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profit and trial balance

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  • May 19, 2015 at 5:48 pm #247215
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    The following trial balance for ABC Ltd is extracted at 31 December 20X1:

    ___________________________________DR______________CR

    Sales_____________________________________________341,726
    Purchases________________________ 202,419
    Carriage inwards ____________________376
    Carriage outwards_____________________ 729
    Wages and salaries __________________54,210
    Rent and rates ______________________12,466
    Heat and light ________________________4,757
    Inventory at 1 January 20X1 ____________14,310
    Dividends paid ________________________28,500
    Receivables __________________________49,633
    Payables ___________________________________________32,792
    Bank________________________________ 3,295
    Sundry expenses ______________________18,526
    Cash _________________________________20,877
    Share capital __________________________________________20,000
    Reserves _____________________________________________8,990

    ___________________________________406,803____________ 406,803

    Closing inventory is 15,327.

    (a) Gross profit for the year is $
    (b) Profit before tax for the year is $
    c) Net assets are $

    the answers are:

    (a)139,948
    (b) 49,260
    (c) 49,750

    (a)im not sure how ro apply the P=Closing capital+drawings-additional capital – opening captal to this

    (b) Also there is not tax given here?

    (c)not 100% on this either

    please help thanks

    May 20, 2015 at 8:02 am #247301
    John Moffat
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    (a) The accounting equation is not relevant. You have to calculate the profit by taking sales less cost of sales less expenses. (Effectively a Statement of profit or loss)

    (b) That is why it asks for the profit before tax!!

    (c) The net assets (total assets – total liabilities) are always equal to the total capital (share capital + reserves). You know the current share capital and reserves, the only addition will be the profit made this year (calculated in (a))

    May 20, 2015 at 4:58 pm #247427
    Anonymous
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    thankyou!

    do you have any lectures on incomplete records?

    May 20, 2015 at 5:24 pm #247435
    John Moffat
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    There is no such ‘learning’ topic as incomplete records!!
    Study Texts may call it incomplete records, but it is a combination of understanding double entry (and the year end adjustments), understanding control accounts, understanding the accounting equation, and understanding mark-ups and margins.

    All of these are covered in the lectures.

    The question that you have given is not incomplete records at all – it is simply preparing the Statement of profit or loss from the trial balance.

    If you watch the free lectures (in order) with the free lecture notes in front of you, then they cover the entire syllabus for F3 and you should then be able to pass without problem.
    (Your earlier question is effectively dealt with within the first few chapters)

    May 21, 2015 at 3:53 pm #247713
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    thanks again you are correct and i am watching all your lectures!.
    i can answer (a) now but i cant seem to get the correct figures for both (b) and (c) 🙁

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