Here are the key points from the information provided: - Fixed assets have decreased due to depreciation exceeding additions - Investments have increased - Stock, debtors and bank have all increased significantly indicating higher activity levels - Creditors have increased in line with higher activity - Net current assets have increased substantially - Retained earnings have increased substantially, indicating good profitability - Share capital and share premium have increased due to a rights issue So in summary, the company appears to be growing its operations and investments, experiencing higher activity levels and improving profitability based on the increase in retained earnings. The rights issue also indicates they are financing this growth internally for now. Overall the financial position of the company appears stronger based

1. Accounting
Level 3
Model Answers
Series 2 2006 (Code 3001)
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2. Accounting Level 3
Series 2 2006
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3. SECTION A
(Answer Questions 1 and 2 in Section A − Compulsory)
QUESTION 1
The Sales Ledger Control Account of Brodsworth showed a debit balance of £ 78,784 on 31 January
2006. On that date, the list of balances extracted from the Sales Ledger had a net total of £ 79,200
debit. Neither the Sales Ledger Accounts nor the Purchase Ledger Accounts are treated as part of
Brodsworth’s double entry records.
The auditors discovered the following errors:
(1) An invoice for £ 60 recorded in the Sales Day Book had not been posted to the customer’s
account in the Sales Ledger
(2) A page in the Sales Day Book had been under-added by £ 1,000
(3) A sales invoice for £ 926 had been completely omitted from the books
(4) A debit balance of £ 300 in the list of Sales Ledger balances had been wrongly listed as a credit
balance
(5) Contras of £ 400 had been correctly recorded in the Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger
Accounts but no entries had been made in either Control Account
(6) The discount allowed column in the Cash Book had been over-added by £26
(7) A cheque for £ 1,500 received from a customer had been entered in the customer’s account as
£1,050
REQUIRED
(a) Prepare Journal entries (without narratives) showing the corrections necessary to the
double entry records.
(8 marks)
(b) Calculate:
(i) the corrected Sales Ledger Control Account balance
(ii) the corrected net total of the balances extracted from the Sales Ledger
(9 marks)
(c) Calculate the change to Brodsworth’s net profit as a result of the auditor’s discoveries
(3 marks)
(Total 20 marks)
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4. MODEL ANSWER TO QUESTION 1
SECTION A
Questions 1 and 2 MUST be answered
(a) Journal £ £
Sales Ledger Control 1,000
Sales 1,000
Sales Ledger Control 926
Sales 926
Purchase Ledger Control 400
Sales Ledger Control 400
Sales Ledger Control 26
Discounts Allowed 26
£
(b) (i) Sales Ledger Control Account balance per question 78,784
ADD Sales 1,000
Sales 926
Discounts Allowed 26
LESS Purchase Ledger Control Account (400)
Corrected Sales Ledger Control Account balance 80,336
£
(ii) Net Sales Ledger Account balances per question 79,200
ADD Invoice omitted 60
Invoice omitted 926
Wrongly extracted balance (2 x 300) 600
LESS Wrongly entered cheque (1,500 – 1,050) (450)
Corrected net total of Sales Ledger balances 80,336
£
(c) Change in net profit
Sales under added +1,000
Sales invoice omitted +926
Discounts Allowed over-added +26
Increase in net profit 1,952
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5. SECTION A CONTINUED
QUESTION 2
The accountant of Buxton received the following print out of the Product X Stock Account for the year
ended 31 December 2005. All the figures printed were correct, as were all the calculations. However,
most of the figures (indicated by *’s) were missing. Buxton uses the weighted average cost method
for valuing stock.
DATE UNITS PRICE PER VALUE
UNIT
£ £
2005
1 Jan Balance b/d * 4.00 24,000
4 Feb Creditors 6,000 * *
* 4.50 *
20 Mar Cost of goods sold * * 1,350
* * *
15 Apr Creditors * 4.50 *
12,000 * *
18 May Creditors * 4.80 *
* * 65,520
25 June Cost of goods sold 2,400 * *
* * 54,600
3 July Creditors 3,000 * *
* 5.00 *
10 Aug Cost of goods sold 3,000 * *
* * *
19 Sept Cost of goods sold * * 1,000
* * *
2 Oct Creditors * 5.30 *
* 5.06 *
5 Nov Cost of goods sold * * 6,072
31 Dec Balance c/d * * *
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6. SECTION A CONTINUED
QUESTION 2 CONTINUED
REQUIRED
(a) Copy the Product X Stock Account into your answer book, replacing the *’s with the
appropriate figures for units, price and value.
(11 marks)
You are given the following ratios relating to the most recent accounts of three companies:
HALLAM plc SHEFFIELD plc GLAPWELL plc
Net profit to sales 10% 5% 4%
Return on capital employed 15% 35% 36%
Stock turnover 19 times 26 times 32 times
Debtors’ collection 0 days 6 days 0 days
Creditors’ settlement 51 days 22 days 29 days
REQUIRED
(b) Using the ratios given above and the background information given below, identify which
company is Company A, which company is Company B and which company is Company
C.
Give reasons for each of your choices.
(9 marks)
Company A is a food supermarket, operating from rented stores and selling only for cash.
Company B is a food supermarket, which also sells a small range of clothes, (which offer a
higher mark up than food). It offers some credit and operates from rented premises.
Company C is a food supermarket, which also sells a large range of clothes. It sells only
for cash and owns its own premises. It is currently experiencing cash flow difficulties.
(Total 20 marks)
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7. MODEL ANSWER TO QUESTION 2
(a)
Product X
Stock Account
Year Ended 31 December 2005
DATE UNITS PRICE PER VALUE
UNIT
£ £
2005
Jan 1 Balance b/d 6,000 4.00 24,000
Feb 4 Creditors 6,000 5.00 30,000
12,000 4.50 54,000
Mar 20 Cost of goods sold 300 4.50 1,350
11,700 4.50 52,650
Apr 15 Creditors 300 4.50 1,350
12,000 4.50 54,000
May 18 Creditors 2,400 4.80 11,520
14,400 4.55 65,520
June 25 Cost of goods sold 2,400 4.55 10,920
12,000 4.55 54,600
July 3 Creditors 3,000 6.80 20,400
15,000 5.00 75,000
Aug 10 Cost of goods sold 3,000 5.00 15,000
12,000 5.00 60,000
Sept 19 Cost of goods sold 200 5.00 1,000
11,800 5.00 59,000
Oct 2 Creditors 2,950 5.30 15,635
14,750 5.06 74,635
Nov 5 Cost of goods sold 1,200 5.06 6,072
Dec 31 Balance c/d 13,550 5.06 68,563
(b) Company A = Glapwell Ltd
• Selling food only would lead to highest stock turnover
• Selling food only would give lowest net profit to sales
• Rented stores could give high return on capital employed
• Cash sales gives 0 days debt collection
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8. SECTION A CONTINUED
MODEL ANSWER TO QUESTION 2 CONTINUED
(b) Company B = Sheffield plc
• The only company offering credit and therefore has a debt collection period
• As it sells only a few clothes it has the middle stock turnover ratio
• As it sells only a few clothes it has the middle net profit to sales ratio
• Selling from rented stores has generated a relatively high return on capital employed
Company C = Hallam plc
• The only company with cash flow problems. It has the longest creditors’ settlement period
• Selling a lot of clothes leads to the lowest stock turnover ratio
• The only company owning its own stores. It has the lowest return on capital employed
• Selling a lot of clothes gives the highest net profit to sales ratio
3001/2/06/MA 8 OVER

9. SECTION B
(Answer any THREE questions from Section B)
QUESTION 3
The following are extracts from the Balance Sheet of Selby plc at 31 December 2005:
£ 000
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
20,000,000 Ordinary Shares of £ 0.25 each 5,000
1,200,000 10% Preference Shares of £ 1.00 each 1,200
Share Premium 1,400
Retained Earnings 700
8,300
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER ONE YEAR
15% Debentures 1,000
On 1 January 2006, the directors of Selby plc intend to raise £ 1,800,000 and invest it in a project
which they believe will increase operating profit by £ 400,000 per year for the foreseeable future.
They are considering three possible methods of raising the £ 1,800,000:
(1) A rights issue of ordinary shares at £ 0.45 each
(2) Issuing more 10% preference shares at £ 1.20 each
(3) Issuing 15% Debentures at £ 0.90 for £ 1.00 nominal
REQUIRED
(a) Prepare Journal entries (including narratives) showing the effect of each of the three
possible ways of raising finance (10 marks)
(b) Calculate the increase in earnings per ordinary share resulting from implementing
methods (2) and (3) (6 marks)
The Managing Director of Selby plc has suggested two additional ways of raising the finance:
(1) Making a bonus (capitalisation) issue of ordinary shares
(2) Arranging a bank overdraft with a current rate of interest of 12% per year
REQUIRED
(c) Briefly discuss the Managing Director’s suggestions
(4 marks)
(Total 20 marks)
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10. MODEL ANSWER TO QUESTION 3
(a) £ 000 £ 000
(i) Bank 1,800
Ordinary Share Capital 1,000
(1,800 ÷ 0.45 x 0.25)
Share Premium (1,800 – 1,000) 800
Issue of Ordinary Shares at £0.45
(ii) Bank 1,800
10% Preference Share Capital 1,500
(1,800 ÷ 1.2)
Share Premium (1,800 – 1,500) 300
Issue of Preference Shares at £1.20
(iii) Bank 1,800
Share Premium (2,000 – 1,800) 200
15% Debentures (1,800/.90) 2,000
Issue of Debentures at £0.90
(b) Increase in earnings per share:
(i) (400,000 – 150,000) / 20,000,000 = £ 0.013
(ii) (400,000 – 300,000) / 20,000,000 = £ 0.005
(c) (i) Converting reserves into share capital does not result in the receipt of cash, so the suggestion
is inappropriate.
(ii) A bank overdraft is currently cheaper than the debentures though this could change. A bank
overdraft is repayable on demand so it could be dangerous to use an overdraft to finance a
long term project.
3001/2/06/MA 10 OVER

11. SECTION B CONTINUED
QUESTION 4
Following are the two most recent Balance Sheets of Thackley Ltd together with the most recent
Income Statement:
Thackley Ltd
Balance Sheet as at 31 March
2005 2006
£ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible at cost 78,000 71,700
Accumulated depreciation 24,200 24,600
53,800 47,100
Investments at cost 112,500 125,100
166,300 172,200
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock 55,080 161,187
Debtors 71,420 146,703
Bank 39,580 72,150
166,080 380,040
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING
DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Creditors 79,280 96,140
Proposed dividend 13,000 16,000
92,280 112,140
NET CURRENT ASSETS 73,800 267,900
240,100 440,100
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING
DUE AFTER ONE YEAR
Debentures 100,000 86,000
140,100 354,100
FINANCED BY: £ £
Ordinary Shares of £ 1.00 each 50,000 62,000
Share Premium 12,000 22,000
Retained earnings 78,100 270,100
140,100 354,100
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12. SECTION B CONTINUED
QUESTION 4 CONTINUED
Income Statement for Thackley Ltd
Year Ended 31 March 2006
£ £
Sales 490,000
Cost of sales 170,000
Gross profit 320,000
Distribution expenses 64,000
Administrative expenses 37,000 101,000
Net operating profit 219,000
Debenture interest 7,000
212,000
Dividends paid and proposed 20,000
Retained profit 192,000
NOTES RELATING TO THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2006:
(1) Tangible fixed assets costing £ 30,000 (accumulated depreciation £ 21,000) were sold for
£ 5,000. The loss on disposal was included in administrative expenses.
(2) A bonus (capitalisation) issue of 2,000 shares was made, utilising the share premium account and
further shares were issued for cash.
(3) Fixed asset investments costing £ 6,000 were sold for £ 7,000. The profit on disposal was
deducted from administrative expenses.
(4) Debentures were redeemed at par.
REQUIRED
(a) Prepare a statement reconciling the net operating profit for the year with the net cash
inflow from operating activities
(8 marks)
(b) Prepare the Cash Flow Statement of Thackley Ltd for the year ended 31 March 2006
(12 marks)
(Total 20 marks)
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13. MODEL ANSWER TO QUESTION 4
(a) Reconciliation: £
Net operating profit 219,000
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets (30,000 – 21,000) – 5,000 4,000
Profit on disposal of investments (7,000 – 6,000) (1,000)
Depreciation (24,600 – 24,200 + 21,000) 21,400
Increase in stock (161,187 – 55,080) (106,107)
Increase in debtors (146,703 – 71,420) (75,283)
Increase in creditors (96,140 – 79,280) 16,860
NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS 78,870
(b) Thackley Ltd Cash Flow Statement year ended 31 March 2006
£ £
Net cash flow from operating activities (as above) OF 78,870
Returns on investment and servicing of finance
Debenture interest paid (7,000)
Capital expenditure and financial investment
Sale of investments 7,000
Sale of tangible fixed assets 5,000
Purchase of investments (125,100 – 112,500 + 6,000) (18,600)
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (71,700 – 78,000 + 30,000) (23,700)
Net cash outflow (30,300)
Equity dividends paid (13,000 + 20,000 – 16,000) (17,000)
Net cash inflow before financing 24,570
Financing
Issue of shares (62,000 – 50,000 – 2,000) + (22,000 – 12,000 + 2,000) 22,000
Repayment of debentures (100,000 – 86,000) (14,000)
Net cash inflow 8,000
Net increase in cash (72,150 – 39,580) 32,570
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14. SECTION B CONTINUED
QUESTION 5
Following is the summarised Consolidated Balance Sheet of Pickering Ltd and its subsidiary Goole Ltd
at 31 December 2004:
£
Tangible fixed assets 170,100
Goodwill on consolidation 18,000
Net current assets 112,200
300,300
£
Share Capital 100,000
Retained earnings 176,300
Minority interest 24,000
300,300
Pickering Ltd acquired 80% of Goole Ltd’s ordinary shares on 1 January 2001. Pickering Ltd’s policy
is to write goodwill off evenly over five years.
Goole Ltd has an issued ordinary share capital of 20,000 £1.00 ordinary shares. Its retained earnings
on 1 January 2001 were £36,000. No dividends have been paid or proposed by either Pickering Ltd or
Goole Ltd since Goole Ltd became a subsidiary company.
REQUIRED
Calculate:
(a) The goodwill arising on the acquisition of Goole Ltd (3 marks)
(b) The total net profit made by Goole Ltd in the four years to 31 December 2004 (4 marks)
(c) The retained earnings of Pickering Ltd (alone) at 31 December 2004 (3 marks)
On 1 January 2005, Pickering Ltd acquired 70% of Maltby Ltd’s ordinary shares. Maltby Ltd has an
issued ordinary share capital of 4,000 £1 ordinary shares. Its retained earnings at 1 January 2005
were £ 16,000.
Following is the summarised Consolidated Balance Sheet of Pickering Ltd and its subsidiaries Goole
Ltd and Maltby Ltd at 31 December 2005:
£
Tangible fixed assets 248,100
Goodwill on consolidation 46,000
Net current assets 146,300
440,400
£
Share capital 100,000
Retained earnings 302,600
Minority interest 37,800
440,400
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15. SECTION B CONTINUED
QUESTION 5 CONTINUED
No dividends were paid or proposed by any group company in the year ended 31 December 2005.
Goole Ltd’s net profit for the year was £10,500.
REQUIRED
Calculate:
(d) The goodwill arising on the acquisition of Maltby Ltd (3 marks)
(e) The net profit made by Maltby Ltd in the year ended 31 December 2005 (7 marks)
(Total 20 marks)
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16. MODEL ANSWER TO QUESTION 5
(a) Goodwill on the acquisition of Goole Ltd £
Goodwill at 31 December 2004 (1/5) 18,000
Goodwill written off (4 x 18,000) 72,000
∴ Goodwill on acquisition 90,000
(b) Total net profit of Goole Ltd since acquisition £
Minority interest -
Share capital (20% x 20,000) 4,000
Retained earnings (R) 20,000
24,000
Retained earnings at 31 December 2004 (5 x 20,000) 100,000
Retained earnings at 1 January 2001 36,000
∴ Total net profits since acquisition 64,000
(c) Retained earnings of Pickering Ltd at 31 December 2004 £
Retained earnings as per Balance Sheet 176,300
LESS: Group share of Goole Ltd’s profits (0.80 x 64,000) 51,200
125,100
ADD: Goodwill written off 72,000
∴ Retained earnings of Pickering Ltd 197,100
(d) Goodwill on the acquisition of Maltby Ltd £
Goodwill attributable to Goole Ltd NIL
∴ Goodwill attributable to Maltby Ltd (4/5) 46,000
Goodwill written off (0.25 x 46,000) 11,500
∴Goodwill on acquisition 57,500
(e) Net profit of Maltby Ltd since acquisition £
Minority interest -
Share Capital Goole Ltd (20% x 20,000) 4,000
Share Capital Maltby Ltd (30% x 4,000) 1,200
Retained earnings Goole Ltd [20,000 + (20% x 10,500)] 22,100
Retained earnings Maltby Ltd (R) 10,500
37,800
Retained earnings at 31 December 2005 (10,500 x 10/3) 35,000
Retained earnings at 1 January 2005 16,000
∴ Net profit of Maltby Ltd - year to 31 December 2005 19,000
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17. QUESTION 6
Blackpool has sold tables for many years. On 1 January 2005 he opened his first branch in
Fleetwood. All double entry records are kept at the head office. All tables are purchased by head
office and invoiced to Fleetwood at selling prices fixed to give a gross profit of 30% on sales revenue.
All sales are for cash.
In the year ended 31 December 2005, the following occurred:
(1) Head office sent 480 wooden tables costing £ 91 each and 125 metal tables costing £ 63 each to
the Fleetwood branch.
(2) The Fleetwood branch returned 60 wooden tables and 5 metal tables to head office as they were
the wrong colour.
(3) At 31 December 2005, 50 wooden tables and 6 metal tables remained in stock at the Fleetwood
branch.
(4) Head office made the following payments on behalf of the Fleetwood branch:
£ 5,000 rent for the fifteen month period to 31 March 2006;
£ 50 per month for sundry expenses;
£ 20 per week for the wages of part time staff;
£ 300 per month for the manager’s salary.
At 31 December 2005 it was discovered that no stock had been damaged, lost or stolen. The part
time staff were entitled to a commission equal to 5% of sales revenue. The manager was entitled to a
bonus equal to 4% of the branch net profit before charging the bonus.
REQUIRED
(a) Prepare the following accounts for the year ended 31 December 2005, as they would
appear in the head office books of Blackpool:
(i) Branch Stock
(ii) Branch Stock Adjustment
(iii) Branch Profit and Loss
(18 marks)
It is unusual for a retail outlet to have no stock losses.
REQUIRED
(b) Suggest one reason why no stock losses occurred at the Fleetwood branch. (2 marks)
(Total 20 marks)
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18. MODEL ANSWER TO QUESTION 6
(a)
(i) Branch Stock Account
£ £
Goods sent to branch (480 x 91) ½ 43,680 Goods sent to branch (60 x 91) ½ 5,460
Branch stock adj. (480 x 39) ½ 18,720 Branch stock adj. (60 x 39) ½ 2,340
Goods sent to branch (125 x 63) ½ 7,875 Goods sent to branch (5 x 63) ½ 315
Branch stock adj. (125 x 27) ½ 3,375 Branch stock adj. (5 x 27) ½ 135
Bank (370* x 130) 2 48,100
Bank (114** x 90) 2 10,260
Balance c/d (50 x 130) ½ 6,500
Balance c/d (6 x 90) ½ 540
73,650 73,650
* 480-60-50 = 370
** 125-5-6 = 114
(ii) Branch Stock Adjustment Account
£ £
Branch stock ½ 2,340 Branch stock ½ 18,720
Branch stock ½ 135 Branch stock ½ 3,375
Profit and loss (R) 1 17,508
Balance c/d (50 x 39) 1 1,950
Balance c/d (6 x 27) 1 162
22,095 22,095
(iii) Branch Profit and Loss Account
£ £
Rent (5,000 x 12/15) 1 4,000 Branch stock adjustment ½ 17,508
Sundry (50 x 12) ½ 600
Wages (20 x 52) ½ 1,040
Salary (300 x 12) ½ 3,600
Comm. (0.05 x 58,360) ½ 2,918
Profit before bonus 5,350
17,508 17,508
Bonus (0.04 x 5,350) ½ 214 Profit before bonus 5,350
Net profit 5,136
5,350 5,350
(18 marks)
(b) Large items like tables are easy to count and difficult to lose or steal.
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