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Use the following information to answer the given question
BOUGHT LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases returns} & 1,500 & \text{Balance b/f} & 5,000 \\ \text{Bills payable} & 4,500 & Purchases & 10,500 \\ Bank & 6,100 & \text{Cheques dishonoured} & 300 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 200 & & \\ \text{Balance c/f} & N15,800 & & N15,800 \end{array}\)
Payments effected amount to
AN10,800
BN10,600
CN10,500
DN6,100
EN5m800
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Question 2
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BOUGHT LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases returns} & 1,500 & \text{Balance b/f} & 5,000 \\ \text{Bills payable} & 4,500 & Purchases & 10,500 \\ Bank & 6,100 & \text{Cheques dishonoured} & 300 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 200 & & \\ \text{Balance c/f} & \overline{15,800} & & \overline{15,800} \end{array}\)
Net credit purchases for the year amounted to
AN15,800
BN15,500
CN12,000
DN10,500
EN9,000
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Question 3
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BOUGHT LEDGER CONTROL ACCOUNT:
\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N & & N \\ \hline \text{Purchases returns} & 1,500 & \text{Balance b/f} & 5,000 \\ \text{Bills payable} & 4,500 & Purchases & 10,500 \\ Bank & 6,100 & \text{Cheques dishonoured} & 300 \\ \text{Discount allowed} & 200 & & \\ \text{Balance c/f} & \overline{15,800} & & \overline{15,800} \end{array}\)
Creditors at the end of the year amounted to
AN10,500
BN9,000
CN5,000
DN4,500
EN3,500
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Question 4
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Manufacturing cost of finished goods} & 75,000 \\ \text{Mark-up is 25%} & 5,000 \end{array}\)
The net profit for the year is
AN93,750
BN56,250
CN18,750
DN17,500
EN13,750
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Question 5
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Manufacturing cost of finished goods} & 75,000 \\ \text{Mark-up is 25%} & 5,000 \end{array}\)
The sales value for the year is
AN93,750
BN56,250
CN18,750
DN17,500
EN13,750
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Question 6
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Manufacturing cost of finished goods} & 75,000 \\ \text{Mark-up is 25%} & 5,000 \end{array}\)
The gross profit for the year is
AN93,750
BN56,250
CN18,750
DN17,500
EN13,750
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Question 7
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
Current ratio
A4.9 : 1
B4.1 : 1
C3.0 : 1
D3.7: 1
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Question 8
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
The value of working capital is
AN27,000
BN25,000
CN24,500
DN18,000
EN14,500
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Question 9
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
What is the value of intangible assets?
AN60,000
BN50,000
CN42,000
DN32,000
EN10,000
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Question 10
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
The capital is
AN92,000
BN89,500
CN85,000
DN82,000
EN60,000
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Question 11
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
What is the value of current assets?
AN37,000
BN35,000
CN27,500
DN22,500
EN22,000
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Question 12
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
What is the value of current liabilities?
AN12,500
BN10,000
CN9,500
DN9,000
EN7,500
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Question 13
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & DR & CR \\ & N & N \\ \hline \text{Goodwill} & 10,000 & \\ \text{Plant and Machinery} & 32,000& \\ \text{Freehold premises} & 50,000& \\ stock & 15,000& \\ debtors & 12,500 & \\ \text{Cash in bank} & 7,500 & \\ \text{cash in hand} & 2,000 & \\ \text{Profit and loss account} & & 34,000 \\ \text{Accrued rent} & & 500 \\ \text{Sundry creditors} & & 9500 \\ Capital & \overline{129,000} & \overline{129,000}\end{array}\)
What is the value of fixed tangible assets?
AN92,000
BN89,500
CN82,000
DN60,000
EN42,000
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Question 14
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Balance brought forward} & 500Cr \\ \text{Amount paid to suppliers} & 12,000 \\ \text{Returns outwards} & 150 \\ \text{Balance carried forward} & 650 Cr \end{array}\)
What is the value of purchases?
AN12,800
BN12,650
CN12,300
DN12,150
EN12,000
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Question 15
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & N \\ \hline \text{Stock in hand} & 4,000 \\ \text{Purchases for resale} & 5,000 \\ Sales & 3,500 \\ Margin & \text{20%}\end{array}\)
The closing stock is
AN6,200
BN5,500
CN5,000
DN4,000
EN3,500
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Question 16
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/1/86} & \text{31/12/86} \\ & N & N \\ \hline creditors & 5,000 & 8,000 \\ stock & 1,200 & 1,100 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{25%} & \\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & N7,000 & \end{array}\)
Sales for the year amounted to
AN12,625
BN12,000
CN11,300
DN11,200
EN10,100
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Question 17
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/1/86} & \text{31/12/86} \\ & N & N \\ \hline creditors & 5,000 & 8,000 \\ stock & 1,200 & 1,100 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{25%} & \\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & N7,000 & \end{array}\)
Gross profit is
AN2,800
BN2,525
CN2,500
DN2000
EN1,750
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Question 18
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/1/86} & \text{31/12/86} \\ & N & N \\ \hline creditors & 5,000 & 8,000 \\ stock & 1,200 & 1,100 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{25%} & \\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & N7,000 & \end{array}\)
Cost of sales is
AN10,100
BN10,000
CN9,200
DN9,100
EN7,000
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Question 19
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\(\begin{array}{c|c} & \text{1/1/86} & \text{31/12/86} \\ & N & N \\ \hline creditors & 5,000 & 8,000 \\ stock & 1,200 & 1,100 \\ \text{Mark-up} & \text{25%} & \\ \text{Cash paid to creditors} & N7,000 & \end{array}\)
Purchases for the year amounted to
