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YEAR-END EXAMINATION
8 NOVEMBER 2010 MARKS: 170
EXAMINER: MRS U DUROW TIME: 2 hours
MODERATOR: MRS R BOUWER
INSTRUCTIONS:
1 Cash Journals LO 3 30 21
2 Accounting equation LO 3 24 17
4 Employment legislation LO 3 12 9
5 Trade Unions LO 1 20 14
7 Inflation LO 1 6 4
3 Bought the following from Taylor Stores and paid by cheque no. 66
● goods, R1 750
● stationery, R300
4 Bought a computer for R10 000 from Cutler Traders and paid by cheque.
9 Paid CC Potgieter Traders, R10 000 for the rent of the building
16 Sent a cheque to Telkom to pay the telephone account, R950, of which R200 was for the
owners’ personal telephone.
22 Paid for the repairs done on the businesses deliver vehicle, R 1 200 at Toyota Co.
25 The owner Mr Fertig increased his capital contribution from R200 000 to R250 000.
Record the following transaction in the table provided to show the effect of the accounting
equation:
Transactions:
Study the TWO pay slips below and answer the questions that follow:
Employee: Mr C Harebottle
Employee no: 044
Pay period: 01/10/2010 – 08/10/2010
Cheque no; 9347
EARNINGS R
Description Hrs Amount
Basic 40 2 320,00
Overtime 8 696,00
DEDUCTIONS
UIF 30,16
NMP Medical Fund 70,00
Sanlam Pension Fund 68,67
FI Employees’ Union 40,00
Tax 542,88
TOTAL DEDUCTIONS 751,71
NET PAY 2 264,29
3.7 Does Mr Harebottle earn a salary or a wage? Explain your answer. (2)
3.12 What additional benefit is Ms Khumalo receiving from her employer? (1)
Kgosietsile is allowed to
take two weeks’ leave per
year according to the
agreement. Mr Peter has
made him sign a letter
stating that he will never
become a member of a
Trade Union while under his
employment. He has also
required him to undergo an
HIV/AIDS test as well as an
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IQ test, saying that his wage
will be adjusted based on
the results of these tests.
QUESTION 5 TRADE UNIONS (20marks; 14 minutes)
The SA ………….. Union (Sadtu) will embark on strike action if the government does
not improve its wage offer within the next seven days, officials say.
There's still an opportunity to avert the strike... I think we are challenging the government,” Sadtu
president Thobile Ntola told reporters in Johannesburg.
He said the national executive committee of Sadtu decided at a meeting on Tuesday that its 245,000
members would embark on a strike within seven days – unless a new offer acceptable to teachers was
made.
The state was offering a 6.5 percent increase and a housing subsidy of R620 per month.
The union was demanding an 8.6 percent increase and a R1000 housing subsidy.
“The union will be serving a notice to the employer today wherein the employer has seven days to better
the offer in order to avert the strike,” said general secretary Mugwena Maluleke.
http://www.timeslive.co.za/business/article573677.ece/Teachers-union-warns-of-strike
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5.6 Do you agree with the trade union’s decision to strike? Give a reason for
your answer. (3)
5.8 Name and discuss THREE ways in which the CCMA can reduce
6.1 Give TWO reasons why it is important to save and invest money. (4)
6.2 What is the main difference between saving money in a “piggy bank” container and a bank
account. (2)
6.3 Look at the following example of how compound and simple interest has been calculated.
R1 000 has been deposited with into a savings account with the post office (B) and another R1
000 has been deposited with a
registered bank (A).
A B
COMPOUND INTEREST SIMPLE INTEREST
R 1 000 R 1 000
@ 12% p.a Interest @ 12% p.a interest
over 3 years over 3 year
-end of year 1 R1120,00 -end of year R1 120,00
-end of year 2 R1254,40 -end of year 2 R1240,00
-end of year 3 R ? -end of year 3 R ?
6.3.1 What is the essential difference between the TWO types of interest? (2)
6.3.2 Calculate the value of your savings at the end of year 3 according to compound interest as per
example. (3)
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6.3.3 Calculate the total value of your savings at the end of year 3 according to simple interest as per
example. (3)
6.4. Read the article “Gordhan reins in banks” and answer the questions that follow:
Coovadia said the meeting between Banks will have to detail ATM
He said that, despite the recent Greek
Gordhan and the banks was a step in charges and exactly how much
long-term debt crisis that has
the right direction because it would is involved in transactions
threatened world financial institutions,
make banking more efficient and Picture: PETER MOGAKI
South Africa was "fairly sound" - but
transparent. Source:
that he would be watching
http://www.timeslive.co.za/business/a
developments.
The most contentious issue was the rticle482712.ece/Gordhan-reins-in-
Present at the meeting on Monday imposition by banks of penalty fees. banks[Downloaded: 26 October 2010
were chief executives and chairmen
Coovadia said that most banks were
from Absa, Standard Bank, First
cutting such charges for lower-income
National Bank, Nedbank, Investec,
customers to R15. ………..
African Bank and Capitec.
6.4.1 Identify FOUR services banks charge their customers for. (4)
6.4.2 How are some banks more competitive than others? (2)
6.4.3 What do you think would happen, if everyone who has money saved in their bank accounts,
decided to draw it all out on the same day? Explain. (4)
6.4.8 What is the current prime lending rate p.a on home loans? (1)
6.5 Read the share data below and answer the questions that follow:
6.5.1 Calculate the close share price of the following shares on 25 October 2010
(a) ABSA (2)
(b) Standard Bank (2)
6.5.3 How many of each of the following shares can an investor with
R100 000 buy?
(a) Capitex (2)
(b) Firstrand (2)
“The government continually adjusts the price of petrol. Adjustments are usually an increase in the
petrol price. This will affect inflation.”
7.1 Give one possible cause for the increase in the price of petrol. (2)
7.2 What will happen to the price of goods and services if the price of
7.3 How will the rising prices of petrol affect the purchasing power of
consumers? (2)