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SESSION 1 - INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL

ACCOUNTING AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


LECTURE:
Q1 Question from Wood and Sangster
Which of the following are shown under the wrong headings?

ASSETS LIABILITIES
Cash at bank Loan from J Graham
Fixtures Machinery
Creditors Motor vehicles
Building
Stock of goods
Debtors
Capital
(Business Accounting 1, Frank Wood & Alan Sangster, FT Prentice Hall)

Q2 You are provided with the following list of balances the year ended 31/12/20X5:

£ A/L/R/E B/S or P&L


Shop premises at net book value 45,000
Selling & distribution costs 75,000
Vehicles at net book value 30,000
Debtors 15,300
Creditors 5,000
Sales 200,000
Purchases 90,000
Fixtures & fittings at net book
value 4,000
Stock as at 1/1/X5 3,000
Administration costs 55,000
Bank 5,500
Petty cash 985
Capital 100,000
Retained profit 18,785
Required:
Classify each item as to whether it is an asset (A), liability (L), revenue (R) or an
expense (E)

Exercise from Thomas & Ward

Q7.7 Roger has a building worth £25,000, land worth £125,000, a car worth
£10,000. He has mortgage on the building of £20,000 and a car loan of
£12,000. He owes R. Graham £2,000 for supplies bought during the year.
These have all been used up. He sold goods to G. Live for £1,000. G. Live
has not yet paid him.

Required:
a) Use the accounting equation to determine Roger’s net worth (capital
balance).
b) Prepare a statement of financial position in vertical format using the
accounting equation information

Exercise from Thomas & Ward

Q7.9 Prepare J. Magee’s statement of financial position (balance sheet) as at


31 December 20X4 from the following:

£
Office machinery 18,000
Trade payables 1,000
Sundry payables 800
Inventory of goods 2,900
Stationary inventory 200
Cash at bank 550
Trade receivables 8,150
Sundry receivables 2,000
Note: You have to determine J. Magee’s capital balance.

Q3 You have been provided with the following trial balance for P. Salmon who
trades under the name Salmon for the year ended 31/12/20X5:

£ £
Shop premises at net book value 45,000
Fixtures & fittings at net book
value 4,000
Vehicles at net book value 30,000
Debtors 15,300
Creditors 5,000
200,00
Sales 0
Purchases 90,000
Stock as at 1/1/15 3,000
Administration costs 55,000
Selling & distribution costs 75,000
Bank 5,500
Petty cash 985
100,00
Capital 0
Retained profit 29,985
Drawing
s 11,200
334,98
334,985 5

Closing stock is valued at £5,000.

Required:
Construct a statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31/12/X5 and a
statement of financial position at that date for this sole trader business.

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