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Question 1
Part (a)
Primrose plc is engaged in operating a maintenance and refurbishment business for office and work premises. You have been employed to assist in the preparation of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010.
A trial balance together with additional relevant information is shown below.
Primrose plc Trial Balance as at 31 December 2010
Debits
Credits
£’000
£’000
Revenue
848
Inventories at 31 December 2009
54
Purchases
400
General operating expenses
19
Insurance
3
Interest paid (debenture interest)
1
Motor vehicle expenses
12
Marketing and advertising expenses
7
Rent and rates
8
Wages and salaries
182
Directors’ remuneration
73
Goodwill
8
Freehold land – cost
200
Freehold buildings – cost
50
Freehold buildings-provision for depreciation at 31 December 2009
18
Office equipment – cost
72
Office equipment – provision for depreciation, 31 December 2009
15
Motor vehicles-cost
48
Motor vehicles-provision for depreciation at 31 December 2009
18
Provision for doubtful debts at 31 December 2009
3
Trade Receivables
50
Trade Payables
44
Bank and cash
8
Dividends paid (interim only)
18
Loan, repayable 2020
13
10% Debentures
10
Retained Earnings, 1 January 2009
120
Share capital (ordinary shares)
100
Share premium account
______
24
1,213
1,213
Question 1 Continued
Additional information:
Inventories at 31 December 2010 were £82,000.
An accrual should be made for staff bonuses of £25,000.
An accrual should be made for General operating expenses of £12,000.
Insurances of £1,000 have been prepaid at 31 December 2010.
An impairment test has been carried out on goodwill and the value for the Statement of Financial Position should be adjusted to £6,000.
Depreciation for the year should be charged at the following rates:
Buildings - 2% on Cost.
Office equipment, 10%, on Cost
Motor vehicles, 20%, reducing balance .
The provision for doubtful debts should be adjusted to 4% of Trade receivables at 31 December 2010.
A provision should be made for Corporation Tax of £30,000.
9. The directors propose to pay a final dividend of £25,000 (inaddition to the interim dividend)
Part (a)
Using this Trial Balance and above notes, prepare the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2010.
Notes and comparative figures are not required. However, you must show all workings clearly.
(28 marks)
Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2010
OSC
Share Premium
Retained Earnings
TOTAL
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
Balance B/FWD 1 Jan. 2010
100
24
120
244
NET PROFIT
90
90
Less DIVIDENDS
Interim
-18
Final
-25
- 43
Balance C/FWD 31 Dec. 2010
100
24
167
291
Primrose plc
Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2009
£'000
£'000
Revenue
848
less Cost of Sales
- 372
Gross Profit
476
Less Operating expenses
- 356
Net Profit before Tax
120
Less Taxation
- 30
Net Profit (after Tax)
90
WORKINGS:
COST OF SALES
£'000
£'000
Opening Stock
54
Add Purchases
400
454
Less Closing Stock
-82
Cost of Sales / Cost of Goods Sold
372
OPERATING EXPENSES :
£'000
£'000
GENERAL Operating Expenses
19
INSURANCE
3
INTEREST PAID
1
MOTOR Expenses
12
Marketing and Advertising Expenses
7
RENT AND RATES
8
WAGES AND SALARIES
182
DIRECTORS REMUNERATION
73
305
ACCRUAL - Staff Bonus
25
*ACCRUAL - General Expenses
12
37
PREPAYMENT: Insurance
-1
GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT
8 – 6
2
DEPRECIATION
BUILDINGS
20% X 250
=
50 X 2%
1
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
10% X 72
7.2
VEHICLE
20% X (48 - 18)
=
20% X 30
6
Provision for Doubtful Debts
Balance B/F
3
Balance C/F
4% X 50
=
2
DECREASE
- 1
356.2
Primrose plc
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2010
Assets :
£'000
£'000
£'000
Non- Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
SEE NOTE
305
GOODWILL
6
311
CURRENT ASSETS
INVENTORY
82
TRADE RECEIVABLES
(50 - 2)
48
PREPAYMENT
1
BANK AND CASH
8
139
TOTAL ASSETS
450
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
£'000
£'000
£'000
EQUITY
ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL
100
SHARE PREMIUM ACCOUNT
24
RETAINED EARNINGS
167
291
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
10% DEBENTURES
10
LOAN - REPAYABLE 2020
13
23
CURRENT LIABILITIES
TRADE PAYABLES
44
ACCRUED EXPENSES
37
ACCRUAL - CORPORATION TAX
30
ACCRUAL - FINAL DIVIDEND
25
136
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
450
PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
LAND
Buildings
OFFICE
Motor
TOTAL
Equipment
Vehicles
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
COST B/F
200
50
72
48
370
Provision for Depreciation B/F
- 18
- 15
- 18
- 51
Depreciation for YEAR
- 1
- 7.2
- 6
- 14.2
NBV C/FWD
200
31
49.8
24
304.8
Part (b)
Primrose plc owns a large amount of freehold property (land). If the directors decide to revalue this to a current market value of £300,000, show how the financial statements should be revised.
Do not re-write all of the financial statements, but show only those figures that would be changed.
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