Assignment 2
Assignment 2
Assignment 2
Instructions
1. All assignments must be typed using New Times Roman font size 12, 1.5 line spaced,
referenced using 6th Edition APA Guidelines, justified both sides, include a standardized
cover page and uploaded as a SINGLE PDF file.
2. It is the responsibility of the student to upload their assignments in time to avoid
inconveniences due to internet failure, system failure, power outages or any other
unforeseen circumstances. NO submission extensions will be granted by the Department
after the deadline.
3. All queries for this assignment must be directed to the Course Leader whose contact
details are on the List of Course Leaders available on MyVista.
4. Plagiarism is a serious academic offence. Credit will be given for well written and
referenced assignments. Please refer to the Tutorial Letter and other resources for more
information on academic writing.
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
Question 1
The comparative statements of financial position of Mr. Moosani show the following information:
2021 2020
Cash 5200 41400
Accounts Receivable 31700 21500
Inventory 25000 19400
Investments - 16900
Furniture 80000 64000
Equipment 86000 43000
Total 227900 206200
Delta Company uses a periodic inventory system. The beginning balance of inventory and
purchases made by the company during the month of July 2016 are given below:
Required: Compute inventory on July 31, 2016, and cost of goods sold for the month of July using
following inventory costing methods:
(i) Gross Profit Ratio (ii) Inventory Turnover Ratio (iii) Current Ratio (iv) Liquid Ratio (v) Net
Profit Ratio (10 marks)
Question 3
(i) What is the difference between bad debts, provisions for bad-debts and bad debts
recovered? (6 marks)
(ii) What are liquidity ratios? Explain the importance of current and liquid ratio. (10
marks)
(iii) Distinguish between ordinary shares and prefers shares (5 marks)
(iv) What are debentures? (2 marks)
(v) Define a dividend (2 marks)