Zimbabwe School Examinations Council: Accounts 7112/1

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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

ACCOUNTS 7112/1

PAPER 1

NOVEMBER 2010 SESSION 3 hours


Section A

Answer all questions in this sections.

1. S. Mukanya who runs a small business, does not keep a complete set of records.
She provides the following information:

Balance Sheet as at 1 January 2005

$ $

Fixtures 200 000 Capital 840 000


Motor vans 400 000 Creditors 150 000
Stock 230 000 Wages due 30 000
Bank 190 000
1 020 000 1 020 000

Mukanya makes all her purchases on credit and all sales on cash basis.

All cash received was immediately banked except cash used to pay:

Stationery $50 000


Drawings $35 000

Cash receipts from sales for the year amounted to $1 200 000.
$
Payments by cheque were: rent 90 000
Wages 125 000
Stationery 45 000
Fixtures 80 000
Creditors 650 000

Additional information available at 31 December 2005:

(i) Stock in trade was worth $210 000.

(ii) Stock of unused stationery was valued at $20 000.

(iii) Trade creditors amounted to $120 000.

(iv) Discount received from creditors for the year totaled $15 000.

(v) Depreciate motor vans by 10% of book value and fixtures by $56 000.
6. The Cash Book of A. Alma showed a debit balance of $82 500 at the bank on 31
July 2006.

The following details were made available:

$
Unpresented cheques 16 950
Deposit not credited by the bank 33 750
A standing order for insurance paid by the bank 1 800
A credit transfer received by the bank 5 250
Bank charges on the bank statement 2 700
Balance as per bank statement 64 950

A cheque for $12 000 from a debtor was incorrectly enterd as $13 500 in the cash
book.

You are required to prepare:

(a) an up-dated Cash book,


(b) a Bank Reconciliation Statement as at 31 July 2006.

The following information relates to the business of M. Chihuyo for the year
ended 31 December 2006.

$
Sales 762 500
Returns inward 12 500
Closing stock 200 000
Mark-up 25%

Net profit as a percentage of turnover is 7 ½ %. Rate of stock turnover is 4 times.

Calculate, showing all your workings:

(a) turnover, [2]

(b) gross profit margin, [2]

(c) cost of goods sold, [2]

(d) net profit for the year [2]

(e) expenses charged to the profit and loss account, [2]

(f) opening stock. [3]

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