BKAL1013 Business Accounting

TUTORIAL 1 (Topic 1&2)

Answers

1.
a) Understandability / ½ mark
 The information must be readily understandable to users of the financial
statements.
 This means that information must be clearly presented, with additional
information supplied in the supporting footnotes as needed to assist in
clarification.

b) Relevance / ½ mark
 The information must be relevant to the needs of the users, which is the case
when the information influences the economic decisions of users.
 This may involve reporting particularly relevant information, or information
whose omission or misstatement could influence the economic decisions of
users.
c) Reliability / ½ mark
 The information must be free of material error and bias, and not misleading.
 Thus, the information should faithfully represent transactions and other events,
reflect the underlying substance of events, and prudently represent estimates and
uncertainties through proper disclosure.

d) Comparability / ½ mark
 The information must be comparable to the financial information presented for
other accounting periods.
 Users can identify trends in the performance and financial position of the
reporting entity.

(2 Marks)

2.
e) Increases assets and increases owner’s equity ½ mark
a) Increases assets and decreases assets ½ mark
b) Decreases assets and decreases owner’s equity ½ mark
c) Increases assets and increases owner’s equity ½ mark
d) Increases assets and increases liabilities ½ mark
(2.5 Marks)

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3.

a) RM 630,000 (RM 830,000 – RM 200,000) / 1 mark

b) RM 688,000 (RM 630,000 + RM 98,000 – RM 40,000) / 1 mark
c) RM 668,000 (RM 630,000 - RM182,000) + RM 200,000 + 20,000) / 1 mark
d) RM 397,000 (RM 830,000 + RM180,000) – (RM 630,000 - RM17,000) / 1 mark
e) Any appropriate answer for b, c, and d /// 1.5 marks (0.5x3)
(5.5 Marks)