Accounting 0452/12 February/March 2019: question paper and mark scheme

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(a) Faraz buys and sells new and used motor vehicles. He purchased a used motor vehicle from Tahir for $7000 which he paid for by cheque. How would Faraz record this transaction? account debited account credited A motor vehicles bank B motor vehicles Tahir C purchases bank D purchases Tahir [1] (b) Kala had the following assets and liabilities on 1 February 2019. $ $ Assets Non-current assets 48 000 Inventory 14 000 Trade receivables 16 500 78 500 Liabilities Trade payables 17 000 Bank overdraft 9 100 26 100 On 2 February she paid Suki, a credit supplier, $1950 by cheque, after deducting a cash discount of $50. What was Kala’s capital after this transaction? A $50 400 B $50 450 C $52 350 D $52 450 [1] (c) Which tasks would be carried out by a book-keeper? 1 analysing business results 2 maintaining a cash book 3 preparing financial statements 4 writing up ledger accounts A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 4 [1] (d) Zara provided the following information for the year ended 31 December 2018. $ Amount owing by credit customers 1 January 2018 2 250 31 December 2018 1 500 Cheques paid by credit customers 14 220 Discount allowed to credit customers 80 Goods returned by credit customers 2 150 How much were the credit sales for the year? A $11 400 B $12 900 C $15 700 D $17 200 [1] (e) Which statement about a bank reconciliation statement is correct? A It includes items recorded by the trader not yet recorded by the bank. B It is a copy of the trader’s account as it appears in the books of the bank. C It is sent by the bank to the trader at regular intervals. D It summarises the bank columns in a trader’s cash book. [1] (f) A trader provided the following information for his financial year. $ Revenue for the year 60 000 Inventory at the start of the year 6 000 Purchases for the year 44 000 The mark-up is 25%. What was the value of the inventory at the end of the year? A $2000 B $5000 C $12 000 D $15 000 [1] (g) ‘Financial statements must be free from errors and bias.’ Which accounting objective is this statement describing? A comparability B reliability C relevance D understandability [1] (h) A trader provided the following information. $ Cost of sales 48 000 Gross profit 32 000 Expenses 17 000 What was the profit for the year as a percentage of revenue? A 15.46% B 18.75% C 30.61% D 35.42% [1] (i) Which will increase a trader’s working capital? A delaying payment to credit suppliers B obtaining a short-term bank loan C selling inventory at cost price D selling non-current assets [1] (j) Which accounting principle requires profit to be recognised as earned when the legal ownership of goods passes to the purchaser? A going concern B money measurement C prudence D realisation [1] [Total: 10]

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Gurdeep divides his ledger into three sections – nominal (general) ledger, sales ledger and purchases ledger. He prepares monthly control accounts for his sales and purchases ledgers. REQUIRED (a) State one advantage of dividing the ledger into these three sections. …… [1] (b) Give two examples of accounts which may appear in Gurdeep’s nominal (general) ledger. 1 …… 2 …… [2] (c) Complete the table by placing a tick (3) in the correct column to indicate where each item would appear in Gurdeep’s purchases ledger control account. If the item does not appear place a tick in the ‘no entry’ column. debit credit no entry opening balance owed to credit suppliers credit purchases cash purchases cash refund received from a credit supplier cash discount received from credit suppliers trade discount received from credit suppliers interest charged on an overdue account contra entry to sales ledger control account [8] (d) Prepare an entry in Gurdeep’s journal to write off as irrecoverable a debt of $54 owed by Sasha. A narrative is required. Gurdeep Journal Debit Credit $ $ [3] (e) State the meaning of the term ‘bad debt recovered’. …… [1] (f) Name two accounting principles Gurdeep is applying by maintaining a provision for doubtful debts. 1 …… 2 …… [2] (g) Suggest two reasons why Gurdeep’s suppliers would be interested in his financial statements. 1 …… 2 …… …… [2] (h) Name two other interested parties who may wish to see Gurdeep’s financial statements. 1 …… 2 …… [2] [Total: 21]

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Sarah maintains a petty cash book using the imprest system. The imprest amount is $250 and this is restored from the bank account on the first day of each month. REQUIRED (a) State two advantages of the imprest system of petty cash. 1 …… 2 …… …… [2] Sarah had $38 in the petty cash box on 1 January 2019. The following transactions took place in January 2019. $ January 1 Restored petty cash to the imprest amount ? 6 Cleaner repaid overpayment made in December 10 8 Paid Eva, a credit supplier 62 13 Purchase of refreshments for office 9 18 Paid Olivia, a credit supplier 43 21 Paid for taxi fare 14 24 Cost of flowers for office 10 31 Paid cleaner’s wages 80 REQUIRED (b) Enter the above transactions in Sarah’s petty cash book on the page opposite. Balance the petty cash book and bring down the balance on 1 February 2019. [11] Sarah Petty Cash Book Total Date Details Total Office Travel Cleaning Ledger received paid expenses accounts $ $ $ $ $ $ 9 (c) Show the entries which would be made in the cleaning account in January 2019. It is not necessary to total or balance the account. Sarah Cleaning account Date Details $ Date Details $ [2] (d) State how the double entry would be completed for the items recorded in the ledger accounts column of the petty cash book. …… [2] (e) (i) State the amount which would be received on 1 February when the petty cash is restored to the imprest amount. …… [1] (ii) State the double entry which would be made on 1 February for restoring the imprest amount. debit credit [2] [Total: 20] PLEASE TURN OVER

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The W Athletics Club had the following assets and liabilities on 1 March 2018. $ Balance at bank 4105 Equipment at valuation 4500 Subscriptions accrued 550 Accumulated fund 6880 Loan 2000 Subscriptions prepaid 275 The treasurer prepared the following receipts and payments account for the year ended 28 February 2019. W Athletics Club Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 28 February 2019 $ $ Opening bank balance 4 105 Repayment of loan 2 000 Subscriptions received 5 940 Loan interest 100 Equipment purchased 1 650 General expenses 890 Rent and insurance 4 280 Net cost of competitions 310 Closing bank balance 815 10 045 10 045 The following additional information is available at 28 February 2019. $ Insurance prepaid 240 General expenses accrued 30 Subscriptions prepaid 165 Equipment at valuation 5900 REQUIRED (a) Calculate the subscriptions for the year ended 28 February 2019. …… [5] (b) Prepare the income and expenditure account for the year ended 28 February 2019. W Athletics Club Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 28 February 2019 …… [9] (c) (i) List two items included in the receipts and payments account which should not appear in the income and expenditure account. 1 …… 2 …… [2] (ii) List two items included in the income and expenditure account which should not appear in the receipts and payments account. 1 …… 2 …… [2] (d) State the amount of subscriptions that should be included in the statement of financial position at 28 February 2019. State whether it is an asset or a liability. Amount …… Asset or liability …… [2] (e) State the amount of the accumulated fund that should appear in the statement of financial position at 28 February 2019. …… [1] [Total: 21]

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Hari is a manufacturer of food for farm animals. REQUIRED (a) State the meaning of the following terms used in the financial statements of a manufacturing business. (i) Prime cost …… [1] (ii) Cost of production …… [1] (iii) Work in progress …… [1] Hari’s financial year ends on 31 December. He provided the following information for the year ended 31 December 2018. $ Purchases of raw materials 142 500 Carriage on raw materials 1 680 Factory wages – direct 86 250 indirect 42 570 Factory rent, rates and insurance 14 000 Factory machinery at cost 95 000 Provision for depreciation of factory machinery 1 January 2018 34 200 Factory loose tools at valuation 1 January 2018 7 140 Additional information 1 The inventory of raw materials at 1 January 2018 was $13 500 which was $700 lower than the inventory of raw materials on 31 December 2018. 2 The inventory of work in progress at 1 January 2018 was $15 100 which was $900 higher than the inventory of work in progress at 31 December 2018. 3 At 31 December 2018 factory insurance prepaid amounted to $690 and factory rent, $1500, was accrued. 4 The factory machinery is being depreciated at 20% per annum using the reducing (diminishing) balance method. 5 The factory loose tools were valued at $6310 on 31 December 2018. REQUIRED (b) Prepare the manufacturing account for the year ended 31 December 2018. Hari Manufacturing Account for the year ended 31 December 2018 …… [13] The following information is available. $ Inventory of finished goods on 1 January 2018 24 000 Inventory of finished goods on 31 December 2018 22 200 Cost of goods sold for the year ended 31 December 2018 302 800 REQUIRED (c) Calculate the rate of inventory turnover of finished goods. The calculation should be correct to two decimal places. …… [2] (d) (i) Complete the following sentence. Hari should always value his inventory at the lower of …… and …… [1] (ii) Name one accounting principle Hari is applying by valuing his inventory on this basis. …… [1] (e) Complete the table by placing a tick (3) in the correct column to indicate the effect of Hari overvaluing his inventory of raw materials at 31 December 2018. The first one has been completed as an example. overstated understated Cost of materials consumed for the year ended 3 31 December 2018 Cost of production for the year ended 31 December 2018 Gross profit for the year ended 31 December 2018 Current assets at 31 December 2018 Profit for the year ending 31 December 2019 [4] (f) Suggest two ways in which Hari could increase his gross profit. 1 …… 2 …… [2] [Total: 26]

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The financial year of B Limited ends on 31 December. The company obtained its long-term finance from the issue of 5% debentures, 6% preference shares and ordinary shares. REQUIRED (a) State the meaning of the following terms used in connection with limited companies. (i) Called-up share capital …… [1] (ii) Paid-up share capital …… [1] (iii) Limited liability …… [1] (b) Complete the table by placing a tick (3) in the correct column to select the source of long-term finance to which each statement relates. The first one has been completed as an example. debentures preference ordinary shares shares The holders receive dividend before 3 ordinary share dividend. They are a long-term loan. The holders are entitled to vote at the annual general meeting. The holders receive a variable rate of dividend. The holders receive a fixed rate of dividend. If the company is wound up the holders are repaid after all other investors. [5] (c) State two similarities between debentures and preference shares. 1 …… 2 …… …… [2] (d) Complete the table by placing tick(s) (3) in the correct columns to indicate where each of the following would be included in the financial statements of B Limited at 31 December 2018. The first one has been completed as an example. Income Statement Statement No entry statement of changes of financial in equity position Half year interest on debentures paid on 3 1 July 2018 Half-year interest on debentures owing on 31 December 2018 Payment of interim ordinary share dividend on 1 July 2018 Payment of final ordinary share dividend for the year ended 31 December 2017 Proposed ordinary share dividend at 31 December 2018 Creation of general reserve [7] The directors of B Limited are hoping to expand the business and have estimated that $30 000 will be required. One director has proposed that the bank should be asked to provide overdraft facilities up to $30 000. Another director has proposed making a further issue of 5% debentures. REQUIRED (e) Suggest two reasons why the proposal to ask for overdraft facilities should not be accepted. 1 …… 2 …… …… [2] (f) Complete the table to indicate how each value would change if an issue of 5% debentures was made on 1 January 2019. Where there is no effect place a tick (3) in the column headed ‘no effect’. The first one has been completed as an example. increase decrease no effect $ $ total of current assets at 1 January 2019 30 000 total equity at 1 January 2019 total of non-current liabilities at 1 January 2019 total profit for the year ending 31 December 2019 [3] [Total: 22]