SECTION A

$[100$ MARKS$]$

Answer ALL the questions in this section.

QUESTION $1$

$(25$ Marks$)$

$\backslash$table$[[$BLUE BEN $($Pty$)$ Ltd$,,],[$PRE$-$ADJUSTMENT TRIAL BALANCE AS AT $31$ DECEMBER $2022,,],[,,600000,00],[$Balance Accounts Section,,$232000,00],[$Ordinary Share Capital,$891600,00,],[$Retained Income,$170000,00,],[$Land and Buildings,$60000,00,],[$Vehicles @ Cost,,$28000,00],[$Equipment @ Cost,,$14000,00],[$Accumulated Depreciation: motor vehicles,,$264000,00],[$Accumulated Depreciation: equipment,$100000,00,200000,00],[$Long term loan: TB Bank $(14\%),,],[$Debentures $(13\%),,],[$Investment in BX $($Pty$)$ Ltd$,,],[$Trading Stock,,$]]\backslash$table$[[$Debtors control,$128000,00,],[$Provision for bad debts,,$2560,00],[$Bank$,114260,00,],[$Creditors Control,,$54260,00],[$SARS Income tax,$35000,00,],[$Nominal Accounts Section$],[$Sales$,,1066250,00],[$Cost of sales,$603800,00,],[$Debtors allowance,$18000,00,],[$Salaries$,120000,00,],[$Motor expenses,$3450,00,],[$Interest on loan,$36960,00,],[$Discount allowed,$3880,00,]]$

$\backslash$table$[[$Commission income,,$24930,00],[$Directors$\text{'}$ fees,$5015000,]]\backslash$table$[[$Commission income,,$24930,00],[$Directors$\text{'}$ fees,$50150,00,],[$Auditor$\text{'}$s fees,$13000,00,],[$Dividends on ordinary shares,$16000,00,],[$Repairs$,28160,00,],[$Other operating assets,$45740,00,],[,2486000,00,2486000,00]]$

ADJUSTMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Trading inventory according to stocktaking on $31$ December $2022$ amounted to R$99000.$

The provision for bad debts must be increased by R$1940.$

Capital repayments totaling R$24000$ are payable on the unsecured loan from TB

Bank in the next financial year.

$4.$ Depreciation must be provided for as follows:

$4\mathrm{.}1$ On vehicles at $20\%$ p$.$a$.$ using the diminishing balance method;

$4\mathrm{.}2$ On equipment at $10\%$ p$.$a$.$ on cost$.$

$5.$ A dividend of $15\%$ of the investment value has been declared by BX $($Pty$)$ Ltd$.$ The dividend has not yet been received.

$6.$ The authorised share capital consists of $600000$ ordinary shares.

Note: On $01$ July $20\mathrm{.}20,$ the company increased the ordinary share capital by selling the remaining unissued $100000$ shares at R$1$ each.

$7.$ Debentures consist of $2000013\%$ debentures of R$10$ each, issued on $01$ January $20204\mathrm{.}2$ On equipment at $10\%$ p$.$a$.$ on cost$.$

$5.$ A dividend of $15\%$ of the investment value has been declared by BX $($Pty$)$ Ltd$.$ The dividend has not yet been received.

$6.$ The authorised share capital consists of $600000$ ordinary shares.

Note: On $01$ July $20\mathrm{.}20,$ the company increased the ordinary share capital by selling the remaining unissued $100000$ shares at R$1$ each.

$7.$ Debentures consist of $2000013\%$ debentures of R$10$ each, issued on $01$ January $2020$ and redeemable on $30$ December $2027.$ The debentures are secured by a first mortgage bond over land. Provision must be made for the current year's interest.

$8.$ The income tax for the year amounted to R$30224.$

$9.$ The directors declared a final dividend of $10$ cents per share.

REQUIRED:

Use the information provided above to prepare the: Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended $31$ December $2022.$