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3371

Red Top Manufacturing Enterprise produces plastic bowls. The information relating to its operations for the year ended 31st December 2021 is as follows:  
Stocks                                                        01/01/2021                              31/12/2021  
                                                                          #                                            #  
Raw materials                                             140,000                                  220,000  
Work-in-progress                                        260,000                                  340,000  
Finished goods                                           550,000  

Sales                                                                                                        4,550,000  
Purchase of raw materials                                                                        1,489,000  
Direct wages                                                                                             850,000  
Royalties                                                                                                   77,000  
Discounts allowed                                                                                     92,000  
Factory fuel                                                                                              660,000  
Administrative expenses                                                                           44,000
Electricity                                                                                                   64,000  
Maintenance                                                                                              48,000
Selling and distribution expenses                                                              33,000
Additional Information:  
(i) 75% of electricity and maintenance costs are apportioned to the factory,  
(ii) 60,000 units were produced and transferred to the trading account at a market value of # 55 per unit  
You are required to prepare Manufacturing, Trading, Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December 2021.   

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3372

Wale started business on 1st January 2022 with D 100,000 as capital and kept few records.  
His assets and liabilities as at 31st December 2022 were as follows:  

                                    D

Premises                280,000  
Loan                       150,000  
Stock                      62,000  
Debtors                    4,800  
Creditors               13,200  
Bank                      12,400  
Wale withdrew D 17,300 cash for his personal use and deposited an additional cash of D 8,000 into the business account.  
You are required to:  
(a) Calculate the Closing Capital;  
(b) Prepare Statement of Net Profit for the year ended 31st December 2022;  
(c) Prepare the Balance Sheet as at that date.  

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3373

The Receipts and Payments Account of Queens Social Club for the year ended 31st December 2021 is as follows:  
Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st December 2021

   $    $
 Balance b/d  20,000  Expenses on diner  105,000
 Subscriptions  280,000  Donations to hospital  190,000
 Bat sales  221,400  Affiliation fees  6,000
Donations  50,000  Bar supplies  140,000
 End of the year dinner  170,000  General expenses  183,000
     Club equipment  24,000
     Bar expenses  71,000
     Balance c/d  24,400
   743,400    743,400
 Balance b/d  24,400    

 

Additional information:  
                                                                                       1/1/2021  
                                                                                             $  
Club equipment (cost $ 50,000)                                      45,000  
Bar stocks                                                                         6,000  
Subscriptions  
In arrears                                                                         30,000  
In advance                                                                       50,000  
Creditors for bar supplies                                                15,000    
Furniture and fittings                                                        28,000


Provide depreciation of 10% on cost for club's equipment. You are required to prepare  
(a) Statement of Affairs as at 1/1/2021;  
(b) Bar Trading Account for the year ended 31/12/2021; (c) Subscriptions Account for the year;  
(d) Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31/12/2021.  

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3374

The following statements relate to Peter Associates for the year ended 31st December 2021:  
Trading, Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December 2021

   Le    Le
     Opening stock  110,500  Sales  1,040,000
 Add: Purchase  545,250    
   655,750    
 Add: Carriiage inward  184,250    
   840,000    
 Less: Closing stock  140,000    
   700,000    
 Gross profit c/d  340,000    
   1,040,000    1,040,000
Expenses:    Gross profit b/d  340,000
 General expenses  50,000    
 Bad Debt  50,000    
 Salaries  100,000    
 Net Profit  140,000    
   340,000    340,000

 

 

Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2021

   Le  Le    Le  Le
 Financed by:      Fixed Asset    190,000
 Ordinary share Capital    200,000  Current Asset:    
 General reserves    20,000  Stock  140,000   
 Profit    140,000   Debtors  50,000  
       Bank  30,000  220,000
 Current liability:          
 Bank overdraft  30,000        
 Trade creditors  20,000  50,000      

                                           410,000                                        410,000           

  You are required to calculate:

(a) Returns on shareholder's funds;

(b) Acid test ratio;

(c) Net profit margin

(d) Working capital ratio;

(e) Stock turnover ratio.

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3375

The directors of Olu Ltd. recommended a dividend of 10% on 1,000,000 ordinary share capital of GH¢ 2.00 each. The amount of dividend declared is

  • A. GH¢ 10,000
  • B. GH¢ 200,000
  • C. GH¢ 100,000
  • D. GH¢ 20,000
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