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Swift Co. had post-closing trial balances on September 30 20X0, as follows: Items Debit ($) Credit ($) Cash [X1] Short-term investments 15,200 Trade receivables 30,000

Swift Co. had post-closing trial balances on September 30 20X0, as follows:

Items

Debit

($)

Credit

($)

Cash

[X1]


Short-term investments

15,200


Trade receivables

30,000


Inventories

22,000


Non-current assets

46,500


Bank


5,000

Trade payables


40,000

12% Loan notes


20,000

Ordinary shares (par value: 1$)


100,000

Retained earnings


20,000

Revaluation surplus


5,000

Wages and salaries


10,000

Tax payables


3,500

Accruals


200

Total

[X2]

203,700

The following information for transactions from October to December 20X0 are available:

  1. Cash purchase: $45,000, Credit purchase: $80,000

Inventory at 31 December 20X0 was valued at $30,000 based on its original cost. However,

$10,000 of this inventory has been obsolete and the directors have agreed to sell it in January 20X1 for a cash price of $6,000.

At December 31, 20X0, outstanding trade payables were $50,000

  1. Total sales: $250,000. At December 31, 20X0, trade receivables were $50,000. Payment discounts allowed: $11,000
  2. Wages and salaries expense incurred: $15,000. Wages and salaries outstanding for the year ended 31 Dec 20X0: $5,000
  3. Swift was exempted from income tax in the fourth quarter of 20X0.
  4. On January 10th 20X1, one customer of Swift who owed $2,000 declared bankruptcy.
  5. Telephone and other expenses incurred and paid by cash: $9,000
  6. Loan notes were issued on 01 September 20X0. Swift paid loan note interest for the first 6 months at 31 December 20X0, by cash.
  7. Swift made a right issue of 1 share for every 10 held at a premium of 40 cents per share.


  1. Dividends paid amounted to $9,000
  2. The following information relates to PPE:


Cost

($)

Accumulated Depreciation

(30/9/X0) ($)

Carrying amount ($)

Building

42,000

12,000

30,000

Machinery

20,000

6,000

14,000

Furniture

8,000

5,500

2,500

Total

70,000

23,500

46,500

  1. The building was depreciated 10% at cost annually
  2. Machinery and furniture had no residual value, 5 years of useful life, and were depreciated on the basis of the straight-line method
  3. On 31/10/20X0, Swift acquired a vehicle of $27,000, the registration fee was

$1,000. All payment was settled by cash. The expected residual value was $4,000. The vehicle was depreciated at 20% per annum using the reducing balance method.

  1. On 31/12/20X0, Swift decided to value its building to $55,000.

Required:

  1. Give appropriate information in X1, X2 (10 marks)
  2. Make accounting entries for those transactions above (Show your workings). (35 marks)
  3. Prepare: (for internal use):
    1. The Post-Closing Trial Balance at December 31st 20X0 (10 marks)
    2. The statement of financial position as of December 31st 20X0 (10 marks)
  4. On 01 January 20X1, Swift Co. acquired X3 % of ordinary shares of Jennifer Co. Swift partly owned Jennifer and achieved the control. The market value of Jennifer’s share at the acquisition date was ($) X4.
  5. Give appropriate information in X3, X4 
  6. Calculate the NCI and Goodwill at the acquisition date
  7. Prepare the consolidated statement of financial position as at acquisition date? 

Additional information: The statement of financial position of Jennifer Co. at 01 January 20X1 was as follows:

JENNIFER CO

Statement of financial position as of 01 January 20X1

Assets

Non-current assets

Current assets

82,000

Inventory

5,000

Trade receivables

15,000

Total assets

102,000

Equity and Liabilities

Equity

Share capital (1$)



60,000

Retained earnings

15,000


Other reserves

3,000

Liabilities


Trade payables

24,000

Total Equity and liabilities

102,000

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