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Alana owns and manages a shop with three separate departments selling food, clothing and toys. The following trial balance is available for the year ended 30 April 2012. $ 000 $ 000 Inventory at 1 May 2011: Food Clothing Toys Purchases and sales Food Clothing Toys Sales staff wages Advertising Heat and light Insurance Fixtures and fittings at cost Provision for depreciation, fixtures and fittings Property Trade receivables Bank Trade payables Capital Additional information: Inventory at 30 April 2012: $ Food 17 000 Clothing 12 000 Toys 43 000 The shop has 2 floors with the food department on the ground floor and both the clothing and toys departments taking up equal floor space on the floor above. At 30 April 2012: an invoice for advertising amounting to $2000 remained unpaid; $6000 had been paid in advance for heating and lighting. Expenses are apportioned between departments as follows: Apportioned on the basis of sales income: sales staff wages; advertising. Apportioned on the basis of floor area: heat and light; insurance; depreciation. Straight line depreciation is charged on fixtures and fittings at 10% per annum. For Examiner's Use REQUIRED Prepare, in columnar format, a departmental income statement for the year ended 30 April 2012. Food Dept Clothing Dept Toys Dept $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 For Examiner's Use Explain how the preparation of a departmental income statement might assist Alana in managing the business. Alana’s accountant values some inventory at cost of purchase and some at net realisable value. Explain these terms to Alana: cost of purchase net realisable value.

3. Financial accounting (A Level) → 3.1. Preparation of financial statements

1. Financial accounting (AS Level) → 1.3. Accounting for non-current assets

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Jackie and Kim are in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2. The following statement of financial position was provided on 30 April 2012. Statement of Financial Position at 30 April 2012 Maura is a long-term employee of the partnership. Her current annual salary is $16 500. She recently inherited a sum of $60 000 and is considering an invitation from Jackie and Kim to invest $50 000 in the business in return for becoming a partner on 1 May 2012. If she agrees, the following terms would apply: $ $ $ Non-current assets at net book value Premises 120 000 Fixtures and fittings 72 000 192 000 Current assets Inventory 30 000 Trade receivables 20 000 Bank 16 000 66 000 Current liabilities Trade payables 12 000 Wages accrued 1 000 13 000 Net current assets 53 000 Net assets 245 000 Capital accounts Jackie 141 000 Kim 94 000 235 000 Current accounts Jackie 6 000 Kim 4 000 10 000 245 000 Maura is to be paid a partnership salary of $11 000 per year. All partners are to receive interest on capital of 3% per year. All partners are permitted to withdraw up to $10 000 per year. All partners are to pay interest on annual drawings at 5% per year. Maura is to receive a 10% residual share of profits and losses. The remaining profit or loss is to be divided between the other partners in ratio to their capital. Jackie and Kim will withdraw the full amount available to them while Maura will withdraw $5 500. The profit for the year ended 30 April 2013 is forecast to be $121 000. For Examiner's Use REQUIRED Prepare an estimated profit and loss appropriation account for the year ended 30 April 2013, assuming Maura accepts the invitation to join the partnership. For Examiner's Use Prepare Maura’s current account for the year ended 30 April 2013. Instead of investing in the partnership Maura could bank her $50 000 at an annual interest rate of 5%. Using appropriate figures calculated in and , advise Maura whether or not to accept the offer of a partnership. For Examiner's Use Jackie and Kim provided the following accounting ratios: Year ended Year ended 30 April 2011 30 April 2012 Percentage of gross profit to sales 21% 24% Percentage of net profit to sales 10% 11% REQUIRED Suggest two reasons for the change in the percentage of gross profit to sales. Suggest two reasons for the change in the percentage of net profit to sales.

3. Financial accounting (A Level) → 3.1. Preparation of financial statements

1. Financial accounting (AS Level) → 1.5. Preparation of financial statements

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For Examiner's Use Blue Skies Ltd manufactures three types of tent: Beach, Explorer and Family. The company provides the following forecast data for the year ending 30 April 2013: Beach Explorer Family Forecast demand 30 000 40 000 24 000 Per Unit $ $ $ Selling price Raw materials Direct labour Variable overhead The same waterproof material is used in the manufacture of each tent. The cost of material is estimated to be $6 per square metre. Fixed costs for the year ending 30 April 2013 are estimated to be $3 500 000. . REQUIRED Calculate the unit contribution for each product. For Examiner's Use Calculate the total contribution and profit for the year based on forecast demand. There is only one supplier capable of producing waterproof tent material of the required quality. They have informed Blue Skies Ltd that the maximum amount they can supply in the year will be 546 000 square metres. REQUIRED Calculate the contribution per square metre for each product produced. For Examiner's Use Using the quantity of material that is available for production, calculate the number of each type of tent that should be produced so that total profit is maximised. Using the quantity of material that is available, prepare a marginal cost profit statement. Clearly show the contribution made by each type of tent and the total profit made in the year. For Examiner's Use The directors determine that at least 27 000 units of the Beach tent have to be produced in the coming year. Prepare a revised marginal cost statement to show the contribution made by each type of tent and total profit made in the year.

2. Cost and management accounting (AS Level) → 2.2. Traditional costing methods

3. Financial accounting (A Level) → 3.1. Preparation of financial statements

4. Cost and management accounting (A Level) → 4.3. Budgeting and budgetary control

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