9706_w16_qp_23
A paper of Accounting, 9706
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2016
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Maneesh has not maintained a full set of accounting records for the year ended 31 December 2015. The following information has been provided: Assets and liabilities at 1 January 2015 Assets Liabilities $ $ Non-current assets at net book value 83 400 Inventory 18 500 Trade receivables 22 460 Prepaid rent 1 900 Cash in hand Trade payables 12 770 Accrued general expenses 1 320 Bank overdraft 5 640 Balance at 1 January 2015 106 710 126 440 126 440 Summary bank account for the year ended 31 December 2015 $ $ Receipts from credit customers 176 750 Balance at 1 January 2015 5 640 Cash sales banked 7 450 Payments to credit suppliers 138 132 Balance at 31 December 2015 17 272 Non-current assets 5 200 Drawings 14 120 General expenses 11 280 Rent 27 100 201 472 201 472 Balance at 1 January 2016 17 272 Additional information Maneesh makes both cash and credit sales. All sales were made at 40% gross margin. Credit sales for the year totalled $184 190. Credit purchases for the year totalled $136 422. There were no cash purchases. The business maintains a cash float of $180. Maneesh withdrew $20 per week from cash sales for drawings, before banking the rest. Maneesh depreciates his non-current assets at 20% per annum using the reducing balance method. The rent charge for the year was $24 600. The general expenses charge for the year was $14 160. Irrecoverable debts of $900 should be written off at 31 December 2015. REQUIRED Prepare the income statement for the year ended 31 December 2015. Prepare the statement of financial position at 31 December 2015. Additional information Maneesh is concerned that the bank overdraft has increased substantially during the year ended 31 December 2015. REQUIRED Suggest to Maneesh four possible reasons for the increase in the bank overdraft. Additional information Maneesh has been advised by the bank manager that the bank overdraft must be repaid in full as soon as possible. Maneesh’s brother has offered the following possible solutions. Lend Maneesh $20 000 repayable in five equal annual instalments of $5000 each (including interest). Enter into a formal partnership with Maneesh in which his brother: immediately pays $20 000 into the business bank account; and receives 10% share of the future profits for the year. REQUIRED Advise Maneesh which option he should choose. Justify your answer. State two items which may be included in a partnership agreement (other than the share of profit) which will affect the appropriation account which will not affect the appropriation account.
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Rajesh is a manufacturer with a trading year end of 31 December. He currently uses absorption costing. The business operates two production cost centres and two service cost centres. Details of these cost centres and the budgeted overhead costs for the whole business for the year ended 31 December 2015 are as follows: Overhead $ Basis of apportionment Depreciation 8 750 Non-current assets at cost Machinery maintenance 27 000 Machine hours Power 15 370 Kilowatt hours Rent of premises 63 510 Floor area The following information is also available: Production cost centres Service cost centres Machining Assembly Stores Canteen Floor area (square metres) Kilowatt hours 3 750 2 500 Non-current asset at cost ($) 90 000 30 000 12 000 8 000 Stores requisitions - - Staff - Direct labour hours 2 300 13 900 - - Machine hours 14 100 2 650 - - REQUIRED Apportion the overhead costs to the four cost centres and re-apportion the service cost centres costs to production cost centres using a suitable basis. Total Production cost centres Service cost centres Machining Assembly Stores Canteen $ $ $ $ $ Depreciation Machinery maintenance Power Rent of premises Re-apportionment of canteen Re-apportionment of stores Total overhead cost Calculate suitable overhead absorption rates for each production cost centre correct to two decimal places. Additional information The following budgeted information is also available: Product A Product B Number of units Direct costs per unit $5.75 $8.25 Machine hours per unit 1.5 0.3 Assembly hours per unit 0.5 2.0 REQUIRED Calculate the total cost per unit of Product A and Product B. Additional information The actual results for the year were as follows: Machining Assembly Factory overheads $76 750 $45 675 Direct labour hours 2 560 12 650 Machine hours 16 210 2 490 REQUIRED Calculate the over absorption or under absorption of overheads for each production cost centre. State what is meant by allocation. State what is meant by overhead costs. Explain why overhead costs are re-apportioned from service cost centres. Additional information Rajesh has been advised to change to a marginal costing system. REQUIRED Advise Rajesh whether or not he should change. Justify your answer.