Accounting (0452) · May/June 2022 · Question paper 11

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ACCOUNTING

0452/11

Paper 1 Multiple Choice

May/June 2022
1 hour 15 minutes

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Which task would be carried out by a book-keeper?
A

comparison of financial statements between years

B

preparation of financial statements

C

provision of information for decision-making

D

recording financial transactions

What is the accounting equation?
A

assets = capital – liabilities

B

assets = liabilities – capital

C

assets – liabilities = capital

D

assets + capital = liabilities

Sarah sold goods on credit to Zafar.
How was this recorded in Sarah’s ledgers?
general ledger

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sales ledger

A

credit

sales account

debit

Zafar account

B

debit

sales account

credit

Zafar account

C

credit

Zafar account

debit

sales account

D

debit

Zafar account

credit

sales account

Omar sent a credit note to Miriam for goods returned.
How would Miriam record this transaction?

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account to be debited

account to be credited

A

purchases returns

Omar

B

sales returns

Miriam

C

Omar

purchases returns

D

Miriam

sales returns

The discount column on the debit side of a trader’s cash book totalled $1300 and the discount
column on the credit side totalled $700.
How much discount did the trader receive?
A

$600

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$700

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$1300

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$2000

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Kai bought office equipment from Meena and paid immediately by bank transfer.
How should Kai record this in his accounting records?

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account to be debited

account to be credited

A

bank

Meena

B

bank

office equipment

C

Meena

bank

D

office equipment

bank

Jabari maintains a petty cash book using the imprest system. The imprest is restored at the end
of each month.
Which amount restores the imprest at the end of a month?

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A

the amount left in petty cash less the total of vouchers received

B

the amount left in petty cash plus the total of vouchers received

C

the imprest amount less the total of vouchers received

D

the total of vouchers received

Which statement about a trial balance is correct?
A

It assists in locating arithmetical errors in the book-keeping records.

B

It is proof that the entries in the ledger accounts are free from error.

C

It reveals all book-keeping errors.

D

It shows ledger account errors only.

What is an example of a compensating error?
A

A payment for office equipment repairs was debited to the office equipment account.

B

A purchase of goods from C Jones was credited to the account of C Johns.

C

The sale of goods, $65, to A Aziz was entered in the books as $56.

D

The wages account was undercast by $100 and the rent account was overcast by $100.

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10 After the preparation of Abdul’s draft financial statements, two errors were discovered.
The purchase of a machine by bank transfer, $5000, was omitted from the accounts.
The purchase of a motor vehicle, $15 000, was entered in the motor vehicle repair
account.
What effect will correcting these errors have on the non-current assets and the working capital?
non-current assets

working capital

$

$

A

increase 15 000

decrease 5000

B

increase 15 000

no effect

C

increase 20 000

decrease 5000

D

increase 20 000

no effect

11 Raj had a debit balance of $10 800 in the bank column of his cash book. He discovered that
purchases, $890, paid by cheque, had been recorded as $980.
The following appeared in the bank statement but had not been entered in the cash book.
$
bank charges

76

interest received

120

What was the debit balance in the bank column of Raj’s cash book after adjusting for these
items?
A

$10 514

B

$10 666

C

$10 754

D

$10 934

12 Why is a sales ledger control account usually prepared by a different member of staff than the
person who maintains the sales ledger?
A

to deter fraud

B

to locate errors

C

to provide an instant total of trade receivables

D

to speed production of financial statements

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13 Tamal provided the following information for March, his first month of trading.
$
credit purchases

9100

credit purchases returned
total payments to credit suppliers

322
5358

During the month, Tamal overpaid a supplier by $94. He did not make any further purchases from
this supplier in March.
What were the balances on Tamal’s purchases ledger control account on 1 April?
debit balance
$

credit balance
$

A

0

3420

B

0

3514

C

94

3420

D

94

3514

14 The following payments were made by John when he purchased a machine.
$
purchase of machine
delivery charge

10 000
1 200

insurance

800

installation charge

900

pre-paid maintenance charge

400

How much should have been debited to the machinery account?
A

$10 900

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$11 200

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$12 100

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$12 500

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15 On 1 January, Zac entered the cost of repairing equipment, $420, in the equipment account.
On 31 December, depreciation of 20% per annum, using the straight-line method, was charged
on the balance of the equipment account.
What was the overall effect on the book value of the equipment on 31 December?
A

$84 understated

B

$336 overstated

C

$420 overstated

D

$504 understated

16 Atif depreciates his motor vehicles at a rate of 20% per annum using the reducing balance
method.
On 1 May 2021, Atif owned motor vehicles which cost $35 000. At that date, the motor vehicles
had been depreciated by $12 600.
What was the balance on Atif’s provision for depreciation account on 1 May 2022?
A

$17 080

B

$17 920

C

$19 600

D

$22 400

17 The financial year of Yeung ends on 31 March. On 1 April 2021, he purchased a machine for
$4000.
He estimated that it would have a useful working life of 3 years and a residual value of $100.
Yeung uses the straight-line method of depreciation.
The machine was sold on 1 April 2022 for $1500.
What was the loss on disposal?
A

$1100

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$1200

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$2400

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$2500

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18 On 1 April 2021, commission receivable, $210, was outstanding. Commission received during the
year ended 31 March 2022 amounted to $4850.
Which journal entry should have been made at the end of the financial year on 31 March 2022?
debit
$
A
B
C
D

commission receivable
income statement

4640

commission receivable
income statement

5060

income statement
commission receivable

4640

income statement
commission receivable

5060

credit
$
4640
5060
4640
5060

19 Which statement about a debts recovered account is correct?
A

The account is used when an amount, previously written off, is received from a customer.

B

The account is used when doubtful debts are recovered.

C

The balance of the account is debited to the income statement at the end of the year.

D

The balance of the account is shown in the statement of financial position.

20 Nula’s financial year ends on 31 December. She maintains a provision for doubtful debts of 5%
of trade receivables.
On 1 January 2021, the provision amounted to $800. On 31 December 2021, trade receivables
owed $13 400, of which $600 was regarded as irrecoverable.
How much was the provision for doubtful debts on 1 January 2022?
A

$600

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$640

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$660

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$670

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21 When preparing his financial statements, a trader valued his inventory at cost.
He then found that 10 units of inventory, costing $12 per unit, were damaged. If he spent $2 per
unit on repairs, he could sell them for $9 each.
What was the effect on the income statement of the incorrect inventory valuation?
gross profit

profit for the year

A

overstated $30

no effect

B

overstated $50

overstated $50

C

understated $30

no effect

D

understated $50

understated $50

22 At the end of his financial year, Marek was owed $200 for interest on a loan he had made to an
employee. He recorded this in his financial statements.
How did the interest on this loan affect Marek’s profit for the year and where was it recorded in
his statement of financial position?
profit for the year

statement of
financial position

A

decreased

current assets

B

decreased

current liabilities

C

increased

current assets

D

increased

current liabilities

23 What is the purpose of preparing a partnership appropriation account?
A

to calculate the interest to be charged on the drawings made by each partner

B

to calculate the interest to be paid on the capital invested by each partner

C

to show the amount of salary to which each partner is entitled

D

to show the division of the profit or loss for the year between the partners

24 Raj and Seema are in partnership sharing profits and losses 2 : 1.
Raj withdrew $5000 during the year and was charged interest at 3%. Seema did not make any
withdrawals during the year.
The profit for the year was $30 000.
How much was credited to Raj’s current account at the end of the year?
A

$19 850

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$19 900

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$20 100

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25 A limited company raised funds from an issue of debentures.
Which statement is correct?
A

The debentures are part of the equity of the company.

B

The debenture holders cannot vote at the annual general meeting.

C

The debenture holders are repaid only if the company is wound up.

D

The debenture interest is paid only if the company earns a profit.

26 A limited company provided the following information.
$
total equity on 1 January 2021

500 000

ordinary share dividend paid 30 June 2021

25 000

transfer to general reserve on 31 December 2021

12 000

total equity on 31 December 2021

558 000

What was the profit for the year?
A

$46 000

B

$58 000

C

$83 000

D

$95 000

27 Which group contains only items included in the prime cost of a manufacturer?
A

direct expenses, depreciation of factory machinery, royalties

B

direct wages, factory supervisor’s wages, factory insurance

C

factory overheads, raw materials, direct expenses

D

raw materials, royalties, direct labour

28 The work in progress of ZT Manufacturers on 1 January was valued at $6200. At the end of the
year it was valued at $5400.
What was the effect on the cost of production for the year?
A

decrease $800

B

decrease $11 600

C

increase $800

D

increase $11 600

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29 A trader does not keep full accounting records but was able to provide the following information.
$
capital at 1 January 2021

26 000

capital at 31 December 2021

37 000

drawings made during year

6 500

During the year, $9500 was withdrawn from the owner’s private bank account to purchase a
motor vehicle to be used by the business.
What was the profit for the year?
A

$8000

B

$11 000

C

$14 000

D

$17 500

30 A business provided the following information.
opening inventory

$6800

closing inventory

$6000

rate of inventory turnover

5 times

What were the purchases for the year?
A

$29 200

B

$31 200

C

$32 000

D

$32 800

31 Jerry started his business on 1 January 2022 with no opening inventory. On 19 April 2022, a fire
destroyed all his inventory.
Jerry provided the following information for the period 1 January 2022 to 19 April 2022.
revenue

$30 200

purchases

$25 600

gross margin

25%

What was the value of inventory destroyed on 19 April 2022?
A

$1800

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$2950

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$5750

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32 A trader provided the following information.
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profit for the year

24 000

working capital

20 000

capital

120 000

non-current liability

30 000

What was the return on capital employed?
A

14.12%

B

16.00%

C

17.14%

D

20.00%

33 Which actions could a clothing retailer take to improve his rate of inventory turnover?

A

1

increase the selling prices of all clothing

2

offer discounts on last year’s designs

3

pay clothing suppliers as quickly as possible

1 and 3 only

B

1, 2 and 3

C

2 only

D

3 only

34 A trader is considering selling goods on credit to a new customer.
What could be calculated from the customer’s financial statements to indicate the time normally
taken to pay for goods purchased on credit?
A

current ratio

B

liquid (acid test) ratio

C

trade payables turnover

D

trade receivables turnover

35 Which accounting policy requires that the information in financial statements is free from
significant errors and bias?
A

comparability

B

consistency

C

reliability

D

understandability

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