Accounting 9706/13 May/June 2021: question paper and mark scheme
Cambridge AS & A Level Accounting (9706), Paper 1 Multiple Choice, May/June 2021. Read both free below, or download them. Done the paper? Get it marked by AI against this mark scheme.
A business purchased a pocket calculator for the use of the book-keeper. The accountant included it as an expense in the income statement.
Which accounting concept is applied?
A historic cost
B materiality
C realisation
D substance over form
What is not a reason for a business to maintain a purchases journal?
A to assist in preparing the purchases ledger control account
B to divide book-keeping duties between several people
C to keep transactions of a similar nature in one place
D to reduce the number of entries in the purchases ledger
A business purchased a machine, making the following payments.
$
machine cost 7500 alterations to improve efficiency 1200 insurance for 12 months 400 installation costs 800
9900
What was the cost of the machine to be included in non-current assets?
A $7500 B $8700 C $9500 D $9900
A business had a financial year end of 31 December 2020.
On 1 September 2020 it had sold an old motor vehicle and purchased a replacement.
How were these transactions recorded in the provision for depreciation account on
1 September 2020?
the transfer to the depreciation on the new disposal account was vehicle was recorded on recorded on the debit side the credit side
A key
B = correct
C = not correct
D
During the year ended 31 December 2017 a business purchased a vehicle for $23 500.
On 30 September 2020 it was sold for $3500.
Depreciation was charged at 20% per annum using the straight-line method. A full year’s depreciation was charged in the year of purchase and the year of disposal.
What was the profit or loss on disposal of the vehicle?
A $1200 loss
B $1200 profit
C $5900 loss
D $5900 profit
X sold Y goods on credit with a list price of $5000. When X prepared the invoice, he forgot to give
Y 10% trade discount.
What was the effect of this error in X’s books of account?
1 A suspense account with a credit balance of $500 was opened.
2 A suspense account with a debit balance of $500 was opened.
3 Assets were overstated by $500.
4 Assets were understated by $500.
A 1 and 3 B 2 and 4 C 3 only D 4 only
At the end of a financial year, the debit balance on a trader’s sales ledger control account was
$26 800. At the same date, his sales ledger balances totalled $30 000. He discovered the following.
1 A dishonoured cheque of $1000 had been omitted from the sales ledger control account.
2 A sales ledger credit balance of $500 had been listed as a debit balance.
3 The sales journal had been undercast by $1200.
What was the amount of trade receivables to be included in the statement of financial position?
A $26 600 B $29 000 C $29 500 D $31 000
A trader extracted the following information from his books of account at 31 March 2021.
$
purchases ledger balances at 1 March 2021 32 100 credit purchases for March 26 400 cheques paid to credit suppliers in March 29 700 contra with sales ledger 600 discount received 400
What was the closing balance on the purchases ledger control account at 31 March 2021?
A $27 800 B $29 800 C $29 000 D $34 400
Some items of closing inventory have been incorrectly included in the financial statements at their cost prices rather than their net realisable values.
What was the effect of this error?
profit for the year current assets
A higher higher
B lower lower
C higher lower
D lower higher
Marianna rents part of her premises to Paul.
On 1 April 2020, the rent receivable account showed a balance of $800 as Paul owed rent for the last month of the financial year ended 31 March 2020.
From 1 April 2020 there was a 5% increase in the annual rent.
Marianna received payments from Paul during the year ended 31 March 2021 totalling $10 040.
Which figures should be included in Marianna’s financial statements for the year ended
31 March 2021?
income statement current assets
$ $
A 10 040 800
B 10 040 840
C 10 080 800
D 10 080 840
X is a sole trader.
Which statement about X is correct?
A Her accounts include both a capital and a current account.
B She can receive an annual salary.
C She can receive interest on the capital she has invested in the business.
D She can take drawings in excess of the profit for the year.
John took goods from the business for his own use. These had cost $125, and $20 had been paid for their delivery to the business premises.
How was this recorded in John’s books of account?
debit accounts $ credit accounts $
A drawings 145 purchases 125 carriage inwards 20
B drawings 145 purchases 125 carriage outwards 20
C purchases 125 drawings 145 carriage inwards 20
D purchases 125 drawings 145 carriage outwards 20
P and Q were in partnership, sharing profits and losses equally. R was admitted to the partnership. The terms of R’s admission were as follows.
1 R introduced capital of $20 000 cash and a vehicle valued at $6000.
2 Non-current assets were revalued upwards by $14 000.
3 Goodwill was valued at $10 000, but will not be retained in the books of account.
4 The new future profit-sharing ratio will be P, Q, R, 2 : 2 : 1.
What was the opening balance on R’s capital account?
A $21 200 B $24 000 C $28 000 D $28 800
H and D are in partnership. They are charged 5% interest on their annual drawings.
Their appropriation account for the year ended 30 April 2021 showed the following.
H D
$ $
interest on drawings 2 080 1 520 interest on capital 2 000 1 000 salaries 20 000 15 000 share of profits 63 000 42 000
On 1 May 2020 the balance on H’s current account was $3300 debit.
What was the credit balance on H’s current account on 30 April 2021?
A $38 020 B $40 100 C $79 620 D $81 700
L and M are in partnership. The following information about the partnership relates to 2020.
$
profit before appropriation 88 000 interest on drawings: L 1 000
M 1 000 interest on capital: L 3 000
M 1 000
Profits are shared in the same ratio as partners’ capital account balances.
What is L’s share of the residual profit?
A $41 000 B $43 000 C $61 500 D $64 500
A company’s statement of financial position shows the following balances.
$
ordinary shares of $1 each 100 000 share premium 10 000 retained earnings 48 000 bank (debit) 50 000
A bonus issue of one ordinary share for every four ordinary shares held takes place. Reserves are kept in their most flexible form.
What are the new account balances?
retained share premium bank (debit) earnings
$ $
$
A nil 33 000 50 000
B nil 33 000 75 000
C 10 000 23 000 50 000
D 10 000 23 000 75 000
What are shown in the statement of changes in equity?
A bonus issue, debenture interest paid, profit for the year
B bonus issue, dividends proposed, loss for the year
C rights issue, dividends paid, profit for the year
D rights issue, debenture interest paid, loss for the year
The following information is available for a limited company at 31 December 2020.
$
non-current assets 200 000 shareholders’ equity 170 000
5% debentures (2028) 40 000 bank loan 150 000
The bank loan is repayable in five annual equal instalments with the first payment due on
1 June 2021.
What was the total working capital at 31 December 2020?
A $120 000 B $130 000 C $160 000 D $190 000
A trader has been making a provision for irrecoverable debts for some years. He is now considering reducing the percentage rate of the provision.
Which ratios would be affected by this reduction?
1 current ratio
2 gross margin
3 profit margin
A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 3 D 3 only
The following information is available for a business for the year ended 31 December 2020.
rate of inventory turnover 20 times opening inventory $40 000 closing inventory $20 000 gross margin 25%
What was the revenue for the year ended 31 December 2020?
A $750 000 B $800 000 C $900 000 D $1 000 000
The following information is available regarding direct materials for a month.
opening inventory 1000 kgs at $20 per kg purchases 20 000 kgs at $22 per kg closing inventory 3500 kgs
Inventory is valued using the first in, first out (FIFO) method.
What was the cost of the materials issued to production for the month?
A $363 000 B $367 500 C $383 000 D $385 000
Alice works from home making and selling greetings cards. All of her business costs are variable.
Alice plans to double her output. To do this she will need to rent a small workshop.
Which costs will increase?
fixed cost per variable cost total variable unit per unit cost
A
B
C
D
Which costs are included when calculating the cost of sales using absorption costing?
1 factory overhead costs
2 fixed selling and distribution costs
3 finance costs
4 direct costs
A 1 and 3 B 1 and 4 C 2, 3 and 4 D 4 only
A company has budgeted the following factory overheads for the next financial year.
machining assembly stores total
overheads $80 000 $50 000 $10 000 $140 000
Machining and assembly are production departments and stores is the service department. The two production departments issued requisitions to stores as follows.
machining 120 assembly 80 total 200
What was the budgeted overhead absorption rate for the machining department based on 4300 budgeted machine hours?
A $18.60 B $20.00 C $30.23 D $32.56
Which values per unit are not sufficient to enable the calculation of the contribution to sales ratio?
A contribution, fixed cost
B selling price, fixed cost, profit
C selling price, variable cost
D variable cost, fixed cost, profit
Which statement concerning the break-even point is correct?
A At the break-even point a company makes a profit.
B Contribution equals fixed costs at the break-even point.
C Fixed costs are equal to sales revenue at the break-even point.
D Variable costs equal fixed costs at the break-even point.
Which assumptions about cost–volume–profit analysis are correct?
1 Many different factors cause costs and revenues to change.
2 Selling price and variable cost per unit are usually constant.
3 Selling price and variable cost per unit change.
4 The only factor causing costs and revenues to change is volume.
A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 4
For the month of April a business manufactured 4000 units and sold 3600 units.
The following total costs have been incurred.
$
direct materials 80 000 direct labour 120 000 variable production overheads 36 000 variable selling commission 18 000 fixed production overheads 144 000
There was no opening inventory.
The business values inventory using marginal costing.
What is the value of the closing inventory?
A $20 000 B $23 600 C $25 400 D $39 800
A manufacturer has fixed costs of $300 000.
It manufactures and sells a single product for $80 per unit. The contribution to sales ratio is 60%.
How many units does it need to sell to make a profit of $600 000?
A 6250 B 6750 C 12 500 D 18 750
Which statements concerning the use of a budgetary control system are correct?
1 Managers should receive a copy of the budget.
2 Managers should agree with the aims and objectives of the budget.
3 Managers should be consulted when the budget is prepared.
4 Managers should be committed to attaining budget outcomes.
A 1, 2, 3 and 4
B 1 and 2 only
C 2, 3 and 4 only
D 3 and 4 only
Answer
A
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