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Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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0452/23

ACCOUNTING
Paper 2

May/June 2016
1 hour 45 minutes

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The businesses mentioned in this Question Paper are fictitious.
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This document consists of 19 printed pages and 1 blank page.
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Carol is a trader. She maintains a three column cash book and also a petty cash book. The imprest
amount is $100. All payments below $50 are made from petty cash.
REQUIRED
(a) State two reasons for maintaining a petty cash book.
1

2
[2]
Carol had the following transactions during April 2016.
April

Petty cash imprest restored from the business bank account.

Purchased tea and coffee for office staff, $11.

Paid K Mzolo’s account of $450, by cheque, after deducting a cash discount of 2%.

Bought stationery, $25.

Paid taxi fare, $8.

Received a cheque from B Mamba in settlement of his account of $920, less 2½%
cash discount.

Paid T Nhete, a credit supplier, $38.

Cash sales, $2970.

Paid all the cash in the main cash account, except $100, into the bank account.

REQUIRED
(b) Record the above transactions in the following books which appear on pages 3 and 4.
(i)

Petty cash book

(ii)

Three column cash book

[9]
[10]

Balance each book and bring down the balances on 1 May 2016.
[Total: 21]

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(i)

Date

2016
April 1

Total
received

$
23

b/d

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Balance

Details

Total
paid

Carol
Petty Cash Book

Postage &
stationery

General
expenses

Ledger
accounts

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Balance b/d

Details

April 1

2016

Date

(ii)

2016

Date

April 1

Bank

210

Cash

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Discount
allowed
$

Carol
Cash Book

Balance b/d

Details

Discount
received
$

1437

Bank

Cash

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2

Aneela started a business on 1 March 2015. She did not maintain a full set of accounting records.
All purchases and sales were made on credit terms. All payments were made by cheque and all
money received was banked.
Aneela was able to provide the following information.
$
On 1 March 2015
Capital introduced
45 000
Business start-up loan received
10 000
During the year ended 29 February 2016
Non-current assets purchased
Credit purchases
Cheques received from credit customers
Cash discount allowed
Cash discount received
Returns to credit suppliers
Returns by credit customers
Bad debts written off

20 500
70 150
61 230
1 570
1 860
1 110
2 070
260

On 29 February 2016
Amount owing by credit customers
Amount owing to credit suppliers
Cash at bank

16 190
7 040
16 970

REQUIRED
(a) Calculate the credit sales for the year ended 29 February 2016.

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(b) Calculate the amount paid to credit suppliers during the year ended 29 February 2016.

[5]
(c) Prepare the bank account for the year ended 29 February 2016. Insert the missing figure
which represents the expenses for the year.
Aneela
Bank account
Date

Details

Date

Details

2016
Feb 29

[7]
[Total: 18]

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3

Abid and Faiz are partners. They operate a secretarial agency. Their financial year ends on
31 March.
In addition to the capital invested, Abid made a 10-year loan to the business on 31 March 2016.
REQUIRED
(a) State one advantage of being a partner rather than a sole trader.

[1]
(b) State one disadvantage of being a partner rather than a sole trader.

[1]
(c) State one reason why a partner may make a loan to the business rather than investing
additional capital.

[1]
(d) State two reasons why it is important for the partnership to have an adequate amount of
working capital.
1

2
[2]
Abid and Faiz share profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1.
The balances on their accounts on 1 April 2015 were:

Capital account
Current account

Abid
$
80 000
110 debit

Faiz
$
55 000
800 credit

During the year ended 31 March 2016 the partners made the following drawings:
Abid
$
6 000

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Faiz
$
7 000

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The following is an extract from the profit and loss appropriation account for the year ended
31 March 2016.
Abid and Faiz
Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the year ended 31 March 2016
$
$
Profit for the year
13 170
Interest on drawings Abid
120
Faiz
140
260
13 430
Interest on capital
Abid
2 400
Faiz
1 650
4 050
Salary
Faiz
5 000
9 050
Profit available for distribution
4 380
The following additional information is available on 31 March 2016.
Fixtures and equipment at book value
Motor vehicles at book value
Trade payables
Other payables
Trade receivables
Bank
Loan from Abid

$
104 000
28 520
11 900
160
19 320
16 080 debit
20 000

REQUIRED
(e) Prepare the statement of financial position at 31 March 2016.
The details of the partners’ current accounts may be shown within the statement or as a
separate calculation in the space provided.
You may use this space for the partners’ current accounts

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Abid and Faiz
Statement of Financial Position at 31 March 2016
$

[13]

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Calculate the return on capital employed (ROCE). Use the capital employed from the
statement of financial position and the profit for the year of $13 170.
The calculation should be correct to two decimal places. Show your workings.

[2]

(g) Explain the importance of return on capital employed (ROCE).

[2]
[Total: 22]

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Yasmin opened a garment factory on 1 May 2015.
She provided the following information.
$
On 1 May 2015
Cost of factory machinery
Cost of office furniture and equipment
Cost of tools
For the year ended 30 April 2016
Revenue
Purchases of raw materials
Carriage on raw materials
Purchases of finished goods
Wages and salaries
Factory operatives
Factory supervisors
Office and sales staff
General expenses
Factory
Office
Rates

35 000
8 500
1 000
113 640
28 600
1 500
15 700
32 300
11 860
33 150
3 340
1 960
6 000

At 30 April 2016
Inventory
Raw materials
Work in progress
Finished goods
Value of tools

3 150
2 920
6 800
830

Additional information
1

The rates are to be apportioned ¾ to the factory and ¼ to the office.

No additional non-current assets were purchased during the year.

The factory machinery is to be depreciated at 20% per annum on cost.

The office furniture and equipment is to be depreciated at 15% per annum on cost.

The tools are to be revalued at the end of each financial year.

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REQUIRED
(a) Prepare the manufacturing account for the year ended 30 April 2016.
Yasmin
Manufacturing Account for the year ended 30 April 2016
$

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Calculate the cost of sales for the year ended 30 April 2016.

[4]

(ii)

Calculate the gross profit for the year ended 30 April 2016.

[1]

Calculate the percentage of gross profit to revenue.
The calculation should be correct to two decimal places. Show your workings.

[2]

(ii)

Suggest two ways in which Yasmin could increase the percentage of gross profit to
revenue.
1

2
[2]
[Total: 22]

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5

Paul is a trader. He maintains a full set of accounting records. His ledger is divided into a sales
ledger, a purchases ledger and a nominal (general) ledger.
REQUIRED
(a) State one advantage of dividing the ledger into these three sections.

[1]
(b) Name the ledger in which each of the following accounts would appear.
(i)

J Smithson, a credit supplier, account

ledger

(ii)

Sales returns account

ledger

(iii)

Discount allowed account

ledger
[3]

Paul’s financial year ends on 31 December.
He maintains one combined account for rent and rates.
On 1 January 2015 three months’ rates, totalling $900, were prepaid. On the same date four
months’ rent, totalling $3200, was prepaid.
The following transactions took place during the year ended 31 December 2015.
April 1

Paid rates by cheque, $3960, for 12 months to 31 March 2016.

May 1

Paid rent by cheque, $4800, for 6 months to 31 October 2015.

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REQUIRED

(c) Complete the rent and rates account for the year ended 31 December 2015.
Balance the account and bring down the balances on 1 January 2016.
Paul
Rent and rates account
Date
2015
Jan 1

Details
Balance
Rates
Rent

$
b/d
900
3200

Date

Details

4100

[7]

Paul always values his inventory at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
REQUIRED
(d) Explain why Paul should continue his policy of including inventory in his financial statements
at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

[2]

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After the preparation of the income statement for the year ended 31 December 2015 it was
discovered that the inventory on 31 December 2014 had been valued at net realisable value which
was higher than the cost price.
REQUIRED
(e) Complete the following table to indicate the effect of this error.
Place a tick (✓) under the correct heading to indicate the effect of this error on each item.
overstated

understated

no effect

Profit for the year ended
31 December 2014
Profit for the year ended
31 December 2015
Cost of sales for the year ended
31 December 2015
Current assets at
31 December 2014
Current assets at
31 December 2015
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David is a trader. The totals of his trial balance prepared on 31 January 2016 did not balance. The
difference was entered in a suspense account and draft financial statements were prepared.
The following information was extracted from the draft income statement for the year ended
31 January 2016.
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Profit for the year

$
59 600
15 800
3 500

REQUIRED
(a) (i)

Calculate the percentage of profit for the year to revenue.
The calculation should be correct to two decimal places. Show your workings.

[2]

(ii)

Suggest two reasons why the percentage of profit for the year to revenue is lower than
the previous year.
1

2
[2]

The following errors were later discovered.
1

No record had been made of office expenses paid in cash, $114.

A page total in the sales journal, $45 400, had been incorrectly carried forward as $44 500.

Discount allowed, $300, was incorrectly recorded as discount received.

Sales returns, $814, had been correctly recorded in the customer’s account, but credited to
the purchases returns account.

The provision for doubtful debts of $120 should have been increased to $144.

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REQUIRED
(b) Prepare journal entries to correct errors 1 and 2. Narratives are required.
David
Journal
Debit
$

Credit
$

[6]

(c) Complete the following statement to show the effect on the profit for the year of correcting
errors 1–5. Calculate the corrected profit for the year.
The first correction has been completed as an example.
David
Statement of corrected profit for the year ended 31 January 2016
Profit for the year before corrections
Increase
in profit
$
Error 1

$
3500
Decrease
in profit
$
114

Error 2

Error 3

Error 4

Error 5

Corrected profit for the year

[9]
[Total: 19]

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