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i)Helps us check on profitability of the firm.
ii) Facilitates comparison of a company's performance over time and with other companies.
iii) Enables us to assess the liquidity of the firm.
iv) Assess how efficiently a firm is using it's resources.
v) Measure the value of the firm.
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- The following balances were extracted from the books of Wamu Traders Ltd.as at 30 September 2000(Solved)
The following balances were extracted from the books of Wamu Traders Ltd.as at 30 September 2000:
The following additional information is available:
1. Depreciation is provided annually on the cost of fixed assets held at the end of the
financial year at the following rate:
Freehold buildings 20%
Fixtures and fittings 10%
2. The trade debtors balance includes Sh. 10,000 due from Musa who has now been declared
bankrupt. In the circumstances, it has been decided to write the debt off as a bad debt.
3. The provision for doubtful debts as at 30 September 2000 is to be 5°,% of trade debtors
4. Establishment expenses prepaid at 30 September 2000 amounted to Sh.4,000.
5. Administration expenses accrued at 30 September 2000 amounted to Sh.7.000.
6. The company paid the interest on the loan stock for the year, ended 30 September 2000 on 30
October 2000.
7. Closing stock was valued at Sh.560,000.
8. The company's directors propose that the preference share dividend be paid and a
dividend of 10% the ordinary shares he paid.
Required:
(i) Trading and profit and loss account and appropriation account for the sear ended 30
September 2000 of Wamu Traders Ltd.
(ii) Balance sheet as at 30 September 2000.
Date posted: November 16, 2018. Answers (1)
- Briefly state the reasons why a company would not wish to distribute all its profits to its
shareholders(Solved)
Briefly state the reasons why a company would not wish to distribute all its profits to its
shareholders.
Date posted: November 16, 2018. Answers (1)
- Two accounting concepts or conventions could clash or there could be
inconsistency between them.
Give two examples of such situations and explain how the inconsistency should be
resolved.(Solved)
Two accounting concepts or conventions could clash or there could be inconsistency between them.
Give two examples of such situations and explain how the inconsistency should be
resolved.
Date posted: November 16, 2018. Answers (1)
- Define the following accounting concepts and for each explain their implication in the preparation of financial Statements.
(i) The Going concern concept.
(ii) Business entity concept.
(iii) Materiality.
(iv)...(Solved)
Define the following accounting concepts and for each explain their implication in the preparation of financial Statements.
(i) The Going concern concept.
(ii) Business entity concept.
(iii) Materiality.
(iv) Realisation.
Date posted: November 16, 2018. Answers (1)
- Joyce Njeri runs a City Market stall selling curios of all descriptions. Most of her sales are for
cash, although regular customers are allowed credit. No...(Solved)
Joyce Njeri runs a City Market stall selling curios of all descriptions. Most of her sales are for
cash, although regular customers are allowed credit. No double entry accounting records have
been kept, but the following information is available.
Net Assets Summary at 31 March 1999
Additional information:
1. Joyce Njeri bought a new motor van in January 2000 receiving a part-exchange
allowance of Sh.1,800,000 for her old van. A full year's depreciation is to be
provided on the new van, calculated at 20% on cost.
2. Joyce Njeri has taken Sh.50,000 per week for her personal use. She also estimates
that petrol for the van, paid in cash, averages Sh.10,000 per week.
3. Other items paid in cash during the year were:
- Sundry expenses Sh.24, 000
- Repairs stall roof Sh.20 1,000
4. Joyce Njeri makes a gross profit of 40% on selling prices. She is certain that no goods
have been stolen but remembers that when her friend Anne Mwende was getting
married, she gave her a wedding gift of curios worth Sh.100,000. Earlier in the year, she
had presented curios worth Sh.200,000 to her mother to be sold at her brother's
university fees fundraiser. Both these figures are stated at selling prices.
5. Trade debtors and creditors at 31 March 2000 are Sh.320,000 and Sh.233,000
respectively, and cash in hand amounts to Sh.39,000. No stock count has been
made and there are no accrued or prepaid expenses.
Interest amounting to Sh.27, 000 on bank overdraft for six months ended 31 March 2000
was debited in the bank statement on 1 April 2000.
Required:
Joyce Njeri's trading and profit and loss account for the year to 31 March 2000 and a balance
sheet as at that date. (Assume a 52-week year).
Date posted: November 16, 2018. Answers (1)
- Kamau and Kimani are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio 3:2 respectively. The
partnership agreement provides for Kimani to receive a salary of Sh.4,000,000...(Solved)
Kamau and Kimani are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio 3:2 respectively. The
partnership agreement provides for Kimani to receive a salary of Sh.4,000,000 per annum, and
interest on capitals for both partners at 5% per annum. The partnership balance sheet as at 31
December 1998 was as follows:
On I April 1999 Kimata was admitted to the partnership. He had been a salaried employee,
earning Sh.8, 000,000 per annum. The terms of his admission to the partnership were as
follows:
1. Kimata should introduce Sh. 12,000,000 in cash as capital into the business.
2. Goodwill should be valued at Sh.14, 000,000 for the purpose of his admission. It was
agreed that goodwill should not be included in the balance sheet of the new partnership.
3. Kimata should receive a salary as a partner of Sh.6 , 000,000 per annum.
Kimani's salary should be raised to Sh.6, 000,000.
4. Interest on capital should be raised from 5% to 6% per annum and calculated on the
capital accounts after the elimination of goodwill.
5. The new profit sharing ratio for Kamau, Kimani and Kimata should be 4:2:1
respectively.
In preparing the draft financial statements for the year ended 31 December 1999, the
partnership accountant, Otieno, calculated that the partnerships profit for the year was Sh.55,
155,000, and that the working capital of the business as at 31 December 1999 was:
Profit is assumed to accrue evenly during the year.
Partners cash drawings for the year were Kamau Sh.23,705,000, Kimani Sh.19,525,000 and
Kimata Sh.8,250,000.
Required:
(a) The profit and loss appropriation account for the year ended 3 1 December 1999.
(b) The current and capital accounts of the partners for the year ended 31 December
1999.
(c) Balance Sheet as at 31 December 1999.
Date posted: November 16, 2018. Answers (1)
- Mr. Ancentus Okwengo is the sole proprietor of a small business. The following trial balance
was extracted from his books at 31 March 2000.(Solved)
Mr. Ancentus Okwengo is the sole proprietor of a small business. The following trial balance
was extracted from his books at 31 March 2000.
Additional information:
1. Closing stock on 3 1 March
2000 was Sh.2, 008,000.
Loose tools at valuation
Sh.384, 000.
2 .Provision is to be made for the following amount
owing on 3 1 March 2000: Electricity and power
Sh.192,000.
3. Payments in advance on 31 March
2000 were as follows: Van licenses
Sh.2,520 and rates Sh.13,800.
4. Depreciation on plant and machinery and delivery vans is to be provided at the rate of
20% and 25% respectively on cost at the end of the year.
5. Bad debts amounting to Sh.26,000 are to be written off and the provision for
doubtful debts is to be 10% of trade debtors.
Required:
A ten-column worksheet for the year ended 31 March 2000.
Date posted: November 16, 2018. Answers (1)
- The trial balance of Zach Ltd. as at 31 December 1999 was as follows:(Solved)
The trial balance of Zach Ltd. as at 31 December 1999 was as follows:
Additional information:
1. Stock at 31 December 1999 was Sh.360,000.
2. Sales returns of Sh.20,000 have been entered in the sales day book as if they were sales.
When this error was discovered, the debtors account had been corrected but the sales figure
was not rectified.
3. 5000 new shares were issued during the year at Sh.32. The proceeds have been credited to
the suspense account.
4. A fully depreciated plant which cost Sh.200,000 was sold during the year. No other entries except
bank have been made. The remaining balance on the suspense account after (2 and 3) above
represents the sale proceeds.
5. A debtor of Sh.20,000 has been declared bankrupt. A general provision is required at 5% of
debtors.
6. Rates of Sh.30,000 paid in December covering half year to 31 March 2000 have not been
entered in the books.
7. Debenture interest has not been paid.
8. Depreciation on plant is at 10% on cost and buildings at 2% on cost.
9. The directors propose to pay a dividend of Sh.2 per share and transfer Sh.20,000 to the
general reserve.
10. Corporation tax at a rate of 32'/2% on profits is estimated to be Sh.90,000.
Required:
(a)Suspense account for the year ended 3I December 1999
(b)Trading,profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 1999.
(c) Balance sheet as at 31 December 1999.
Date posted: November 15, 2018. Answers (1)
- a) Internal control systems are designed, amongst other things, to prevent error and...(Solved)
a) Internal control systems are designed, amongst other things, to prevent error and misappropriation.
Required:
Describe the errors and misappropriations that may occur if the following are not properly controlled: (i) Receipts paid into bank accounts;
ii)Payments made out of bank accounts; (iii) Interest and charges debited and credited to bank accounts.
(b) A book-selling company has a head office and 25 shops, each of which holds cash (banknotes, coins, and credit card vouchers) at the balance sheet date. There are no receivables. Accounting records are held at shops. Shops make returns to head office and head office holds its own accounting records. Your firm has been the external auditor to the company for many years and has offices near to the location of some but not all of the shops.
Required:
List the audit objectives for the audit of cash and state how you would gain the audit evidence in relation to those objectives at the year-end.
c) The external auditors of companies often write to companies’ bankers asking for details of bank balances and other matters at the year-end.
Required:
Explain why auditors write to companies’ bankers and list the matters you would expect banks to confirm.
Date posted: May 11, 2018. Answers (1)