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ACCOUNTING Written examination Friday 20 November 2020 Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours) QUESTION BOOK Structure of book Number of questions Number of questions to be answered Number of marks 10 10 100 Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners, rulers and one scientific calculator. Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or correction fluid/tape. Materials supplied Question book of 9 pages Answer book of 22 pages Instructions Write your student number in the space provided on the front cover of the answer book. Answer all questions in the answer book. All written responses must be in English. At the end of the examination You may keep this question book. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. © VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2020 Victorian Certificate of Education 2020

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ACCOUNTINGWritten examination

Friday 20 November 2020 Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours)

QUESTION BOOK

Structure of bookNumber of questions

Number of questions to be answered

Number of marks

10 10 100

• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpeners,rulersandonescientificcalculator.

• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.

Materials supplied• Questionbookof9pages• Answerbookof22pages

Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.• Answerallquestionsintheanswerbook.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.

At the end of the examination• Youmaykeepthisquestionbook.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2020

Victorian Certificate of Education 2020

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Question 1 (12marks)EyeWearsellssunglassestoretailstoresaroundVictoria.Thesunglassesarepurchasedandsoldinboxesof25.ThebusinessusestheFirstIn,FirstOut(FIFO)costassignmentmethodforrecordinginventory.ThebusinesshasprovidedthefollowinginformationforMarch2020.

1March Openinginventory: • 70boxesat$400each(plusGST) • 30boxesat$450each(plusGST)

5March Creditsaleof14boxesfor$600each(plusGST)

19March Cashpurchaseoffiveboxesfor$420each(plusGST)

20March Cashsaleof70boxesfor$600each(plusGST)

28March Creditpurchaseof30boxesfor$400each(plusGST)

31March Closinginventoryasperphysicalstocktake:53boxes

Additional information• CertifiedUVlabelsareprovidedtoEyeWearatacostof$15(plusGST)perboxof

sunglasses.• Theowneradvisesthatasnewmodelsofsunglassesforthenewseasonbecomeavailable,

thesunglassesonhandwillbereducedtosellat$400(plusGST)perbox.Freedeliverytoretailstoreswillalsobeincludedatatotalcostof$200(plusGST)toEyeWear (Memo41).

a. Calculatethetotalcostoftheclosinginventoryat31March2020asperthephysicalstocktake. 3marks

b. Calculatethetotalvalueoftheinventoryat31March2020afterapplyingthelowerofcostandnetrealisablevalueinventoryvaluationmethod. 2marks

c. Recordthenecessaryentriesfor31March2020intheGeneralJournal. Narrationsarenotrequired. 4marks

d. On1April2020,EyeWeardonatedfourboxesofsunglassestoalocalschool.

Explainhowthisdonationmeetsthedefinitionofoneaccountingelement. 3marks

InstructionsAnswerallquestionsintheanswerbookprovided.

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Question 2 (4marks)KitchenCentralreceivedthefollowingdocument.

Wood n SetTax invoice Invoice No: W58 Date: 24/04/2020To: KitchenCentral

Description Quantity Unit price Subtotal

Handcarvedplatesset 8 $500 $4000

Terms: 3/7,n/30

GST Total amount due

$400$4400

a. Describethetransactionthatledtothisdocument. 2marks

b. On30April2020,KitchenCentralsettledtheaccountwithWoodnSet.

Recordtheentrytosettletheaccounton30April2020intheGeneralJournal. Anarrationisnotrequired. 2marks

Question 3 (6marks)TheaccountantforMusicTimeshassuppliedthefollowinginformation.

2018 2019 2020

Gross Profit Margin 60% 64% 68%

Net Profit Margin 33% 33% 31%

TheownerofMusicTimesstatesthatassaleshaveremainedconstantoverthethree-yearperiod,thisshowsthatthebusinesshasachievedfavourableprofitability.

Usingtheinformationprovided,discusswhethertheowner’sstatementisjustified.

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Question 4 (10marks)MayfairFurniturereportsonamonthlybasis.WagesarepaidonthelastFridayofeachmonth.OnTuesday30June2020,wagesowingtoemployeestotalled$1200.

a. Recordthebalancedayadjustmentrequiredon30June2020intheGeneralJournal. Anarrationisnotrequired. 1mark

b. Withreferencetooneaccountingassumption,explainwhythisbalancedayadjustmentisnecessary. 3marks

c. Wagesof$13800werepaidonFriday31July2020(Chq.234).

RecordthispaymentintheGeneralJournal. Anarrationisnotrequired. 3marks

d. MayfairFurniturehasrecentlypurchasedfurnitureforuseinitsofficeadministrationareaatacostof$10000(plusGST).Theownerhassuggestedthatthisfurnitureshouldberecordedasinventorybecauseitmightbesoldatalaterdate.Theaccountanthasstatedthatrecordingitinthiswaywouldbeabreachoffaithfulrepresentation.

Justifytheaccountant’sstatement. 3marks

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Question 5 (14marks)Ando’sImportsreportsannuallyon31December.

Pre-adjustment Trial Balance as at 31 December 2019

Account Debit Credit

AccountsPayable 19000

AccountsReceivable 55000

AccumulatedDepreciationofEquipment 21000

Bank 21500

Capital 160300

CostofSales 195000

CreditSales 350000

Drawings 37000

Equipment 36000

Inventory 82000

TermDeposit(12months) 40000

PrepaidInsurance 5800

Wages 78000

$550 300 $550 300

Additional information• Aphysicalstocktakeon31December2019showedinventoryof$82000.• InAugust2019,aninsurancepolicywaspaidfortheyearcommencing1September2019

atacostof$3600(plusGST).• Newequipmentcosting$6000(plusGST)waspurchasedon30June2019.• Allequipmentisdepreciatedusingthestraight-linemethodandisexpectedtohavea

usefullifeofthreeyearsandaresidualvalueof10%.• Thetermdepositwasestablishedon1March2019.Interestonthetermdepositis3%per

annumpayableatmaturity.

a. Recordthenecessaryadjustmentsandallclosingentriesrequiredon31December2019intheGeneralJournalprovided.

Narrationsarenotrequired. 11marks

b. Explainwhysomeaccountsareclosedattheendofeachreportingperiodwhileotheraccountsarebalanced. 3marks

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Question 6 (9marks)EducationFactoryreportsmonthly.On1August2020,thebalanceintheAllowanceforDoubtfulDebtsledgeraccountwas$3500cr.DuringAugust,netcreditsaleswere$100000(plusGST).Thisincludedacreditsaleof$12000(plusGST)toBellLearningon2August.On12August,EducationFactoryreceivednotificationthatBellLearninghadbeendeclaredbankruptandthatitwouldrepayonly60centsineverydollarowed.On30August,EducationFactoryreceivedthepaymentfromBellLearning.On31August,EducationFactorydecidedtoincreasetheAllowanceforDoubtfulDebtsto6%ofnetcreditsales.

a. CalculatetheamountreceivedfromBellLearning. 2marks

b. CompletetheGeneralLedgeraccountsprovidedforAugust2020. 7marks

Question 7 (9marks)KeywordComputersreportsmonthly.Ithasrecentlysoldsomeoldercomputerstomakewayfornewmodels.TheDisposalofComputersledgeraccountisprovidedbelow.

Disposal of Computers

Date Cross-reference $ Date Cross-reference $

28Oct. Computers 20000 28Oct. AccumulatedDepreciationofComputers

15000

Bank 3000

LossonDisposalofComputers

2000

20000 20000

a. Describetheentriesfor:• Computers• AccumulatedDepreciationofComputers• Bank 3marks

b. Explainwhythelossondisposalofthecomputershasoccurred. 3marks

c. ExplaintheimpactthedisposalofthecomputerswillhaveoneachofthefinancialreportsofKeywordComputerson31October2020. 3marks

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Question 8 (22marks)RightfieldSportsreportsmonthlyandusesa100%mark-uponinventory.

Rightfield Sports Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2020

Assets LiabilitiesCashatBank $21400 AccountsPayable $13200Inventory 127000 GSTClearing 16500PrepaidRent 3500 AccruedInterest 180MotorVehicles 86000 Loan(2020) 12000

41 880lessAccumulatedDepreciation

ofMotorVehicles (26000)Owner’s Equity Capital

170020

$211 900 $211 900

Additional information relating to September 2020• Sales–allonacashbasis–were$56000(plusGST).• Purchases–alloncredit–were$30000(plusGST).Credittermsare4/14,n/30,and

thediscountisalwaystaken.AccountsPayableclosingbalanceat30Septemberwas$18700cr.

• Rentispaidtwomonthsinadvanceandwaslastpaidon1August.• Depreciationofmotorvehiclesis30%perannumusingthereducingbalancemethod.• Theloanandallinterestoutstandingwererepaidon15September.Interestis6%per

annum.• Wagesexpensewas$7500,with$400owingat30September.• $8000(plusGST)waspaidforAdvertisingandonly40%wasusedinSeptember.• NoGSTsettlementswiththeAustralianTaxationOffice(ATO)occurredinSeptember.

a. Reconstructthefollowingledgeraccounts:• AccountsPayable• GSTClearing 6marks

b. PreparetheOperatingActivitiessectionoftheCashFlowStatementforSeptember2020. 5marks

c. PreparetheIncomeStatementforSeptember2020. 7marks

d. InAugust2020,thebusiness’sNetCashFlowfromOperatingActivitieswas$12200whileNetProfitwas$14000.

Explain,giving twoexamples,howthebusiness’sNetProfitcanbehigherthanitsNetCashFlowfromOperatingActivities. 4marks

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Question 9 (9marks)Timetrackersellstechnologydevicesforathletes.Theaccountanthasprovidedthefollowinggraphsfortheyears2018,2019and2020.

Financial data, 2018–2020

$600000

$700000

$500000

$400000

$300000

$200000

$100000

0Total Assets Total Liabilities Capital Net Profit

Financial indicators, 2018–2020

300%

350%

250%

200%

150%

100%

50%

0%2018 2019 2020

2018

2019

2020

Key

Return on Owner’s InvestmentDebt Ratio

Key

a. AnalysetheinformationpresentedinthegraphsandprovidereasonsforthechangesintheReturnonOwner’sInvestmentandintheDebtRatio. 5marks

b. Explainoneadvantageandonedisadvantageofrelyingheavilyonborrowedfunds. 4marks

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Question 10 (5marks)AbusinesshaspreparedavariancereportfromtheIncomeStatementforthemonthended 31July2020.Datatakenfromthereportisrepresentedinthegraphsshownbelow.

$130000

$140000

Sales Cost of Sales

$10000

$68000

$70000

$2000

Budget

Actual

Variance

Key

a. Statewhichvariancewouldbedescribedasfavourable. 1mark

b. Explainhowtheownerofthebusinessshouldinterpretthesegraphsandsuggestwhatappropriateactiontheycouldtakebasedonthisdata. 4marks

END OF QUESTION BOOK

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Instructions

• Aquestionbookisprovidedwiththisanswerbook.• Answerallquestionsinthespacesprovidedinthisbook.• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• RefertoInstructionsonthefrontcoverofthequestionbook.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2020

ACCOUNTINGWritten examination

Friday 20 November 2020 Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours)

ANSWER BOOK

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2020

STUDENT NUMBER

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Question 1 –continued

Question 1 (12marks)a. 3marks

Working space

Closing inventory at 31 March 2020 as per physical stocktake $

b. 2marks

Working space

Inventory at 31 March 2020 after applying inventory valuation method $

c. 4marksEyeWearGeneral Journal

Date 2020

Details Debit Credit

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d. 3marks

Accounting element

Explanation

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Question 2 (4marks)a. 2marks

Description

b. 2marksKitchen CentralGeneral Journal

Date 2020

Details Debit Credit

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Question 3 (6marks)

Discussion

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Question 4 –continued

Question 4 (10marks)a. 1markMayfair FurnitureGeneral Journal

Date 2020

Details Debit Credit

b. 3marks

Accounting assumption

Explanation

c. 3marksMayfair FurnitureGeneral Journal

Date 2020

Details Debit Credit

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d. 3marks

Justification

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Question 5 –continued

Question 5 (14marks)a. 11marks

Working space

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Question 5 –continuedTURN OVER

Ando’s ImportsGeneral Journal

Date 2019

Details Debit Credit

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b. 3marks

Explanation

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Question 6 (9marks)a. 2marks

Working space

Amount received from Bell Learning $

b. 7marksEducation FactoryGeneral Ledger

Accounts Receivable – Bell Learning

Date 2020

Cross-reference Amount Date 2020

Cross-reference Amount

Allowance for Doubtful Debts

Date 2020

Cross-reference Amount Date 2020

Cross-reference Amount

1Aug. Balance 3500

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Question 7–continued

Question 7 (9marks)a. 3marks

Computers

Accumulated Depreciation of Computers

Bank

b. 3marks

Explanation

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c. 3marks

Cash Flow Statement

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

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Question 8–continued

Question 8 (22marks)

Working space

a. 6marksRightfield SportsGeneral Ledger

Accounts Payable

Date 2020

Cross-reference Amount Date 2020

Cross-reference Amount

1Sep. Balance 13200

GST Clearing

Date 2020

Cross-reference Amount Date 2020

Cross-reference Amount

1Sep. Balance 16500

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b. 5marksRightfield Sports

Cash Flow Statement (extract) for the month ended 30 September 2020

$ $

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

c. 7marksRightfield Sports

Income Statement for the month ended 30 September 2020

$ $

Revenue

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d. 4marks

Explanation

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CONTINUES OVER PAGE

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Question 9–continued

Question 9 (9marks)a. 5marks

Analysis

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b. 4marks

Advantage

Disadvantage

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Question 10 (5marks)a. 1mark

Favourable variance

b. 4marks

Explanation

END OF ANSWER BOOK