UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

GCE Advanced Level

MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2006 question paper

9706 ACCOUNTING
9706/04 Paper 4 Maximum raw mark 120

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Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
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GCE A LEVEL – May/June 2006 9706 04

1 (a) Franken Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 28 February 2006

$000 $000
Sales 1750
Stock 280
Purchases 914 (1) both
(1) both 1194
Stock 339 855
Gross profit 895 (1)
Operating expenses 330 (1)
Depreciation (70 (1) + 45 (1) ) 115 445
Operating profit 450 (1) OF
Interest 10 (1)
Profit before tax 440
Taxation 204 (1)
Profit after tax 236
Dividends (80 (1) + 50 (1) ) 130
Retained profit for the year 106 (1of)

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(b) Balance Sheet at 28 February 2006

$000 $000 $000

Fixed Assets
Land and buildings 540 (1)OF
Machinery 275 (1)OF
815

Current Assets
Stock 339 (1)
Trade debtors 410
Bank 106 (1) both
855
Creditors: amounts falling due in less than one year
Trade creditors 190 (1)
Taxation 204 (1)
Dividends 50 (1) 444 411
1226 (2)OF
Creditors: amounts falling due in more than one year
Debentures (2012) 110 (1)
1116
Share capital and reserves
Ordinary shares of $1 fully paid 560 (1)
Profit and loss account 556 (1)
1116

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GCE A LEVEL – May/June 2006 9706 04

(c) Cash flow statement for the year ended 28 February 2006

$000
Operating activities
Net cash flow from operating activities 411 (1of)
Returns on investments and servicing of finance
Interest paid (10) (1)
Taxation
Corporation tax paid (176) (1)
Capital expenditure and financial investments
Payments to acquire fixed assets (270) (1)
Equity dividends paid
Equity dividends paid during the year (104) (1)
Net cash outflow before financing (149) (1of)

Financing
Receipts from issue of ordinary shares 70 (1)
Decrease in cash (79) (1)

Reconciliation of operating profit to net cash inflow from operating activities

$000
Operating profit 450 (1)
Depreciation 115 (1)
Increase in stock (59) (1)
Increase in debtors (35) (1)
Decrease in creditors (60) (1)
411

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(d) May be required to do so

Shows why cash and profits are not the same

Shows internally generated cash and cash from external sources

Links balance sheets

Cash is important to survival – shows how cash is generated and used

Other sensible answers are acceptable

Each point maximum two marks.

1 mark for identification and a further mark for development. [4]

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GCE A LEVEL – May/June 2006 9706 04

2 (a) Annual Income

(if Anjni accepts the offer from Chin Ltd)

$
Salary 20 000.00 (1)
Investment (W1) 1 837.50 (3)
Dividends (W2) 4 725.00 (5)
26 562.50 (1of)

Workings

W1 36 750 (1) x 5% (1)

W2 2.10 (1) x 4.5 (1) = 9.45 (1) x 50 000 (1)

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(b) On financial grounds she will be worse off (1of) so reject (1)

However – there may be pay rises in the future (1)

There may be a capital gain if the shares are sold in the future (1) [4]

(c) Less responsibility/worry etc. (0-3)

No longer own boss (0-3)

Identification 1 mark and a further two marks for development [4]

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(d) Chin Ltd Balance Sheet at 30 April 2006

(after the purchase of Anjni’s business)

$ $ $
Fixed assets
Premises at valuation (W3) 250 000 (3)
Fixtures 59 500 (2)
Motor vehicles 72 000
Goodwill (W4) 83 750 (3)
465 250
Current assets
Stock 19 800 (2)
Debtors 23 000 (2)
42 800
Creditors: amounts falling due in less than one year
Trade creditors 15 750 (2)
Bank overdraft 2 000 (2) 17 750 25 050
490 300 (1)OF

Share capital and reserves

Ordinary shares (W5) 300 000 (3)
Profit and loss account 135 300
Share premium account (W6) 55 000 (2)
490 300

Workings

W3 120 000 (1) + 30 000 (1) + 100 000 (1)

W4 56 000 – (4750) = 51 250 (1) + 83 750 (1) = 135 000 (1)

W5 150 000 (1) + 50 000 (1) + 100 000 (1)

W6 50 000 (1) x $1.10 (1) = 55 000 [22]

3 (a) Lagrad Ltd

DC CC CCTV MC
$ $ $ $
Contribution per camera (SP (1) - VC (1)) 110 (2) 150 (2) 92 (2) 560 (2)
Contribution per yugara (c(1) /yug(1)) 110 (2of) 75 (2of) 23 (2of) 80 (2of)
Rank order (1of) 1 3 4 2
Cameras to be sold 10 000 3250 none 500
(1of) (1of) (1of) (1of)

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GCE A LEVEL – May/June 2006 9706 04

(b) Marginal cost statement

$ $
Sales (2 200 000 + 1 202 500 + 632 500) 4 035 000 (1of)
Less Variable costs
Yugaras (500 000 + 325 000 + 175 000) 1 000 000 (1of)
Direct materials (400 000 + 292 500 + 150 000) 842 500 (1of)
Direct labour (200 000 + 97 500 + 27 500) 325 000 (1of)
2 167 500
Contribution 1 867 500
Fixed costs (600 000(1) + 320 000(1) + 120 000(1) + 35 000(1) ) 1 075 000 (4)
Net Profit (must say) 792 500 (1of)
Note Marks for fixed costs only rewarded if shown after contribution

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Alternative presentation:
Digital 10 000 x 110 = 1 100 000 (1of)
Medical 500 x 560 = 280 000 (1of)
Cine 3250 x 150 = 487 500 (1of)
Total contribution 1 867 500 (1of)
Less fixed costs 1 075 000 (4)
Net Profit 792 500 (1of)

1 867 500
(c) Contribution/sales ratios (1of) = 0.463(1of)
4 035 000

fixed costs 1 075 000 (1of )

Break even = = = $2 321 814 (1of) [6]
c/s ratio 0.463 (1of )
(d) Will workers be made redundant?

Will skills of work force diminish during the year?

Can the workers be recruited when ‘normal’ production resumes?

Will machinery deteriorate?

Is there a danger that ceasing production of CCTV cameras might affect the sales of other
cameras?

Two marks per point.

1 mark for identification plus one further mark for development. [4]

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