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Antiquarius Ltd is a company which deals in antiques. The Company is based in London and operates in the UK, but also has a profitable
Antiquarius Ltd is a company which deals in antiques. The Company is based in London and operates in the UK, but also has a profitable outlet in San Francisco, California, which is managed by one of the directors on his frequent trips to the States. Separate records are kept of the outlet's transactions b the American staff.
The following trial balances were extracted from the books of Antiquarius Ltd at 31 December 2003
LondonSan Francisco
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Share capital20,000
Retained Profits as at1 January 200320,200
Lease hold premises15,00040,000
Amortization of lease7,0008,000
Delivery vans, at cost12,00010,000
Provision for dep'n on delivery vans6,0005,000
Opening inventory, at cost8,62012,460
Accounts receivable3,8696,293
San Francisco current account22,600
London current account44,400
Sales78,318116,308
Transfers to San Francisco21,600
Purchases70,06621,800
Transfers form London38,620
Administration expenses2,3863142
Salaries and wages17,42023,500
Selling and delivery costs5,4858,940
Provision for unrealized profit500
Cash at bank6,92313,879
Accounts payable10,7514,926
(Balancing figures)164,369 164,369178,634178,634
You are given the following additional information:
(a) Transfers of goods from London to San Francisco are made at cost plus 20%.
(b) The average rate of exchange during the year was $1.80 to the . The rates of exchange at 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2003 were $2.00 and $1.60 to the respectively.
(c) Inventory of antiques on hand at 31 December 2003 were:
London 12,470
San Francisco (including $9,180 of goods sent from Londonwhen the rate of exchangewas $1.70)
$15,240
(d) Salaries and wages for London include director's emoluments of 8,000 of which 3,200 is to be charged to the US outlet at the rate of exchange of $1.60 to the 1.
(e) Administration expenses accrued but not yet taken into account amount to:
London800
San Francisco$760
(f) When the leasehold premises and delivery vans were acquired in San Francisco the rate of exchange was $2.20 to the .
(g) Depreciation is to be provided for the year on the vans at 25% of cost, and the leases are to be amortized by equal amounts written off over the periods of the leases, which are:
London15 years
San Francisco10 years
(h) On 31 December 2003 London office had shipped a regency bureau to San Francisco at a value of 900. Although they recorded as a transfer in the London books no entry was made in the books in San Francisco until it was received on 20 January 2004.
Required: Answer the questions that follow:
(Kindly present your answers by comma seperation for values of over a thousand e.g. 1,000 and not 1000; 10,000 and not 10000; 130,200 and not 130200 e.t.c. Do not include the currency in your answer)
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