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BA and BSc Degree Examinations 2020-2021

Financial Accounting

Question 1

a.  Briefly  discuss the  reason  behind the  IASB  Conceptual  Framework considering relevance and faithful representation to  be  the  two fundamental  qualitative  characteristics  of  information  to fulfill  the objectives  of  general  purpose  financial  statements.  Use  examples where necessary. (10 marks)

b. The management of Linsley plc, a supplier of water in Yorkshire, is undergoing  an  exercise  to  understand  the  interests  of  different stakeholder groups. The objective of the exercise is to improve the quality of information in its published financial statements that will enable addressing the interests of these stakeholder groups better than before.

i.     Identify five stakeholder groups that may have an interest in the  financial  statements  of  Linsley  plc  and  discuss  how  the information contained therein fulfills their information needs. (5 x 2 = 10 marks)

ii.     Identify  two  stakeholder  groups  that  may  have  conflicting interests in Linsley plc, explaining why this may be the case. (5 marks)

(TOTAL 25 MARKS)

Question 2

Hillary owns and manages a shoe manufacturing business in the UK. She balances  the   business  accounts  at  the  end  of  each   month.  As   her accountant,  you  find  the  following  transactions  in  the  first  month  of trading:

a.  She introduces capital of £300,000.

b.  She pays £10,000 towards rent for the factory premises for the first month.

c.  She buys a second hand stitching machine for £180,000 from Q Ltd on credit.

d.  She   purchases   raw   leather  from   Zebra  Suppliers  on  credit  for £100,000.

e.  She sells shoes to D plc, for £70,000 on credit.

f.   She returns faulty raw materials worth £25,000 to Zebra Suppliers.

g.  She finds that  D  plc  has filed for  bankruptcy  and the debt  is  now irrecoverable.

Required:

Hillary has requested you to prepare the following for her first month of trading:

1. Journal entries for the above transactions. (7 marks)

2.  Post the above journal entries to “T accounts” and round off the “T accounts. ” (12 marks)

3.  A trial balance at the end of the month. (6 marks)

(TOTAL 25 MARKS)

Question 3

Below is the trial balance for Kilgour plc at 31 March 2020.

Debit (£)

Credit (£)

Sales

480,000

10% Debentures

24,500

Retained Earnings

23,000

Ordinary £1 shares

93,000

Opening inventory

49,000

Purchases

214,000

Administration expenses

114,600

Distribution costs

25,000

Marketing expenses

21,000

Office equipment - original cost

80,000

Motor vehicles - original cost

139,000

Accumulated depreciation - equipment

28,000

Accumulated depreciation - motor vehicles

52,000

Non-current investment

42,900

Trade receivables

70,000

Trade payables

67,000

Bank

12,000

TOTAL

767,500

767,500

The following is also available:

a.  Closing inventory at 31 March 2020 is £45,000.

b.  Irrecoverable receivables to be written off amount to £ 5,000.

c.  During the year Kilgour plc sold a motor vehicle originally costing

£9,000 for £5,000. The accumulated depreciation on the vehicle was

£6,000. The disposal proceeds had been credited to the sales a/c. d.  Kilgour plc has the following depreciation policy:

i.     No depreciation is charged in the year of sale.

ii.     Office equipment is depreciated at 10% on a reducing balance basis. 80000-28000)*10%=5200

iii.     Motor vehicles are depreciated at 20% on a straight line basis. No depreciation has yet been charged for the year ended 31 March   2020.

e.  Included in administration expenses is an advance payment of rent for the period 01 April 2020 - 30 June 2020, amounting to £4,600.

f.  The rate of corporation tax is 20%.

Required

Prepare a Statement of Profit or Loss for the year ended 31 March 2020 and a Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2020, in a form that complies with IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements. (25 marks)

(TOTAL 25 MARKS)

Question 4

G  plc,  a well-known  UK  retailer,  is  considering  expanding  its  operations into  the  Republic  of  Ireland.  The  CEO  has  decided  on  an  acquisition strategy as the mode of entry. She has identified 3 Irish companies in the same  industrial  sector  for  the  purposes  of  a  potential  takeover.  The following information is available from the recent financial statements of the 3 companies:

J Ltd

M Ltd

C Ltd

Dividend cover (x times)

2.6

0.5

2.25

Ordinary dividend %

6.5

14

4

Current ratio

0.7

0.75

1.88

Acid test ratio

0.2

0.45

1.13

Sales/current assets

3.6

3.75

2.05

Sales/non-current assets

2.2

6.8

3.4

Asset turnover ratio

0.57

1.85

0.68

Average number of weeks receivables outstanding

3.25

2

3

Average number of weeks inventory held

9

2

6

ROCE (before tax) %

12.85

13.5

12.05

Gross profit %

13.5

6

11

Net profit %

7.25

2.88

7

Required:

a.  Prepare a report for the directors of G plc. :

i.     Assessing the  performance of the three companies from the information provided.

ii.     Identify areas which you consider require further investigation before a final decision is made.

iii.     Discuss briefly why a firm's statement of financial position is unlikely to show the true market value of the business.

(3 x 5 marks = 15 marks)

b.  Using examples where necessary, examine the limitations of ratios as a tool in financial decision making. (10 marks)

(TOTAL = 25 marks)