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O-LevelAccountingAccounting procedures7707/22 · May/June 2013 · Q311 Marks

The following is an extract from David’s wages book for January 2013. Wages book Employee Number Gross pay $ Tax $ Employee’s Social Security Contributions $ Employer’s Social Security Contributions $ Charitable Donations $ Net pay $ 001 2200 440 132 198 – ? 002 2600 520 156 234 25 ? Total 4800 960 288 432 25 ? REQUIRED

  1. (a)Calculate the net pay for: Employee 001 Employee 002[5]
  2. (b)Calculate the total wages cost.[3]
  3. (c)State two methods used for recording hours worked.[2]
  4. (d)Explain a non-statutory deduction.[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2013). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] Employee 001 Tax ($440)
  2. [1] Employee 001 Employee's social security contributions ($132)
  3. [1] Employee 002 Tax ($520)
  4. [1] Employee 002 Employee's social security contributions ($156)
  5. [1] Employee 002 Charitable donations ($25)
  6. [1] Total gross pay $4800
  7. [1] Employer's social security contributions $432
  8. [1] Total cost $5232
  9. [1] Timesheets
  10. [1] Clock cards
  11. [1] Swipe cards/used with a computer system
  12. [max 2]
  13. [1] An employee may choose to have voluntary deductions from gross pay.
  14. [1] Not required by law
  15. [1] Not mandatory/compulsory
  16. [1] Employee pays by choice/willingly
  17. [max 1]

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About this question

Topic
Accounting procedures, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Structured question, 11 marks.
Source
O-Level Accounting, May/June 2013 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 3.

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