9706_s14_qp_22
A paper of Accounting, 9706
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3
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2014
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Charles Altas does not keep books on a double-entry basis. He provided the following information. Charles Altas Statement of Financial Position at 1 January 2013 $ $ Non-current assets 60 000 Current assets Inventory 29 600 Trade receivables 33 000 Cash and cash equivalents 9 800 72 400 Total assets 132 400 Equity and liabilities Capital at 1 January 2013 108 600 Current liabilities Trade payables 18 200 Other payables 5 600 23 800 132 400 Additional information for the year ended 31 December 2013 $ Cheques received from credit customers 166 660 Discounts allowed 8 600 Cash takings banked 30 000 Cheques paid to credit suppliers 155 690 Discounts received 8 200 Expenses paid 26 100 Purchase of non-current assets 20 000 Returns inwards 4 200 Returns outwards 4 500 Bad debts 2 200 All cash takings were banked except for $29 000. Of this $10 000 was used to pay wages and the remainder kept for personal use. All other payments were made by cheque. On 31 December 2013 Charles Altas had the following assets and liabilities: $ Non-current assets 74 000 Trade receivables 20 832 Trade payables 14 930 Inventory 35 200 Other receivables 1 720 Cash and cash equivalents 4 670 No non-current assets were disposed of during 2013. All purchases were made on credit. REQUIRED Prepare the sales ledger control account for the year ended 31 December 2013. Prepare the purchases ledger control account for the year ended 31 December 2013. Calculate the total expenses for the year ended 31 December 2013. Prepare the income statement for the year ended 31 December 2013.
1. Financial accounting (AS Level)  →  1.4. Reconciliation and verification
1. Financial accounting (AS Level)  →  1.5. Preparation of financial statements
3. Financial accounting (A Level)  →  3.1. Preparation of financial statements
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SMC Limited is a wholesale business. An extract from their statement of financial position at 31 December 2012 showed: Non-current Assets $ $ $ Fittings and fixtures 240 000 96 000 144 000 Equipment 60 000 18 000 42 000 SMC Ltd has a policy to depreciate fittings and fixtures at 20% per annum on cost (straight line method) and equipment at 10% per annum on cost. Depreciation is charged for each month of ownership. No allowance is made for any residual value. All fittings and fixtures held by the company at the end of the financial year had been purchased within the previous four years. All equipment had been purchased within the previous seven years. During the year ended 31 December 2013 the following transactions took place: Purchases 1 January 2013 fittings and fixtures $16 000, purchased on credit from Walker. 1 July 2013 equipment $14 000, purchased on credit from Arcadia Limited. Disposals 31 March 2013 equipment (original cost $8 000, bought on 1 January 2010) was sold for $6 000. Disposal proceeds were received in full by cheque. REQUIRED Prepare journal entries to record the following (narratives are not required). The purchase of the equipment. Account Debit $ Credit $ The depreciation charge for fittings and fixtures for the year ended 31 December 2013. Account Debit $ Credit $ The depreciation charge for equipment for the year ended 31 December 2013. Account Debit $ Credit $ The disposal of equipment. Account Debit $ Credit $ Explain the purposes of the journal. State two examples of transactions which would be recorded in the journal, other than the purchase of non-current assets on credit. Additional information SMC is considering changing the depreciation method for equipment to reducing balance method. REQUIRED State an accounting concept which is applied when depreciation is provided. Explain the possible reasons why the business is considering this change. [Total 30]
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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Sparkle produces one product, the Esprit. During the year ended 31 December 2013, the company produced 15 000 units of Esprit and incurred the following total costs: $ Direct materials 90 000 Direct labour 67 500 Variable production overhead 45 000 Fixed production overhead 60 000 Other fixed overheads 25 000 Each Esprit is sold for $26.00 There was no opening inventory of finished goods at 1 January 2013, and only 13 000 units were sold in the year ended 31 December 2013. REQUIRED Calculate the marginal cost of producing one unit of Esprit. Additional information Sparkle absorbs fixed production overheads on a unit basis. Other fixed overheads are not absorbed. REQUIRED Calculate the cost of producing one unit using absorption costing. Calculate the profit for the year ended 31 December 2013 if Sparkle values inventory on a marginal cost basis. Calculate the profit for the year ended 31 December 2013 if Sparkle values inventory on an absorption cost basis. Prepare a statement reconciling the profit from 3with your profit from 3. Explain the reason why valuing inventory on a marginal cost basis produces a different profit figure than valuing it on an absorption cost basis. Additional information The directors of Sparkle have discovered that $7 500 fixed production overhead was incorrectly analysed as direct materials. REQUIRED Explain the effect that this error will have on contribution and profit when using marginal costing.
2. Cost and management accounting (AS Level)  →  2.2. Traditional costing methods
3. Financial accounting (A Level)  →  3.1. Preparation of financial statements
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