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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education ACCOUNTING 0452/01 Paper 1 Multiple Choice October/November 2004 1 hour Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended) READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided unless this has been done for you. There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C, and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate answer sheet. Read the instructions on the answer sheet very carefully. Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done in this booklet. Calculators may be used. This document consists of 12 printed pages. IB04 11_0452_01/3RP  UCLES 2004 [Turn over www.theallpapers.com

2 © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 1 The owners of a business require a statement of the financial position of their business. Which accounting statement will provide the necessary information? A Balance Sheet B Capital account C Cash book D Profit and Loss Account 2 The owner of a business requires a statement to show the trading results for a financial year. Which accounting statement is used? A Balance Sheet B Capital account C Trading and Profit and Loss Account D Trial balance 3 After the preparation of the Profit and Loss Account, the following balances were included in the books of the business. $ equipment 17 600 creditors 3 200 debtors 5 900 bank overdraft 800 accrued expenses 600 stock 4 100 motor vehicles 2 500 What is the total of the assets? A $27 400 B $30 100 C $30 700 D $30 900 4 Which will give the cost of goods sold? A opening stock – purchases + closing stock B purchases + closing stock – opening stock C opening stock + purchases – closing stock D purchases – opening stock – closing stock www.theallpapers.com

3 © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 [Turn over 5 Karl’s trial balance for 31 December 2003 includes the following balances. $ sales 3 200 stock at 1 January 2003 200 purchases 1 800 expenses 800 Karl’s stock at 31 December 2003 was $300. What is Karl’s net profit for the year? A $400 B $500 C $700 D $1500 6 Miriam supplies goods on credit to Anna. Applying the realisation principle, when does Miriam recognise the sales revenue? A When Anna acquires legal ownership of the goods. B When Anna orders the goods. C When Anna pays for the goods. D When Anna receives a statement from Miriam. 7 The same accounting treatment should be applied to similar items at all times. Which accounting principle is being applied? A consistency B duality C money measurement D prudence 8 Unpaid rent is shown as a liability in a balance sheet. Which accounting principle is this an example of? A consistency B duality C matching D prudence www.theallpapers.com

4 © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 9 Raul is preparing his final accounts. What should he do to observe the principle of prudence? A include all foreseeable losses B include all foreseeable revenue C show expenses as low as possible D show prepayments as expenses 10 A business spends $100 000 on staff training. The $100 000 is entered as an expense in the business accounts, but the increased value of staff to the business is not recorded. Which accounting principle is being applied? A business entity B matching C money measurement D prudence 11 Which document is used by a supplier to notify a customer of goods supplied, goods returned and payments received in a month? A credit note B debit note C invoice D statement 12 Which book of prime entry is also a ledger account? A cash book B journal C purchases journal D sales journal 13 Amir buys goods with a list price of $1500 from Zainab, who allows a trade discount of 20 %. A cash discount of 5 % is also allowed if settlement is made within 30 days. What amount will be entered in Amir’s purchases journal? A $1125 B $1140 C $1200 D $1425 www.theallpapers.com

5 © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 [Turn over 14 Smith sold goods on credit to Green. What entries will Green make to record this? account debited account credited A purchases Smith B Smith purchases C sales Smith D Smith sales 15 Carol purchased goods from Janet on credit for $5000. Carol pays Janet by cheque after deducting cash discount of $125. What are the ledger account entries in Janet’s books to record the payment? account debited $ account credited $ A bank discount allowed 4 875 125 Carol 5 000 B Carol 5 000 bank discount allowed 4 875 125 C bank discount received 4 875 125 Carol 5 000 D Carol 5 000 bank discount received 4 875 125 16 How is the purchase of goods on credit recorded? general ledger purchases ledger A debit cash credit purchases B credit cash debit purchases C debit purchases credit supplier D credit purchases debit supplier www.theallpapers.com

6 © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 17 At the end of the financial year a business has a bank overdraft. How will this be shown in the trial balance and the Balance Sheet? trial balance Balance Sheet debit credit asset liability A   B   C   D   18 Which will appear on the credit side of a trial balance? A interest paid B motor vehicles at cost C rent paid D sales 19 Which type of error is corrected using a suspense account? A complete reversal B omission C principle D single entry 20 A trader buys stationery for $1000 and pays by cheque. This is entered correctly in the bank account but is credited in the stationery account. What will be the correcting journal entry? account debited $ account credited $ A suspense 1000 stationery 1000 B stationery 1000 suspense 1000 C stationery 2000 suspense 2000 D suspense 2000 stationery 2000 www.theallpapers.com

7 © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 [Turn over 21 A trader has received a bank statement and brought his cash book up to date. Which item will be included in the trader’s bank reconciliation statement? A bank charges B bank interest C direct debits D unpresented cheques 22 The bank balance in John’s cash book shows $100 less than the balance shown on the bank statement. What could have caused this? A cheque not yet credited by the bank B cheque not yet presented to the bank C interest charged by the bank not yet entered in the cash book D standing order paid by the bank not yet entered in the cash book 23 In a given accounting period, why should costs be matched with revenues? A so that profit may be calculated B so that the trial balance will balance C to calculate the amount owed to trade creditors D to calculate the bank balance 24 Jonah lets part of his business premises at a monthly rent of $120. On 1 April 2003 the tenant owed one month’s rent. During the year ended 31 March 2004, the tenant paid rent of $1800. How much should be credited to Jonah’s Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 March 2004? A $1440 B $1680 C $1800 D $1920 www.theallpapers.com

8 © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 25 Abdul is a trader in office furniture. He buys furniture on credit from Farad for use in his own business. How will Abdul record this transaction? account debited account credited A purchases Farad B Farad purchases C office furniture Farad D Farad office furniture 26 On the last day of its financial year a business bought a machine. This was debited in the purchases account instead of the machinery account. How does this error affect the business's final accounts? net profit machinery in Balance Sheet too high too low too high too low A

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27 A business bought a machine for $10 000. The machine had a life of five years and the estimated residual value was $2000. Depreciation was calculated annually using the straight line method. What was the machine’s value at the end of year three? A $2000 B $3200 C $4000 D $5200 28 A machine cost $20 000 and has a current book value of $12 000. The year’s depreciation is then calculated using the reducing balance method at 30 %. What is the depreciation for the year? A $2400 B $3600 C $6000 D $9 600 29 How is the closing capital of a sole trader calculated? A opening capital – net loss + drawings B opening capital + net profit – drawings C opening capital + net profit + drawings D opening capital + net loss – drawings www.theallpapers.com

9 © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 [Turn over 30 A sole trader provides the following information. $ total assets 100 000 liabilities other than bank 24 000 capital 60 000 There is also a loan from the bank. What is the amount of this loan? A $16 000 B $36 000 C $76 000 D $84 000 31 A trader has the following assets and liabilities. $ premises 100 000 equipment 20 000 stock 4 000 bank overdraft 1 800 debtors 3 000 creditors 2 400 What is the trader’s capital? A $121 600 B $122 800 C $126 400 D $131 200 32 Which item would appear in a partnership Profit and Loss Account? A interest on loans from partners B interest on partners' capital C interest on partners' drawings D partners' salaries www.theallpapers.com

10 © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 33 Maria and Theresa are partners. They share the profits and losses Maria 4 3 and Theresa 4 1 . The Appropriation Account for the year ended 30 April 2004 shows the following. $ net loss 2400 partner’s salary - Theresa 2000 How much will be debited to Theresa’s current account as her share of the loss for the year? A $100 B $600 C $1100 D $1400 34 On 1 October, Joe was owed $1230 by his trade debtors. During October his sales to customers on credit were $3400. On 31 October the trade debtors owed $820. How much did Joe receive from his trade debtors during October? A $2580 B $2990 C $3810 D $4630 35 Which should be shown as a fixed asset in a Balance Sheet? A creditors B debtors C premises D stock 36 A business’s gross profit is $250 000 which is 25 % of sales. The expenses are $75 000. What is the net profit as a percentage of sales? A 7.5 % B 17.5 % C 30 % D 70 % www.theallpapers.com

11 © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 [Turn over 37 The table shows a business’s working capital. $ stocks 40 000 debtors 30 000 bank 20 000 cash 10 000 100 000 less creditors 40 000 60 000 What is the current ratio? A 1.5 : 1 B 1.67 : 1 C 1.75 : 1 D 2.5 : 1 38 A trader provides the following information. gross profit $35 000 expenses $18 000 net profit 20 % of sales What is the cost of sales? A $17 000 B $50 000 C $52 000 D $85 000 39 What does the gross profit percentage of a business measure? A efficiency B liquidity C profitability D solvency www.theallpapers.com

12 University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. © UCLES 2004 0452/01/O/N/04 40 Two businesses, X and Y, are of a similar size and are in the same industry. They provide the following information. X Y % % gross profit as a percentage of sales 27 30 net profit as a percentage of sales 14 11 What does this show? A X controlled expenses better than Y B Y controlled expenses better than X C X’s sales were greater than Y's D Y’s sales were greater than X's www.theallpapers.com

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the November 2004 question paper 0452 ACCOUNTING 0452/01 Paper 1 (Multiple Choice), maximum raw mark 40 Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the Report on the Examination. • CIE will not enter into discussion or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the November 2004 question papers for most IGCSE and GCE Advanced Level syllabuses. www.theallpapers.com

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 0452 (Accounting) in the November 2004 examination. Minimum mark required for grade Minimum mark available A C E F Component 1 40 N/A 24 18 15 The threshold (minimum mark) for B is set halfway between those for Grades A and C. The threshold (minimum mark) for D is set halfway between those for Grades C and E. The threshold (minimum mark) for G is set as many marks below F threshold as the E threshold is above it. Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component. www.theallpapers.com

NOVEMBER 2004 IGCSE MARK SCHEME MAXIMUM MARK: 40 SYLLABUS/COMPONENT: 0452/01 ACCOUNTING Paper 1 (Multiple Choice) www.theallpapers.com

Page 1 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – NOVEMBER 2004 0452 1 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2005 Question Number Key Question Number Key 1 A 21 D 2 C 22 B 3 B 23 A 4 C 24 A 5 C 25 C 6 A 26 B 7 A 27 D 8 C 28 B 9 A 29 B 10 C 30 A 11 D 31 B 12 A 32 A 13 C 33 C 14 A 34 C 15 A 35 C 16 C 36 B 17 B 37 D 18 D 38 B 19 D 39 C 20 C 40 A www.theallpapers.com