BMAN10501 FINANCIAL REPORTING 2020
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BMAN10501
FINANCIAL REPORTING
2020
SECTION A (compulsory)
Question 1 - Answer all parts of this question
The following information is taken from the accounting records of Bcorn Limited at 31
Bcorn Limited is a UK company which manufactures computer equipment and
Trial Balance at 31 December 2019 |
Dr |
Cr |
|
£ |
£ |
Revenue |
|
1,230,500 |
Purchases |
567,200 |
|
Salaries and staff bonuses |
128,000 |
|
Bank loan |
|
250,000 |
Land and Buildings net book value |
150,150 |
|
Manufacturing equipment net book value |
299,500 |
|
Administration expenses |
205,000 |
|
Prepayments |
25,000 |
|
Trade receivables |
113,500 |
|
Trade payables |
|
38,100 |
Inventory at the start of the year |
141,800 |
|
Share capital at |
|
10,000 |
Bank |
1,015,345 |
|
Retained earnings at the start of the year |
|
1,116,895 |
|
|
|
|
2,645,495 |
2,645,495 |
Depreciation Policy
Additional information – extract of balances at 31 |
£ |
Trade receivables |
101,200 |
Trade payables |
42,100 |
Sales |
1,030,500 |
Purchases |
517,200 |
Operating expenses |
322,025 |
Question 1 continued
The following information is provided regarding matters which are not reflected in the above figures:
(i) The company are being sued for an infringement on a patent, it is probable they will have to pay out £4,000.
(ii) The bank loan is due to be repaid in December 2022. The interest on the loan is 4% of the loan value per year and has not been paid or accounted for.
(iii) Included in admin expenses is £1,800 which relates to a council tax however this is the full amount on an invoice received in October 2019 which covered the period from 1 October 2019 until 30 September 2020.
(iv) A new building was purchased in the year with cash. The building cost £600,600 and has a residual value of £100,000.
(v) In the year some manufacturing equipment has been disposed of but has not been accounted for at all. It cost £20,000 on 01/12/2017 and was sold for £5,000 on 01/06/2019.
(vi) The closing stock on 31/12/2019 was £151,200
Required
a. Show the double-entry required for the adjustments (i) to (vi) above, include any assumptions and explain your calculations (12 marks)
b. Prepare accounting records to show the effect of the information provided in points (i) to (vi) on the balances shown in the trial balance above.
c. Prepare a draft Balance Sheet for Bcorn Limited at 31 December 2019.
d. Calculate the gross profit and operating profit for Bcorn Limited at 31 December 2019 after the adjustments (i) to (vi). Show your workings and
e. Calculate the cash flow from operations for Bcorn Limited for the year to 31 December 2019, starting with your answer to part (d) (12 marks)
f. Calculate the trade receivables days and the trade payables days for 2019 and 2018 and comment on why it may have moved (8 marks)
g. The net book value of the equipment at the start of the year was £350,000 and the cost of the equipment was £408,000.
If the accounting policy changed from 40% reducing balance to straight line over 5 years with a £40,000 scrap value how would this affect the depreciation charge for the year to 31 December 2019 and which policy should the Bcorn
h. Explain the principle of matching and, where applicable, use the adjustments
(Total 65 marks)
SECTION B
Question 2
Investors use a range of techniques, including ratio analysis to make decisions on whether to invest in a company.
Explain the 5 key areas of ratio analysis and critically evaluate their usefulness for determining whether or not to invest in the company’s stock.
Both society and business leaders increasingly question the usefulness of profit as a measure of company performance. Critically evaluate the limitations of ratio analysis based on profit in assessing the value of a company’s social, environmental and economic performance.
(Total 35 Marks)
Question 3.
In response to a growing lack of trust in the quality of financial accounts, following a number of high-profile business collapses, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has invited Sir Donald Brydon to conduct a review into the quality and effectiveness of auditors who give assurance that
financial reporting is true and fair.
Required:
i. Describe how the qualitative characteristics of accounting and discuss whether they ensure that Financial Reporting is of high quality.
iii. Using specific examples, explain how the accountant must apply judgement in the process of preparing a set of financial accounts.
(Total 35 Marks)
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