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1. Identify from the list below the correct definition of manufacturing cost.

Select one: Direct materials + Direct expenses + Direct labour expenses

The cost of finished goods produced + Opening inventory of work-in-progress Closing inventory of work-in-progress

Prime cost + Raw materials used in production

Prime cost + Total indirect manufacturing cost

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2. Suppose that over a period Brad recorded the following:

• Sales: 120,000
• Sales returns: 1,900
• Purchases: 75,000
• Purchase returns: 1,000
• Carriage inwards: 3,200
• Carriage outwards: 1,250

At the start of the period, his inventory was 38,300 and at the end of the period his inventory was 40,400.

Calculate Brads gross profit for the period.

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3. The following figures relate to the purchasesmade by a business.

Payables control account Opening credit balance	90,000
Credit purchases	500,000
Cash paid to credit suppliers	430,000
Contra with receivables ledger credit receivables ledger	15,000
Discounts received	5,250

What was the closing balance on the payables control account?

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4. Below is the payables control account for Felas Creations on 31 December 2011.

Payables control account
Total money paid	430,000	Balance b/d at 1.1.2011	90,000
Total discounts received	5,000	Total credit purchases	500,000
Balance c/d at 31.12.2011	155,000
	590,000		590,000
		Balance b/d at 01.01.2012	155,000

The total of the payables ledger balances as at 31 December 2011 was 159,200. There were only credit balances on the individual suppliers accounts. Fela checked all the balances and discovered the following errors.

a) Purchases of 1,600 have been omitted from the control account, but had been correctly entered in supplier Norahs personal account. b) 500 of discount received from supplier Kristina for December 2011 had not been entered in the control account or in her personal account. c) The credit side of supplier Vlads personal account had been undercast by 300. d) A cash payment of 1,450 to supplier Hans had been credited to his personal account, but had been entered correctly in the PCA.

What was the correct closing balance on the payables control account at 31 December 2011? Answer the question by providing the appropriate number in the box below (e.g., 123456). Do not enter a dot, commas, spaces, letters, words or symbols (such as ). Failure to follow these instructions will result in your answer being marked as incorrect

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5. Canans unadjusted closing balance as per cash book showed a bank overdraft of 550 as at 31 March 2012. However, the bank statement showed a positive balance of 560. She found the following differences after comparing the cash book with the bank statement.

a) A standing order of 1,000 for rent paid by Canan to Better Builders Inc. pertaining to April and May 2012 entered in the cash book twice.

b) An unpresented cheque for 290.

c) Bank charges of 20 deducted on the last day of the month.

d) 160 of telephone charges paid by direct debit on 30 March to Telecom plc.

What would be the adjusted closing balance as per cash book as at 31 March 2012?

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6. Which of the following is not a reason why the cash book and bank statement would fail to agree? Select one:

Cash payment posted to receivables

Bank charges

Error

Timing differences

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7. The accountant for Lobelias Flowerhouse determined the profit for the accounting period ended in 2011 to be 235,000. However, subsequently, the following errors were discovered.

• A delivery van for the purpose of delivering flowers costing 40,000 had been included in the purchases account.
• A return outwards of 1,550 had been wrongly entered as a sales return instead of a purchase return.

Calculate the correct net profit for the period.

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8. When a trial balance did not balance, an accountant opened a suspense account. The accountant then discovered the following errors.

Telephone expense of 1,900 had wrongly been entered in the accounts as 9,100.

A purchase of 2,000 had been recorded twice in the purchases account.

A 1,400 settlement discount received from a supplier had been posted to the wrong side of the discounts received account.

Note that the other side of the entries was correct, otherwise there would not have been an imbalance.

How much was the original balance on the suspense account? Identify the suspense account figure as either a credit or a debit balance.

Drag and drop the correct answers in the boxes provided.

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12,000 11,000 13,500

Debit Credit

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9. Ben sells flowers. He decides to give his girlfriend 100 roses to wish her a Happy New Year and he takes these out of the inventory he purchased early in the morning of 31 December. What adjustment should Ben make in respect of the 100 roses, assuming that the roses cost 0.50 each and that he uses a periodic inventory system?

The periodic inventory system debits inventory purchased to the purchases account and requires an adjustment for closing inventory at the end of an accounting period

Select one:

DR Drawings 50 / CR Suspense50

DR Purchases 50 / CR Drawings50

DR Inventory 50 / CR Drawings 50

DR Drawings 50 / CR Purchases 50

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10.Which of the items listed below does not normally appear in a post-closing trial balance?

Select one:

a. Inventory

b. Payables control account

c. Purchases

d. Non-current assets at cost

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11. On the morning of 1 May 2012 (the day after the previous accounting period ended), a shopkeeper found a window broken and the till empty. Someone had broken in overnight and stolen the cash that was in the till. Suppose that you know the following information.

• Cash at the beginning of the period was 1,125.
• Receivables at the beginning of the period were 3,250.
• Receivables at the end of the period were 6,650.
• Total cash received in the bank from credit customers was 55,550.
• Expenses paid from cash on hand amounted to 4,930.
• Cash receipts banked during the period amounted to 4,350.
• Total sales during the period amounted to 80,880.

How much cash had been stolen? Tip: start by determining credit sales.

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12. Terence owns a shop selling fishing equipment. His financial year ends on 31 July 2011. On 30 July there was a fire which destroyed part of his inventory. Terence did not have insurance. He provides the following information.

• On 1 August 2010 the inventory was 99,450.
• Purchases during the year were 60,000.
• Sales during the year were 187,500. Terence applies a gross margin on sales of 40 per cent.
• Inventory that remained intact and can still be sold amounts to 30,375.

How much of the inventory was lost during the fire? Tip: Start by determining the cost of the goods sold

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13. On 1 January 20X8, Sitahs business had 2,295 cash in the till. Sitahs sales and purchases are cash transactions.

During the year, Sitahs records show that she:

• banked 65,800
• purchased goods for sale which totalled 22,995
• paid 7,250 in wages
• took 19,100 in drawings.

On 31 December of the same year there was 9,370 in the till.

What were Sitahs total cash sales for the year?

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14. Nellie, Elmer and Dombo are in partnership. The partnership agreements states that:

• the partners share residual profits in the ratio of 5:6:7 respectively
• interest on capital is 6%
• interest on drawings is 12%
• Dombo receives a salary of 12,000 per annum.

The balances on the partners capital accounts throughout the accounting period ended 31 December 2011 were as follows:

Nellie: 20,000, Elmer: 16,000, and Dombo: 28,000.

Drawings during 2011 were as follows:

Nellie: 8,000, Elmer: 12,000, and Dombo: 10,000.

Profit for the year ended 31 December 2011 was 192,240.

Calculate Dombo's share of the residual profits for 2011.

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iCMA 43 15. A company has a separate legal personality. Which of the aspects listed below is not an aspect associated with the concept of the separate legal personality of a company? Select one:

a. The company must have rules based on which to delegate authority to agents who can enter into contracts in its name. b. The company is capable of entering into contracts and owning property.

c. The company is able to sue and be sued in its own name.

d. The personal creditors of the companys shareholders have a claim on the firms assets.

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16. At 31 December 2010 the capital section of The Business plcs balance sheet showed an ordinary capital of 10,000,000 equity shares of 25p each, and a share premium account of 1,000,000. On 30 June The Business plc made a 1 for 8 bonus issue, using the share premium account. Calculate the balance on the share premium account of The Business plc as at 31 December 2011

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17. An accountant is making end of year adjustments in order to prepare the financial statements for Daweh Ltd. During 20X7, a machine which had cost 520,000 and which had an accumulated depreciation of 416,000, was sold for 100,000. At the end of 20X6, Daweh Ltds balance sheet shows a total machinery cost of 1,625,000 with a total accumulated depreciation on machinery of 675,000. Daweh Ltd depreciates its machines using the straight-line method over 10 years with no residual value. No depreciation is charged on a machine for the year in which that machine is sold.

Calculate the gain or loss on the disposal of the machine, and calculate the annual depreciation on machinery expense for 20X7.

Select one:

Gain 4000. Annual depreciation expense: 105,000

Loss 3500. Annual depreciation expense: 105,000

Loss 4000. Annual depreciation expense: 110,500

Gain 3000. Annual depreciation expense: 110,000

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18. The following balance sheet and income statement extracts pertain to Ohlala Ltd.

Ohlala Ltd Balance sheet extracts as at:
	31.12.20X9	31.12.20X8
Current assets:
Inventory	199,000	205,000
Receivables	60,100	61,900
Prepayments	5,200	4,100
Current liabilities:
Payables	74,700	78,150
Accruals	1,500	2,250

Ohlala Ltd Income statement extract for
the period ended 31 December 20X9
Sales revenue	400,000
Less: cost of sales	(275,000)
Gross profit	125,000
Operating expenses*	(73,300)
Operating profit	51,700

*Operating expenses include 12,500 depreciation expense.

Calculate cash generated from operations during 20X9 using the indirect method.

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19. Which of the following statements about cash flow statements is not true?

Select one:

a. The cash flow statement articulates with the opening and closing balance sheets by showing how the net increase or decrease in cash came about. b. A cash flow statement is used in combination with the balance sheet and the income statement in order to understand how the business has financed its operations and assets.

c. Cash flows generated from operating activities are cash flows that derive from the primary revenue-producing activities of a business entity

d. A cash flow statement is used to determine the profitability of a business over a period

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20. Trixie Ltds financial statements for 20X3 showed the following.

Inventory	25,000
Receivables	40,000
Payables	16,000
Sales	92,000
Cost of sales	46,000
Net profit	20,000

Calculate Trixie Ltds working capital cycle during 20X3. [Advice: make sure you round your workings and answer to the nearest whole day.]

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