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O-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements7707/21 · May/June 2015 · Q540 Marks

The following balances were extracted from the books of Spiron Manufacturing on 30 April 2015. Factory machinery (cost) Office fixtures (cost) Provision for depreciation Factory machinery Office fixtures Purchases of raw materials Inventory at 1 May 2014 Raw materials Work in progress Finished goods Revenue Purchases of finished goods Factory managers' salaries Office wages and salaries Direct factory expenses Indirect factory expenses Factory wages Rent Insurance Marketing expenses Distribution costs Financial expenses Provision for doubtful debts Trade receivables Trade payables Bank Capital Drawings $ 80000 20000 60000 8000 85000 10150 15000 21200 310000 19000 32000 41900 5600 9800 47000 10000 8000 12400 9850 7650 400 23900 14350 7700 Dr 90000 16600 Additional information at 30 April 2015 1 Inventory was valued as follows: Raw materials Work in progress Finished goods $ 12750 16200 18700 2 Insurance and rent are to be apportioned 80% to the factory and 20% to the office. 3 Financial expenses owing were $850. 4 Marketing expenses of $600 were prepaid. 5 Depreciation is to be charged as follows: (i) Factory machinery at 25% per annum using the diminishing (reducing) balance method (ii) Office fixtures at 15% using the straight-line method. 6 A debt of $1900 was considered irrecoverable. A provision for doubtful debts is to be maintained at 5%. REQUIRED

  1. (a)Prepare the manufacturing account for the year ended 30 April 2015. Show clearly the prime cost and the cost of production. Spiron Manufacturing Manufacturing Account for the year ended 30 April 2015 $ $[13]
  2. (b)Prepare the income statement for the year ended 30 April 2015. Income Statement for the year ended 30 April 2015 $ $[15]
  3. (c)Prepare the statement of financial position at 30 April 2015. Statement of Financial Position at 30 April 2015 $ $ $[12]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2015). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] (a) Purchases of raw material 85000
  2. [1] Raw materials inventory 30 April 2015 (12750)
  3. [1] Cost of raw materials consumed 82400
  4. [1] Factory wages 47000
  5. [1] Direct expenses 5600
  6. [1] Prime cost 135000
  7. [1] Managers' salaries 32000
  8. [1] Indirect expenses 9800
  9. [1] Rent (80% of 10000) 8000
  10. [1] Insurance (80% of 8000) 6400
  11. [1] Depreciation – machinery 5000 (25% of (80000-60000))
  12. [1] Work in progress (16200-15000) (1200)
  13. [1] Cost of production 195000
  14. [1] (b) Transferred from manufacturing 195000
  15. [1] Purchases of finished goods 19000
  16. [1] Inventory of finished goods 30 April 2015 (18700)
  17. [1] Cost of sales 216500
  18. [1] Gross profit 93500
  19. [1] Office wages and salaries 41900
  20. [1] Rent (20% of 10000) 2000
  21. [1] Insurance (20% of 8000) 1600
  22. [2] Marketing (12400-600) 11800
  23. [1] Distribution expenses 9850
  24. [2] Financial expenses (7650+850) 8500
  25. [1] Bad debt 1900
  26. [1] Increase in provision for doubtful debts 700 (5% of (23900-1900)) - 400
  27. [1] Depreciation – office fixtures 3000 (15% of 20000)
  28. [1] Profit for the year 12250
  29. [1] (c) Non-current assets: Machinery Book value 15000 (80000-65000)
  30. [1] Office fixtures Book value 9000 (20000-11000)
  31. [2] Inventory: Raw materials 12750, Work in progress 16200, Finished goods 18700 (All three correct for 2 marks)
  32. [1] Trade receivables 22000 (23900-1900)
  33. [1] Less Provision for doubtful debts 1100 (5% of 22000)
  34. [1] Other receivables 600
  35. [1] Bank 7700
  36. [1] Capital 90000
  37. [1] Profit for the year 12250
  38. [1] Drawings (16600)
  39. [1] Trade payables 14350
  40. [1] Other payables 850

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Topic
Preparation of financial statements, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Structured question, 40 marks.
Source
O-Level Accounting, May/June 2015 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 5.

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