The following information was obtained from the records of MMM Enterprises for the month ended...

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The following information was obtained from the records of MMM Enterprises for the month ended 28 February 2018 :
\table[[Date,Details,R],[01-Sep,Debit balances in the accounts receivable ledger,37000],[,Credit balance in the accounts payable ledger,15000],[30-Sep,Total purchases according to purchases journal,46000],[,Total sales according to the sales journal,85000],[,Cash sales,39000],[,Cash payments to accounts payable,25000],[,Cash received from accounts receivable,64000],[,Credit losses written off,1000],[,Returns (sales)(was on credit),2000],[,Returns (purchases)(was on credit),2000],[,Settlement discount taken,1000],[,Allowance for settlement discount,2000],[,Cheques received from accounts receivable returned by bank,500],[,Cash received from a customer whose account was previously written off,200],[,Interest raised on accounts receivable,100]]
Additional information:
An invoice for R500 was not included in the sales journal.
Total sales in the sales journal were over calculated by R300.
The purchases journal was under calculated by R100.
A credit balance of R400 that was transferred from the accounts receivable' ledger to the accounts payable' ledger was not accounted for.
A credit note received for R400 has not yet been accounted for.
You are required to:
Prepare the accounts receivable and accounts payable control accounts in the general ledger of MMM Enterprises for the month of February 2018. Properly balance the control accounts.
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