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QUESTION THREE [25] Joe Soap owns a general dealer business situated in Umzinto. The following information was provided for Joes General Dealers for the financial

QUESTION THREE [25]

Joe Soap owns a general dealer business situated in Umzinto. The following information was provided for Joes General Dealers for the financial year ended 28 February 2020.

Joes General Dealers

Pre-adjustment trial balance as at 28 February 2020

Debit - R

Credit - R

Vehicles at cost

Equipment at cost

Accumulated depreciation: vehicles

Accumulated depreciation: equipment

Inventory: trading (1 March 2019)

Trade debtors control

Bank

Capital

Drawings

Loan term borrowing from Peoples Bank

Trade creditors control

Sales

Sales returns

Purchases

Purchases returns

Carriage on purchases

Carriage on sales

Insurance on purchases

Commission income

Rental income

Settlement discounts received T0 be deducted from

Settlement discounts granted relevant trading items

Insurance

Electricity and water

Packing material

Sundry expenses

507 800

448 500

184 900

55 680

169 560

131 000

5 580

672 400

4 596

3 750

987

1 395

25 725

15 300

13 800

273 822

107 300

147 700

403 300

300 000

65 000

1 413 585

2 735

54 000

19 500

1 675

2 514 795

2 514 795

Additional information

  1. Physical stock-take on 28 February 2020 revealed the following Inventories on hand;
  • Trading inventory R228 250, and
  • Consumable inventory: packing material R3 600
  1. A new tenant rented a portion of the premises from 1 March 2019. According to the rental agreement the rent for the period 1 March 2019 to 31 March 2020 was R1 500 per month. Rent is usually received in advance ie. rent is received in the month before it is due. For example; the April 2019 rent was received during March 2019.
  2. Commission income of R10 800, earned in February 2020, has not yet been received nor recorded.
  3. Electricity and water of R1 600 for February 2020 has not been paid and is not yet included in the above records.
  4. The long term loan from Peoples Bank was obtained on 1 September 2016 at an interest rate of 11,5% per year. The loan was payable in four (4) equal annual instalments. The first instalment was paid on 31 August 2019. The second instalment is payable on 31 August 2020. Interest is paid during March each year.
  5. A debtor who owes Joes General Dealers R12 680 cannot be traced. His account must be written-off as irrecoverable.
  6. The insurance account balance of R25 725 covers the period 1 March 2019 to 30 April 2020. The monthly insurance premium remained unchanged during this period.
  7. Provide for depreciation for the year as follows:
  • Vehicles at 10% per year on straight line method, and
  • Equipment at 14% on the diminishing balance method.

There were no purchases or sales of the above items during the current financial year.

Required:

Use the above information to prepare the statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income for Joes General Dealers for the year ended 28 February 2020.

Your answer must comply with International Financial Reporting Standards that are appropriate to this type of business.

Round off all amounts to the nearest rand.

All calculations must be shown.

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