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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements7707/22 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q220 Marks

East Town Decorators have two separate departments, paints and wallpapers. The following information is available, for the 3-month period ended 30 September 2018. | | | $ | | :---------------- | :------ | ---: | | Revenue | Paints | 12000| | | Wallpapers | 8000 | | Purchases | Paints | 2000 | | | Wallpapers | 2500 | | Inventory 1 July 2018 | Paints | 2300 | | | Wallpapers | 1800 | | Inventory 30 September 2018 | Paints | 3100 | | | Wallpapers | 1600 | | Direct wages | | 6000 | | Direct expenses | | 4800 | On inspection of the ledger the following errors were found. 1 The purchase of paint from PP Limited, $5100, had been posted to the ledgers as $1500. 2 Direct wages, $600, paid in cash had been credited to the direct wages account and debited to the cash account. 3 Direct expenses included the purchase of an office computer, $800. REQUIRED

  1. (a)Name the type of error in 1 to 3. 1 2.. 3...[3]
  2. (b)Prepare journal entries to correct errors 1 to 3. Narratives are not required. General Journal | | Debit () | Credit () | | :---- | --------: | ---------: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |[6]
  3. (c)The following additional information is available after the correction of all errors. 1 $4000 of direct wages relate to the paints department. 2 Direct expenses are apportioned to the paints department and wallpapers department in proportion to sales made. REQUIRED (c) Prepare the departmental trading account for the three months ended 30 September 2018 after the correction of all errors. Show the profit or loss for each department. East Town Decorators Departmental Trading Account for the 3 months ended 30 September 2018 | | Paints department ($) | Paints department () | Wallpapers department () | Wallpapers department ($) | | :---------------- | --------------------: | --------------------: | ------------------------: | ------------------------: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |[11]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] Error 1: Original entry
  2. [1] Error 2: Reversal
  3. [1] Error 3: Principle
  4. [1] General Journal: Debit Purchases $3600
  5. [1] General Journal: Credit PP Limited $3600
  6. [1] General Journal: Debit Direct wages $1200
  7. [1] General Journal: Credit Cash $1200
  8. [1] General Journal: Debit Office computer $800
  9. [1] General Journal: Credit Direct expenses $800
  10. [1] Purchases (Paints): $5600
  11. [1] Purchases (Wallpapers): $2500
  12. [1] Inventory 30 September 2018 (Paints): ($3100)
  13. [1] Inventory 30 September 2018 (Wallpapers): ($1600)
  14. [1] Cost of sales (Paints): ($4800)
  15. [1] Cost of sales (Wallpapers): ($2700)
  16. [1] Direct wages (Paints): $4000
  17. [1] Direct wages (Wallpapers): $3200
  18. [1] Direct expenses (Paints): $2400
  19. [1] Direct expenses (Wallpapers): $1600
  20. [1] Profit (Paints): $800
  21. [1] Profit (Wallpapers): $500

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Topic
Preparation of financial statements, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Structured question, 20 marks.
Source
O-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 2.

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