Jill Grey operates the Town Shop on premises leased for ten years from 1.1.2009 paying 200,000 for
Question:
Jill Grey operates the Town Shop on premises leased for ten years from 1.1.2009 paying £200,000 for the period. The upper floors of the premises contain two flats. Jill occupies one and has let out the other at £250 per week. She has also invested cash surplus to immediate requirements of the shop in savings certificates. The year-end Trial Balance of the shop appears as shown. You are informed as follows:
(a) Inventory taken on 7 January 2013 reveals the cost of unsold goods in hand as £312,000 and unused stationery as £3,000. During the seven days after 31 December purchases amounted to £11,000, Sales (at cost plus 40%) amounted to £28,000, and stationery has been acquired for £1,000.
(b) A debt of £8,000 is to be written off and the allowance for doubtful debts adjusted to cover 10% of the amount outstanding.
(c) Salary and electricity of £18,000 and £3,000 respectively remain unpaid as at 31 December 2012.
(d) Jill estimates that a tenth of the cost of the lease may be allocated to each flat and depreciates furniture at 10% per annum, using the reducing balance method.
(e) One third of the cost of electricity and gas is to be recovered from Jill.
(f) Interest of £4,000 earned on savings certificates is yet to be accounted for.
Required:
The Statement of income for the year ended 31 December 2012 and the Statement of financial position as at that date.
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Accounting An Introduction
ISBN: 9780273737650
2nd Edition
Authors: Mr Barry Elliott, Mr Augustine Benedict