Accounting (0452) · Oct/Nov 2015 · Question paper 12

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Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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ACCOUNTING

0452/12
October/November 2015

Paper 1

1 hour 45 minutes
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There are 10 parts to Question 1.
For each of the parts (a) to (j) below there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the
one you consider correct and place a tick (
) in the box to indicate the correct answer.
1

(a) Which business document would be sent by a customer to a supplier?
A

credit note

B

debit note

C

invoice

D

statement of account

[1]

(b) An insurance account shows an amount paid for the year of $2000 and a prepayment at the
end of the year of $400.
Which entry appears in the insurance account to record the transfer to the income
statement?
A

credit entry of $1600

B

credit entry of $2400

C

debit entry of $1600

D

debit entry of $2400

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(c) Where would a dishonoured cheque from a customer be recorded in the books of the
supplier?
A

credit side of the purchases ledger control account

B

credit side of the sales ledger control account

C

debit side of the purchases ledger control account

D

debit side of the sales ledger control account

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(d) Jamal treats purchases of loose tools as capital expenditure.
On 1 July 2014 his loose tools were valued at $7100.
On 1 September 2014 he bought new tools costing $1200.
On 30 June 2015 he valued loose tools at $6000.
Which amount for loose tools appeared in his income statement for the year ended
30 June 2015?
A

$100

B

$1100

C

$1200

D

$2300

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(e) The following account appeared in Andrew’s ledger.

2015
30 April

Bank

$
4000

Andrew
Advertising account
2014
1 May
Balance b/d
2015
30 April
Income statement
Balance c/d

4000
2015
1 May

Balance b/d

$
500
2800
700
4000

700

Which statement is correct?
A

Andrew earned $2800 from advertising during the year.

B

Andrew had prepaid $700 for advertising on 1 May 2015.

C

Andrew owed $700 for advertising on 1 May 2015.

D

Andrew paid $2800 for advertising during the year.

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(f) Why does a partnership prepare an appropriation account?
A

to allocate profit for the year to each partner

B

to calculate interest on partners’ loans

C

to ensure that drawings are accounted for

D

to record dividends paid and proposed

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(g) During the accounting year a limited company had the following transactions.
ordinary share dividend paid
interest paid on short term bank loan
interest paid on debentures (repayable in 2019)
interest received on bank deposit

$
25 000
3 000
12 000
5 000

Which amount appeared in the expenses in the income statement?
A

$10 000

B

$12 000

C

$15 000

D

$35 000

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(h) Why does a sports club prepare the trading account section of an income statement?
A

it has paid staff as well as voluntary workers

B

it operates a café

C

to calculate subscriptions for the year

D

to value the closing inventory

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(i) The rent of a manufacturing business is split 60% factory, 10% offices and 30% showrooms.
Business rent is $40 000 a year and salesmen’s salaries are $12 000 a year.
How much appears in the manufacturing account for these costs?
A

$24 000

B

$31 200

C

$36 000

D

$46 800

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(j) Financial statements must be free from error and bias.
Which accounting policy is being applied?
A

comparability

B

relevance

C

reliability

D

understandability

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2

(a) State what is meant by a book of prime (original) entry.

[1]

(b) Name two of the books of prime (original) entry which a business may maintain.
1
2

[2]

(c) Complete the following table using a tick (
) to indicate whether each item is an asset, a
liability or an expense. The first has been completed as an example.
asset
fixtures and fittings

liability

expense

insurance
bank overdraft
cash
trade payable
wages
accrued electricity
increase in provision for doubtful debts
unpaid commission receivable
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(d) Name the financial statement in which the following are recorded.
(i) assets
[1]
(ii) expenses.
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Neel started a business on 1 June. The following transactions took place in June.
1

Opened a business bank account with $8000 of his own money.

2

Received a bank loan, $2000.

3

Bought a delivery van, $5200, from A1 Motors on credit.

4

Bought inventory, $3700, paying by cheque.

5

Paid shop rent, $1000, by standing order.

6

Withdrew cash, $100, to start up an imprest system.

REQUIRED
(e) Complete the following table showing how these transactions were recorded. The first has
been completed as an example.
Debit entry

Credit entry
$

1

Bank account

8000

$
Capital account

8000

2
3
4
5
6
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(f) Calculate the balance on Neel’s bank account after these transactions.

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3

(a) Name three types of inventory which might be held by a manufacturing business.
1
2
3

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(b) State how inventory should be valued.

[1]

(c) State how Asrul, a retailer, records goods taken for his personal use.
Account debited

Account credited

[2]
(d) Name the accounting principle which Asrul is applying.
[1]

(e) State one reason why Asrul prepares a bank reconciliation statement.
[1]

(f) State what is meant by a bank statement.

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(g) Give one example of each of the following.
1

An item in the cash book not in the bank statement

2

An item in the bank statement not in the cash book.
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4

(a) Explain what is meant by the term provision for doubtful debts.

[2]
On 1 May 2014 Samuel’s provision for doubtful debts account showed a balance of $450. On
30 April 2015 his trade receivables amounted to $9750. This included a debt of $250 which had
gone bad and should be written off. Samuel provides for doubtful debts at a rate of 4%.
REQUIRED
(b) Prepare Samuel’s provision for doubtful debts account. Bring down the balance on
1 May 2015.
Samuel
Provision for doubtful debts account
Date

Details

$

Date

Details

$

………

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(c) State where the entry for doubtful debts will appear in the income statement.
[1]

(d) Name the two accounting principles Samuel is applying by maintaining a provision for
doubtful debts account.
1
2

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(e) Name the two items in the statement of financial position which might be overstated if
Samuel did not maintain a provision for doubtful debts account.
1
2

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5

Nzita is a sole trader. His statement of financial position at 31 January 2014 included the
following balances.
Trade receivables
Trade payables
Inventory
Equipment at cost
Provision for depreciation of equipment
Prepaid rent
Bank

$
700
400
1 100
15 700
4 100
250
2 100 debit

REQUIRED
(a) Calculate Nzita’s capital at 31 January 2014.

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A summary of Nzita’s bank statements showed the following for the year ended 31 January 2015.
Receipts from customers
Payments to suppliers
Wages
Rent
Purchase of new equipment
Sundry expenses
Drawings

$
28 900
12 600
5 200
3 100
1 100
2 650
6 600

Further information is as follows.
1

Nzita depreciates his non-current assets at the rate of 10% per annum on the straight line
basis. A full year’s depreciation is provided in the year of purchase.

2

No non-current assets were disposed of during the year.

3

Proper books of account were not kept during the year but Nzita provided the following
information at 31 January 2015.
$
900
650
1400
150

Trade receivables
Trade payables
Inventory
Prepaid rent
4

All sales and purchases were made on credit.

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REQUIRED
(b) Prepare the following accounts for the year ended 31 January 2015 to determine the sales
and purchases for the year.
Nzita
Total trade receivables account
Date

Details

$

Date

Details

$

………

Nzita
Total trade payables account
Date

Details

$

Date

Details

$

………

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(c) Prepare Nzita’s income statement for the year ended 31 January 2015.
Nzita
Income Statement for the year ended 31 January 2015
$

$

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(d) Prepare an extract from Nzita’s statement of financial position at 31 January 2015 showing
the capital section.
Nzita
Statement of Financial Position (extract) at 31 January 2015

[4]

(e) Calculate, to two decimal places, Nzita’s gross profit margin for the year.

[2]

(f) Suggest two reasons why Nzita’s gross profit margin was lower than in the previous year.
1
2

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6

(a) Complete the following sentences using the words
capital

current

non-current

overstated

revenue

understated

expenditure relates to the purchase of an asset which will last for more
than 12 months.
expenditure relates to the day-to-day running costs of the business or the
purchase of a asset.
A capital receipt arises when a asset is sold.
If an item of capital expenditure is wrongly recorded as revenue expenditure profit will be

If an item of revenue expenditure is wrongly recorded as capital expenditure profit will
be

[6]

Leroy prepared a trial balance on 30 September 2015 which failed to balance. He opened a
suspense account. He then discovered the following errors.
1

Discount allowed, $30, had been posted to the credit side of the discount received account.

2

Receipt of cash, $85, from Yolanda, a credit customer, had been credited to the account of
Joanie.

3

The total of the sales returns journal, $110, had been posted as $100.

4

An invoice totalling $1000 for computer equipment and supplies had included a charge of
$150 for stationery. The total amount had been posted to the office equipment account.

REQUIRED
(b) State which two of these errors did not affect the balancing of the trial balance and in each
case name the type of error which had occurred.
Error
Name

Error
Name

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(c) Prepare journal entries to correct all four errors. Narratives are required.
Error
number

Details

Debit
$

Credit
$

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(d) Prepare the suspense account, showing the original difference on the trial balance.
Leroy
Suspense account
Date

Details

2015
Sept 30

$

Date

Details

$

2015
Sept 30

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Leroy had a draft profit for the year of $5170 before the errors were corrected.
REQUIRED
(e) Complete the following table to calculate the correct profit for the year. Where an error has
no effect on profit, place a tick (
) in the No Effect column.
No Effect

Increase
$

Decrease
$

Draft profit

$
5170

Error 1
Error 2
Error 3
Error 4

Corrected profit

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