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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMEN’
Mid Semester Test for
AFIO1: Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management. Part I
Semester 1, 1999
Time allowed: 2 hours and 10 minutes reading time
Mark Values: Section A Multiple Choice 15 marks
Section B_ Theoretical Questions 15 marks.
SectionC Problems 70 marks
Total — loo Marks,
Answer all Questions
Silent non-programmable calculators allowed but not provided
Answer multiple choice questions on the answer sheet provided
Attach the multiple choice answer sheet and worksheet to your answer bookletSection A Multiple Choice Questions
Which of the following sets of characteristics defines a legal entity
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an entity where users are interested in accounting information
enterprise in which all assets and debts belong to one individual
entity whose directors are appointed by shareholders
an entity which may contract debts and sue and be sued by others,
None of the above
General purpose financial reports prepared for users external to the firm typically
include all of the following items except for a
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Balance sheet
Statement of sources and applications of funds
Profit and loss statement
Bank reconciliation statement
Statement of owner's equity
‘The balance sheet provides information about:
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The resources which an entity has acquired, including information about
where the resources came from
How the resources of an entity change during a period of time
The functioning of the accounting system
‘The profitability of the operations of a firm
The total amount of cash the entity took in during the period
On 2 January 19X2,Fife Corp. sells a car to O'Brien who agrees to pay for it
within 60 days. On a balance sheet for Fife Corp. at 2 January, 19X2, this event
should be reported as:
A. An account payable
B. _Anaccount receivable
C. customer advance payment
D. Delivered but unsold inventory
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RevenueWhich one of the following statements is true?
A. The profit and loss statement reports the results of the earning, activities
of an entity for a specific period of time
B. The profit and loss statement shows the financial
position of an entity at a specific period of time
C. The balance sheet shows the earning activities of an entity for a specific
period
D. The balance sheet shows the financial position of an entity for a specific
period of time
FE, None of the above, ie. all statements are untrue
Which of the following equations is incorrect?
A. Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity
B. Owner's Equity ~ Assets - Liabilities
C. Net Profit= Revenue - Expenses
D. Owner's Equity at beginning + Drawings - Profit = Owner's Equity at end
F, None of the above
During the year the assets of a company decreased by $5,345 and the liabilities
decreased by $10,678. Consequently the owners equity must have:
‘A. increased by $16,023
B. decreased by $5,333
C. increased by $5,333
D. decreased by $16,023
F, None of the above
Which of the following assumptions is the basis upon which personal assets of
the owner of the business are excluded from the balance sheet?
A. Going concern
B. Accounting entity
C. Objectivity
D. Period
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Which of the following events would be given accounting recognition?
A. Hiring an employee
B. Signing a contract to purchase an asset in the future
C. Receiving an order from a customer
D. Arranging a bank overdraft
E. None of the above
Which of the following is incorrect?
A. Acchart of accounts is essential in computerised systems
B. A chart of accounts is a listing of the complete account titles and their
related numbers
C. When analysing transactions, one refers to the chart of accounts to
identify specific accounts to be increased or decreased
D. A flexible numbering system is preferred in a chart of accounts
E, None of the above, ie. all are correct
Which of the following may be the cause of an inequality between the sum of the
debit and credit columns in a trial balance?
Omitting to post both sides of a journal entry
Posting an amount to the correct side of an incorrect account
Posting an amount to the incorrect side of the correct. account
Posting the same incorrect amount to both sides of the correct accounts
Both A and C
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Which one of the following events would result in revenue being, recognized
under the cash basis method of measuring net profit?
‘$7,000 of merchandise is sold on credit
A bank loan of $10,000 is received from a bank
We pay $12,000 to buy ownership in another entity
$4,000 is collected from our customers for goods they purchased from us
last year
None of the above
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Rent collected from a tenant in advance is considered:
A. Unearned revenue
B. Accrued Revenue
CA liability
D. Both A and C
E. All of the aboveWhich one of the following accounts should be closed to Profit and Loss
‘Summary at the end of the financial period?
A. Insurance Expense
B. Prepaid Insurance
C. Interest Receivable
D. Revenue Received in Advance
E. Accumulated Depreciation
After the books have been closed which of the following have balances?
Asset and revenue accounts
Liability and expense accounts
Capital and drawings accounts
Asset, liability, and owner's equity accounts
Revenue and expense accounts
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(Total 15 marks)
Section B Discussion Questions
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In no more than a paragraph state what is the purpose of making balance-day
adjustments? Your answer should relate balance sheet adjustments to the goals
of accrual accounting, (Smarks)
What are reversing entries? If reversals are made, which entries would
normally be reversed? Giver examples to help explain your answer
(Smarks)
Define the term revenue and indicate how it affects owners equity?
(Smarks)
(Total 15 marks)Section C: Problems
Question 19
Marie Townley owns United Employment Agency. Her accountant prepared the
unadjusted trial balance on 30 June [9X
UNITED EMPLOYMENT AG ENCY
Unadjusted Trial Balance
as at 30 June 19X1
Cash at Bank 2035
| Accounts Receivable 6 540
| Prepaid Advertising 940
| Office Supplies Inventory 305
Office Equipment 7790
Ace. Depr. - Office Equip. 1140
‘Accounts Payable 5.835
Unearned Fees 1290
M. Townley Capital 4635
M. Townley Drawings 11830
Placement Fees Revenue 44790
Rent Expense 5.440
Salaries Expense| 21 750
Telephone Expense 1.060
EEE 37.690 37.690
The following additional information is also available at the end of June:
1 Advertising costing $630 expired during the year.
2 Unused supplies on hand on 30 June totalled $85
3. Estimated depreciation on the office equipment is $1035
4. The Unearned Fees account includes $155 received for fees eamed during
June.
Required
A. Prepare a 10-column worksheet for the year ended 30 June 19X1
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B. Prepare a profit and loss statement, a statement of owner's equity and a balance
sheet (lomarks)
C. Journalise the closing entries. (lomarks)Question 20
One 30 June 19X0 P. Prasad Limited received the monthly bank statement of its
account from ANZ bank. The statement showed a credit balance of $8450.45,
The balance as per cash at bank at 31st May was $9732.45, (02.
‘The June bank column totals of the cash receipts and cash payment journals are,
respectively, $10773 and $12054 before taking into account any of the items
appearing on the bank statement.
The following item appear on the June bank statement but not in the cash journals for
the same month:
- Rent of $200 from a tenant of P. Prasad Limited was deposited directly
- Cheque book $ 12, Bank charges $35, Government Tax $ 63
- Adishonored cheque (received from D. Dass) for $147
> Adeposit of $200 by P Prasad to his personal bank account held at the same
bank
~ Regular loan repayment of $300 to credit corporation made by the bank
The following items appear in the cash journals but not on the bank statement.
- A deposit on 27" of June of $860.
- Cheque no. 184 for $316, no, 189 for $243 and no.193 for $171.
- _ Apost-dated cheque no. 185 for $500 was given to AA products.
Additional information
- Cheque no. 192 was entered correctly as $180 in the cash journal but appeared
in the bank statement as $280
- Cheque no. 181 for $114 appeared twice on the bank statement
Required
A. Prepare the cash at bank account in the general ledger of P. Prasad for June 19X0.
(20 marks)
B. Prepare the Bank reconciliation statement of P. Prasad at 30" June 19X0.
(1Smarks)
C. Explain why it is necessary to regularly reconcile the cash at bank with the bank
statement. (Smarks)
THE END
6AF203 Final examination 7 1998
Question seven _ Accounting for associates
Price Ltd holds a 25% interest in Els Ltd. During the year ended 31/12/20x3, Price
Ltd acquired $75,000 of inventory from Els Ltd. The inventory had cost Els Lid
$50,000. One half of this inventory was on hand at year-end. Assume a tax rate of
33%.
Required:
Prepare the equity accounting entries to account for the unrealised profit in inventory
sold to Price Ltd by Els Ltd
[7.5.marks}
Question eight
A. — Capital reorganisation
The shareholders’ equity of Nicklaus Ltd as at 31/12/20x2 is as follows:
‘Authorised Capital
10,000,000 ordinary shares 20,000,000
Tssued and paid-up capital
4,000,000 $2 ordinary shares fully paid 8,000,000
The directors proposed the following capital reorganisation:
a) cancel 2,000,000 unissued shares; and
b) subdivide 4,000,000 $2 ordinary shares into 8,000,000 $1 shares.
Required:
Prepare the necessary accounting action and the shareholders’ equity of the company
after the above has been implemented.
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B. Consolidation
For each of the following inter-entity transactions, assume that the consolidation.
process is being undertaken at 31/12/x4, and that the income tax rate of 40% applies.
Prepare the consolidation worksheet adjustment entries for these transactions. All
parts are independent unless specified, P Ltd owns all the share capital of S Ltd
A. On I/7/x4 P Ltd sold an item of plant to S Ltd for $2,000, Immediately
before the sale, P Ltd had the item of plant on the accounts for $3,000. P
Ltd depreciated items at 10% per annum on the reducing balance and § Ltd
used the straight line method over 5 years
[2.5 marks}
B. PLTD sold a non-current asset with a carrying amount of $2,000 to $ Ltd
for $1,600 on 1/7/x4. $ Ltd intended to use this item as inventory, being a
seller of second hand goods, Both entities charged depreciation at the rate
of 10% per annum on reducing balance, The item was still on hand at
S124,
[2.5 marks}
C. On 1/1119x4 § Ltd sold inventory costing $400 to P Ltd on credit. On
31/12/x4, only half of these goods had been sold by P Ltd, But P Ltd had
paid $600 back to $ Ltd [2.5 marks}