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trader had an opening capital of $3 900.
If his drawings were $900 and his closing
capital was $4 §60, what was his net profit?
ws ho ND-WD) “e(D
(B) $ 960
$1 860
$3 000
‘The purpose of electronic clock cards is to
record
(A) employees’ skills
‘employees’ attendance
jobs done by employees
‘deductions from employees’ wages
©
@)
ounts are kept in order to assist
management in
GD) cating errors
BY increasing profits
(©) limiting drawings
(D) limiting expenditure
Which of the following lists contains asset
accounts only?
(A) Capital, bank loans, mortgages and
bank overdraft
(B) Capital, bank loans, cash and inven-
tory
© Cash. inventory, furniture and motor
vehicle
(D) Cash, inventory, bank overdraft and
motor vehicle
5.
1
Partnerships are formed for the purpose of
1. combining capital from different
persons
Il. _ benefiting from different skills and
specializations
Il. sharing ideas, experience and
responsibilities
(A) Land I only
(B) Tend il only
(C) Mand Ill only
1, Mand Ill
In a partnership, which of the following
transactions is compulsory?
(A) Paying of salaries
(B) _ Interest on capital
Interest on drawings
@
Eshani’s Cafeteria does not keep a complete
sei of accounting records, The bouk-keeper
provides you with the following information.
Sharing of profits or losses
Cash sales $ 500
Opening debtors $ 700
Credit sales $1000
Cash received from debtor $1250
‘What is the balance on the sales ledger
control account? oo 95 0
AY $ 2 JOU | |
$ 450
© $ 950
) $1250
Which ofthe foliowing formuiae represenis
the correct statement of financial position
equation for calculating the value of assets?
(A) Assets ~ Capital
(R) Assets + £.
Capital — Liabilities
Liabilities + Capital
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R. Stevens, a petty cashier, receives a float
of $350. He spends $320 and requests that
his float be increased to $400. Ifhis request
is granted, how much will he receive?
35Dt3hV
400 0-0
x
@)
$320
$350
$370
$400
10. Any expense which is written off entirely
to the income statement is known as
13.
(A)
(B)
Fisk Company’s accountant has nui 1e-
corded rent owing for the period. Which
accounting concept was violated?
@
©
@)
a liability
purchases
capital expenditurey OF
revenue expenditure
inprole S25
i.
Accrual
Prudence
Consistency
Separate entry
2 14.
P, Hawk has a manufacturing business.
The cost of his raw materials is $1 900.
Rates and rent total $2 000, and factory
‘wages amount to $2 500.
56 4007)
$13
a
Item 13 refersto the following information.
Assets $
‘Furiture 10.000
(Cash at bank’ 2.000
(Cash in hand 1.000
12000
6000
‘The value of thel
(A) $9000
(B) $20000
$42 000
(@) $51. 000
Item 14 refers to the following table which
shows the zed position of Foster
and Scott Limited at 6 March 2021.
Current liabilit
200 000
150 000,
‘Non-current assets’
-Non-current liabilities
‘What was the capital of Foster and Scott
ied at 6 March 20219
@)
$ 40000
$ 90.000
$150 000
$190 000
Which of the following assets would be
considered the MOST permanent?
@
©
@)
Furniture
Cash at Bank
Motor Vehicles
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the current assets in order of liquidity?
Cash in hand, cash at bank, debtors
Cash in hand, debtors, cash at bank
(©) Cashat bank, debtors, cash in hand
(D) Debtors, cash in hand, cash at bank
17. Amotor van was credited from AG Motors
for use in a business. How should this be
recorded?
(A) Debit motor vehicle
Credit bank
(B) Debit motor van expense
Credit bank
Debit purchases
Credit AG Motors
@ Debit motor vehicle
Credit AG Motors
48 in the statement of financiai position.
expenses owing will be listed as
AL current assets
(B) ) current liabilities
©
on-current assets
(D) _ non-current lisbilities
19. The total credit of the bank column of a
three-column cash book is greater than the
total debit. The MOST likely reason for
this situation is that
& there was an overdraft
B) transactions were omitted from the
dot
(©) some figures were overstated on
the credit side
(D) the incorrect transactions were
entered on the credit side
8B
how profits and losses are shared among
partners?
(AY Current
(B)) Appropriation
(©) Profit and loss
() _ Income and expenditure
Which of the following entries would
NOT appear in a cash book?
(A) Payment for goods
Goods soid on credit
(©) Goods sold for cheque
{D) Goods bought for cash
Item 22 refers to the following summary
of receipts and payments for the month of
March for an NGO.
s
‘Subscriptions received
Rent paid i 60
Purchase ofgamesandequipment| 150
Postage of circulars
Proceeds from book sale 250
Which of the foiiowing amounts isthe cash
balance at 31 March? {4c
(sap #250)-(WHD
(A) $8 sol
(B)_ $280
$720
@) $620
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25.
Which of the following documents
acknowledges a loan to a company at a
fixed rate of interest?
(A) Flyer
(B) Stock
Licence
(Dy) Debenture
Abusiness receives $5 000 for rent revenue
and deposits this amount into its bank
account. How will this transaction be
recorded?
(A) Debit rent $5 000
Credit bank $5 000
(B) Debit cash $5,000
Credit rent revenue $5 000
(©) Debit rengrevenue $5,000
Credit rent expense $5 000
(D) J Debit bank $5 000
Credit rent revenue $5 000
Item 25 refers to the following information
for four firms in the same industry.
Firm Quick/Acid Test Ratio
‘Apex 2.91: 1
Flora 3.601
Dalton 1S :1
Season’ 11031
Which firm has the BEST liquidity position?
@® Flora
) Apex
© Dalton
(D) Season
21,
28.
A businessman offers a reduction in price
for prompt payment for goods purchased.
Under which column in his three-column
‘cash book would this reduction be entered?
(A) Bank
Cash
Discount allowed
(D) Discount received
Which of the following BEST desc
the ‘double entry’ system of accou
(A)__ A ledger account must have two
sides.
(B) — Anaccount must be written twice in
the ledger.
(©) Each transaction must be written
in two subsidiary books. *
(D) ) Each transaction must have a debit
entry and a credit entry.
Mr Brown owns a business. It has no
have been interviewed. What type of
business is it?
(A)_) Sole Trader
Partnership
(©) Corporation
(D) Non-Profit Orgenisation
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEItem 29 refers to the following table.
Period of Debt _| Accounts Receivable | Allowance for Doubtful Debts
Over3 years | _—«$6.000 3% of accounts receivable
Over 2 years, $4 000: 2% of accounts receivable
Overtyear | 38.000 1% of accounts receivable |
29, Whatis the TOTAL allowance for doubtful debts?
(AL $180
$340
© $400
@) $500
30. After careful consideration, a business decided to reduce its allowance for doubtful debts from $500.
Its trade receivables at the end of the financial year owed $10 000 and the firm will decrease the
amount allotted for the allowance for doubttul debts from 6% to 4%. Which entry below will reflect
the change?
og WODDXT. = dO
100
(A) Debit allowance for doubtful debt $61
Credit income statement $600
(B) Debit allowance for doubtful debt 3500 SOO -4007~ \ vO
Credit income statement $500
(©) __ Debit allowance for doubtful debt $400
Credit income statement $400
(@) / Debit allowance for doubtful debt $100
Credit income statement $100
31. A public limited company issued a prospectus offering the shares described in the following table
for sale at par value.
FFsseaccaaeannae ccaenecaen| oe
No. of Units | ParValue
‘S%preference
The issue was fully subscribed. How much capital did the company raise?
(A) $ 40000
(B) — $ 45000
(Q_ $400 000
$450 000
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33.
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35.
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‘Items 32 and 33 refer to the following table which shows a trader’s operation at the end of the
trading period.
Sales Inventory at start
Sales returns Inventory at close
Discounts allowed Purchases
‘What is the cost of goods sold? AS 5 c) £3 240 _b2
> Seas =(5[11%- | 1019
© = $51415
(@) $53 103
Se DX ger
@ $31 645
$33 215
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Expenses and rev 36, Manav Traders incurred a loss of $1 500
classified as. in 2022, The business’ closing capital was
$20 000 and drawings was $4000. What
(A) real is the amount of the opening capital?
CED romint a) sied20000 +4000 —
(D) personal @ 22500 | S OO
©. $24 000
© $25 500
The owner of a business does not keep ©
proper accounting records but she knows
her capiiai on i January was $40000 and 37. Acredit bal tricity expense
$85 000 on 31 December. She withdrew account indicates
$1 000 in inventory during the year.
electricity is accrued
‘What is her profit for the year? | 0 do- (B)_clectricity is prepaid
(c) the firm is owed for electricity
® oe 00 4! 4o o00- (D) the amount was paid in electricity
$ 46000
oe
(D) $126 000
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39,
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K. Antoine was charged $2 400 for electricity for the year. What figure would be recorded in the
statement of financial position if $2 700 was paid for the year?
@ 5,3 2700 - C40)
(©) $2700
@) $5100
of 15%,
A company declares a divi
‘What is the
shareholder who owns 1500 $1 ordinary shares?
$ 100 1SOOA ISB
$ 225
© $1500
(@) $1515
of te dividend warrant sent to the
Rose contributed $7 000 in cash and a motor vehicle worth $3 000 to a partnership. Rose’s
contribution to the partnership would be recorded in the journal as
(A) [Cash
Rose’s capital
(8) [Rose's capital
‘Cash
Motor vehicle
(D)
10.000
Motor vehicle
Cash
Mr Smith does not keep proper records
‘What is the closipg capital of the business?
7.000
10.000
3.000
7000
Uses his vehicle and building, worth $6 000 and $15 000 respectively, as part of his tux
Customers owe him $4,000. He withdrew $1 500 for personal use and owen nro usiness.
ith $10 000 He
He
wed suppliers $2 000.
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43,
Which of the following items would
be used to adjust the cash book balance
before preparing a bank reconciliation
statement?
(A) Direct transfers and dishonoured
cheques
®B) Direct transfers and bank
fodgements
(©) Dishonoured cheques and
unpresented cheques
(D) _ Bank lodgements and unpresented
cheques
Elvin starts his bank reconciliation
statement with the bank statement balance.
How would unpresented cheques be treated?
‘Added to the baiance
GD Subtracted from the balance
(C)__ Has no effect on the balance
(D) Doubled and then added to the
balance.
In preparing its final accounts, a business
omitted to include returns inwards. Which
of the following items will be affected by
this omission?
I. Netsales
Il. Net purchases
Ill, Gross profit/loss
Tond B only
Tand III only
(©) Mand itt only
(@) = 1, Mand tt
45,
47,
Mr Ram, a shoemaker, bought a motor
van for $11 000 cash. In recording this
transaction he should
@) creash; Dr motor van account
“B) —Drcash; Cr motor van account
(©) Crash; Dr purchases account
() —_Drcash; Cr purchases account
An article is subject to a 20% trade
discount. Its list price is $600. What is its
sale price? “aoe? - lo cd
$480
@
) $580
(D) $720
$120
Items 47 and 48 refer to the following
information.
P. George buys $120 of inventory from
T. Singh on credit. The terms of payment
are 5%, 30 days.
If P, George pays in 12 days time, how
much should he pay?
A 36 noxs Za!)
@) $60
suid
(D) = $120
The double entry for recording the credit
transaction in T. Singh’s accounting books
(A) debit purchases
credit P. George
(B) debit purchases
credit T. Singh
(©) debit sales
eredit P. George
debit P. George
credit sales
An oxen tur evr DARE-16-
Items 49 and 50 refer to following information.
Aand B Partnership reports the following year-end results.
Net profit b/d
Interest on drawings A 1000,
B 1500
si
Interest on capital A 3.000
B 4000 000
Share of remaining profit A(75%) —_?
BQ5%) 3.873 ail qgaie _{S=
ate
48. What is the share of remaining profil received by A?
wie 2673 <2
(D) $15.619
50, Whatisthe net prot ba? O2VB - \suh
(A) $ 992 [ol
St3 492
$29 992
$33 865
Is 492 a
TUS
117 000-
B42. oT
ae LD
Ga
©)51.
ile
A trade receivable is unable to pay their
outstanding debt of $450. However, an
agreement was made that they would pay
$0.30 on every dollar owed. How will
this payment be recorded?
svable $135 ¢SDXO D =\25°
(A) Debit rece’
Credit cash $135
Debit casli $135
Credit receivable $135
(©) Debit receivable $450
Credit cash $450
(D) _ Debit cash $450
Credit receivable $450
Item referstothe followinginformation. $4.
Bank Account
$
Balanceb/d 20000] Purchases 15 00
~ uy
Sales 2008 |Balance ld?
22000
‘What is the closing balance of the bank
account?
(A) $2000
(B) $3.00
$5000
(Dy) $7000
‘Item 52 refers to the following information.
3
Prime cost Z 50.000
Factory overhead 25 000
‘Opening workin progress_| 10 000
Closing work in progres 5000
‘The TOTAL cost of goods manufactured
$55,000
$60 000
$80 000
$90 000
©
A vehicle costing $80 000 is expected to
depreciate ata rate of 10% per year. What
is the total depreciation on the vehicle after
3 years using the straight line ney
$ 8000 ¥DOLOX!D.
(So
A
(B) $16. 000 —' 3
$24 000 =RO00%
(Dy $42,000
: SOCOO+950Wt,
OO-600)
Item 55 refers to the following information
for KD Ltd.
3
‘Opening capital 3.000
Drawings 300
Net loss 1500
What is the closing capital of KD Ltd?
@® s1000 30D0-S0O i S00
(B) $2000
(C) $4000
(D) $5,000
Portap bought inventory for $500 on
credit. In which book of prime entry will
this be recorded?
(A) Cash book
(B) Sales journal
(QA, General journal
> Purchases journal
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$7. Karen and Garth, partners in a business, share profits and losses in the ratio 2:1. What is their
respective share if the business makes a net profit of $3 600? 2)%
Karen $2.400 : Garth $1 200 Blo dD x
) Karen $1 800 : Garth $1 800
(©) Karen $1 200 : Garth $2 400 Z2(00* 3
() Karen $1 200: Garth $1 200
‘V & R are partners who share profit anc losses in the ratio 30% : 70% . Below are the partners”
g
balances at the end of the year.
v R TOTAL
CAPITAL, $30 000 540.000 $70 000
DRAWING $ 2.000 $ 1.000 $ 3.000
Net profit including interest on drawings and capital $20 000
NOTE: V & R pays interest on drawings and capital at 2% and 5% respectively.
‘What are the interest on drawings paid by V & R at the end of the year?
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Items 59 and 60 refer to the following information from the records of LT Ltd.
s
Sales 45 000
Purchases 10.000
Closing Inventory:
FIFO 5.000
LIFO valuation 21 000
‘AVCO valuation 3.000
‘The gross profit under FIFO is S000 a SpodoO
(A) $35.000 DOOD-SD OU=
(B) $37 100
$38 000
()_) 840 000
remem arp = TOO HSODY
(BY $37 100
$38 000
$40 000
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