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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statementsOct/Nov 2021Paper 2 Q320 Marks

On 31 July 2021 the following information was provided by KA Limited, a manufacturer of garden tools. Inventory 1 August 2020 Raw materials $5820 Work in progress $1750 Finished goods $12360 Purchases Raw materials $34200 Finished goods $3900 Carriage on purchases Raw materials $410 Finished goods $80 Direct wages $67200 Indirect factory wages $24000 Factory machinery at cost $47000 Provision for depreciation of factory machinery $11000 Factory general overheads $16400 Rates $5300 Inventory 31 July 2021 Raw materials $6030 Work in progress $2780 Finished goods $10340 Revenue $223000 Additional information 1 On 31 July 2021 rates, $500, were prepaid. Rates are to be apportioned 75% factory, 25% office. 2 On 31 July 2021 factory general overheads, $230, were accrued. 3 Factory machinery is to be depreciated at 20% per annum using the reducing balance method. DH Limited, a customer of KA Limited, has been declared bankrupt. A debt of $350 was owing to KA Limited. This is to be written off. KA Limited maintains a provision for doubtful debts.

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About This O-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This structured question tests Preparation of financial statements in O-Level Accounting (syllabus code 7707). It is worth 20 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Accounting Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2.

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