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Amini Ltd. is a manufacturing business with the head office in Nairobi Kenya, and a branch in Kampala, Uganda. The branch carries out the final
Amini Ltd. is a manufacturing business with the head office in Nairobi Kenya, and a branch in Kampala, Uganda. The branch carries out the final assembly of the goods before selling them. The trial balances for both the head office and the branch in their respective currencies as at 31 October were as follows:
Head office
Branch
Sh. "000"
Sh. "000"
Ush. "000"
Ush. "000"
Freehold building at cost
28,000
126,000
Debtors and creditors
17,800
19,000
72,000
3,120
Sales
208,000
864,000
Shares capital
80,000
Goods sent to branch
70,000
Head office/branch account
120,200
1,008,520
Cost of sales - branch
720,000
Provision for deciation on machinery
3,000
113,400
Head office cost of sales (including goods sent to branch)
118,000
Administration costs
30,400
36,000
Stock - 31 October 2019
57,800
23,040
Profit and loss account - 1 November 2018
4,000
Machinery at cost
12,000
252,000
Remittances
56,000
544,000
Bank balance
9,200
158,400
Selling and distribution costs
46,600
______
57,600
_______
440,000
440,000
1,989,040
1,989,040
Additional information:
1. The cost of sales figure includes a depreciation charge of 10% per annum on the cost of machinery.
2. A provision of Kshs. 600,000 for unrealized profit in the branch stock is to be made.
3. The branch remitted Ushs. 32,000,000 on 30 October 2019 which was not received by the head office until 3 November 2019. The amount realized was Kshs. 3,980,000.
4. During September 2019, a customer of the branch paid the head office for goods supplied by the branch. The amount due from him was Ushs. 640,000 which realized Kshs. 72,000. It has been correctly dealt with by the head office but not yet entered in the branch accounts.
5. Commission, which is payable to the branch Manager, is to be provided at 5% of the net profits of the branch after charging such commission.
6. The relevant exchange rates were as follows:
Kshs.
To
Ushs.
On 1 November 2018
1
10
On 31 October 2019
1
8
Average rate for the year ended 31 October 2019
1
9
On date of purchase of freehold building and machinery
1
7
Required:
(a) Branch trial balance (after the necessary adjustments) in Kenya shillings
(b) Statement of profit or loss for the head office, the branch and the combined business for the year ended 31 October 2019.
(c) Combined statement of financial position as at 31 October 2019
(Ignore the effects of taxation).
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