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T Mokoka Trial Balance as at 3 0 June 2 0 1 5 Debit Credit R R Overdraft 1 5 0 0 Long - term

T Mokoka
Trial Balance as at 30 June 2015
Debit
Credit
R
R
Overdraft
1500
Long-term loan
3550
Revenue
28300
Diesel and oil
8250
Taxi repairs and service
3950
Radio hire
3400
Road and fund licence fee
2300
Building at cost
68000
Taxis at cost
34500
Electricity
1300
Telephone
1250
Accounts receivables
100
Accounts payables
1800
Insurance on buildings
1300
General expenses
850
Wages and salaries
12600
Municipal rates
450
Bank interest
150
2
Share capital
103250
138400
138400
You have the following additional information
10% of the trade receivables are considered irrecoverable.
R800 of insurance is prepaid.
There is R250 owing for electricity and R300 owing for telephone.
Depreciation on taxis is R8625 and on buildings is R1360.
Mr Mokoka considers all expenses as indirect.
Required
i. Using appropriate method, prepare income statement and balance sheet of T Mokoka for June 2015.(31) using General South African accounting processes.
ii. Calculate the working capital and current assets of this business. What strategies can Mokoka employ to improve the liquidity of this business? (6)
iii. Calculate the leverage ratios for this business and comment. The benchmark for all leverage ratios is 10% and 8x for times interest earned. (9)
iv. Using the answers to (b) and (c) above, briefly explain the risks that Mokoka faces in this business.

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