Incomplete Records (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Accounting)

Exam Questions

14 mins14 questions
11 mark

A trader does not keep a full set of accounting records.

How can he calculate the profit for the year?

  • opening capital - closing capital + drawings 

  • closing capital - opening capital - drawings 

  • closing capital - opening capital + drawings 

  • opening capital + closing capital - drawings 

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21 mark

A trader has not maintained a full set of accounting records.

How can she calculate the credit purchases for the year?

  • payments to credit suppliers + closing trade payables – discount received – opening trade payables

  • payments to credit suppliers - closing trade payables + discount received + opening trade payables

  • payments to credit suppliers - closing trade payables – discount received + opening trade payables

  • payments to credit suppliers + closing trade payables + discount received – opening trade payables

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31 mark

A trader has not maintained a full set of accounting records.

How can she calculate the credit sales for the year?

  • receipts from credit customers + closing trade receivables – discount allowed – opening trade receivables

  • receipts from credit customers - closing trade receivables + discount allowed + opening trade receivables

  • receipts from credit customers - closing trade receivables – discount allowed + opening trade receivables

  • receipts from credit customers + closing trade receivables + discount allowed – opening trade receivables

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41 mark

What are advantages of keeping a full set of accounting records?

  1. Financial statements will be free from errors.

  2. The calculation of profit is more accurate.

  3. More informed decision-making is possible.

  4. A trial balance can be easily prepared.

  • 4 only

  • 1 and 4 only

  • 2, 3 and 4 only

  • 1, 2, 3 and 4

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11 mark

Maria made a profit of $4 000 in a year, but her capital only increased by $500.

Which transactions caused this?

capital introduced

$

drawings

$

A

1 000

5 500

B

1 000

4 500

C

4 500

1 000

D

5 500

1 000

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    21 mark

    Jakob purchases all his goods on a credit basis. He does not keep a complete set of accounts, but he has provided the following information for the year.

    $

    opening trade payables

    6 400

    closing trade payables

    8 900

    payments to credit suppliers

    27 000

    cash discounts received

    3 000

    Which value should be used for purchases on the income statement?

    • $26 500

    • $27 500

    • $29 500

    • $32 500

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    31 mark

    A trader provided the following information.

    $

    revenue

    150 000

    opening inventory

    8 400

    closing inventory

    6 800

    A mark-up of 20% is applied.

    What were the purchases for the year?

    • $118 400

    • $121 600

    • $123 400

    • $126 600

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    41 mark

    A business provided the following information for the financial year ended 31 May 2024.

    inventory at 1 June 2023

    $7 400

    inventory at 31 May 2024

    $8 200

    rate of inventory turnover

    4.5 times

    What was the purchases for the year?

    • $34 300

    • $35 100

    • $35 900

    • $37 700

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    51 mark

    A trader who does not keep full accounting records was able to supply the following information. All of his sales are on credit terms.

    $

    amount owed by trade receivables at 1 June 2023

    6 500

    cheques received from trade receivables during the year

    31 400

    interest charged to trade receivables

    950

    amount owed by trade receivables at 31 May 2024

    5 800

    How much were the credit sales for the year ended 31 May 2024?

    • $29 750

    • $31 150

    • $31 650

    • $33 050

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    11 mark

    Nikita started a business as a delivery driver on 1 June 2023. She purchased a vehicle for the business, using her own money, which cost $8 000. She also transferred $500 of her own money into a business bank account.

    She did not keep any accounting records. On 31 May 2024, she had $2 400 in the business bank account, her vehicle was valued at $6 800 and she owed $100 for insurance. During the year, she took $2 100 out of the business bank account as drawings.

    What was the profit for the year?

    • $1 900

    • $2 700

    • $2 800

    • $4 000

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    21 mark

    Hamza does not maintain a full set of accounting records. He provided the following information for the year ended 31 December.

    1 January

    $

    31 December

    $

    non-current assets

    30 000

    50 000

    current assets

    8 000

    8 500

    working capital

    5 000

    4 000

    non-current liabilities

    6 000

    10 000

    During the year, Hamza took goods costing $2 000 from the business for personal use.

    What was his profit for the year?

    • $13 000

    • $17 000

    • $17 500

    • $23 500

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    31 mark

    Roshan’s sales for the year were $60 000. His gross profit margin was 25%. The inventory at the end of the financial year was $800 more than the inventory at the start of the financial year.

    What were the purchases for the year?

    • $44 200

    • $45 000

    • $45 800

    • $48 800

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    41 mark

    Diego provided the following information.

    revenue

    $300 000

    gross margin

    15%

    opening inventory

    $10 000

    rate of inventory turnover

    6 times

    What was the value of Diego's inventory at the end of the year?

    • $5 000

    • $42 500

    • $45 000

    • $75 000

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    51 mark

    Zelda provided the following information.

    mark-up

    30%

    opening inventory

    $38 000

    closing inventory

    $46 000

    rate of inventory turnover

    4 times

    What was Zelda's revenue for the year?

    • $117 600

    • $168 000

    • $218 400

    • $240 000

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