UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June

2005 1 hour 15 minutes

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided unless this has been done for you. There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate answer sheet. Read the instructions on the answer sheet very carefully. Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done in this booklet. Calculators may be used.

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2 1 What is the correct entry for office furniture bought on credit from X? account to be debited A B C D 2 bank office furniture office furniture X account to be credited office furniture bank X office furniture

What is the purpose of a credit note? A B C D to allow for cash discount to ask for payment in advance to increase the amount due on an invoice to reduce the amount payable on an invoice

Which is part of the double entry system? A B C D cash book general journal sales journal trial balance

A business maintains a full set of books of prime entry. Which book is written up from credit notes received? A B C D purchases journal purchases returns journal sales journal sales returns journal

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3 5 Shah disposes of a motor vehicle. It is bought by Khan with a cheque for $8000. How will this be recorded in the books of Shah? account to be debited A B C D 6 bank disposal of motor vehicle bank Khan account to be credited disposal of motor vehicle bank Khan bank

A business keeps a three column cash book. How is the total of the discount column on the debit side posted? A B C D credit discount allowed account credit discount received account debit discount allowed account debit discount received account

A trader draws up a bank reconciliation statement and starts with the debit balance shown in his cash book. How are unpresented cheques and uncredited deposits shown in the bank reconciliation statement? unpresented cheques A B C D added deducted added deducted uncredited deposits deducted added added deducted

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4 8 A business discovers that cash received from X, a credit customer, has been recorded as a cash sale. How can this be corrected? account to be debited A B C D 9 cash sales X X account to be credited X X cash sales

The following balances were extracted from Majids purchases and sales ledgers. Walid account $1500 debit Xian account Yu account Zaid account $1700 debit $2300 credit $2700 credit

How much does Majid owe? A $1800 B $3200 C $5000 D $8200

10 Which is a personal account? A B C D debtor office computers plant and machinery wages

11 What is a statement of ledger balances on a particular date? A B C D Balance Sheet Profit and Loss Account Trading Account Trial Balance

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5 12 After which error will a trial balance still balance? A B C D an error in adding up a debtors account an error in entering an item on a sales invoice an error in extracting the balance of a fixed asset account an error in recording cash received in the cash book

13 The purchase of a motor vehicle has been wrongly recorded as motor expenses in a businesss books. What is the effect of this error? A B C D gross profit is understated net profit is overstated total assets are overstated total assets are understated

14 Which item is capital income? A B C D cash received from the sale of office equipment cheque received from the sale of stock discounts received from trade creditors rent received from tenants

15 Xs financial year ends on 31 December. On 31 December 2003 the following accounts appeared in her ledger. debit $ Equipment at cost Provision for depreciation of equipment 18 000 7 000 credit $

On 1 January 2004 she purchased equipment for $12 000. Equipment is depreciated at 25 % per annum using the straight line method. What will be the total provision for depreciation of equipment on 31 December 2004? A $3000 B $7500 C $14 500 D $18 500

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6 16 How is the balance on the provision for depreciation of motors account shown in the final accounts? A B C D It is added to the current liabilities in the Balance Sheet. It is deducted from the fixed assets in the Balance Sheet. It is credited in the Profit and Loss Account. It is debited in the Profit and Loss Account.

17 A business has a provision for doubtful debts of $30 and debtors of $360. The provision is to be made equal to 5 % of debtors. What is the entry in the Profit and Loss Account? A credit $12 B credit $18 C debit $12 D debit $18

18 A trader provides the following information relating to insurance. $ prepayment brought forward at 1 January 2004 cheques paid for insurance in the year 2004 insurance prepaid at 31 December 2004 600 7 200 950

Which amount should be shown in the traders Profit and Loss Account for insurance for 2004? A $6250 B $6850 C $7550 D $7800

19 A debt of $500 owed by K Graham is written off as a bad debt. What is the journal entry to record this transaction? detail A B C D bad debt K Graham K Graham bad debt provision for doubtful debts K Graham K Graham provision for doubtful debts debit $ 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 credit $

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7 20 Which error will affect the profit calculation? A B C D a payment to a creditor for $260 entered as $200 a payment of $260 for a fixed asset entered as $200 a payment of rent for $260 entered as $200 a loan repayment of $260 entered as $200

21 Discount received was credited to the Trading Account. What is the effect of this error on the gross and net profits? gross profit A B C D overstated overstated understated understated net profit understated no effect no effect overstated

22 Yip prepares a purchases ledger control account and a sales ledger control account at the end of each month. He wrote off a debt as bad in May 2005. How will this bad debt be recorded in the control accounts prepared on 31 May 2005? purchases ledger control account A B C D credit debit no effect no effect sales ledger control account no effect no effect credit debit

23 X provides the following information at the end of the first year of trading. $ credit sales sales returns receipts from debtors discounts allowed provision for doubtful debts 200 000 10 600 160 000 1 400 1 000

What is the debit balance on Xs sales ledger control account? A $27 000 B $28 000 C $29 000 D $30 000 [Turn over

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8 24 Raymond purchased the business of Susan on 1 March 2005, taking over the assets, except the bank balance, and the liabilities. He agreed to pay $8000 for Goodwill. On 1 March 2005 Susans assets and liabilities were as follows. $ fixed assets current assets (including bank $5000) current liabilities How much did Raymond pay for the business? A $93 000 B $98 000 C $108 000 D $123 000 70 000 35 000 15 000

25 A Bryan provides the following information for the year ended 31 December. $ sales purchases closing stock opening stock What is the gross profit? A $5700 B $7500 C $8500 D $10 300 14 000 6 000 900 1 400

26 The balance on the bank account in a cash book is $1200 credit. How is this shown in the Balance Sheet? A B C D as a current asset as a current liability as a long-term liability as owners drawings

27 A trader has a capital of $24 400. His fixed assets are $16 100 and his current liabilities are $4500. There are no long-term liabilities. What is the amount of his current assets? A $8300 B $11 600 C $12 800 D $28 900

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9 28 A trader provides the following information. $ fixed assets cash bank overdraft debtors creditors stock What is the working capital? A $4000 B $8000 C $34 000 D $39 500 30 000 500 2 000 4 000 3 500 5 000

29 Laura and Mary are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio 1 : 2. Prior to admitting a new partner their goodwill was valued at $60 000 and their capitals were Laura $20 000 and Mary $30 000. Which entries would be made in their capital accounts to record goodwill? Laura $ A B C D 20 000 credit 24 000 credit 20 000 debit 24 000 debit Mary $ 40 000 credit 36 000 credit 40 000 debit 36 000 debit

30 X takes from the business goods costing $100 for her own use. Which double entry is made in the books of the business? account to be debited A B C D drawings drawings stock purchases account to be credited purchases sales drawings drawings

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10 31 A sole traders rent account showed a debit balance of $2000 on 1 January 2004. Rent paid during the year ended 31 December 2004 was $12 000. Rent prepaid at 31 December 2004 amounted to $3000. What was the charge for rent in the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 2004? A $11 000 B $12 000 C $14 000 D $15 000

32 Which item appears in the Profit and Loss Account of a partnership? A B C D interest on capital interest on drawings interest on partners loan partners salary

33 When the final accounts for a tennis club are being prepared it is found that some members subscriptions have been received for the following year. Where will these subscriptions appear in the Balance Sheet? A B C D current asset current liability added to the accumulated fund deducted from the accumulated fund

34 A club provides the following information relating to members subscriptions. $ accrued at 1 January 2004 prepaid at 1 January 2004 received during 2004 outstanding at 31 December 2004 200 300 10 000 500

What amount for subscriptions will be entered in the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2004? A $9400 B $9600 C $10 400 D $10 600

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11 35 The following information relates to a business. $ Capital at 1 January Capital at 31 December Drawings during the year Additional capital brought in during the year What is the net profit for the year? A $9000 B $12 000 C $15 000 D $22 000 20 000 32 000 10 000 7 000

36 What are included in the Capital and Reserves section of a companys Balance Sheet? A B C D authorised share capital, debentures authorised share capital, preference share capital reserves, debentures reserves, preference share capital

37 Which is an indirect cost? A B C D carriage inward factory rent production materials production wages

38 A business provides the following information. sales gross profit net profit How much were expenses? A $2000 B $2250 C $3000 D $5000 $20 000 25 % of sales 10 % of sales

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12 39 A business provides the following information. $ stock: 1 January 31 December purchases sales What is the rate of stock turnover for the year? A 5.5 times B 6 times C 7 times D 12.5 times 10 000 30 000 140 000 250 000

40 A business values its stock at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Which accounting principle is being applied? A B C D going concern materiality money measurement prudence

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