Accounting (0452) · May/June 2005 · Question paper 1

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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ACCOUNTING
Paper 1 Multiple Choice

May/June 2005
1 hour
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What are assets?
A

items that are expected to be turned into cash in the near future

B

items that are owned by or owed to a business

C

items that are owned by or owed by a business

D

items that are purchased for long-term use by a business

A trader wishes to know the cost of goods sold during the year.
Which financial statement will provide the answer?

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A

Balance Sheet

B

Profit and Loss Account

C

Trading Account

D

Trial Balance

A business provides the following information for the year ended 30 September 2004.
$
sales

100 000

cost of goods sold

60 000

expenses

15 000

What is the net profit for the year ended 30 September 2004?
A
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$25 000

B

$40 000

C

$45 000

D

$55 000

A cheque paid to a creditor is entered in both the cash book and the creditor’s account.
Which accounting principle is being observed?

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A

duality

B

going concern

C

matching

D

realisation

What is meant by the consistency principle?
A

Accounts should normally be prepared on the same basis each year.

B

Businesses must never change their year end.

C

Net profit will always be the same each year.

D

Similar businesses must treat similar items in the same way.

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A trader purchased stock for $4000. At the Balance Sheet date the stock had a realisable value
of $3000. The stock was shown in the Balance Sheet at $3000.
Which accounting principle did the trader apply?

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A

business entity

B

money measurement

C

prudence

D

realisation

Which is an example of the application of the principle of prudence?
A

applying the same method of depreciation from year to year

B

making an adjustment for prepaid expenses at the year end

C

recognising a sale on credit

D

taking account of any foreseeable losses

In March, Wahid had the following transactions with Yussuf, a new customer.
$
4 March Goods invoiced to Yussuf

2 400

16 March Credit note issued to Yussuf

300

23 March Goods invoiced to Yussuf

3 000

28 March Cheque received from Yussuf

2 100

How much does Yussuf owe Wahid on 31 March?
A
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$3000

B

$3300

C

$5100

D

$5700

What is cash discount?
A

an allowance given to a customer for paying in cash

B

an allowance given to a customer for prompt payment

C

a deduction from the list price of goods bought by a customer

D

a deduction from the list price of goods for bulk buying by a customer

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10 Fatima bought goods from Miriam at a total list price of $2000. Miriam allows her customers trade
discount of 10 % and cash discount of 2 %.
What was the amount of the invoice?
A

B

$1760

C

$1764

$1800

D

$1960

11 How are sales returns recorded in the ledger?
account to be debited

account to be credited

A

cash

sales returns

B

customer

sales returns

C

sales returns

cash

D

sales returns

customer

12 Udoka bought goods on credit from Francis, $1000.
Udoka paid Francis by cheque after deducting 3 % cash discount.
Which entries record this payment in Udoka’s books?
account debited
A

bank
discount allowed

B
Francis
C

bank
discount received

D
Francis

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account credited

970
30 Francis
bank
1 000 discount allowed
970
30 Francis
bank
1 000 discount received

13 Which account is contained in the sales (debtors) ledger?
A

customer’s account

B

sales account

C

sales returns account

D

supplier’s account

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14 What is the correct treatment of a sale on credit?
general ledger

sales ledger

A

debit cash

credit sales

B

credit sales

debit cash

C

credit sales

debit debtor

D

debit debtor

credit sales

15 Why is a trial balance prepared?
A

to calculate net profit

B

to check the amount of the owner’s capital

C

to check the arithmetical accuracy of the double entry

D

to find out how much is owed to creditors

16 Which error will affect the balancing of the trial balance?
A

A cheque from Sam has been debited in the bank account but not entered in Sam’s account.

B

A cheque paid to Smith has been debited in Smythe’s account.

C

An invoice from a supplier has been lost and not recorded.

D

A payment of rent was debited to the bank account and credited to the rent account.

17 A cheque for $96 to Brown was entered into his account as $69. When the trial balance was
prepared the difference was entered into a suspense account.
Which entries are required to correct this error?
account to
be credited

account to
be debited
$

$

A

Brown

27

suspense

27

B

Brown

54

suspense

54

C

Brown

69

suspense

69

D

Brown

96

suspense

96

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18 A business prepares a bank reconciliation statement and starts with the balance as per the bank
statement.
What is deducted from this balance in the bank reconciliation statement?
A

amounts not yet credited by the bank

B

bank charges not recorded in the cash book

C

standing order paid by the bank but not entered in the cash book

D

unpresented cheques

19 Business rates paid in advance are treated as a prepayment for the following accounting period.
Which accounting principle is being followed?
A

consistency

B

matching

C

money measurement

D

realisation

20 Amounts owed by a trader for electricity are given below.
$
1 January

2 000

31 December

2 500

The charge for electricity shown in the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December
was $15 500.
What was the amount paid for electricity during the year?
A

$15 000

B

$15 500

C

$16 000

D

$20 000

21 In his Profit and Loss Account X incorrectly included a prepayment of insurance of $350 as an
accrual.
How will this affect X’s net profit?
A

overstated by $350

B

overstated by $700

C

understated by $350

D

understated by $700

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22 Why does a business depreciate a fixed asset?
A

to know the profit or loss on disposal

B

to know the value at the end of its useful life

C

to provide cash for its replacement

D

to spread the cost over its expected useful life

23 What is classed as revenue expenditure?
A

cost of maintaining a fixed asset

B

cost of installing a new fixed asset

C

purchase of a fixed asset

D

legal costs for the purchase of a fixed asset

24 A trader has 1500 units of stock of which 50 units can only be sold for $10 per unit.
Each unit costs $15 and the unit sale price is $20.
What is the value of the stock?
A

$22 250

B

$22 500

C

$29 000

D

$30 000

25 Y bought a machine for $6000 and depreciated it at the rate of 20 % each year, using the
reducing balance method.
What is the total depreciation for years 1 and 2?
A

$1200

B

$1440

C

$2160

D

$2400

26 How is discount received shown in the final accounts of a sole trader?
A

as an expense in the Profit and Loss Account

B

as income in the Profit and Loss Account

C

as an expense in the Trading Account

D

as income in the Trading Account

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27 Leah sold goods to David in 2003. In April 2005 Leah had not received the amount due and
decided to write David’s debt off as bad.
What entries must Leah make to write off this bad debt?
account to
be debited

account to
be credited

A

bad debts

David

B

David

bad debts

C

sales

bad debts

D

bad debts

sales

28 The purchase of fixtures and fittings has been mistakenly entered in the general expenses
account.
What is the effect of this on the final accounts?
Profit and Loss Account

Balance Sheet

A

profit understated

assets overstated

B

profit understated

assets understated

C

profit overstated

assets overstated

D

profit overstated

assets understated

29 At the end of the financial year a trader has prepaid rent.
What is the effect of the adjustments that the trader makes to her final accounts?
Profit and Loss Account

Balance Sheet

decreased
expenses

increased
current
assets

A





B



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expenses

C



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30 No adjustment was made for insurance prepaid at the end of the financial year.
What is the effect of this?
A

current liabilities overstated

B

current liabilities understated

C

net profit overstated

D

net profit understated

31 The table shows balances in the books of a business.
$
bank

1 100

creditors

1 500

debtors

3 000

stock

4 000

What is the working capital?
A

$4100

B

$6600

C

$8100

D

$9600

32 In partnership accounts, which item appears in both the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account
and in the partners’ current accounts?
A

current account balances

B

drawings

C

interest on drawings

D

interest on loans

33 Janet and Lesley are partners and share profits equally. The net profit before appropriation was
$43 000.
Janet receives a salary of $10 000 and interest on capital, $1000. Lesley receives interest on
capital, $2000.
What is Janet’s total income from the business?
A

$15 000

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$21 500

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$32 500

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34 A trader does not keep proper accounting records. Her capital at the end of the financial year is
higher than at the start. She has not introduced any further capital during the year.
What does this show?
A

A net loss has been made during the year.

B

Annual drawings are greater than the net profit.

C

Assets less liabilities have reduced during the year.

D

Net profit is greater than annual drawings.

35 The following figures are extracted from the Balance Sheet of X.
$
fixed assets

60 000

current assets

20 000

current liabilities

15 000

profit for year

12 000

What is X’s opening capital?
A

B

$37 000

$53 000

C

$65 000

D

$77 000

36 Ann owes Ken $500 and pays this in cash.
How does this payment affect Ann’s current assets and current liabilities?
current assets

current liabilities

A

decrease

decrease

B

decrease

increase

C

increase

decrease

D

increase

increase

37 What is shown in a Balance Sheet as an asset?
A

bank overdraft

B

prepaid insurance premium

C

rent received in advance

D

staff bonuses due but unpaid

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38 Which group contains only current assets?
A

B

C

D

bank (credit)

fixtures

bank (debit)

accrued expenses

cash

machinery

cash

bank (credit)

debtors

premises

debtors

creditors

prepaid expenses

vehicles

stock

loan

39 X provides the following information.
$
sales

150 000

cost of sales

90 000

closing stock

15 000

What is the percentage of gross profit to sales?
A

30 %

B

40 %

C

50 %

D

60 %

40 A sole trader compares his results with those of a similar business.
Which shows how well expenses are being controlled?
A

bank balance

B

cost of sales

C

gross profit

D

net profit

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