AS & A Level Accounting (9706) — May–June 2025, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 1 mark

Ahmed and Betty are in partnership. They plan to convert the business from a partnership to a limited company. Ahmed and Betty will be shareholders. What is the benefit to Ahmed…

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Question 2 · 1 mark

What is the correct double entry to record goods taken for own use by the owner of a business? debit credit --- --- --- A drawings inventory B drawings purchases C inventory…

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Which accounting concepts are applied when depreciating non-current assets? 1 consistency 2 matching / accruals 3 objectivity 4 prudence A 1 and 2 only B 1 and 3 C 1, 2 and 4 D 2,…

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Question 4 · 1 mark

Which account balance will be in the credit column of a trial balance? A carriage inwards B carriage outwards C purchases returns D sales returns

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Question 5 · 1 mark

The financial statements were prepared using the following details. $ --- --- purchase cost of machinery (included $450 for repairs to the machinery) 16 950 lighting and heating…

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What is the purpose of depreciating a non-current asset? A to allocate its cost over its useful life B to reflect its market value C to reflect its replacement cost D to reserve…

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Question 7 · 1 mark

The non-current assets of a business are shown in the table. end of the year $ start of the year $ --- --- --- cost 360 000 300 000 accumulated depreciation 120 000 75 000…

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Question 8 · 1 mark

After the profit for the year was calculated, the following errors were discovered. 1 Discount allowed of $550 was recorded as discount received. 2 Rental income of $3500 was…

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Question 9 · 1 mark

A business's suspense account appears as follows: $ $ --- --- --- --- discount allowed 150 opening balance 100 sales 50 150 150 Which statements are correct? 1 Total debits had…

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Question 10 · 1 mark

Why does a business prepare a bank reconciliation statement? A to determine the cash in hand balance B to explain the difference between the cash book balance and the bank…

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Question 11 · 1 mark

A debit balance of $2600 was shown for the bank in the cash book of a business at the end of the month. The bank statement included bank charges of $1200 and interest received of…

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Question 12 · 1 mark

Why is a sales ledger control account used? 1 to control discounts received 2 to ensure credit customers pay promptly 3 to provide a trial balance figure for trade receivables A 1…

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Question 13 · 1 mark

A bookkeeper is given the task of reconciling the sales ledger control account with balances in the sales ledger at the end of each month. The sales ledger control account showed…

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Question 14 · 1 mark

A business paid $5750 during its trading year for advertising. This amount included $500 in respect of the next financial year. How would the correct treatment of the $500 affect…

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Question 15 · 1 mark

The books of a business showed the following balances at the end of the financial year on 31 December. $ --- --- trade receivables 18 820 allowance for irrecoverable debts 760 The…

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Question 16 · 1 mark

After preparing the financial statements of a sole trader, the following items were discovered. 1 Drawings consisted of goods taken for own use at their sales value of $12 000.…

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Question 17 · 1 mark

L and M are in partnership. Which item should appear in the partnership appropriation account? A additional capital contributed by M B cash drawings of L and M during the year C…

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Question 18 · 1 mark

Valerie and Paul are in partnership, sharing profits and losses in the ratio 5:3 respectively. The partnership profit for the year was $250 000. The appropriation account of the…

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Question 19 · 1 mark

Which items will be shown in a company's statement of changes in equity? 1 a bonus issue of ordinary shares 2 an issue of debentures 3 a proposed dividend on ordinary shares 4 an…

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Question 20 · 1 mark

The table shows a company's equity. $ --- --- ordinary shares of $1.00 each 200 000 share premium account 80 000 revenue reserves 160 000 Changes now to be made to the equity (in…

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Question 21 · 1 mark

A company had the following balances at 31 December. $ --- --- inventory 31 000 trade receivables 88 000 allowance for irrecoverable debts 2 000 bank overdraft 9 000 cash in hand…

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Question 22 · 1 mark

The table shows year-end information for a company. statement of profit or loss $ statement of financial position $ --- --- --- --- profit for the year 55 200 total assets 350 000…

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Question 23 · 1 mark

A restaurant owner paid the following: 1 cost of food ingredients 2 maintenance of cooking appliances 3 wages to the chefs 4 wages to the restaurant manager. Which costs are…

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Question 24 · 1 mark

Total costs for each of two months had been recorded. Variable cost per unit remained constant. Total fixed costs increased by $1000 in July. units produced total costs --- ---…

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Question 25 · 1 mark

P Limited uses an overhead absorption rate of $15 per machine hour, based on budgeted machine hours of 8000 per month. In July, production required 8500 machine hours, and the…

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Question 26 · 1 mark

Which statement describes the purpose of overhead allocation? A assignment of specific costs to production departments B assignment of specific costs to service departments C…

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Question 27 · 1 mark

A manufacturing business provides the following budgeted annual information. $ --- --- direct wages ($12 per labour hour) 600 000 fixed overheads 160 000 Fixed overheads are…

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Question 28 · 1 mark

Which factor would cause the variable cost line on a break-even chart not to be a straight line? A bulk-buying discounts from suppliers B employing an extra factory supervisor C…

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Question 29 · 1 mark

The following information is available for a business. $ --- --- budgeted fixed costs per month 2 000 target profit per month 3 000 budget variable cost per unit 15 selling price…

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Question 30 · 1 mark

What are the assumptions of cost–volume–profit analysis? 1 fixed cost per unit is constant 2 selling price per unit is constant 3 sales volume is constant 4 variable cost per unit…

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