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FA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q5c – Profitability vs Liquidity Ratios

Explain the difference between profitability and liquidity ratios and provide two examples of each.

Accounting ratios cover a wide array of ratios that are used by accountants and act as different indicators that measure profitability, liquidity, and potential financial distress in a company’s financials.

Required:

Differentiate between profitability ratios and liquidity ratios and give TWO examples each.

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  • 10 Marks

FA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q5a – Inventory Loss and Statement of Profit or Loss

Compute inventory loss due to fire and prepare a statement of profit or loss for a sole trader.

Mawulolo Enterprise is a retail business that prepares its accounts on 31 March each year. The business maintains a standard gross profit margin of 30% on sales.

The following financial information was extracted from its records as at 31 March 2024:

Item GH¢
Inventory at 1 April 2023 254,000
Operating Expenses 378,000
Finance Cost 58,000
Purchases 1,306,000
Sales 1,900,000
Inventory in good standing at 31 March 2024 192,000

On 31 March 2024, a fire outbreak in the warehouse destroyed some of the inventory records and goods.

The tax charge for the year is estimated at GH¢30,000.

Required:

i)Calculate the amount of inventory lost.

ii) Prepare the Statement of Profit or Loss for the year ended 31 March 2024

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  • 20 Marks

FA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q4- Preparation of Financial Statements for a Sole Trader

Prepare the Statement of Profit or Loss and Statement of Financial Position for a sole trader from given financial data and adjustments.

The following list of assets, liabilities, and equity as at 30 June 2023 was extracted from the books of Akuorkor, a sole trader:

Trial Balance as at 30 June 2023

Item GH¢
Plant and equipment – cost 100,000
Accumulated depreciation – Plant & Equipment 36,000
Office fixtures – cost 25,000
Accumulated depreciation – Office Fixtures 2,500
Inventory 15,250
Trade receivables and prepayments 17,500
Trade payables and accrued expenses 8,800
Bank overdraft 4,425
Loan (10% interest per annum) 47,500
Capital 58,525

Summary of Receipts and Payments for the Year Ended 30 June 2024

Receipts GH¢
Capital introduced 11,000
Cash from customers 213,750
Total Receipts 224,750
Payments GH¢
Cash drawings (Note 5) 11,225
Loan repayments (Note 7) 10,000
Payment to suppliers 87,800
Rent 11,000
Wages 45,000
Office expenses 6,250
Total Payments 171,275

Additional Information:

  1. Closing inventory on 30 June 2024 was GH¢13,925.
  2. Depreciation policies:
    • Plant & Equipment: 20% per annum reducing balance.
    • Office Equipment: 10% per annum on cost.
    • Fixtures & Fittings: Straight-line method over 4 years with a full year’s charge in the year of acquisition.
  3. GH¢2,500 worth of fixtures & fittings was introduced into the business.
  4. Prepayments and accrued expenses as at 30 June 2023:
    • Rent paid in advance: GH¢1,250
    • Accrued wages: GH¢2,150
  5. Cash drawings included:
    • Wages: GH¢3,375
    • Payments to suppliers: GH¢2,100
    • Advertising leaflets: GH¢1,300 (Half not yet distributed).
  6. Bank balance per statement: GH¢53,350 after adjusting for unpresented cheques.
  7. Loan repayments include GH¢4,750 in interest payments.
  8. Assets and liabilities as at 30 June 2024:
    • Rent paid in advance: GH¢1,350
    • Accrued wages: GH¢2,625
    • Amounts due to suppliers: GH¢6,100
    • Amounts due from customers: GH¢11,150
  9. Major customer went into liquidation owing GH¢8,000; only 20% recoverable.

Required:

Prepare:
i) Statement of Profit or Loss for Akuorkor for the year ended 30 June 2024. 
ii) Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2024.

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  • 10 Marks

FA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q3b – Bank Reconciliation

Prepare an adjusted cash book and reconcile it with the bank statement balance.

The cash book of Lawra Ltd as at 31 December 2023 shows a balance of GH¢36,900, which does not match the bank statement balance of GH¢41,100. Investigation revealed the following discrepancies:

  1. Cheques received of GH¢104,000, GH¢10,000, and GH¢24,900 were still in the business drawer.

  2. Standing orders for electricity charges (GH¢2,400) and insurance (GH¢3,600) were paid by the bank but not recorded in the cash book.

  3. The bank charged GH¢300 for a cheque book issued to Lawra Ltd.

  4. The bank incorrectly debited GH¢9,910 to Lawra Ltd’s account, which was intended for another customer.

  5. A credit transfer of GH¢10,000 was received but not recorded in the cash book.

  6. A cheque for GH¢140,000 drawn by Lawra Ltd was correctly recorded in the cash book but was debited as GH¢14,000 by the bank.

  7. The following cheques, paid in November 2023, remained unpresented:

    Cheque Number Amount (GH¢)
    0000111 4,000
    0000117 10,000
    0000120 9,310

Required:

i) Prepare the adjusted cash book for Lawra Ltd as at 31 December 2023.

ii) Prepare a bank reconciliation statement reconciling the adjusted cash book balance to the bank statement balance.  

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  • 5 Marks

FA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q2b – Allowance for Receivables and Irrecoverable Debt

Prepare the allowance for receivables and irrecoverable debt expense accounts for a financial period.

At 1 August 2023, the balance on the allowance for receivables account was GH¢12,600.

At 31 August 2023, the company’s management decided that the revised balance should be 10% of the month-end accounts receivable.

Required:

Prepare the Allowance for Receivables and Irrecoverable Debt Expense accounts, showing the necessary entries for the financial period ending 31 August 2023.

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  • 15 Marks

FA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q1 – Partnership Financial Statements

Prepare the profit or loss and appropriation account and financial position statement for a partnership at retirement and admission of partners.

Atsu, Baba, and Chawe are in partnership, providing management services, sharing profits in the ratio 5:3:2 after charging annual salaries of GH¢18,000 each. Current accounts are not maintained. On 30 June 2024, Atsu retired.

Dua was admitted on 1 July 2024 to the partnership and is entitled to 30% of the profits of the current partnership, with the balance being shared equally between Baba and Chawe.

The previous partnership trial balance as of 30 June 2024 was as follows:

Description GH¢ GH¢
Capital accounts – Atsu 12,519
Capital accounts – Baba 65,844
Capital accounts – Chawe 33,618
Trade receivables 138,615
Inventories at 1 July 2023 6,000
Operating expenses 419,166
Investment 300
Bank overdraft 33,510
Trade payables 52,218
Revenue 565,296
Total 663,543 663,543

Additional Information:

  1. Inventory remains at GH¢6,000.
  2. Full provision is required for an irrecoverable debt of GH¢3,450.
  3. Adjustments agreed by partners:
    • The investment is to be included at GH¢4,500.
    • Goodwill, which remains in the books, is valued at GH¢72,000.
  4. On 1 July 2024, GH¢30,000 due to Atsu was transferred to Dua. The balance due to Atsu is to be repaid over three years, commencing on 1 July 2024.
  5. Dua introduced cash of GH¢22,500 to the partnership.

Required:
i) Prepare the statement of profit or loss and appropriation account of the previous partnership for the year ended 30 June 2024 and a statement of financial position at that date. (9 marks)
ii) Prepare the statement of financial position for the current partnership as of 1 July 2024. (6 marks)

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  • 15 Marks

FA – May 2012 – L1 – SB – Q6 – Financial Statements Preparation

Prepare Statements of Affairs for two years and calculate opening capital, net worth, and profit.

Fortward Geso Trading Store maintained a single-entry system. The following information was extracted from the records:

Year Ended 31 December 2011 31 December 2010
Accrued expenses 10,000 —
Accounts receivable 196,000 130,000
Prepaid expenses — 16,000
Bank balances (40,000) 200,000
Investment 500,000 —
Cash balance 366,000 106,000
Accounts payable 74,000 90,000
Land and buildings 1,500,000 1,500,000
Delivery van 260,000 260,000
Inventories 190,000 74,000
Loan from bank 300,000 300,000

The following additional information was also made available in respect of the 2011 accounting year:
(i) Provision for doubtful debts should be made for N3,000.
(ii) Depreciation is to be provided on book value as follows:
(a) Land and buildings 5%
(b) Delivery van 10%
(iii) Additional capital of N250,000 was introduced into the business during the year.
(iv) The owner of the store withdrew a total sum of N20,000 during the year.

You are required to:
Prepare the Statements of Affairs of Fortward Geso Trading Stores for the two years to show:
(a) The opening capital (6 Marks)
(b) Net worth of the business (6 Marks)
(c) Profit (3 Marks)

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  • 20 Marks

FA – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q2 -Accounting Concepts (e.g., Going Concern, Accruals, Materiality)

Explain accounting concepts, provide examples, and list users of financial statements.

a. Explain the term ‘accounting concepts’. (2 Marks)

b. With particular reference to the accounting treatments, explain the following accounting concepts:
i. Entity (2 Marks)
ii. Going concern (2 Marks)
iii. Accrual (2 Marks)
iv. Materiality and aggregation (2 Marks)
v. Consistency (2 Marks)

c. In accordance with IAS 1 – Presentation of Financial Statements, highlight six qualitative characteristics of general-purpose financial statements. (4 Marks)

d. Financial statements provide information to users, and each user’s information requirement is not always the same.

Required:
Using the table below and the example provided, list four users of financial statements and their information needs.

S/N Users Information Needs
1 Employees Wage negotiation and determination of job security
2
3
4

(Total: 20 Marks)

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FA – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q1 – Financial Statements Preparation

Prepare the manufacturing account and the statement of profit or loss for a family business.

Sweetberry Manufacturing Company is a family business that produces and sells pure water in Lagos. In the year ended October 31, 2019, the following balances were extracted from the company’s ledger accounts:

Item N’000
Revenue 900,000
Raw materials purchased 180,000
Raw materials carriage expenses 8,000
Carriage outwards 4,000
Wages: Machine operators 184,800
Wages: Factory supervisors 45,000
Salary: Administrative staff 124,000
Salary: Sales and marketing staff 104,000
Distribution cost 4,000
Administration expenses 15,500
Rent and rates 58,000
Utility 6,000
Insurance 9,500
Sales promotion expenses 20,000
Discount received 6,000
Factory plant and machinery 72,000
Office equipment 20,000
Delivery van 36,000
Inventories as at Nov 01, 2018:
– Raw materials 34,000
– Work-in-progress 21,000
– Finished goods 40,000
Inventories as at Oct 31, 2019:
– Raw materials 29,000
– Work-in-progress 32,000
– Finished goods 50,000

The following information is also relevant for the preparation of the financial statements:

(i) Straight line depreciation policy at the following rates:

  • Factory plant and machinery: 10%
  • Office equipment: 10%
  • Delivery van: 20%

(ii) General expenses are to be apportioned as follows:

Expense Item Factory (%) Administration (%)
Rent and rates 80 20
Insurance and utility 75 25

(iii) Insurance prepaid amounted to N1.5 million

(iv) Accrued administration expenses amounted to N500,000

Required:

Using the vertical format, prepare the manufacturing account and the statement of profit or loss for the year ended October 31, 2019. (20 Marks)

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FA – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q20 – Bank Reconciliation

Determines the correct overdraft position after reconciling bank errors.

Bode’s cash book showed he had an overdraft of N20,300. A bank reconciliation, however, indicated that a standing order payment of N3,650 had been entered in the cash book twice, and that a returned customer’s cheque for N2,750 had been debited in the cash account.

What is Bode’s true overdraft position?
A. N12,150
B. N18,450
C. N19,400
D. N21,200
E. N22,150

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FA – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q19 – Trial Balance: Usefulness and Limitations

Identifies an error that would be discovered when extracting a trial balance.

Which of the following errors would be discovered by extracting a trial balance?
A. A transaction has been completely missed in the accounts
B. The double entries have been made the wrong way around
C. Different figures have been entered for the debit and credit entries
D. An expense item has been posted to a non-current asset account
E. A credit sale made to Joke Ventures was debited to Joke Enterprises account

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FA – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q18 – Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment (IAS 16)

Determines the correct journal entry for the credit purchase of property, plant, and equipment (PPE).

Which of the following journal entries correctly records the credit purchase of property, plant, and equipment (PPE)?

Account to be Debited Account to be Credited
A. PPE register Purchases ledger control
B. Purchase ledger control PPE
C. Bank PPE
D. PPE Supplier of PPE
E. PPE PPE disposal

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FA – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q17 – Control Accounts

Identifies items recorded on the credit side of a receivables ledger control account.

Which of the following would be on the credit side of the receivables ledger control account?

I. Cash received
II. Irrecoverable debts
III. Discount allowed
IV. Sales

A. I, II, and III
B. I, III, and IV
C. II and IV
D. I and IV
E. I, II, III, and IV

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FA – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q16 – Correction of Errors

Identifies the correct journal entry to fix a sales/purchase misposting.

Jone Bosco has credit facility with a local trade supplier. A purchase invoice was credited to the supplier’s account and debited to the sales account.

Which of the following journal entries will correct the error?

Account to be Debited Account to be Credited
A. Sales Supplier
B. Sales Purchases
C. Sales Payables
D. Purchases Sales
E. Supplier Sales

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FA – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q15 – Recording Financial Transactions (Including Source Documents, Books of Prime Entry, and Cash Books)

Identifies the method of payment for regular fixed amounts through bank instructions.

Florence Ajade pays her professional subscription through instructions to her bank to make annual regular payments of a fixed amount from her current account. When the subscription increases, she issues revised instructions to the bank to reflect the new amount.

Which of the following methods of payment is she using?
A. Internet banking transfer
B. Standing order
C. Payable order
D. Direct credit
E. Standing bill of payment

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FA – Nov 2020 – L1 – SA – Q14 – Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment (IAS 16)

Identifies an item to be classified as capital expenditure.

Which of the following should be classified as capital expenditure?
A. Penalty paid to a supplier for late payment in respect of plant supplied
B. Interest payable on loan used exclusively for the production of self-constructed PPE
C. Staff training cost on the use of equipment
D. Legal fees on debt recovery
E. Bonuses to production operatives

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