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CSS Accountancy and Auditing Paper I Past Paper 2016

CSS Accountancy and Auditing Paper I 2016 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

Marks
100
Time
3 hours
Questions
7

How to attempt: Attempt FOUR Questions from PART-II, selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL Questions carry EQUAL marks

Questions

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

SECTION-A

  1. Q. 2
    Global Service Company was organized on April 1, 2015. The company prepares quarterly financial statements. The adjusted trial balance at June 30, 2015 is given below.
    DebitsCredits
    Cash5,190Accumulated depreciation700
    Accounts receivable480Notes payable4,000
    Prepaid rent720Accounts payable790
    Supplies920Salaries and wages payable300
    Equipment12,000Interest payable10
    Dividends500Unearned rent revenue400
    Salaries and wages expense7,400Share capital-ordinary11,200
    Rent expense1,200Service revenue11,360
    Depreciation expense700Rent revenue900
    Supplies expense160
    Utilities expense350
    Interest expense40
    Total Debits29,66029,660
    • (a)
      Prepare an income statement for the Quarter April 1 to June 30.
      (10)
    • (b)
      Prepare statement of Retained Earnings.
      (5)
    • (c)
      Prepare a Balance Sheet with proper headings.
      (5)
  2. Q. 3
    • (a)
      Pool and Burns, who share profits and losses equally, decide to dissolve their partnership at June 30, 2015. Their balance sheet on that date was as follows:
      (10)
      (Rs.)( Rs.)
      Buildings80,000
      Tools and fixtures2,900
      82,900
      Debtors8,400
      Cash600
      9,000
      Sundry creditors( 4,100 )
      Net current assets4,900
      Total Assets87,800
      Capital account. Pool52,680
      Burns35,120
      87,800

      The debtors realized Rs. 8,200, the building Rs. 66,000 and tools and fixtures Rs. 1,800. The expenses of dissolution were Rs. 400 and discounts totaling Rs. 300 were received from creditors.

      Required: Prepare the accounts necessary to show the results of the realization and of the disposal of the cash.

    • (b)
      The trial balance before and after adjustment for Mushtaq company at the end of its fiscal year is presented below.
      (10)
      Mushataq Company Trial Balance December 31, 2015
      Before adjustmentAfter adjustment
      DebitCreditDebitCredit
      Cash10,40010,400
      Accounts receivable8,80010,000
      Supplies2,300700
      Prepaid insurance4,0002,500
      Equipment14,00014,000
      Accumulated Depreciation-equipment3,6004,900
      Accounts payable5,8005,800
      Salaries and wages payable1,100
      Unearned rent revenue1,500800
      Share capital ordinary12,00012,000
      Retained earnings3,6003,600
      Service revenue34,00035,200
      Rent revenue11,00011,700
      Salaries and wages expense17,00018,100
      Supplies expense1,600
      Rent expense15,00015,000
      Insurance expense1,500
      Depreciation expense1,300
      71,50071,50075,10075,100

      Instructions : Prepare the adjusting journal entries that were made during the period.

  3. Q. 4
    • (a)
      On January 1, 2015, Hydri Construction acquired a small excavator for Rs.85,000. This device had a 4-year service life. It is expected that the equipment will be sold for Rs.10,000 salvage value at the end of 4 years. The company uses the double-declining balance depreciation method.
      (10)
      • (a)
        Prepare a schedule showing annual depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation and related calculations for each subsequent year.
      • (b)
        Show how the asset and related accumulated depreciation would appear on a balance sheet at December 31, 2015.
      • (c)
        Prepare journal entries to record the asset's acquisition, annual depreciation for each year, and the asset's eventual sale for Rs.10,000.
    • (b)
      Rabika Limited has the following balance sheet and income statement for 2015
      (in thousands rupees) Balance sheet
      CashRs. 400Accounts payableRs. 320
      Accounts receivable1,300Accruals260
      Inventories2,100Short-term loans1,100
      Current assets3,800Current liabilities1,680
      Net fixed assets3,320Long-term debt2,000
      Shareholders’ equity3,440
      Total assets7,120Total liabilities & Equity7,120
      Income Statement
      Net sales (all credit)Rs. 12,680
      Cost of goods sold*8,930*
      Gross profitRs. 3,750
      Selling, general, and admin expenses2,230
      Interest expense460
      Profit before taxesRs. 1,060
      Taxes390
      Profit after taxesRs. 670

      * Includes depreciation of Rs. 480

      On the basis of this information, compute the following:

      Current ratio

      Acid test ratio

      Average collection period

      Inventory turnover ratio

      Debt to net worth ratio

      Gross profit margin

      Net profit margin

      Rate of return on common stock equity

SECTION-B

  1. Q. 5
    • (a)
      The records of the Electronic Equipment Company show the following information for the year ended 31 December 2015:
      (10)
      ( Rs.)
      Material purchased1,946,700
      Inventories, January 1, 2015:
      1) Finished goods (100 calculator)43,000
      2) Material268,000
      Direct labour2,125,800
      Factory overhead764,000
      Marketing expense516,000
      General and administrative expenses461,000
      Sales (14,200 calculators)6,634,000
      Inventories, December 31, 2015:
      1. No unfinished work on hand.
      2. Finished goods (200 calculators) costed at Rs.395 each.
      3. Material167,000

      Required:

      An income statement for the period.

      The number of units manufactured.

      The unit cost of calculators manufactured.

      The gross profit per unit sold.

      The income per unit sold.

      The ratio of gross profit to sales.

      The income to sales percentage.

    • (b)
      The Homes Garments Company has decided to distribute the costs of service departments by the algebraic method. The producing departments are Cutting department and Sewing department. The service departments are Maintenance and cafeteria, and monthly data are:
      (10)
      Actual factory overhead Costs before distributionServices provided by
      (Rs.)MaintenanceCafeteria
      Cutting department126,00040%50%
      Sewing department87,00050%30%
      Maintenance department30,000---20%
      Cafeteria26,40010%---

      Required::

      Total factory overhead of producing department Cutting after distribution of service department costs.

  2. Q. 6
    • (a)
      Ten employees work as a group in Altech Manufacturing Company. When the group’s weekly production exceeds the standard number of pieces per hour, each worker in the group is paid a bonus for the excess production in addition to wages at hourly rates. The amount of bonus is computed by first determining the percentage by which the group’s production exceeds the standard; one-half of this percentage is then applied to a wage rate of $9 to determine hourly bonus rate. The standard rate of production before a bonus can be earned is 200 pieces per hour for total hours worked.
      (10)
      Production record for the week
      Hours workedProduction
      Monday8017,824
      Tuesday7416,206
      Wednesday8018,048
      Thursday7817,480
      Friday7216,733

      Required:

      • (1)
        Calculate the group’s bonus for each day and for the week
      • (2)
        The week’s earnings of each employee.
    • (b)
      The Cambridge Company uses job order costing. At the beginning of December two jobs were in process:
      Job 369Job 372
      MaterialRs 20,000Rs. 7,000
      Direct labour10,0003,000
      Applied factory overhead15,0004,500

      There was no inventory of finished goods on December 1. During the month, Jobs 373, 374, 375, 376, 378 and 379 were started.

      Material requisitions for December totaled Rs. 130,000, direct labour cost, Rs.100,000 and actual factory overhead , Rs. 160,000. Factory overhead is applied at a rate of 150% of direct labour cost.

      The only job still in process at the end of December is No. 379, with cost of Rs. 14,000 for material and total Rs. 9,000 for direct labour and applied overhead.

      Job No. 376, the only finished job on hand at the end of December, has a total cost of Rs. 20,000.

      Required:

      • (1)
        T-accounts for Work in Process, Finished Goods, Cost of Goods sold, Factory overhead Control and Applied Factory Overhead.
        (4)
      • (2)
        General journal entries to record:
        • (a)
          Cost of goods manufactured
          (2)
        • (b)
          Cost of goods sold
          (2)
        • (c)
          Closing of over-or-under applied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.
          (2)
  3. Q. 7
    • (a)
      The budgeted results of Best Gases Limited are as under:
      (10)
      ProductSale value (Rs.)PV ratio %
      Oxygen gas1,250,00050
      Nitrogen gas2,000,00040
      Acetylene gas3,000,00030

      Fixed overheads for the period are Rs 2,511,000. The management is worried about the results.

      Required: Prepare a statement showing amount of loss, if any being incurred at present and recommend a change in the sale value of each product as well as the total sale value maintaining the same sale-mix which will eliminate the said loss.

    • (b)
      Fedder manufacturing company provides the following information concerning its 2015 operations:
      (10)
      Number of units produced45,000
      Selling price per unit (Rs.)30
      Variable costs per unit (Rs.):
      Direct labour6
      Direct material7
      Manufacturing overhead3
      Selling and administrative2
      Fixed costs(Rs.):
      Manufacturing overhead (Rs.)180,000
      Selling and administrative (Rs.)116,000
      Units sold33,000

      There was no beginning inventory for the firm.

      Required:

      Prepare an absorption costing income statement for Fedder manufacturing company.

      Prepare a variable costing income statement for Fedder manufacturing company.

      Reconcile the difference in profits under the two income statements.

  4. Q. 8
    Seven Seas Ltd. has developed a process for the manufacture of after-shave. Material is added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are incurred uniformly. Detail for the month ended December 31,2015 are as follows:

    Work-in-process at 1st December, 2015: 4,000 Units 75 % complete.

    Work-in-process at 31st December, 2015: 15,000 Units 60% complete

    Units added in process during the month of December, 2015: 30,000 units.

    MaterialsConversion cost
    Value of opening work-in-process (Rs.)108,00085,000
    Cost added during December , 2015300,000475,000

    Required: Using weighted average basis, prepare a cost of production report for the process for December, 2015. Showing:

    • (a)
      A quantity schedule;
      (3)
    • (b)
      Cost charged to process;
      (4)
    • (c)
      Cost of equivalent units;
      (5)
    • (d)
      Cost of finished goods;
      (4)
    • (e)
      Value of closing work-in-process
      (4)
  1. Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
  2. Attempt FOUR Questions from PART-II, selecting TWO questions from EACH SECTION. ALL Questions carry EQUAL marks
  3. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
  4. Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
  5. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
  6. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
  7. Use of calculator is allowed.