To find the missing
Total Due amount, we need to add up all the individual
Balance Due amounts listed in the ledger. The "Total Due" at the top represents the sum of all outstanding balances.
Step 1: Identify the Balance Due for each supplier.
Looking at the "Balance Due" column in the table:
* For Supplier 1 (Invoice 1-1005), the Balance Due is
$13,000.00.
* For Supplier 2 (Invoice 256X5), the Balance Due is
$450.00.
Step 2: Add the balances together.
$$13,000.00 + 450.00 = 13,450.00$$
Step 3: Verify with the provided Total.
The table shows a "Total Due" of
$13,450.00 at the top right. Our calculation matches this number exactly. This confirms that the Total Due is simply the sum of the remaining balances owed to each supplier.
Since the question implies solving for the values or understanding the relationship, and the Total Due is already given as $13,450.00 which matches our sum, the problem is likely asking to verify this total or understand how it is derived. If the "Total Due" box was empty, the answer would be the sum we calculated.
However, often in these problems, if there are blank rows with "$ -", they contribute nothing to the total. The only active debts are the two listed.
Let's double-check the payments just to be sure the "Balance Due" figures are correct based on the "Total Amount".
*
Supplier 1:
* Total Amount: $20,000.00
* Payments: $1,500.00 + $1,000.00 = $2,500.00
* Calculated Balance: $20,000.00 - $2,500.00 = $17,500.00.
* *Wait*, the table lists the Balance Due as $13,000.00. This implies there might be previous payments not listed in Payment 1/2 columns, or the "Balance Due" is a carried-over figure from a previous statement. In accounting ledgers like this, you typically trust the "Balance Due" column as the current outstanding amount unless asked to recalculate from scratch including hidden history. Given the "Total Due" matches the sum of the "Balance Due" column ($13,000 + $450 = $13,450), the logic holds that
Total Due = Sum of Balance Due.
*
Supplier 2:
* Total Amount: $1,000.00
* Payments: $150.00 + $200.00 = $350.00
* Calculated Balance: $1,000.00 - $350.00 = $650.00.
* The table lists Balance Due as $450.00. Again, this suggests prior payments or adjustments.
Regardless of how the individual balances were derived, the
Total Due field is explicitly defined by the sum of the
Balance Due column in this format.
Sum of Balance Due Column:
$$13,000.00 + 450.00 + 0 + 0 ... = 13,450.00$$
The value is already present in the image header. If the task is to fill in a blank or verify, the calculated total is $13,450.00.
Final Answer:
The Total Due is
$13,450.00.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of accounting worksheets templates.
