The accountant of a private company has been able to get the use of a computer to
Question:
The accountant of a private company has been able to get the use of a computer to produce the spreadsheets shown below but as yet the computer lacks a program to print out final accounts. The accountant nevertheless expects to use the spreadsheet data to reconstruct a summary statement of profit or loss and a statement of cash flows for the year ending 30 April 2016.
(i) Proceeds of £40,000 were received from the sale of plant and vehicles.
(ii) During the year the company redeemed 10,000 of its £1 ordinary shares for £125,000 wholly out of distributable profits and this transaction has not been included in the spreadsheets.
Required:
(a) Reconstruct the statement of profit or loss for the year ending 30 April 2016.
(b) Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year ending 30 April 2016.
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Frank Woods Business Accounting Volume 2
ISBN: 9781292085050
13th Edition
Authors: Frank Wood, Alan Sangster