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ACT B212 Introduction to Accounting II

Assignment 1

Due date: 10 March 2023

Weighting: 20% of the total marks for this course

Coverage: Units 1 and 2

Important note

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Failure to upload an assignment to the OLE in the required format may result in the score for the assignment being adjusted to zero.

Question 1 (50 marks)

Lorraine and Kenny established a partnership to operate a nail salon and the related information is shown below.

20x2

2 Jan

The partnership was formed. Both partners agreed that     Kenny injected to the partnership $180,000 cash, a            building worth $600,000, and the partnership assumed      a liability of $300,000 for Kennys long-term loan             associated with the building. Lorraine contributed $120,000 cash, a vehicle of $50,000 and equipment worth $150,000 to the partnership.

31 Dec

During 20x2, the partnership earned a profit of $324,000   after tax. The partnership agreement specifies that income and losses are to be divided according to the ratio of          capital contributed by each partner after paying annual      salaries of $80,000 to Kenny and $60,000 to Lorraine, and allowing a 5% interest on beginning capital investments.

20x3

1 Jan

The partners decided to take in a new partner, Giselle. She invested $250,000 in the partnership for a 20% interest in the business.

Required:

a    Prepare journal entries to record the establishment of the partnership

on 2 January 20x2.                                                                    (8 marks)

b    Prepare the profit and loss appropriation account for the allocation

of income earned in 20x2 to each partner.                           (18 marks)

c    Determine the bonus to any old/new partner(s) when Giselle was

admitted on 1 January 20x3. Support your answers with detailed computations of the capital balances of each partner.          (6 marks)

d    Prepare journal entries to record the admission of Giselle into the

partnership on 1 January 20x3.                                               (4 marks)

e    State two reasons why bonus may exist when a new partner enters a

partnership.                                                                                (6 marks)

f    After a few years, the above partnership is being liquidated.

Giselles share of partnership losses exceeds her capital account

balance. Moreover, she is unable to meet the deficit from her

personal assets. It is agreed that the capital deficiency suffered by

Giselle will be equally shared by Lorraine and Kenny. Discuss and

explain whether this relieves Giselles liability.                    (8 marks)

Note: No explanations for journal entries are required.

Question 2 (25 marks)

a    State three advantages of operating a business in the form of a

limited

b    Prepare journal entries for the following transactions and events that

took place during the year 20x2. Explanations are not required. (19 marks)

Fat Fat Limited (‘FF’) is a company listed in Hong Kong and the

principal business is operating an online job-seeking platform. With

abundant cash on hand but with limited investment alternatives,

the Board of Directors of FF is considering (1) buying back its

shares from the market and/or (2) paying out more dividends to

shareholders. FF had 200,000 ordinary shares in issue at 1 January

20x2. FF has a financial year end on 31 December.

15 January

Declared a cash dividend of $0.5 per share; the date of record is 22 January.

29 January

Paid the cash dividend declared on 15 January

22 February

Paid $300,000 in cash to buy back 20,000 shares from the market

30 March

Declared a cash dividend of $0.65 per share; the date of record is 6 April.

13 April

Paid the cash dividend declared on 30 March

21 July

Declared a 25% share dividend to shareholders when the share price was quoted at $15 per share

15 August

Issued the share dividend declared on 21 July

21 October

Declared a cash dividend of $0.45 per share; the date of record is 29 October.

5 November

Paid the cash dividend declared on 21 October

Question 3 (25 marks)

Ace Ltd issued 12% bonds with a total face amount of $300,000 on 1    January 2022. Total cash proceeds of $315,227.08 were received by the company. The bonds mature in 2024 (three years). The market interest  rate at issuance was 10%. Interest is paid semi-annually on 30 June and

31 December.

Required:

a    Use the effective interest method to complete the amortisation table

for the issued bonds. Please round your answer to two decimal

points.                                                                                       (12 marks)

Period

Cash

interest

Interest expense

Premium

amortised

Unamortised

premium

Bond

carrying amount

1

2

3

4

5

6

Total

b    Prepare the journal entries to record the issuance of bonds by Ace Ltd on 1 January 2022.                   (3 marks)

c    Prepare the journal entries to record the interest payment on 30 June 2022 using the effective interest method.             (3 marks)

d    Prepare the journal entries to record the interest payment on 31 December 2022 using the effective interest method.            (3 marks)

e    State two advantages of issuing bonds instead of company’s shares. (4 marks)

Note: No explanations for journal entries are required.