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ACCOUNTING

0452/21

Paper 2 Structured Written Paper

May/June 2022
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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International accounting terms and formats should be used as appropriate.
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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 20 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
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Nakul is a trader. He buys and sells goods on credit. He buys most of his supplies from one
supplier, Nadia, who allows Nakul a trade discount of 20%.
The following transactions took place in January 2022.
Jan

Paid $441 by cheque to Nadia, in full settlement of $450 owed to her at
1 January 2022.

Bought goods on credit from Nadia, list price $350

Returned faulty goods to Nadia, list price $80

Bought goods on credit from Nadia, list price $400

Sold goods on credit, $800

Bought goods on credit, $60, from Sophie

Returned goods to Sophie, $9

REQUIRED
(a) Prepare the purchases journal for January 2022.
Total the journal and indicate the ledger account to which the total would be posted.
Nakul
Purchases journal
Date

Details

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(b) Prepare the purchases returns journal for January 2022.
Total the journal and indicate the ledger account to which the total would be posted.
Nakul
Purchases returns journal
Date

Details

[3]

(c) Prepare the account for Nadia, for January 2022, as it would appear in the books of Nakul.
Balance the account and bring down the balance on 1 February 2022.
Nakul
Nadia account
Date

Details

Date

Details

[6]

(d) Complete the table by placing a tick (3) to show where each item is shown on the statement
of financial position.
Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Trade payables
Bank overdraft
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Nakul has a bank overdraft and would like to reduce it. He is considering paying his suppliers later
than he currently does in order to help him reduce his bank overdraft.
REQUIRED
(e) Advise Nakul whether or not he should take longer to pay his suppliers. Justify your answer
by providing two advantages and two disadvantages.

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Fatima is a sole trader. She prepares her financial statements to the end of March each year.
At 31 March 2022, Fatima’s ledger account balances included the following.
$
Revenue

79 400

Sales returns

3 970

Purchases

36 500

Rent and rates

9 000

Wages

10 100

General expenses

1 287

Insurance

1 800

Discount received

1 095

Inventory at 1 April 2021

3 000

Fixtures and equipment at cost

80 000

Fixtures and equipment – provision for depreciation

39 040

Trade receivables

6 400

Trade payables

4 995

Provision for doubtful debts

156

Cash drawings

8 580

Capital at 1 April 2021

59 000

The following information is also available.
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Inventory at 31 March 2022 was $3120.

Fatima took goods for her own use from the business during the year ended 31 March 2022.
These goods cost $1300.

Depreciation on fixtures and equipment is to be charged at 20% per annum using the reducing
balance method.

Accrued wages at 31 March 2022 were $800.

Rent includes a payment of $1500 for the 3 months from 1 March 2022 to 31 May 2022.

An irrecoverable trade receivable of $200 is to be written off.

The provision for doubtful debts is to be set at 3% of trade receivables.

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REQUIRED
(a) Prepare Fatima’s income statement for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Fatima
Income Statement for the year ended 31 March 2022
$

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(b) Prepare Fatima’s capital account for the year ended 31 March 2022. Balance the account
and bring down the balance on 1 April 2022.
Fatima
Capital account
Date

Details

Date

Details

[4]

Fatima would like to expand the business. She thinks that additional finance of $20 000 would be
required for the equipment which she would need. Fatima’s bank have offered to lend her $20 000,
to be repaid after four years at interest of 6% per annum.
REQUIRED
(c) Advise Fatima whether or not to agree to the bank loan. Justify your answer.

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Jules is a hairdresser. He bought some new energy-saving hairdrying equipment, $1900, on credit
from YZH Limited on 30 April 2022.
REQUIRED
(a) Prepare the journal entry to record the purchase of these hairdryers. A narrative is required.
Jules
Journal
Date

Details

Debit
$

Credit
$

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The new hairdryers will use less electricity than his old ones. There will be an additional insurance
charge for the new hairdryers. The old hairdryers had been fully depreciated so that their net book
value was nil.
REQUIRED
(b) Complete the table by placing a tick (3) to show whether these changes in expenses increase
or decrease the profit.
Expense

Increase
in profit

Decrease
in profit

Heat and light
Depreciation
Insurance
[3]
Jules has discovered the following five errors in his accounting records for the year ended
30 April 2022.
1

The total for general expenses, $28, in the petty cash book for April 2022 has not been posted
to the general ledger.

A direct debit to Isaac, a supplier, $195 had been recorded as $159 in the account for Isaac.

A payment by credit transfer for wages, $144, has not been recorded in the accounting
records.

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The discount received total for January 2022, $38, had been debited to the discount received
account.

The account for rent and the account for commission receivable had both been overcast by
$200.

REQUIRED
(c) Prepare the journal entries required to correct these five errors. Narratives are not required.
Jules
Journal
Error
number

Details

Debit
$

Credit
$

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(d) Prepare the suspense account. Include the original difference on the trial balance as a
balancing figure.
Jules
Suspense account
Date

Details

Date

Details

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Ekua is a trader who sells household furnishings. She has provided the following information.
$

At 30 April 2022:
Inventory

14 650

Trade receivables

12 700

Bank overdraft

5 375

Trade payables

7 125

For the year to 30 April 2022:
Revenue

112 300

Purchases

72 250

Expenses

19 820

All sales and purchases are on credit.
Inventory at 1 May 2021 was valued at $12 800.
REQUIRED
(a) Complete the following tables.
Gross margin
answer (to two decimal places)

workings

Profit margin
answer (to two decimal places)

workings

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Rate of inventory turnover (times)
answer (to two decimal places)

workings

Current ratio
answer (to two decimal places)

workings

Liquid (acid test) ratio
answer (to two decimal places)

workings

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One of Ekua’s suppliers has offered to sell her a large quantity of inventory at a reduced price.
Ekua is considering accepting this offer and increasing her expenditure on advertising in order to
sell more inventory.
REQUIRED
(b) Advise Ekua whether she should purchase the additional inventory. Justify your answer by
providing two advantages and two disadvantages.

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(c) Explain the meaning and importance of the principle of consistency in the preparation of
financial statements.

[2]
(d) State two non-financial factors which may affect Ekua’s trading results.
1

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The Sew and Soup Club offers membership to people who are interested in sharing sewing and
knitting patterns. It runs a refreshment café for members. The club had the following assets and
liabilities at 31 December.
2020

2021

Subscriptions in advance

2 260

1 745

Subscriptions in arrears

1 820

2 115

Inventory of refreshments

1 070

1 130

500

Trade payables for refreshment supplies

1 940

1 580

Bank balance

4 628

7 743

Rent paid in advance

The following totals are for the year ended 31 December 2021.
$
Receipts
Subscriptions received (all by cheque)

13 900

Cash sales from refreshments

17 650

Payments
Rent

6 000

Wages

7 000

Other expenses

5 000

Trade payables for refreshment supplies

10 435

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REQUIRED
(a) (i)

Prepare the subscriptions account for the year ended 31 December 2021. Balance the
account and bring down the balances on 1 January 2022.
Sew and Soup Club
Subscriptions account
Date

Details

Date

Details

[6]

(ii)

Explain whether the treasurer should be satisfied with the amount of cash received from
member subscriptions during the year ended 31 December 2021.

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(b) Calculate the profit on refreshments for the year ended 31 December 2021.
$

[7]

(c) Prepare the current assets section of the club’s statement of financial position at
31 December 2021.
Sew and Soup Club
Statement of financial position (extract) at 31 December 2021
$

Current Assets

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