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Q. The following information relates to Country Sports Club for the year ended 31.3.2020. You are

required to prepare the Receipts and Payment Account for the year ended 31.3.2020 and Balance Sheet

as on that date.

Expenditure Amount in

Rs.

Income Amount in

Rs.

To Salaries 3,36,000 By Subscriptions 8,40,000

To Repairs and Maintenance 88,000 By Receipts from Annual

Sports 3,25,000

Less Expenses for

Sports (2,75,000) 50,000

To Ground Upkeep 1,66,500

To Electricity charges 82,600

To Sports Materials used 1,48,000

To Printing and Stationery 42,200 By entrance fees 1,80,000

To Groundsman Wages 80,000 By interest on 10% Govt.

Bonds

12,000

To Depreciation 1,36,000 By Rent on Hire of Club

Ground

84,000

To Prizes Distributed

(Net of Fund Income) 4,000

By Profit on Sale of Sports

Materials 10,500

By Sale of old Newspaper 3,500

To Surplus Carried to Capital

Fund 96,700

Grand Total 11,80,000 11,80,000

Additional Information:

(a)

Particulars Balances as on

1.4.2019

Balances as on

31.3.2020

Fixed Assets (Net Block) 6,36,000 7,20,000

Stock of Sports Materials 1,24,000 1,38,000

Investments in 10% Govt. Bonds 1,20,000 1,20,000

Subscriptions Received in Advance 64,000 72,000

Outstanding Subscriptions 1,24,000 88,000

Outstanding Repairs Expenses 13,500 24,500

Creditors for Sports Materials 78,600 62,500

Salary paid in Advance 32,000 28,000

Prize Fund 2,40,000 2,40,000

Prize Fund Investments 2,36,000 2,36,000

Bank Balance 54,500 ?

(b) During the year, the club purchased Sports Materials of Rs. 1,80,000 out of which 75% was

Credit Purchase.

(c) 25% of the entrance fees is to be capitalized.

(d) Interest on Govt. Bond is received half yearly on 30th June and 31st Dec. each year.

(e) Prize fund income earned during the year Rs. 36,000 and Prizes distributed during the year

Rs. 40,000.



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Question

Cara Suite Hotels Co operates a chain of 18 hotels located across the country. Each hotel has bedrooms, a restaurant and leisure club facilities. Most visitors to the restaurant and leisure club are hotel guests; however, these facilities are open to the public as well. Hotel guests generally charge any costs to their room but other visitors must make payment directly to the hotel staff. During the year, senior management noticed an increased level of cash discrepancies and inventory discrepancies, and they suspect that some employees have been stealing cash and goods from the hotels. They are keen to prevent this from reoccurring and are considering establishing an internal audit department to undertake a fraud  investigation. 

 Required:                                                                                                                                                     a.  What is Internal Auditing and  

b.  State what are the roles and responsibilities of Internal Auditor.

c.  Describe the limitations of Cara Suite Hotels Co establishing and maintaining an internal audit department.   

d. What are some of the internal controls needed by the Internal Auditing Team.



In a business combination, is it possible to acquire control to another entity/company without giving any consideration? If yes, how come it is possible?


Double Quality company’s direct wages is 60% of its total conversion costs. If manufacturing overheads is $60 000 and if direct materials are $28 000. The total prime cost is?


On 31 December 2017, Betty Trading showed the following details of accounts: On 1 January 2016, Betty purchased motor vehicle (A), RM30,500 by cash. On 1 January 2017, Betty bought another motor vehicle (B) RM22,000 by cheque. The company uses the straight line method at the rate of 10% per annum on cost in order to depreciate their non- current assets. On 31 December 2018, motor vehicle (A), which was bought on 1 January 2016 was sold cash for RM19,500. a) You are required to prepare the ledger accounts as follows for 2016, 2017 and 2018: i) Motor vehicle account [5 marks] ii) Accumulated Provision for depreciation motor vehicle account [7 marks] b) Prepare motor vehicle disposal account [5 marks] c) Identify THREE (3) causes of depreciation on the non-current assets.


The market price of the ordinary shares at 31 December 2020 was Rs1.60. The dividend yield on ordinary shares was 2 per cent. The creditor for taxation at 31 December 2019 was Rs25 000. Taxation paid in the year ended 31 December 2020 amounted to Rs22 000. The liability for taxation on the profit of the year ended 31 December 2020 is Rs31 000 and is carried forward on the Taxation account. The retained profit for the year ended 31 December 2020 was Rs60 000. The debentures were issued in 2016. The preference shares were issued at par.


The summarized Balance Sheet at 31 December 2020 of Iqra Ltd was as: Fixed assets 2550000, Net current assets 950000, 6% debentures 2019/2020 150000, Ordinary shares of Rs1, 2500000, 10% redeemable preference shares of Rs1, 300000, Share Premium account 200000 Profit and Loss Account 350000.


REQUIRED Prepare IqraLtd’s Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 2020 in as much detail as possible. The Profit and Loss Account should commence with the operating profit.



 treasurer of MMU Accountants’ Club has produced the following receipts and payments 

account for the year ended 31st December 2018.

Receipts Kes Payments Kes

Balance at bank 1 January 2018 195,000 Payments for refreshment supplies 216,000

Subscriptions received 2,253,000 Wages of attendants and cleaners 1,570,000

Profits from dances 205,800 Rent of building 435,000

Profit on exhibition 44,500 New equipment bought 910,000

Sales of Refreshments 814,500 Traveling expenses of teams 95,000

Sale of equipment 17,000 Balance at bank 31st December 2018 303,800

3,529,800 3,529,800

Additional information:

(i) Refreshment stocks were valued: 31st December 2017 Kes 34,000; 31st December 2018 

Kes 46,000. Owing for refreshment stocks on these dates were Kes 5,000 and Kes 78,000 

respectively.

(ii) On 1st January 2018, the club’s equipment was valued at Kes 1,620,000. Included in this 

figure, valued at Kes 21,000, was the equipment sold during the year for Kes 17,000. 

(iii) The amount to be charged for depreciation of equipment for the year is Kes 260,000. The 

club’s policy is not to charge depreciation on equipment on the year of disposal.

(iv) Subscriptions owing by members at 31st December 2018 Kes 31,500; at 31st December 

2018 Kes 43,000

(v) Kes 234,000 of the wages expenses and 10% of the rent expenses relate to the 

refreshment account

Required:

i) Refreshment income statement for the year ended 31st December 2018 (4 marks)

ii) Income and Expenditure statement (statement of comprehensive income) for the year 

ended 31st December 2018 (9 marks)

iii) Statement of financial position as at 31st December 2018 (7 mar


QUESTION ONE (THIRTY MARKS)

a) The following information relates to the Motor Vehicle account of Ayieye & Associates:

Asset Date 

purchased 

Amount 

(Kes)

Estimated 

Useful life

Residual 

Value (Kes)

Date of 

disposal

Proceeds from 

Disposal (Kes)

KAA 111A 01:04:2015 775,000 5 years 380,000 01:07:2018 450,000

KBB 222B 01:10:2016 900,000 5 years 550,000

KCC 333C 01:01:2018 1,500,000 5 years 900,000

Additional information:

i) The company uses the straight line method in providing for depreciation and its policy is 

to charge a full year’s depreciation on its assets in the year of purchase and not in the 

year of disposal.

ii) The financial year end of the company is to 31st December

Required:

i) Determine the profit or loss on the disposal of KAA 111A (2 marks)

ii) Prepare the Provision for depreciation accounts for the years 2015 – 2018 (6 marks)

iii) Show the Motor vehicle account For the years 2015 – 2018 (5 marks)

iv) Show the Motor vehicle disposals account for the year 2018 (2 marks)