Accounting (0452) · May/June 2025 · Question paper 11
Cambridge Accounting (0452) question paper for paper 11, May/June 2025 — 0452/11/M/J/25, file 0452_s25_qp_11.pdf.
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Cambridge IGCSE™
ACCOUNTING
0452/11
Paper 1 Multiple Choice
May/June 2025
1 hour 15 minutes
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2
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Which task will not be performed by a book-keeper?
A
calculating accounting ratios
B
preparing a purchases journal
C
preparing a sales ledger
D
writing up a petty cash book
What are assets?
amounts owed
to a business
amounts owed
by a business
items owned
by a business
A
no
no
yes
B
no
yes
yes
C
yes
no
yes
D
yes
yes
no
Sammy bought goods on credit and later returned some of these goods. How would he record the
returns in his books of account?
account debited
account credited
A
purchases
purchases returns
B
purchases returns
supplier
C
purchases returns
purchases
D
supplier
purchases returns
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4
An account in Peter’s books of account was as follows:
Rami
bank
$
$
380 balance b / d
400
20
discount received
400
400
Which statement is correct?
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A
Peter received a discount for buying in bulk.
B
Peter received a discount for paying early.
C
Rami received a discount for buying in bulk.
D
Rami received a discount for paying early.
At the end of her financial year, Jasmine balanced her cash book and ledger accounts and made
appropriate year-end transfers.
Which statements are correct?
A
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1
The debit balance on the account of a credit customer will be shown as an asset in
the statement of financial position.
2
The debit balance on the bank column in the cash book will be shown as a liability
in the statement of financial position.
3
The total of the discount received account will be included in the cost of sales in the
income statement.
4
The total of the general expenses account will be deducted from gross profit in the
income statement.
1, 2 and 3
B
1, 3 and 4
C
1 and 4 only
D
2 and 3 only
A trader bought goods on credit from a supplier.
In which book of prime entry would the trader record this transaction?
A
cash book
B
general journal
C
purchases journal
D
sales journal
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8
Which account balance will appear in the debit column of a trial balance?
A
carriage inwards
B
discounts received
C
provision for doubtful debts
D
purchases returns
The totals of a trial balance did not agree, and a suspense account was opened. It was later
found that the total of the discount allowed column in the cash book of $100 had been credited
to the discount allowed account.
Which journal entry corrects this error?
A
B
C
D
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debit
credit
$
$
discount allowed
suspense
100
discount allowed
suspense
200
suspense
discount allowed
100
suspense
discount allowed
200
100
200
100
200
After calculating his profit for the year, Yui discovered the following errors.
1
A purchase of a new motor vehicle for $3200 was debited to motor expenses.
2
The purchases account was overcast by $500.
What was the effect on the profit for the year after correcting these errors (ignore depreciation)?
A
It decreased by $2700.
B
It decreased by $3700.
C
It increased by $2700.
D
It increased by $3700.
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10 Jerry received a cheque of $450 from Fatima. He entered the receipt of the cheque correctly in his
cash book. The posting to Fatima’s account was reversed in error.
Which journal entry corrects this error?
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account debited
account credited
A
bank $450
Fatima $450
B
bank $900
suspense $900
C
suspense $450
bank $450
D
suspense $900
Fatima $900
Somraj’s bank statement showed a credit balance of $740 at 31 January. Somraj compared the
bank statement with his cash book and updated the cash book after he found the following:
$
bank charges not recorded in the cash book
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cheque paid but not presented to the bank
150
What was the updated cash book balance at 31 January?
A
$590
B
$620
C
$860
D
$890
12 George is preparing his purchases ledger control account.
Which information would he obtain from his general journal in order to do this?
A
contra entries with the sales ledger
B
goods returned to credit suppliers
C
irrecoverable debts written off
D
refunds received from credit suppliers
13 Javid’s sales ledger control account had a debit balance of $12 000. Interest of $40 on an
overdue account and also discount allowed of $150 had been omitted.
What was the correct balance on the sales ledger control account?
A
$11 810
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$11 890
C
$12 110
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$12 190
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14 What is the effect of incorrectly treating expenses as capital expenditure?
income statement
profit for the year
expenses total
A
overstated
overstated
B
overstated
understated
C
understated
understated
D
understated
overstated
15 Atif depreciates his motor vehicles at a rate of 20% per annum, using the reducing balance method.
On 1 May 2024, Atif owned motor vehicles which had cost $35 000. The accumulated depreciation
on these motor vehicles was $12 600 on 1 May 2024.
What will be the balance on Atif’s provision for depreciation account on 30 April 2025?
A
$17 080
B
$17 920
C
$22 400
D
$26 880
16 T Limited rents out part of its premises. At the start of the year, the tenant was $600 in arrears.
During the year, T Limited received $8650 in rent from the tenant. T Limited’s income statement
showed rent receivable for the year as $7900.
What was the balance brought down on the rent receivable account at the start of the following
year?
A
$150 on the credit side
B
$150 on the debit side
C
$1350 on the credit side
D
$1350 on the debit side
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17 A provision for doubtful debts of 5% of trade receivables is maintained.
At 1 January 2024, the provision for doubtful debts account had a credit balance of $240.
At 31 December 2024, trade receivables owed $5200. It was decided that $200 of this amount was
irrecoverable.
Which entry was made in the provision for doubtful debts account on 31 December 2024?
A
debit $10
B
credit $10
C
debit $20
D
credit $20
18 How should a business value its inventory?
A
at the higher of cost and net realisable value
B
at the lower of cost and net realisable value
C
at the higher of selling price and cost
D
at the lower of cost and net book value
19 Which items are shown in a statement of financial position?
current
assets
revenue
capital
non-current
liabilities
A
✓
✓
✓
✗
B
✗
✗
✓
✓
C
✗
✓
✗
✓
D
✓
✗
✓
✓
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20 A business provided the following information about two expenses.
1 January 2024
$
amount paid during year
ended
31 December 2024
$
31 December 2024
$
electricity
240 accrued
1500
360 accrued
insurance
180 prepaid
1200
220 prepaid
Which amounts are charged to the income statement for the year ended 31 December 2024?
electricity
$
insurance
$
A
900
800
B
1380
1240
C
1620
1160
D
2100
1600
21 Which item is a current liability?
A
bank overdraft
B
commission receivable
C
mortgage loan on a property
D
provision for doubtful debts
22 What is an advantage to a sole trader of forming a partnership?
A
Decisions are always acted on immediately.
B
Decisions are taken by the directors.
C
Partners share profits and losses.
D
Partners share the responsibilities.
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23 Which statements are correct in relation to the financial statements of a partnership?
A
1
Interest on partners’ capital is shown as an expense in the income statement.
2
Interest on partners’ drawings is added to the profit for the year in the appropriation
account.
3
Partners’ current account balances are shown in the statement of financial position.
4
Partners’ salaries are shown as an expense in the income statement.
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
2 and 4
D
3 and 4
24 R Limited provided the following information.
$
At 1 January 2024
ordinary share capital
350 000
retained earnings
46 000
general reserve
37 000
For year ended 31 December 2024
profit for the year
32 000
dividends paid
20 000
What was the value of total equity at the end of the year?
A
$408 000
B
$428 000
C
$445 000
D
$465 000
25 A club included the balance on its accumulated fund in its statement of financial position.
What is the equivalent of the accumulated fund in a statement of financial position of a sole trader?
A
capital
B
capital and liabilities
C
current liabilities
D
non-current assets
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26 Which item is included in a manufacturing account?
A
carriage on purchases of finished goods
B
depreciation of delivery vehicles
C
repairs of factory machinery
D
salaries of office supervisors
27 A trader’s assets increased by $25 000 and liabilities decreased by $5000 during the year. He took
no drawings during the year.
What was the profit or loss for the year?
A
$20 000 loss
B
$20 000 profit
C
$30 000 loss
D
$30 000 profit
28 A trader does not maintain a full set of accounting records.
How could he calculate the profit for the year?
A
closing capital – opening capital – drawings – capital introduced
B
closing capital – opening capital + drawings – capital introduced
C
closing capital – opening capital + drawings + capital introduced
D
closing capital – opening capital – drawings + capital introduced
29 Janice started trading on 1 January. All her sales were made on a cash basis.
During the year, Janice paid wages of $12 100 and took drawings of $7800 out of the amount
received from customers. She also banked $56 000 of these receipts. At the year end, she held
$150 of unbanked sales in cash.
Which value for Janice’s sales was recorded in the income statement?
A
$35 950
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$36 250
C
$75 750
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$76 050
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30 A trader provided the following information.
$
revenue
120 000
inventory at the start of the year
9 600
inventory at the end of the year
10 200
A mark-up of 25% is applied.
What were the purchases for the year?
A
$89 400
B
$90 600
C
$95 400
D
$96 600
31 A trader provided the following information for the year ended 31 December.
$
total cash and credit purchases of goods for resale
150 000
cash purchases of goods for resale
17 000
credit purchases of non-current assets
25 000
His trade payables at that date were $8000.
What was the trade payables turnover?
A
17 days
B
20 days
C
22 days
D
24 days
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32 The following information is taken from an income statement.
$
cost of sales
15 000
gross profit
10 000
motor expenses
4 000
general expenses
1 000
What is the profit margin for the year?
A
20%
B
24%
C
36%
D
40%
33 The trade receivables turnover of a business is 42 days.
Trade receivables are allowed 30 days to settle their accounts.
The business has difficulty paying its credit suppliers.
Which statements are correct?
A
1
Credit customers are taking longer than allowed to pay their accounts.
2
It takes on average 42 days to receive payments from credit customers.
3
It would be easier to pay credit suppliers if credit customers paid within 30 days.
4
The business has an efficient credit control system.
1 and 2 only
B
1, 2 and 3
C
2 and 4
D
4 only
34 A business does not record the skills or morale of its employees in its financial statements.
Which accounting principle is being applied?
A
historic cost
B
materiality
C
money measurement
D
realisation
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35 What does the objective of understandability assume users of financial statements will possess?
A
full knowledge of accounting
B
knowledge of book-keeping but not accounting
C
no knowledge of book-keeping or accounting
D
reasonable knowledge of accounting
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