month along with interest Rs.200 for the balance. These arrangements were carried through. The bill was met on due date.
     Give journal entries in the books of Anjali. (March ’04)

12)  Rajesh owes Suresh Rs.12,000. Rajesh accepted the bill for 3 months drawn by Suresh for Rs.12,000. Suresh discounted the bill with his bank at Rs.11,700. On the due date the bill was dishonoured. Noting charges amounted to Rs.30 paid by Bank. Rajesh paid half the amount of the bill and full amount of noting charges, and accepted a bill for the balance including interest Rs.150.
Pass journal entries in the books of Suresh and show Rajesh’s A/c in his books. (March’07)

13)  Vikrant sold goods to the value of Rs.20,000 to Vishwajeet. Vishwajeet accepted the bill for Rs.20,000 at three months. Vikrant discounted the bill at 15% p.a. with his bank. At maturity, the bill was returned dishonoured with Rs.250 as noting charges. Vishwajeet paid Rs.10,000 and amount of noting charges and gave Vikrant another bill
     at three months for the balance with interest at 12% p.a.. But before due date, Vishwajeet became insolvent and he paid 75 paise in a rupee from his private estate.
     Pass journal entries in the books of Vikrant. (Oct.’06)

14)  Jaya sold goods on credit to Prada for Rs.8,000. Jaya draws a bill on Prada for 3 months for Rs.8,000; and the same was accepted by Prada. On due date, the bill was dishonoured, noting charges amounted to Rs.40 paid by Jaya.
     Prada paid half the amount of bill and full amount of noting charges and accepted a new bill for the balance including interest Rs.200. These arrangements were carried through. Prada became insolvent and only 50 paise in a rupee could be recovered from her private estate.
     Give journal entries in the books of Jaya. (Oct.’04)

15)  Shailesh accepted a bill for Rs.4,000 drawn by Kailash at 3 months date, and Kailash got it discounted with his bank for Rs.3,900. Before the due date, Shailesh approached Kailash for renewal of the bill. It was agreed that Rs.3,000 should be paid immediately together with interest on the remaining amount at 10% p.a. for 3 months, and for the balance, Shailesh should accept a new bill at 3 months. These arrangements were carried through. But afterwards, Shailesh became insolvent and only 35% of the amount could be recovered from his private estate.
     Pass necessary journal entries in the books of Shailesh. (March’96)

16)  Wagh bought goods from Landge for Rs.12,000. On the same date, Wagh accepted 3 months bill which Landge endorsed to Kolhe. On the due date, Kolhe informed Landge that the bill was dishonoured and Rs.50 was paid as noting charges. Landge then drew a new bill on Wagh including noting charges and interest Rs.350. Before the due date, Wagh became insolvent and only Rs.3,000 was recovered from his private estate as first and final dividend.
     Give the journal entries in the books of Wagh. (Oct.’99)

17)  Mahesh draws a bill on Nilesh for Rs.5,000 at 3 months. Nilesh accepts it and returns it to Mahesh. The bill is discounted by Mahesh for Rs.4,925 with his bank. On the maturity, Nilesh finds himself unable to pay the bill and requests Mahesh to renew it. Mahesh accepts the request and draws a new bill at one month for Rs.5,050 (including interest). Mahesh deposited this new bill with his bank for collection. On the due date, Nilesh honours the bill.
     Give journal entries and show Nilesh’s A/c in the books of Mahesh. (Oct.’ 03)

18)   Journalise the following transactions in the books of Tirupati :
(A)    Kailas informed Tirupati that Ameet’s acceptance for Rs.1,000/- endorsed to him, has
been dishonoured. Noting charges amounted to Rs.40/-.
(B)    Vilas renews his acceptance to Tirupati for Rs.800/- by paying Rs.400/- in cash and accepted a fresh bill for the balance plus interest at 12% p.a. for 3 months.
(C)    Kalpana’s acceptance to Tirupati for Rs.6,000/- retired one month before due date at a discount of 10% p.a.
(D)    Bank informs Tirupati the dishonoured of Kavita’s acceptance of Rs.2,500/- discounted with Bank. Noting charges amounted to Rs.50/-. (March’05)

19)      Journalise the following transactions in the books of Kailash :
   (1) Sander informs Kailash that Vilas’s acceptance for Rs.8,000 endorsed to him has been    dishonoured. Noting charges amounted to Rs.200.
   (2) Kaplan renews her acceptance to Kailash for Rs.7,500 by paying him Rs.3,500 in cash     and accepting a fresh bill for the balance plus interest at 10% p.a. for 3 months.
   (3) Umea retired her acceptance to Kailash for Rs.3,000 by paying Rs.2,900 in cash.
   (4) Kailash sent a bill of Anita for Rs.6,000 to bank for collection. But bank informed that   the bill has been dishonoured by Anita. (Oct.’98)

20)      Journalise the following transactions in the books of Rahul :
(A)  Pradeep informed Rahul that Vijay’s acceptance for Rs.1,000 endorsed to Pradeep has been dishonoured. Noting charges amounted to Rs.50.
(B)  Nilesh renews his acceptance to Rahul for Rs.600 by paying Rs.200 in cash and accepting a fresh bill for the balance plus interest at 12% p.a. for 3 months.
(C)  Prashant’s acceptance to Rahul for Rs.3,000 retired one month before due date at a discount of 12% p.a.
(D)  Bank informs Rahul as to the dishonour of Aviraj’s acceptance for Rs.1,000 to Rahul, discounted with bank. Noting charges amounted to Rs.20. (March’99)

21)      Journalise the following transactions in the books of Sonali :
(A)  Sanjay informs Sonali that Mohan’s acceptance for Rs.16,000 endorsed to Sanjay has been dishonoured. Noting charges amounted to Rs.400.
(B)  Deepali renews her acceptance to Sonali for Rs.15,000 by paying Rs.7,000 in cash and accepting the fresh bill for the balance plus interest at 10% p.a. for 3 months.
(C)  Usha retired her acceptance to Sonali for Rs.6,000 by paying Rs.5,800 in cash.
Sonali sent a bill of Rupali for Rs.12,000 to bank for collection. But the bank informed that the bill has been dishonoured by Rupali. (March’03)