Cambridge IGCSE Accounting 0452 — 2008 Oct/Nov Paper 1 · Variant 1

This document consists of 12 printed pages. IB08 11_0452_01/RP © UCLES 2008 [Turn over *3780858949* UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education ACCOUNTING 0452/01 Paper 1 Multiple Choice October/November 2008 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. www.theallpapers.com

2 © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 1 A business has the following assets and liabilities. $ buildings 30 000 plant and machinery 10 000 creditors 5 000 debtors 7 000 prepayments 100 bank overdraft 8 000 What is the capital? A $29 900 B $33 900 C $34 100 D $49 900 2 A business purchases a motor vehicle on credit. What is the effect of this? A It increases fixed assets. B It increases owner’s capital. C It reduces net profit. D It reduces the bank balance. 3 Why is a balance sheet prepared? A to show debtors and creditors at a certain date B to show how much profit a business made C to show the financial position of a business at a certain date D to show the total debits equal the total credits 4 A sole trader makes a gross profit in a financial year. Where is this shown in his final accounts? trading account profit and loss account balance sheet A   B   C   D    www.theallpapers.com

3 © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 [Turn over 5 Anna provides the following information. $ sales 40 000 cost of sales 25 000 net profit 7 000 What are Anna’s expenses? A $8000 B $15 000 C $18 000 D $22 000 6 Each financial transaction has two opposite accounting entries. Which accounting principle is being described? A business entity B duality C going concern D money measurement 7 Which is not shown in a business’s final accounts? A cost of staff training courses B improved knowledge of staff C increase in sales staff bonuses D staff holiday pay 8 Revenue is recognised as being earned when ownership of goods passes to the customer. Which accounting principle is being described? A duality B matching C prudence D realisation 9 What is the meaning of the consistency principle? A Accounts should provide for all accruals and prepayments. B All businesses in the same industry should account for items in the same way. C Businesses should not normally change the way in which they treat items. D Losses should be provided for as soon as they are foreseen. www.theallpapers.com

4 © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 10 A customer who bought goods on credit returns some of them to the supplier. Which document will the customer send to the supplier? A credit note B debit note C invoice D statement 11 A credit note for $600 issued to a customer has been entered as an invoice for goods sold. The balance on the customer’s account after this entry is $14 200. What is the correct balance on the customer’s account? A $13 000 B $13 600 C $14 800 D $15 400 12 Tony paid a cheque for $3250 to James in full settlement of a debt for $3400. How will James record this transaction? debit $ credit $ A bank discount allowed 3250 150 Tony 3400 B Tony 3400 bank discount allowed 3250 150 C bank discount received 3250 150 Tony 3400 D Tony 3400 bank discount received 3250 150 www.theallpapers.com

5 © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 [Turn over 13 A business buys a computer on credit from Alpha Computers for $1000. Which journal entry will record this? dr $ cr $ A Alpha Computers computer equipment 1000 1000 B computer equipment Alpha Computers 1000 1000 C computer equipment purchases 1000 1000 D purchases computer equipment 1000 1000 14 Fred keeps a petty cash book on the imprest system with an imprest of $200. The book is balanced monthly and the imprest is restored on the first day of the following month. Fred’s petty cash expenses for June totalled $175. Which entries record restoration of the imprest on 1 July? debit $ credit $ A cash book 175 petty cash book 175 B petty cash book 175 cash book 175 C cash book 200 petty cash book 200 D petty cash book 200 cash book 200 15 On 1 September a trader purchased on credit goods with a list price of $1000. He was given a trade discount of 20 % and was allowed a cash discount of 5 % provided the account was paid in 30 days. How much would the trader pay to the supplier on 28 September? A $750 B $760 C $800 D $950 www.theallpapers.com

6 © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 16 Amy is a trader. She withdrew cash from the business bank account for personal use. How will this transaction be recorded? account to be debited account to be credited A bank cash B cash bank C bank drawings D drawings bank 17 Where should the total of the purchases returns journal be posted? A credit side of the cash book B credit side of the purchases returns account C debit side of the purchases returns account D debit side of the trading account 18 Which entry records a sale of goods on credit to Tahir? nominal ledger sales ledger A debit cash account credit sales account B credit sales account debit cash account C credit sales account debit Tahir account D debit Tahir account credit sales account 19 Why is a trial balance prepared? A to calculate net profit B to check the amount of the owner’s capital C to check the arithmetical accuracy of the double entry D to find out how much is owed to creditors www.theallpapers.com

7 © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 [Turn over 20 How would the totals of the discount allowed and discount received accounts be recorded in a trial balance? debit credit A discount allowed discount received B discount received discount allowed C discount allowed discount received – – D – – discount allowed discount received 21 The cost of a new motor vehicle is debited to the motor vehicle expenses account. Which type of error is this? A commission B complete reversal C original entry D principle 22 Rent received, $100, has been debited to rent paid account and credited to cash account. What is the correcting entry? account to be debited $ account to be credited $ A cash 100 rent received 100 B cash 200 rent paid rent received 100 100 C rent paid rent received 100 100 cash 200 D rent paid 100 rent received 100 www.theallpapers.com

8 © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 23 What is true about a bank reconciliation statement? prepared by the bank prepared by the trader part of double entry book-keeping A no yes yes B yes no yes C yes no no D no yes no 24 The following information relates to a business on 31 October. $ bank account balance in cash book 1600 debit unpresented cheques 680 amount not yet credited by bank 560 What is the balance on the bank statement at 31 October? A $360 B $1480 C $1720 D $2840 25 At the end of Zara’s financial year her tenant owed one month’s rent. How will this be shown in Zara’s final accounts? profit and loss account balance sheet expense revenue asset liability A   B   C   D   www.theallpapers.com

9 © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 [Turn over 26 The following information is taken from the electricity account of a business. $ owing on 1 January 2007 500 paid during the year 4500 owing on 31 December 2007 600 How much should be charged to the profit and loss account for the year ended 31 December 2007? A $4400 B $4500 C $4600 D $5600 27 A trader provides the following information. $ purchase cost of premises 100 000 legal fees on purchase of premises 4 000 cost of extension to premises 15 000 How much is recorded in the premises account? A $100 000 B $104 000 C $115 000 D $119 000 28 A machine costing $10 000 has an estimated life of 4 years. It is to be depreciated at 40 % per annum using the reducing balance method. What is the charge for depreciation in the second year? A $2400 B $2500 C $4000 D $6400 29 In connection with stock valuation, what is meant by ‘net realisable value’? A selling price B selling price minus estimated profit C selling price minus estimated trade discount D selling price minus selling expenses 30 What is net profit? A income less cost of sales B income less expenses C purchases less cost of sales D purchases less expenses www.theallpapers.com

10 © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 31 What does not appear in a profit and loss account? A carriage inwards B carriage outwards C discount allowed D discount received 32 At the end of her financial year a trader has prepaid insurance by $40. What adjustments should the trader make in preparing her final accounts? $ $ A decrease expenses 40 increase current assets 40 B decrease expenses 40 increase current liabilities 40 C increase expenses 40 increase current assets 40 D increase expenses 40 increase current liabilities 40 33 Which should be entered in the appropriation account of a partnership? interest on partners’ capital interest on partners’ loans partners’ drawings A  B   C   D   34 A trader supplies the following information. $ capital at start of the year 30 000 capital at end of the year 50 000 drawings during the year 12 000 additional capital introduced during the year 18 000 What is the net profit for the year? A $10 000 B $14 000 C $20 000 D $26 000 www.theallpapers.com

11 © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 [Turn over 35 Elizabeth started a business on 1 January but did not maintain any accounting records. Which will not be included in a calculation to find credit sales for her first year of trading? A amount owing by debtors at year end B bad debts written off during the year C cheques received from credit customers during the year D goods returned to suppliers during the year 36 A business provides the following information. $ motor vehicles 80 000 goodwill 50 000 premises 200 000 stock 15 000 equipment 10 000 What is the total of tangible fixed assets? A $280 000 B $290 000 C $340 000 D $355 000 37 Which is a current liability of a cleaning business? A amounts owing by customers B cash at bank C stock of cleaning materials D unpaid staff wages 38 Which transaction affects the amount of working capital? A cash paid into bank B cash paid to a creditor C purchase of premises on credit D purchase of stock on credit www.theallpapers.com

12 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. © UCLES 2008 0452/01/O/N/08 39 A trader provides the following information at the end of her financial year. $ fixed assets 80 000 current assets 20 000 current liabilities 10 000 return on capital employed (ROCE) 15 % What was her net profit for the year? A $10 500 B $12 000 C $13 500 D $15 000 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 October/November 2008 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 discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2008 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses. www.theallpapers.com

Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – October/November 2008 0452 01 © UCLES 2008 Question Number Key Question Number Key 1 C 21 D 2 A 22 B 3 C 23 D 4 C 24 C 5 A 25 D 6 B 26 C 7 B 27 D 8 D 28 A 9 C 29 D 10 B 30 B 11 A 31 A 12 A 32 A 13 B 33 A 14 B 34 B 15 B 35 D 16 D 36 B 17 B 37 D 18 C 38 C 19 C 39 C 20 A 40 A www.theallpapers.com