0452/22/F/M/23 Question Paper – Accounting Feb/March 2023 Paper 22

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ACCOUNTING

0452/22

Paper 2 Structured Written Paper

February/March 2023
1 hour 45 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.
No additional materials are needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
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Answer all questions.
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Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
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Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
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Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
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Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
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Do not write on any bar codes.
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You may use a calculator.
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International accounting terms and formats should be used as appropriate.
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You should show your workings.

INFORMATION
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The total mark for this paper is 100.
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The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
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Where you are asked to complete a layout, you may not need all the lines for your answer.

This document has 24 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
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Saira is a trader. The following transactions took place in January 2023.
Jan 2

Rent received, $360, was paid directly into the bank account

Paid $343 to Jai by telephone transfer, having deducted 2% cash discount from the
amount due

Paid cash, $33, for motor expenses

Cash sales, $395, were paid directly into the bank account

Paid $194 to David, by electronic transfer, having deducted 3% cash discount from the
amount due

Received a cheque, $388, from Ivan, in full settlement of a debt of $400

Withdrew cash, $150, from the bank for business use

Paid $124, cash, for wages

REQUIRED
(a) Prepare Saira’s cash book on the page opposite.
Balance the cash book and bring down the balances at 1 February 2023.

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Balance b/d

Details

Jan 1

2023

Date

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Discount
allowed
$

110

Cash

713

Bank

2023

Date

Saira
Cash Book

Details

Discount
received
$

Cash

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Saira has now received a business bank statement and is comparing it to her cash book.
REQUIRED
(b) Complete the table by writing ‘increase’, ‘decrease’ or ‘no effect’ in each box to show the
effect of recording the items listed, which appeared only on the bank statement. The first one
is completed for you as an example.
Items to be adjusted

Effect on bank
balance in cash book

Effect on capital

decrease

Bank charges
Credit transfer from Saira’s personal
bank account
Cheque from Ivan was dishonoured

[4]
The going concern concept requires that Saira’s financial statements are prepared under the
assumption that her business will continue for an indefinite period of time.
REQUIRED
(c) State why each external user of the accounting statements would be interested in Saira’s
business continuing indefinitely.
User

Reason

Bank manager
Government
Trade payables
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Rai is a trader. He has prepared his trial balance at 31 January 2023. The credit side totalled $152
more than the debit side. Rai placed the difference in a suspense account.
Rai later discovered the following errors.
1

Wages, $200, had been entered in the cash book but omitted from the wages account.

A credit purchase, $247, from Stella, had been debited to Stella’s account and credited to the
purchases account.

The rent payable account and the sales account had both been overcast by $100.

A cheque for motor expenses, $75, had been debited twice to the motor expenses account.

A payment to Jasper, $196, had been recorded as $169 in Jasper’s account.

REQUIRED
(a) Prepare the journal entries to correct errors 1–5. Narratives are not required.

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Rai
Journal
Error
number

Details

Debit
$

Credit
$

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(b) Prepare the suspense account.
Rai
Suspense account
Date

Details

Date

Details

[4]

Rai’s original draft profit, before correcting the errors, was $9800.
REQUIRED
(c) Calculate Rai’s profit after correction of errors 1–5.

[4]
Rai’s trial balance was used to check the arithmetical accuracy of the ledger accounts. His journal
was used to correct the errors found.
REQUIRED
(d) State:
(i)

one other use of the trial balance

[1]

(ii)

one other use of the journal.

[1]
[Total: 20]

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Lucas is a trader. He has provided the following information.
$

Balances at 1 January 2023
Sales ledger control account

14 940 debit

Purchases ledger control account

8 450 credit

Totals for January 2023
Credit sales

12 736

Cash sales

3 992

Credit purchases

7 325

Returns to credit suppliers

463

Returns from credit customers

920

Cash received from credit customers

685

Bank transfers received from credit customers
Bank payments to credit suppliers

10 620
6 675

Irrecoverable debts written off

140

Discount received

210

Contra entries

180

Interest charged on overdue purchases ledger accounts

166

REQUIRED
(a) Prepare the sales ledger control account for January 2023. Balance the account and bring
down the balance at 1 February 2023.

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Lucas
Sales ledger control
Date

Details

Date

Details

[6]

(b) Prepare the purchases ledger control account for January 2023. Balance the account and
bring down the balance at 1 February 2023.
Lucas
Purchases ledger control
Date

Details

Date

Details

[7]

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[2]
One of Lucas’s suppliers has demanded immediate payment of the $3900 due to him. Lucas
does not have sufficient cash to pay this amount. He is considering selling some office equipment
which had cost $6000 and has been fully depreciated. Lucas has been offered $2500 cash for this
equipment.
REQUIRED
(d) Advise Lucas whether he should sell this office equipment in order to pay the supplier. Justify
your answer.

[5]
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Adya is a trader. She buys and sells one type of good only. She has provided the following
information.
$

For the year to 31 October 2022
Revenue

98 000

Purchases

62 305

Expenses

31 188

Other income

4 630

At 31 October 2022
Inventory

7 500

Trade receivables

9 240

Trade payables

5 365

Bank overdraft

5 135

The inventory quantity and valuation at 31 October 2022 are double those at 31 October 2021.
REQUIRED
(a) Complete the following tables.
Gross margin
Working

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(correct to two
decimal places)

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Profit margin
Working

Answer
(correct to two
decimal places)

Rate of inventory turnover
Working

Answer
(correct to two
decimal places)

Liquid (acid test) ratio
Working

Answer
(correct to two
decimal places)

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Adya’s purchases price has remained constant throughout both years ended 31 October 2021
and 31 October 2022. The following information relates to Adya’s business for the year ended
31 October 2021.
Gross margin

37.60%

Profit margin

14.85%

Rate of inventory turnover
Liquid (acid test) ratio

12 times
1.15:1

REQUIRED
(b) Comment on the changes in:
(i)

gross margin

[2]

(ii)

the liquid (acid test) ratio.

[2]

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Adya is concerned about the increase in inventory over the year to 31 October 2022. She is
considering reducing her selling price to increase the quantity of goods she can sell.
REQUIRED
(c) Advise Adya whether she should reduce her selling price. Justify your answer.

[5]
One of the limitations of financial statements is that there is a gap between the end of the financial
year and the preparation of the financial statements.
REQUIRED
(d) Explain how this limitation may influence Adya’s decision about whether or not to reduce her
selling price.

[2]
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Samir and Punita are in partnership. The partnership agreement provides for the following:
interest on drawings of 5%
interest on capital of 3% per annum
a salary to Punita of $11 000 per annum
residual profits and losses are to be shared 60% to Samir and 40% to Punita.
The partners provided the following information.
Profit for the year ended 31 December 2022

$
24 600

Capital account balances at 1 January 2022
Samir
Punita

80 000
75 000

Current account balances at 1 January 2022
Samir
Punita

6 450 credit
8 335 credit

Drawings for the year ended 31 December 2022
Samir
Punita

16 000
12 400

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REQUIRED
(a) Prepare the appropriation account for Samir and Punita for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Samir and Punita
Appropriation Account for the year ended 31 December 2022
$

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(b) Prepare Punita’s current account for the year ended 31 December 2022. Balance the account
and bring down the balance at 1 January 2023.
Punita
Current account
Date

Details

Date

Details

[6]

Samir would now like to pay the expenses of his own private car from the partnership bank
account.
REQUIRED
(c) Place a tick (3) in the appropriate boxes below to show the effects of Samir paying the
expenses of his own private car from the partnership bank account.
Increase

Decrease

No effect

Partnership profit for the year
Samir’s drawings
Samir’s interest on drawings
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Samir and Punita are considering converting the partnership to a limited company. They do not
anticipate any need for additional capital.
REQUIRED
(d) Advise Samir and Punita whether they should convert the business to a limited company.
Justify your answer with two advantages and two disadvantages of converting the business
to a limited company.

[5]
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