QUESTION 1 (20 MARKS) REQUIRED Prepare the Statement of Financial Position of Solero Traders as at 28 February 2023.

Note: Where applicable, show workings in the spaces provided. The Statement of Comprehensive Income and notes to the financial statements are NOT required.

INFORMATION The information given below was extracted from the accounting records of Solero Traders on 28 February 2023, the end of the financial year.

SOLERO TRADERS
PRE-ADJUSTMENT TRIAL BALANCE AS AT 28 FEBRUARY 2023	Debit (R)	Credit (R)
Balance sheet accounts section
Capital		1 471 100
Drawings	650 750
Vehicles at cost	1 700 000
Equipment at cost	1 000 000
Accumulated depreciation on vehicles		840 000
Accumulated depreciation on equipment		320 000
Trading inventory	632 000
Debtors control	294 000
Provision for bad debts		14 000
Bank	200 000
Petty cash	3 100
Creditors control		372 000
Mortgage loan: Reef Bank (15% p.a.)		620 000
Nominal accounts section
Sales		4 454 000
Cost of sales	2 160 000
Sales returns	34 000
Salaries and wages	766 000
Bad debts	10 000
Consumable stores	14 000
Rent expense	208 000
Motor expenses	160 000
Bad debts recovered		6 000
Telephone	56 000
Electricity and water	110 000
Bank charges	22 000
Insurance	48 000
Interest on mortgage loan	85 250
Commission income		56 000
	8 153 100	8 153 100

Adjustments and additional information

1. According to physical stocktaking on 28 February 2023, the following were on hand:

1.1 Trading inventory, R622 000 1.2 Consumable stores, R2 000.

2. Rent has been paid up to 31 March 2023.

3. A debtor who owed R6 000 could not be traced. It was decided to write off his account.

4. The provision for bad debts must be increased to R14 400.

5. Provide for the outstanding interest on the mortgage loan for the last month of the financial year. The loan balance is expected to be reduced by R60 000 in the next financial year by means of monthly repayments.

6. The insurance total includes an annual premium of R12 000 that was paid on 01 June 2022.

7. Bank charges which appeared on the February 2023 bank statement have not been recorded, R800.

8. On 28 February 2023 an amount of R1 000 was received from P. Villers whose account was written off on 08 January 2023. No entry was made for this receipt.

9. A payment of R6 000 for the telephone account was erroneously debited to the drawings account. Correct the error.

10. A debtor whose account was overdue must be charged R200 interest.

11. R400 was paid from petty cash for wages to a temporary employee. No entry was made for this.

12. Provide for depreciation as follows:

12.1 On equipment at 10% on cost.

12.2 On vehicles at 20% per annum on the diminishing balance.

13. The net profit for the year ended 28 February 2023, after considering the above adjustments and additional information, was R561 600.