GAAP: Graded Questions “The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
Question 2.9
‘The Crusty Bakery is a small business in Umhlanga, a town in South Africa, which makes a
range of breads and cakes that it sells to coffee shops in and around Umhlanga. The business
rents a building in Umhlanga Business Park from a landlord under a shor'-term lease at a cost
of €20 000 per month.
Part of the building is sublet by The Crusty Bakery to The Coffee Cup, an artisanal coffee outlet,
for C3 000 per month under a short-term lease. Subletting part of the building has been
‘successful in encouraging customers to come and buy cakes to have with their coffee.
Consider the following four unrelated scenarios relating to The Crusty Bakery rental
agreements during December 20XS:
Act Rent of C20 000, owed to the landlord for rent ofthe bulding during December 20X5,
was sill payable atthe end of December 20XS,
'A-2__ Paid cash of C60 000 on 20 December 20XS to the landlord in respect of rent forthe
building forthe perio from 1 January 20XG to 31 March 20X6
B+1 Rent of C3.000, due from the tenant (The Coffee Cup) for rent of part of the building
during December 20XS, was sil receivable atthe end of December 20XS.
B-2 _ Received cash of C9 000 at the end of December 20X5 from The Coffee Cup in respect
Orent fr the sublease of pat of the building from 1 January 20X6 to 31 March 20%6.
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For each of the scenarios listed above, and assuming the recognition eiteria are met
a) Indicate the journal entry to be recorded for each transaction.
) Explain, with reference to the relevant definitions in the Conceptual Framework, whether
the transaction results in an asset, liabilly, income or expense being recognised in the
financial statements of The Crusty Bakery for the year ended 31 December 20X5.
&,Question 3.6
Loads of Luggage Limited is @ national retailer of travel goods and accessories. ‘The following
is the trial balance of the company for the year ended 31 December 20X3:
LOADS OF LUGGAGE LIMITED
_TRIAL BALANCE AT 31 DECEMBER 20X3, a tenet 6
Debit Credit
Sales 41.650 000,
Rental income 50 000
Cost of sales 990 000
Depreciation 80.000
Salaries and wages 4100 000
Other expenses 20 000
Interest income 40.000
Interest expense 22.000
Tax expense 65200
Dividends 50 000
Property, plant and equipment: Carrying amount 4.200 000,
Loans and other investments 500 000
‘Accounts receivable 528 000
Accounts payable 280 000
Rent income received in advance: 1 January 20X3 5.000
Internet expense payable: 1 January 20X3 3.000
Borrowings 550 000
‘Current tax payable 65200
Share capital +500 000
Retained earnings: 1 January 20X3 732000
Bank 420 000
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The following additional information is relevant:
‘+ The primary source of revenue is the sale of goods to customers.
‘+ Loads of Luggage Limited also earns rental income from letting a small section of its
administration buildings to independent consultants. Rent income received in advance at
31 December 20X3 is C6 000.
«Internet expense payable at 31 December 20X3 is C4 000. Internet expenses are included
in other expenses on the trial balance.
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ividends declared on 12 February
‘+The dividends of C50 000 on the trial balance relate to divider 12 Fab
20% inrespect ofthe year ended 31 December 20X2. Dividends of C60 000 were deciared
‘on 14 February 20X4 in respect ofthe year ended 31 December
+ Tha interest income was earned on loans and investments.
+The company classifies its expenses accorting to function. The functions Wentiied are
sales, administration and dstriution.
‘+ Depreciation is allocated as flows:
= 60% on factory plant (used to make Inventory); al of which has been sold
= 10% on office computers (used for administration purposes).
= 30% on company cars (used by sales representatives)
‘+ Salaries and wages are allocated 60% to the administration function and 40% to the
Gstrioution function.
+ Other expenses are allocated 70% tothe administration function and 30% tothe distribution
function
+ There are no components of other comprehensive income,
Required:
'), Process all adjusting journal entes required to finalise the nancial statements forthe year
fended 31 December 20%3,
(Closing transfer entries are not required.
Ignore deterred tax.
b) Prepare a statement of profit or loss of Loads of Loads of Luggage Limited forthe year
fended 31 December 20X3 using the function method, in conformity with International
Financial Reporting Standards
Comparatives are not required.
Ignore deferred tax.
‘) Prepare a statement of changes in equity of Loads of Loads of Luggage Limited for the
year ended 31 December 20X3 in conformity with Intemational Financial Reporting
Standards,
4) Prepare the note to ‘profit from operations
Question 3.7
‘Abracadabra Limited is @ company retailing in oriental spices. The bookkeeper has prepared
the folowing drat trial balance at 28 February 20X8:
“RBRACADABRA LiMiTED
TRIAL BALANCE AT 28 FEBRUARY 20x
Debit Greait
Lane 80000
Equipment (Carving amount) 40000,
‘Vehicles (Carying amount) 30000
Inventories 129.000
Bank 3.000
‘Accounts receivable 150.000,
lectricty and water propald ~ 19720x8 "1000
Costof sales expanse 142500,
Depreciation expense 100 000
Salaies and wages expense 20,000
Ect and water expense 28000
Rates expense 10.000
Interest expense
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Income ta expense
Revenue rom ses
share capil
Retaned earings ~ 1:20%8
Revaluaton elu on and = 137208
Longe oan
‘Curent ax payable
‘Aecourts payable
‘Salores and wages payable ~ 1920%8
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‘The following additional information has not yet been taken into account:
«The company classfes ils expenses according to function. The functions idented are
sales, administration, distibution and operations.
1s are to be split between administration, distribution and operations
‘of C500 have bean paid to employees in respect of
+ Salaries and wage
0na375:2537,5 basis. Advances
the folowing year’s wages.
1s Rates shouldbe allocated between administration, astibuton and operations on the
Dosis of floor area used: the administraion department uses 25% of the lor area, the