Accounting (0452) · May/June 2006 · Question paper 1

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education

0452/01

ACCOUNTING
Paper 1 Multiple Choice

May/June 2006
1 hour
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Why should a sole trader record all the financial information about her business?
A

because she is required to do so by law

B

because she needs to pay her creditors on time

C

so that she can prepare final accounts

D

so that she knows how much her debtors owe her

What is net profit?
A

the amount of money taken out of the business by the owner during the year

B

the cash in the business bank account

C

the difference between sales and cost of sales

D

the sales revenue less cost of sales and expenses

What is shown as a liability in a Balance Sheet?
A

accrued wages

B

fixtures and fittings

C

prepaid rent

D

stock of goods

What information is shown by a business’s Trading Account?
A

if the business assets equal the liabilities

B

if the business has made a gross profit

C

if the business has made a net profit

D

if the business income exceeds expenditure

The credit side of a business’s cash book includes the following payments.
$
cash taken by proprietor for personal use

5000

cash paid for fuel for proprietor’s private motor car

200

cash taken by proprietor to purchase business stationery
How much will be recorded as proprietor’s drawings?
A

$5000

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$5020

C

$5200

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$5220

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A business sends a cheque to a supplier. The transaction is recorded in the cash book and
supplier’s account.
Which accounting principle is being applied?

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A

consistency

B

duality

C

money measurement

D

prudence

When does a business recognise the income from a sale of goods on credit?
A

when it sends a statement to the customer

B

when the customer pays for the goods

C

when the goods are delivered to the customer

D

when the goods are ordered by the customer

Which describes the going concern principle?
A

Accountants apply the same treatment to similar transactions.

B

Accountants assume that the business will continue to exist indefinitely.

C

Accountants keep the transactions of the proprietor and the business separate.

D

Accountants record the two-fold aspect of every transaction.

In which order are documents used when goods are purchased on credit?
A

cheque, invoice, order

B

cheque, order, invoice

C

order, invoice, cheque

D

invoice, order, cheque

10 When will a business issue a debit note?
A

when goods are received from a supplier

B

when goods are returned by a customer

C

when goods are returned to a supplier

D

when goods are sent to a customer

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11 Abdul sells goods with a list price of $4000 on credit to Omar. Abdul offers the following
discounts.
Cash discount 10 %
Trade discount 20 %
What amount will be entered in the sales journal of Abdul?
A

$2880

B

C

$3200

$3600

D

$4000

12 A business keeps a three column cash book.
Where is the total of the discount column on the debit side posted?
A

to the credit side of discounts allowed account

B

to the credit side of discounts received account

C

to the debit side of discounts allowed account

D

to the debit side of discounts received account

13 A trader purchases a motor vehicle to deliver goods to his customers.
How will he record this?
account to be debited

account to be credited

A

bank

motor vehicles

B

motor vehicles

bank

C

bank

purchases

D

purchases

bank

14 Sarah sublets part of her premises to Ruth.
A cheque for rent has been received from Ruth.
How will Sarah record this in her ledger?
account to be debited

account to be credited

A

bank

rent receivable

B

rent receivable

bank

C

rent receivable

Ruth

D

Ruth

bank

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15 Where are the personal accounts of trade customers found?
A

purchases journal

B

purchases (creditors) ledger

C

sales journal

D

sales (debtors) ledger

16 What is the main purpose of a trial balance?
A

to check the arithmetical accuracy of the double entry

B

to check the bank balance agrees with the bank statement balance

C

to check that all invoices have been sent

D

to check that all journal entries have been posted

17 Which is an error of principle?
A

cheque for $85 from W entered in W’s account as $58

B

purchase of machinery entered in purchases account

C

sales of goods, $300, to X completely omitted from books

D

sale to Y entered in the account of Z

18 The total of the discounts received account, $400, is entered on the wrong side of a trial balance.
Which suspense account entry will balance the trial balance?
A

$400 credit

B

$800 credit

C

$400 debit

D

$800 debit

19 The purchase of a motor vehicle on credit was debited to the motor expenses account.
How is this error corrected?
account to be debited

account to be credited

A

creditors

motor expenses

B

motor expenses

creditors

C

motor expenses

motor vehicles

D

motor vehicles

motor expenses

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20 What is the purpose of preparing a bank reconciliation statement?
A

to check that all expenses have been paid

B

to check on the amount owed by debtors

C

to explain the difference between the bank statement balance and cash book balance

D

to see by how much the bank balance has increased during the accounting period

21 A business paid $1800 for insurance in 2005. A prepayment of $150 had been brought forward
from 2004.
How much is charged to the Profit and Loss Account in 2005?
A

$1650

B

$1800

C

$1950

D

$2100

22 When preparing his final accounts, a trader forgot to include an unpaid invoice for repairs to his
motor vehicle.
What is the effect of this?
A

fixed assets are overstated

B

fixed assets are understated

C

net profit is overstated

D

net profit is understated

23 Which is revenue expenditure?
A

building an extension to factory premises

B

legal costs of buying factory premises

C

purchase of factory premises

D

redecorating factory premises

24 What is the effect if capital expenditure is treated as revenue expenditure?
A

gross profit is understated

B

net profit is understated

C

total assets are overstated

D

working capital is understated

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25 A trader recognises that his motor vehicles depreciate in value each year.
How does he record this in his final accounts?
Profit and Loss Account
increase
expense
A

Balance Sheet

decrease
expense

increase fixed
assets

decrease fixed
assets





B



C







D





26 A business buys a machine for $20 000. It will be used for 5 years and the estimated residual
value is $5000.
What is the annual depreciation charge using the straight line method?
A

$1000

B

C

$3000

$4000

D

$5000

27 Zafar owed Ali $500. Zafar was only able to pay Ali $200. Ali wrote the balance off as a bad debt.
Which entries record this in Ali's ledger?
account to be debited

$

account to be credited

$

A

bad debts

500

bank
Zafar

200
300

B

bank
Zafar

200
300

bad debts

500

C

bad debts
bank

300
200

Zafar

500

D

Zafar

500

bad debts
bank

300
200

28 A trader made a net profit of $15 600. Sales were $40 000 and overhead expenses were $10 000.
What was the cost of sales?
A

$14 400

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$24 400

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$30 000

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29 How is carriage inwards recorded in final accounts?
A

credit Profit and Loss Account

B

debit Profit and Loss Account

C

credit Trading Account

D

debit Trading Account

30 After preparing her final accounts, a trader finds that she has not included accrued electricity
charges.
How will the correction of this error affect her final accounts?
Profit and Loss Account
increase
expenses
A

decrease
expenses



Balance Sheet
increase
capital


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C

decrease
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31 Mark and Sally are in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1.
The following is extracted from their final accounts for the year ended 30 April 2006.
$

$

Net profit

56 000

Partners’ salaries - Mark

8 000

Sally

12 000

Profit available for distribution

20 000
36 000

How much in total will be recorded in Sally’s current account on 30 April 2006?
A

$18 667

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$24 000

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$32 000

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32 A partnership makes a loss during the financial year.
How is this shown in the accounts?
account to be debited

account to be credited

A

Appropriation Account

partners’ capital accounts

B

Appropriation Account

partners’ current accounts

C

partners’ capital accounts

Appropriation Account

D

partners’ current accounts

Appropriation Account

33 The following information is available in respect of a sole trader.
$
net profit for year

14 000

drawings

18 000

capital at end of year

62 000

There were no additions to capital during the year.
What was the trader’s opening capital?
A

$30 000

B

$58 000

C

$66 000

D

$94 000

34 What is an intangible asset?
A

debtors

B

goodwill

C

prepayment

D

stock

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35 The following is extracted from a trader’s Balance Sheet.
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fixed assets

3500

current assets

4750

creditors

1300

accruals

85

long term loan

3270

What is the working capital?
A

$3365

B

C

$3450

D

$3535

$3595

36 Jones starts a business with capital of $20 000. In addition to this he obtains a five year loan of
$12 000 to purchase fixed assets.
What is the capital employed?
A

$8000

B

$12 000

C

$20 000

D

$32 000

D

5.0 : 1

37 Which is a current asset?
A

accrued expense

B

bank overdraft

C

creditors

D

prepaid expense

38 A business has the following assets and liabilities.
$
fixed assets

30 000

current assets

4 000

current liabilities

2 000

long term loan

12 000

What is the current ratio?
A

2.0 : 1

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2.4 : 1

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39 A business provided the following information for the year ended 31 December 2005.
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Sales

$
150 000

Cost of sales
Opening stock

15 000

Purchases

100 000
115 000

Less closing stock

10 000

105 000

What is the rate of stock turnover?
A

4.2 times

B

8.0 times

C

8.4 times

D

12.0 times

40 A business has calculated the following ratios.
percentage of gross
profit to sales

percentage of net
profit to sales

Year 1

40 %

19 %

Year 2

40 %

25 %

Why did the net profit percentage increase in Year 2?
A

cost of sales decreased

B

cost of sales increased

C

expenses decreased

D

expenses increased

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