Accounting (0452) · Oct/Nov 2011 · Mark scheme 12

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education

MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2011 question paper
for the guidance of teachers

0452 ACCOUNTING
0452/12

Paper 1, maximum raw mark 120

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of
the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not
indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began,
which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers.
Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the
examination.

• Cambridge will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes.

Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2011 question papers for most
IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level
syllabuses.

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Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version
IGCSE – October/November 2011

Syllabus
0452

Paper
12

Key
(a) C

[1]

(b) D

[1]

(c) B

[1]

(d) D

[1]

(e) B

[1]

(f) A

[1]

(g) B

[1]

(h) A

[1]

(i) B

[1]

(j) C

[1]
[Total 10]

2

(a) Inventory (stock), trade receivables (debtors), other receivable (prepayment), bank, cash.
(Any two, 1 mark each).
[2]
(b) Assets = capital (equity) + liabilities
(or any variation of the correct equation)

[1]

(c)
Capital

Revenue

(1)

Repairs to workshop windows
Installation of alarm system

(1)

Storage shelves for tools

(1)
[3]

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Syllabus
0452

(d) (i) Sales (debtors, receivables) [ledger]
(ii) Nominal (general) [ledger]
(e) (i) Error of addition in trial balance or ledger account,
single entry,
entering item on wrong side
entering transaction twice on same side of ledger,
entering different credit and debit amounts.
(Any one description, or an actual example of one of these)
(ii) Original entry

Paper
12
[1]
[1]

[1]
[1]

(f) Percentage of net profit to revenue = (125 000 – 85 000 – 15 000) / 125 000
= 25 000 (1) / 125 000 (1)
= 20.00 % (1)OF

[3]

(g) Balance per bank statement = balance per cash book + unpresented cheques
= 2 400 (1) + 860 (1)
= 3 260 (1) (Actual figure only)

[3]

(h) Share capital = ordinary shares 120 000 × 0.25 = 30 000 (2)
+ preference shares 10 000 × 1.00 = 10 000 (2)
= 40 000

[4]
[Total: 20]

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(a)
Date

Details

Discount
Allowed
$

October
1
Balance b/d
3
6
7

Justin
Munira
[Cash] sales

Cash

Bank

$

$

650
10 (1)
3 650 (1)

3 200 (1)
390 (1)
150 (1)

Moloch
Cash book
Date

10

4 300

3 740

Details

Discount
Received
$

October
5
Purchases
(not Andrews)
7
Wages
7

Totals

Syllabus
0452

Balance c/d
Totals

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Cash

Bank

$

$

2 880 (1)
630 (1)
790
4 300

3 740
3 740
[8]

Notes: Total reversal – no marks
Award 1 mark for both correct opening balances
Narrative and correct amount for mark
No marks for balances carried down or totals
+ 1 mark for correct dates (but disregard any date where no mark allocated to that entry)

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(b)

Syllabus
0452

Paper
11

Revenue (sales) account
October
4
Hercules
800 (1)
7
Cash (not sales) 3 650 (1)
accept cash book
Purchases account
October
5
Cash [book]
(not Andrews)

2 880 (1)OF

Discount received account

Discount allowed account
October
7
Total [for week]
allow cash book
not Justin

10 (1)OF

Hercules account
October
4
Sales

800 (1)
Justin account
October
3
Bank
3
Discount

Munira account
October
6
Bank
accept cash book

390 (1)OF} accept
10 (1)OF} cash
book

150 (1)OF
[9]

Note: Allow own figures from part (a) where errors have been made in calculating discounts
Correct narrative and figure for each mark
+ 1 mark for correct dates
No mark for any reversal
(c) Total sales $4 450 (2)

[2]

(d) A provision for doubtful debts is [an estimate of] the amount which a business may lose
because of bad debts.
[2]

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Syllabus
0452

Paper
11

(e) Trade receivables $8 200 @ 5% = $410 (2)

[2]

(f) By comparing (1) the amount of actual bad debts (1) with the provision made. (1)
(or equivalent wording to convey correct meaning)

[3]
[Total: 26]

4

(a)

Henrietta
Trial Balance at 30 September 2011
$
$
Revenue
124 100
Inventory
14 500 (1)
Purchases
77 000 (1)
Bank (overdraft)
2 800
Cash
1 100 (1)
Equipment
19 000 (1)
Administrative expenses
26 500 (1)
Capital (equity)
25 000
Drawings
15 600 (1)
Suspense
1 800
153 700
153 700

(1)
(1)

(1)
(1)OF

OF mark for suspense account if trial balance balances
Must be in trial balance format – no marks for e.g. balance sheet layout

[10]

(b)
Dr
Suspense

Cr

2 200 (1)

Revenue (sales)
Drawings

2 200 (1)
400 (1)

Suspense
Wages

400 (1)
650 (1)

Cash [book]

650 (1)

Narrative, correct amount and on correct side for mark
(c)

Sales

Henrietta
Suspense account
Difference on t/b
(accept Balance)
2 200 (1)
Drawings
2 200

[6]

1 800 (1)OF from 4(a)
400 (1)OF from 4(b)
2 200

[3]
[Total 19]

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Syllabus
0452

Paper
11

(a) A non-current asset is an asset held for the long term for use by a business (1) and is not for
resale.(1) (Accept comments about allowing a business to earn revenue)
(Do not accept just fixed asset)
[2]
(b) Depreciation
(i) Year 1 (3 600 – 450) (1) / 3 (1) = 1 050 (1)OF
(ii) Year 2

1 050 (1)OF from (i)

(iii) Year 3

1 050 (1)OF from (i)

Only award component marks (max 2) in (i) if candidate gives NBV as their answer
(c)

[5]

Queresh
Income statement for the year ended 30 September 2011
$
$
Revenue (sales)
72 500 (1)
Less returns
800 (1)
71 700
Cost of sales
Inventory at 1 October 2010
6 000 (1)
Raw materials (purchases)
48 800 (1)
54 800
Inventory at 30 September 2011
7 600 (1)
47 200
Gross profit
24 500 (1)OF
Other operating income (6 500 (1) – 1 300 (1))
5 200
(accept rent receivable, award 1 mark for 7 800
with or without workings)
29 700
Expenses
Distribution expenses
2 580 (1)
Administrative expenses (8 225 (1) + 375 (1))
8 600
(award 1 mark for 7 850 with or without workings)
Other operating expenses
1 600 (1)
Depreciation (accept OF from year 1 only)
1 050 (1)OF
Finance costs
1 380 (1)
15 210
Profit for the year
14 490 (1)OF
(Do not award marks for rent receivable if shown as an expense, but you may award an OF
mark for the profit for the year if arithmetically correct even if rent is included as an expense.)
[15]

(d) Depreciation should be included as a charge to the income statement so that the cost of the
non-current asset is spread over the life of the asset or he is following the matching principle
(1) and the profit is not overstated (accept accurate or realistic) or he is following the
prudence principle (1).
[2]
(e) Increase revenue, increase prices, reduce cost of sales, reduce (control) expenses.
(any one)

[2]

[Total 26]
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Syllabus
0452

Paper
11

(a)
Vasco’s garage

Xavier’s garage

Workings:
124 000 – 114 700 = 9 300 (1)
9 300 / 124 000 (1) =

Workings:
80 000 – 60 000 = 20 000 (1)
20 000 / 80 000 (1) =

Answer: 7.5 % (1)OF

Answer: 25.0 % (1)OF
[6]

(b)
Vasco’s garage

Xavier’s garage

Workings:
9 300 – 5 600 = 3 700 (1)OF
3 700 / 20 000 (1) =

Workings:
20 000 – 12 000 = 8 000 (1)OF
8 000 / 60 000 (1) =

Answer: 18.5 % (1)OF

Answer: 13.3 % (1)OF
[6]

Answer must be expressed as a percentage with or without % sign
– answers expressed as decimals e.g. 0.2 (0.185) are not acceptable.
(c)
Increase

No effect

(2)

Percentage of gross profit to sales
Return on capital employed

Decrease

(2)
[4]

(d) Yes (1)
Reasons:
1 Selling car parts and opening a workshop would increase Vasco’s profits (1)
2 The percentage of gross profit to sales would increase as the profitability of selling parts
is higher than selling fuel (1)
[3]
(Not possible to award marks for comments about return on capital as not known)
[Total 19]

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