Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 1

Single column cash book

Term: 2nd Term

Week: 1

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Financial accounting

Topic:-       Single column cash book

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define cash book
  2. Explain the meaning of single column cash book
  3. Prepare a single column cash book using provided details

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on exercises on ledgers

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the meaning of cash book and single column cash book

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She shows the learners how to prepare a single column cash book

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

SINGLE COLUMN CASH BOOK

The Cash Book is a subsidiary book of account that is used to record the payments and receipts of money (cash or cheques) to or by a business organisation. The cash book is part of the double entry system. It therefore functions both as a ledger and a subsidiary book of account

 

Types of Cash Book

  1. Single Column Cash Book
  2. Two Column Cash Book (or Double Column Cash Book)
  3. Three Column Cash Book
  4. Petty Cash Book

 

Single Column Cash Book

This is the simplest form of Cash Book operated by a business and it is used to record all cash transactions. The cash transactions recorded in the cash book can be for cash sales, cash purchases, payment of cash to suppliers, receipt of cash from customers, acquisition of properties (fixed assets) by cash and all other transactions that involved the receipt and payment of cash.

 

Illustration:

Prepare a Cash Book from the following information for the month of August 2022

 

N

Balance of cash in hand

14, 130

 

Received Cash from Adesola a credit customer

3, 600

 

Paid rent for the month

1, 750

 

Paid cash to Lawal, a supplier

3, 200

 

Cash Sales

22, 110

 

Cash Purchases

15, 235

 

Cash received from D. Bright as a loan

10, 000

 

Paid Ayodele a supplier on account

6, 250

 

Received cash from Bonik Ventures, a customer

14, 000

 

Credit sales to Owoyemi

42, 000

 

Purchases on credit from F. Lawal

18, 550

 

Paid wages to shop clerk

4, 500

 

Paid electricity bills

1, 200

 

Paid carriage on purchases

2, 500

 

       

 

 

Cash Book

Date

2022

Narration

Folio

Amount

N

Date

2022

Narration

Folio

Amount

N

August 1

Balance

b/d

14, 130

August 4

Rent

1, 750

August 2

Adesola

 

3, 600

August 5

F.Lawal

3, 200

August 9

Sales

 

22, 110

August 10

Purchases

15, 235

August 12

D. Bright – Loan

 

10, 000

August 18

Ayodele

6, 250

August 19

Bonik Ventures

 

14, 000

August 26

Wages

4, 500

 

 

 

 

August 28

Electricity

1, 200

 

 

 

 

August 30

Carriage Inwards

2, 500

 

 

 

 

August 31

Balance     c/d

29, 205

 

 

 

63, 840

 

 

63, 840

 

Note: The credit sale of August 22 and credit purchases of August 24 are not posted to the cash book because they do not involve movement of cash. The two transactions can only be posted in the Sales Journal and the Purchases Journal respectively. Students should watch out for transactions like these during examinations.

 

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define cash book

  1. Explain the meaning of single column cash book
  2. Prepare Single Column Cash Book of Kaobi books from the following transactions:

Jan.1 Business started with cash N10,000.

Jan.2 Purchased goods for cash N6,000.

Jan.5 Purchased furniture for office use N1,000.

Jan.7 Goods sold for cash N4,000.

Jan.9 Goods purchases from Ram on credit N4,000.

Jan.10 Commission received N500.

Jan.15 Paid to Ram N2,000.

Jan.18 Goods sold to Hari on credit N5,000.

Jan.24 Received from Hari N4,000.

Jan.28 Stationery purchased N300.

Jan.31 Rent paid N700 and withdrew for personal use N2,800.

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively