Question 1 (20 Marks) You are the financial manager of Emperors (Pty) Ltd, a property company earning its income from both commercial rentals (office blocks and factories) and residential rentals (town houses). The company has a December year-end. Your responsibilities include the completion of its two-monthly VAT return. As Emperors (Pty) Ltd makes both taxable and exempt supplies for VAT purposes, it has applied the turnover-based method of apportionment to arrive at an acceptable input tax ratio of 98%. The accounting system operated by Emperors (Pty) Ltd has provided the following analysis of its income and expenditure for its two-month tax period ending 31 January. All amounts are inclusive of VAT, where applicable. Notes 1. The insurance settlement of R136 800 was for a single-cab light-delivery vehicle ('bakkie') that was stolen from Emperors (Pty) Ltd's premises in the previous month. This bakkie was used for both the residential and commercial properties. At the time it was stolen, the book value of this single-cab bakkie was R160 200. In January, on receipt of the insurance settlement, a new single-cab bakkie was purchased by Emperors (Pty) Ltd (see note 2). 2.A new single-cab bakkie was purchased in January at a cost of R150 600 (including VAT of R18 495) to replace the single-cab bakkie that was stolen (see note 1 above). Depreciation was provided for on the bakkie purchased b Emperors (Pty) Ltd. This bakkie is used to transport its maintenance teams between its various buildings. 3. Maintenance costs of R16 416 include paint, paint brushes and other hardware items pur-chased to effect repair workto a its buildings. 4. Insurance premiums, in terms of an all-comprehensive business insurance policy, to the amount of R15 048 wer incurred in respect of all the assets of the company. 5. Office equipment rentals of R5 244 were incurred on the following assets: 6. Employees' expenses of R741 were incurred in respect of tea and coffee provided to employees while they were working in their offices. 7. Bad debts of R16 188 are made up of debts written off for commercial-rental debtors of R9 804 and for residential rental debtors of R6 384 . 8. Relates to hotel accommodation and meals paid for