Cambridge O Level: ACCOUNTING 7707/22

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ACCOUNTING 7707/22
Paper 2 Structured Written Paper May/June 2023
1 hour 45 minutes
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● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
● Where you are asked to complete a layout, you may not need all the lines for your answer.
This document has 20 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
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1 Omer is a trader.
The following transactions took place in April 2023.
April 3 Paid $1000 into the bank from his own personal money
7 Paid $360 to a supplier, Alexander, by telephone transfer
10 Cash sales, $695, were paid directly into the bank account
12 Purchased goods, $340, on credit from Alexander
15 Paid $68 cash for petrol
16 Paid rent, $400, by standing order
23 Received a cheque, $384, from a credit customer, Esme, in full settlement of an

invoice for $400
27 Paid $323 by cheque to Alexander, having deducted $17 cash discount
28 Purchased goods, $235, on credit from Alexander
REQUIRED
(a) Complete Omer’s cash book on the page opposite.

Balance the cash book and bring down the balances on 1 May 2023.
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Cash Book
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Date Details Discount Cash Bank Date Details Discount Cash Bank
allowed received
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(b) Prepare the account for Alexander for April 2023. Balance the account and bring down the
balance at 1 May 2023.
Omer
Alexander account
Date Details $ Date Details $
2023
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Omer buys all his supplies from Alexander who does not allow Omer any trade discount. Omer is
now considering also purchasing supplies from Tahir who would offer him 3% trade discount but
no cash discount.
REQUIRED
(c) Advise Omer whether he should choose:

Option 1 – purchase supplies from Alexander only, or
Option 2 – purchase supplies from both Alexander and Tahir
Justify your answer by providing three advantages and one disadvantage of the option you
have chosen.
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2 Ramla has calculated her draft profit figure for the year ended 28 February 2023.
Adjustments in Ramla’s ledger accounts have still to be made for the following items.
1 An amount of $99 owed to Ramla by Mai is to be written off as irrecoverable.
2 Fixtures and fittings, $875, were purchased on credit from Padma.
3 A loan repayment, $500, had been incorrectly recorded as loan interest.
4 Rent paid, $350, had been recorded as $530.
5 Drawings, $120, had been debited to the wages account.
REQUIRED
(a) Prepare the journal entries required for items 1–5. Narratives are not required.
Ramla
Journal
Item Details Debit Credit
number $ $
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(b) Complete the following table by entering the amount of each adjustment required to calculate
Ramla’s adjusted profit. If an item has no effect on profit, enter zero (0) in the ‘no effect on
profit’ box.
Item Increase in Decrease in No effect on Profit

profit profit profit
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Draft profit 11 650
Adjusted profit
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(c) Explain
(i) how the journal for item 1 complies with the prudence principle.
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(ii) how the journal for item 5 complies with the business entity principle.
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3 The Favourite Book Club was formed several years ago. The subscription amount of $52 per
annum has remained unchanged since the club started. All subscriptions are paid by cheque or
credit transfer.
The treasurer provided the following information.
At At
1 January 31 December
2022 2022
$ $
Subscriptions in advance 260 156
Subscriptions in arrears 468 1040
Insurance paid in advance 348 366
Cash at bank 68 114
For the year to 31 December 2022:
Receipts $
Subscriptions received 5356
Payments
Rent paid 2080
Insurance paid 732
General expenses paid 2498
The club had 128 members in 2021 and 120 in 2022. The treasurer is aware that 4 current members
will not pay their subscriptions for 2022. She has decided to write these subscriptions off.
REQUIRED
(a) Prepare the subscriptions account for the year ended 31 December 2022. Balance the
account and bring down the balances on 1 January 2023.
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Favourite Book Club

Subscriptions account
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(b) Prepare the income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Favourite Book Club

Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2022
$ $
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The treasurer is considering increasing the subscription amount in order to obtain sufficient funds
to purchase computer equipment. The equipment would cost $400 and would be used to maintain
the club records.
REQUIRED
(c) Advise the treasurer whether she should fund the purchase of the computer equipment by
increasing the subscription amount. Justify your answer by making points for and against
increasing the subscription amount. Calculations are not required.
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(d) State the meaning of the following terms:
(i) receipts and payments account
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4 Akila and Darius are in partnership. The partnership agreement provides for the following:
interest on capital of 3% per annum

interest on drawings of 5%
a salary to Akila of $9500 per annum
residual profits and losses to be shared 60% to Akila and 40% to Darius.
The partners provided the following list of balances.

$
Capital accounts at 1 May 2022
Akila 90 000
Darius 65 000
Current accounts at 1 May 2022
Akila 2 600 debit
Darius 4 745 credit
Drawings for the year ended 30 April 2023
Akila 19 400
Darius 16 320
The profit for the year ended 30 April 2023 was $42 304.
REQUIRED
(a) Prepare the appropriation account on the opposite page for Akila and Darius for the year
ended 30 April 2023.
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Akila and Darius

Appropriation Account for the year ended 30 April 2023
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(b) (i) Prepare Akila’s current account for the year ended 30 April 2023.
Akila
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(ii) Calculate the balance on Akila’s current account at 30 April 2023 if he had been due
$1000 loan interest from the partnership.
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Akila and Darius’s partnership agreement provided for salary, interest on capital, interest on
drawings, and profit share.
(c) State two other items which are usually included in a partnership agreement.
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Akila and Darius are considering forming a limited company. They would be the only two
shareholders in the company.
(d) Advise Akila and Darius whether they should form a limited company. Justify your answer
with two advantages and two disadvantages of Akila and Darius forming a limited company.
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5 Amadi prepared the following trial balance which is not yet totalled and contains errors.
Amadi
Trial balance at 31 March 2023
Debit Credit
$ $
Fittings and equipment at cost 30 000
Provision for depreciation of fittings and equipment 7 500
Trade receivables 6 100
Bank overdraft 3 106
Trade payables 3 485
Capital 20 000
Sales 73 250
Purchases 41 785
Discount received 1 990
Returns inwards 3 390
Carriage inwards 1 223
General expenses 6 430
Rent and rates 7 380
Drawings 9 500
Inventory at 1 April 2022 3 752
Inventory at 31 March 2023 3 965
REQUIRED
(a) Prepare a corrected trial balance at 31 March 2023. Show the remaining difference between
the debit and credit totals as ‘suspense.’
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Amadi
Corrected Trial Balance at 31 March 2023
Debit Credit
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Amadi then discovered the following errors.
1 The general expenses account had been undercast by $200.
2 A rent payment, $516, had been posted to the rent and rates account as $615.
3 The total for discount received in the cash book for February 2023, $165, had been debited to
the drawings account. No other entry for this total had been made.
REQUIRED
(b) Prepare the suspense account.
Amadi
Suspense account
2023 2023
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(c) Prepare the trading section of Amadi’s income statement for the year ended 31 March 2023.
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Amadi
Income Statement (trading section) for the year ended 31 March 2023
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(d) Calculate Amadi’s gross margin, correct to two decimal places.
Gross margin
workings answer
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Amadi’s main competitor is Hector who owns his own business premises. Amadi and Hector have
similar gross margins but Hector has a slightly higher profit margin.
REQUIRED
(e) Explain whether or not Amadi should be satisfied with these results.
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The following transactions took place in April 2023.

7 Paid $360 to a supplier, Alexander, by telephone transfer

12 Purchased goods, $340, on credit from Alexander

15 Paid $68 cash for petrol

16 Paid rent, $400, by standing order

23 Received a cheque, $384, from a credit customer, Esme, in full settlement of an

27 Paid $323 by cheque to Alexander, having deducted $17 cash discount

28 Purchased goods, $235, on credit from Alexander

(a) Complete Omer’s cash book on the page opposite.

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(c) Advise Omer whether he should choose:

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1 An amount of $99 owed to Ramla by Mai is to be written off as irrecoverable.

2 Fixtures and fittings, $875, were purchased on credit from Padma.

3 A loan repayment, $500, had been incorrectly recorded as loan interest.

4 Rent paid, $350, had been recorded as $530.

5 Drawings, $120, had been debited to the wages account.

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The treasurer provided the following information.

Subscriptions in advance 260 156

Subscriptions in arrears 468 1040

Insurance paid in advance 348 366

Cash at bank 68 114

For the year to 31 December 2022:

Subscriptions received 5356

Rent paid 2080

Insurance paid 732

General expenses paid 2498

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