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SECTION A
Answer any FOUR questions from this section. Each question carries 10 marks.

1. a. Explain the following accounting concepts and illustrate each with an example:
i. Historical cost
ii. Stable monetary measures (5 marks)
b. For each of the independent situations described below, list the accounting principle or
concept that has been violated and give your explanation:
i. Andy Company accrued interest expense on the personal bank loan of the owner at
year end.
ii. Perfect Repairs adopts a policy of charging hand tools with small unit costs to expense
when purchased, even though the tools have a useful life of several years. During the
year, Perfect Repairs recorded revenue of $600000 and a hand tools expense of
$150000 in its profit and loss account. (5 marks)

2. The cash book of Ronald Limited showed a favourable bank balance of $98777 at 30 April 2001.
An examination of the bank column in the cash book and the bank statement disclosed the
following:
iii. Dividends amounting to $752 had been credited by the bank but not entered in the cash
book.
iv. The bank had credited the company’s account with $3725 being the proceeds of a bill
receivable. This amount was recorded as a payment in the cash book.
v. Bankings amounting to $8127 had been entered in the cash book but not credited by the
bank until 1 May 2001.
vi. A dishonoured cheque for $920 was identified in the bank statement.
vii. Being allowed a cash discount of $15, a customer settled his account with a cheque of
$300. However, an amount of $315 was entered in the bank column of the cash book.
viii. Cheques issued amounting to $2647 had not been presented to the bank for payment.
ix. The company had instructed the bank to transfer $5000 from the fixed deposit account
to the current account. The bank had made the transfer in reverse.
x. The company had recorded a payment by standing order of a sum of $1025 for the
management fee of the office premises. The bank had debited the account of another
customer.
Required:
a. Show the necessary adjustments in the cash book. (5 marks)
b. Prepare a bank reconciliation statement as at 30 April 2001, commencing with the
adjusted cash book balance. (5 marks)

3. In preparing the accounts for the year to 31 March 2001, the accountant of Man Yee Limited
identified from the trial balance a balances total of the purchases ledger of $139060. However,
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the purchases ledger control account showed a credit balance of $139193 and a debit balance
of $367. Further investigation revealed the following:
i. A cash discount of $180 from a creditor had been completely omitted from the
accounting records.
ii. A purchase invoice for $7542 had been entered in the purchases day book as $5724.
iii. Purchases of $250 had been entered on the wrong side of a supplier’s account in the
purchases ledger.
iv. A credit note for $600 had been received and entered as if it was a debit note.
v. No entry had been made to record a contra of an amount owed to Lam of $6000
against an amount owed by Lam of $4000.
vi. The debit balance of $367 had been listed as a credit balance in the creditors’ schedule.
Required:
a. Prepare a statement to adjust the balances total of the purchases ledger. (5 marks)
b. Draw up the purchases ledger control account. (5 marks)

4. Mannix Company commenced business on 1 March 2001. An inexperienced bookkeeper for the
company prepared the following profit and loss account based on the cash receipts and
payments made during the month of March 2001:
Mannix Company

Profit and Loss Account for the month ended 31 March 2001
$ $
Receipts from sales 175000

Less: Payments for purchases 80000

Gross profit 95000
Less: Office equipment 76000
Rent 21000
Miscellaneous expenses 13000 110000
Net loss 15000
Additional information:
i. Credit sales amounted to $114000 and the whole amount has not yet been received.
ii. Credit purchases amounted to $150000, of which $110000 was still owing to the
suppliers.
iii. Unsold goods amounted to $12000 at cost at 31 March 2001.
iv. The office equipment was purchased for $76000 cash. It was estimated to have a useful
life of 5 years and a residual value of $4000.
v. Warehouse rent of $5000 for March was to be paid on 5 April 2001.
vi. Received March electricity bills amounting to $5900. They were to be paid in April 2001.
Required:
Prepare the trading and profit and loss account of Mannix Company for the month ended 31
March 2001. (10 marks)
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5. The following information is supplied by the bookkeeper of the Overseas Manufacturing

Company for the year ended 31 March 2001:
$
Stocks, 1 April 2000

Raw materials 3150000

Finished goods 4470000
Work in progress 2745000
Sales 77280000
Sales commission 1512000
Wages and salaries
Direct labour 24930000
Indirect labour 4890000
Administrative staff 4203000
Purchase of raw materials 16936000
Carriages inwards 195000
Carriage outwards 896000
Electricity and water 1035000
Other production expenses 4980000
Other administration expenses 2565000
Plant and machinery, at cost 6000000
Office equipment, at cost 3800000
Stocks, 31 March 2001
Raw materials 2370000
Finished goods 2625000
Work in progress 2820000
Additional information:
i. Depreciation was to be provided for:
Plant and machinery 20% on cost
Office equipment 25% on cost

ii. Electricity charges of $165000 were in arrears at 31 March 2001.

iii. Electricity and water was to be apportioned as follows:
Factory 80%
Administration 20%

iv. Salaries of administrative staff included an amount of $80000 payable to the factory
manager as a bonus.
Required:
Prepare the manufacturing and trading accounts of Overseas Manufacturing Company for the
year ended 31 March 2001, showing clearly the cost of raw materials consumed, the prime
cost, the production cost of finished goods and gross profit. (10 marks)

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6. Betty Limited acquired a machine on hire purchase terms from Excellent Finance on 1 January
1998. The cash price of the machine was $120000. The terms of the hire purchase contract
required a deposit of $40000 and three annual instalments of $40000, $40000 and $32640 on
31 December 1998, 1999 and 2000 respectively. The finance company charged interest at 20
% per annum on outstanding balances.
Required:
Prepare the following accounts in the books of Betty Limited to record the above transactions:
xi. Excellent Finance. (6 marks)
xii. Hire purchase interest suspense. (4 marks)
SECTION B
Answer any THREE questions from this section. Each question carries 20 marks.

7. The following trial balance was extracted from the books of Kelly Limited at 31 March 2001:
$ $
450000 ordinary shares of $2 shares of $2 each, fully paid 900000

Office premises, at cost 4000000

Office equipment, at cost 640000
Provision for depreciation, 1 April 2000
Office premises 1980000
Office equipment 280000
Retained profits 448365
General reserve 49675
Trade debtors 125000
Trade creditors 87400
Stock, 1 April 2000 31270
Debenture interests 32000
Provision for doubtful debts, 1 April 2000 4250
Share premium 45000
Cash at bank 408853
Share and debenture issue 925000
Interim dividend 100000
Purchases 1868200
Sales 3108800
Administration expenses 439400
Selling and distribution expenses 171562
Bad debts __12205 _______
7828490 7828490
Additional information:
i. Office equipment costing $5000 and with a provision for depreciation of $2000 was sold
for $1200. The sales had been recorded as cash sales.
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ii. Depreciation was to be charged as follows:

Office premises - 2% per annum on a straight-lime basis
Office equipment - 20% per annum on a reducing balance basis

iii. Stock as at 31 March 2001 amounted to $36420.

iv. The following adjustments were to be made on 31 March 2001;
$
Accrued administration expenses 6400

Prepaid selling and distribution expense 3900

Provision for doubtful debts was to be maintained at 5% of trade debtors.

v. $800000 8% debentures were issued at par on 1 July 2000. The proceeds had been
credited to the share and debenture issue account. Interest on debenture was to be paid
half yearly on 30 June and 31 December of each year.
vi. In April 2000, 50000 ordinary shares were offered to the public at $2.50 per share. The
company credited the share and debenture issued account in respect of this issue.
vii. The board of directors proposed transferring $120000 to the general reserve and
declaring a final dividend of $0.30 per share.
Required:
a. The trading, profit and loss and appropriation account of Kelly Limited for the year ended
31 March 2001. (10 marks)
b. The balance sheet of Kelly Limited as at the same date. (10 marks)

8. The treasurer of Relax Club has prepared the following receipts and payments account for the
year ended 31 December 2000.
Receipts and Payment Account
$ $
Balance b/d 1960 Bar purchases 21350

Subscriptions 27700 Bar wages 9500

Bar takings 33000 Rent and rates 15250
Annual dinner 36585 Electricity 4240
Income from investments 545 Bar expenses 1850
Sale of investments 25000 Annual dinner expenses 26743
Security guards’ wages 17000
Purchase of equipment 14500
Balance c/d 14357
124190 124790
Additional information:
i. Some of the club’s balances as at 31 December were as follows:
1999 2000

$ $
Bar stock 1600 ?

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Rent prepaid 1500 2250

Bar expenses owing 230 295
Bar debtors 4600 5130
Bar creditors 3750 3150
Subscriptions in advance 1350 1650
Subscriptions in arrears 3375 2070
ii. As at 13 December 1999, the club owned equipment with a cost of $36000 and an
accumulated depreciation of $19500. It is the club’s policy to write off the cost of the
equipment evenly over a period of 10 years.
iii. All of the investments held at 31 December 1999 costing $16000 were sold during the
year.
iv. The amount of bar stock had not been ascertained at 31 December 2000. The bar
maintains a gross profit margin of 40% on all bar sales.
Required to prepare:
a. a bar trading account for the year ended 31 December 2000. (5 marks)
b. an income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 December 2000. (8 marks)
c. a balance sheet as at the same date. (7 marks)

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9. Bill and dick were in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:1 respectively. The
balance sheet as at 13 March was as follows:
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2001
$ $ $ $
Fixed Assets Capital Accounts
Motor vehicles
Less: Provision for
depreciation 800000 Bill 343000
Equipment Dick 432000
Less: Provision for
depreciation 341000 459000 775000
160000 Current Accounts
Current Assets
Stock Bill 3780
Debtors 70900 89100 Dick 2700 6480
Bank
548100 781480
Current Liabilities
24300 Creditors 22140
54540
176680 255520
803620 803620
On 31 March 2001, Bill retired and his son, Tim, was admitted to the partnership on the
following terms:
i. Goodwill was estimated to have a value of $202500. No goodwill account was to remain
in the partnership books.
ii. The equipment was to be revalued at $80000 and motor vehicles were to be revalued at
5% above the net book value.
iii. An item of stock costing $500 was considered as worthless.
iv. Dick and Tim were to share profits and losses equally.
v. Tim’s capital was agreed at $300000. This amount was to be transferred from the
amount owing to Bill. A similar transfer was to be made to pay for Tim’s share of
goodwill.
vi. Dick was to withdraw cash so that the capital account balances of Dick and Tim are in
the ratio of 1:1.
vii. The balance owing to Bill was to be retained as a loan to the new partnership.
Required to prepare:
a. the revaluation account of the partnership of Bill and Dick. (4 marks)
b. the capital accounts of Bill, Dick and Tim in columnar form.
(11 marks)
c. a balance sheet for the new partnership of Dick and Tim as at 31 March 2001. (5 marks)

10. On 31 March 2001, the trial balance of George Lee, a wholesaler, failed to agree and the
difference was entered in a suspenses account. After the draft final accounts had been
prepared, the following matters were discovered. The draft profit for the year amounted to
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$156403.
i. The credit side of the salaries account had been undercast by $1000.
ii. Credit sales of $3812 had been correctly credited to the sales account but had been
debited to the customer’s account as $3182.
iii. The bookkeeper had been instructed to reduce the provision for doubtful debts by
$1300. However, an increases of $1100 in provision for doubtful debts had been made.
iv. Due to an oversight, a cash discount had been allowed to a credit customer on an
invoiced amount of $8000 at the rate of 10%. A discount of 7% should have been
recorded.
v. Rent of $6000 which had been prepaid at 31 March 2000 had not been brought down in
the rent account as an opening balance.
vi. Prepaid insurance of $1829 had been wrongly accounted for as an accrual.
vii. A cash payment of repairs on a motor vehicle for $9500 had been recorded as $5900 in
the motor vehicles account and the cash account. Wages of $40000 paid for the
construction of a store room was debited to the wages account. It is the policy of the
company to provide depreciation on the cost of all fixed assets at 10% per annum.
Required:
a. Prepare journal entries to correct the above. (Narrations are not required.) (11 marks)
b. Prepare a statement to correct the draft net profit for the year ended 31 March 2001. (9
marks)
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