Accounts Preparation I – Answers to Sample Assessment

Section 1

Task 1.1

Fixed assets register

Description / Acquisition date / Cost
£ / Depreciation £ / Net book value £ / Funding method / Disposal proceeds / Disposal date
Computer equipment
Server main office / 30/09/X7 / 2800.00 / Cash
Year end 31/03/X8 / 840.00 / 1960.00
Year end 31/03/X9 / 840.00 / 1120.00
Year end 31/03/X0 / 840.00 / 280.00
HP printer
65438LKR / 28/03/X0 / 775.00 / Cash
Year end 31/03/X0 / 232.50 / 542.50
Motor Vehicles
AB 08 DRF / 01/04/X7 / 12000.00 / Cash
Year end 31/03/X8 / 3000.00 / 9000.00
Year end 31/03/X9 / 2250.00 / 6750.00
Year end 31/03/X0 / - / - / 5500.00 / 15/03/X0
AB 07 FRP / 31/01/X9 / 9,600.00 / Part-exchange /
Year end 31/03/X9 / 2400.00 / 7200.00 /
Year end 31/03/X0 / 1800.00 / 5400.00 /


Task 1.2

(a) and (b)

Vehicles at cost

Balance b/d / 10000 /

Balance c/d

/ 14000

Bank

/ 4000
14000 / 14000

Vehicles accumulated depreciation

Balance c/d / 3625 /

Balance b/d

/ 3000
/

Depreciation charge

/ 625
3625 / 3625

Depreciation charge

Balance b/d / 1000 /

Profit and loss account

/ 1625

Vehicles accumulated depreciation

/ 625
1625 / 1625

(c) New vehicle purchases should be authorised by a partner of the business.


Section 2 – Extending the trial balance using accounting adjustments

Task 2.1

(a)

Administration expenses

£ / £

Bank

/ 6190 /

Balance b/d

/ 790
/

Balance c/d

/ 1200
/

Profit and loss account

/ 4200
6190 / 6190

(b)

Selling expenses

£ / £

1/4

/

Bal b/d

/
375
/

31/3

/

Profit and loss account

/ 9100

31/3

/

Bank

/
7900
/ /

31/3

/

Bal c/d

/ 825 / /
9100 / 9100

(c)

Extract from trial balance as at 31 March 20X1.

Account / £ / £ Dr / £ Cr
Accruals / 825
Capital / 6000 / 6000
Depreciation charge / 850 / 850
Drawings / 11000 / 11000
Interest received / 70 / 70
Machinery at cost / 5600 / 5600
Machinery accumulated depreciation / 4200 / 4200
Prepayments / 1200
Task 2.2

(a)

Journal

Dr
£ / Cr
£

Irrecoverable debts

/ 192
Sales ledger control account / 192

(b)

Journal

Dr
£ / Cr
£

Loan

/ 1300
Suspense / 1300

(c)

Journal

Dr
£ / Cr
£

Closing stock – balance sheet

/ 18225
Closing stock – profit and loss account / 18225

(d)

Journal

Dr
£ / Cr
£

VAT

/ 175

Suspense

/ 175

VAT

/ 175
Suspense / 175


Task 2.2 (alternative)

(a)

Ledger balances / Adjustments
Dr
£ / Cr
£ / Dr
£ / Cr
£

Allowance for doubtful debts

/ 365

Bank

/ 4300 / 1300
Closing stock – balance sheet / 18225

Closing stock – P&L account

/ 18225
Depreciation charge

Irrecoverable debts

/ 192

Loan

/ 4000

Loan interest

/ 240
Plant and machinery – accumulated depreciation / 22000
Sales / 210000
Sales ledger control account / 24500 / 175 / 192
Suspense / 1125 / 1300 / 175
VAT / 5600
(b)
Account / Dr / Cr
Profit and loss account / a
Loan interest / a
Transfer of loan interest for year ended 31 March 20X1 to profit and loss account
Task 2.3

Extended trial balance

Ledger account / Ledger balances / Adjustments / Profit and loss account / Balance sheet
£ Dr / £ Cr / £ Dr / £ Cr / £ Dr / £ Cr / £ Dr / £ Cr
Allowance for doubtful debts / 1300 / 300 / 1000
Allowance for doubtful debts adjustment / 300 / 300
Bank / 28380 / 500 / 27880
Capital / 4530 / 4530
Closing stock / 30000 / 30000 / 30000 / 30000
Depreciation charge / 15500 / 15500
Office expenses / 69550 / 500 / 69050
Opening stock / 26000 / 26000
Payroll expenses / 31150 / 150 / 31000
Purchases / 188000 / 900 / 188900
Purchases ledger control account / 29900 / 29900
Sales / 436000 / 436000
Sales ledger control account / 36000 / 36000
Selling expenses / 67000 / 67000
Suspense / 250 / 1150 / 900
VAT / 9800 / 9800
Vehicles at cost / 62000 / 62000
Vehicles accumulated depreciation / 26300 / 15500 / 41800

Net profit

/ 68850 / 68850
508080 / 508080 / 47850 / 47850 / 466300 / 466300 / 155880 / 155880


Task 2.4

Adjustment / Amount £ / Debit / Credit
Adjustment for 1 / 62 / a
Adjustment for 2 / 90 / a
Adjustment for 4 / 3200 / a


Task 2.5

·  Show how much each individual supplier is owed

Accounts Preparation I (Level 3) – Answers to Practice Questions

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