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The following trial balance relates to Rapcap plc at 31 December 2019: 000 000 Land and Building at cost 1/1/ 2019 350,000 Accumulated depreciation of

The following trial balance relates to Rapcap plc at 31 December 2019:

000

000

Land and Building at cost 1/1/ 2019

350,000

Accumulated depreciation of building at 1/1/ 2019

50,000

Plant at cost

108,600

Accumulated depreciation of plant at 1/1/ 2019

24,600

Investment property at valuation 1/1/2019

30,000

Investment income

1,200

Purchases

158,450

Distribution costs

26,400

Administrative expenses

27,200

Loan interest paid

3,400

Inventory at 1/1/ 2019

26,550

Corporation tax under-provided for 2018

250

Trade receivables/ trade payables

30,950

35,300

Revenue

313,000

Equity shares of 20p each fully paid

150,000

Retained earnings at 1/1/2019

121,400

8% loan note (redeemable 2025)

42,500

Revaluation reserve at 1/1/2019(arising from land and buildings)

18,500

Deferred tax

9,000

Bank

3,700

765,500

765,500

The following notes are relevant:

  1. At 1 January 2019, Rapcap plc had its land and buildings revalued to 400 million. This valuation includes a value for land of 80 million. The estimated remaining life of the building at that date was 40 years. Depreciation of buildings is charged on a straight-line basis and is allocated 70% to cost of sales, 20% to distribution costs and 10% to administrative expenses.

  1. During the year, Rapcap plc manufactured an item of plant that it is using as part of its own operating capacity. The details of its cost, which is included in cost of sales in the trial balance, are:

000

Direct materials cost

9,000

Direct labour cost

6,000

Installation costs

2,000

Pre-production testing

2,000

Directly attributable overheads

3,000

General and administrative overheads

2,500

The manufacture of the plant was completed on 30 September 2019 and the plant was brought into immediate use, but its cost has not yet been capitalised.

  1. All plant is depreciated at 20% per annum (time apportioned where relevant) using the reducing balance method and charged to cost of sales.

  1. On 1 January 2019, Rapcap plc acquired plant and machinery which had a cost of 30 million. The company traded in (part-exchanged) an old item of plant for a value of 10 million and paid cash of 20 million. The cash transaction has been accounted for in the trial balance above, but the trade-in has not yet been recorded. The plant traded in had been bought on 1 January 2017 at a cost of 12.5 million.

  1. The investment property is let at commercial rates to tenants who are not connected to the company in any way. Rapcap plc adopts the fair value model in its accounting treatment of the asset. At 31 December 2019, the property had a value of 35 million.

  1. The inventory at 31 December 2019 was valued at cost of 28.5 million. This includes 4.5 million of slow-moving goods. Rapcap plc is trying to sell these to another company, but has not been successful in obtaining a reasonable offer. The best price it has been offered is 2 million.

  1. The Corporation tax account in the trial balance represents the under-provision of the previous years estimate. The estimated Corporation tax liability for the year ended 31 December 2019 is 9.2 million. At 31 December 2019 there were 42.5 million of taxable temporary differences. The Corporation tax rate is 20%.

Required:

  1. Prepare for Rapcap plc, a Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2019 and
  2. A Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2019

(Note: A Statement of Changes in Equity is NOT required)

  1. A schedule of movements in property, plant and equipment for the year ended 31 December 2019
  2. The following ratios have been extracted from industry averages:

Current ratio

1.50

Quick ratio

0.90

Inventory days

80 days

Receivable days

40 days

Payable days

40 days

Calculate the relevant ratios for Rapcap plc and comment on the liquidity position of the company and its management of working capital.

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