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CSS Accountancy and Auditing Paper I Past Paper 2023

CSS Accountancy and Auditing Paper I 2023 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

Marks
100
Time
3 hours
Questions
7

How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by 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 – I

  1. Q. 2
    (20)
    • (A)
      What are the Accounting Principles? Define any four accounting principles shortly.
      (5)
    • (B)
      What are the Accounting Conventions? Define any four accounting conventions shortly.
      (5)
    • (C)
      The below mentioned balances are extracted from the books of Emerging Technologies Pvt. Ltd. as on 31st August 2022.
      (10)
      Head of AccountAmount
      Sundry expenses166,000
      Opening Stock400,000
      Premises3,775,000
      Furniture1,350,000
      Machinery2,600,000
      Drawings250,000
      Purchases6,455,000
      Sales12,262,000
      Discount received47,000
      Discount allowed54,000
      Carriage outward18,000
      Returns inward122,000
      Return outwards28,000
      Closing Stock372,500
      Wages and salaries1,750,000
      Cash in hand940,000
      Rent, rates and taxes137,000
      Rent received in advance53,000
      Bills receivables192,000
      Trade creditors2,076,000
      Book debts3,150,000
      Bills payable130,000
      Bank loan580,000
      Capital6,200,000
      Carriage inward17,000

      Required: Prepare a Trial Balance as on that date in a proper format.

  2. Q. 3
    Deluxe Software Private Limited closes its books on 31st December every year. You are provided with the following data:
    (20)
    Shareholders Equity (Rs.’000’)
    20212020
    Opening700600
    Profit after tax220200
    920800
    Dividend(100)(100)
    Closing820700
    Other data
    Number of Shares (in ‘000s)6060

    Required:

    • (a)
      On the basis of above data, compute the following for the year 2020 and 2021
      (5)
      • (a)
        Earnings per share (EPS)
      • (b)
        Return on closing equity (ROE)
      • (c)
        Book value per share (BV)
    • (b)
      Compute dividend per share and rate of dividend for the year 2022.
      (5)
    • (c)
      For the year ending 31st December 2022 the management decided to aim for EPS Rs.4.00 (9% higher than for the year 2021) and return on closing equity of 25%. Compute the estimated book value as at 31st December 2022 assuming that management targets are achieved. Also compute estimated figures for Profit after Tax, Dividend and Equity.
      (10)
  3. Q. 4
    (20)
    • (A)
      Post-closing Trial Balance of Premium Fabrics Private Limited for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 are as follows:
      (10)
      20222021
      Equities and Liabilities
      Issued and paid-up capital5,000,0005,000,000
      Short-term running finance3,000,000800,000
      Unappropriate profit400,000300,000
      Trade Creditors3,000,0001,000,000
      Accumulated Depreciation:
      Plant and Machinery900,000600,000
      Motor Vehicle420,000280,000
      12,720,0007,980,000
      Assets
      Land and Building2,500,0001,500,000
      Plant and Machinery3,000,0002,500,000
      Motor vehicles620,000580,000
      Stock in Hand3,600,0001,100,000
      Trade debtors3,000,0002,300,000
      12,720,0007,980,000

      Additional data:

      • During the year 2022, a dividend @ 10% was distributed to the shareholders. The paid-up value of each share is Rs. 10/-

      • A Motor vehicle, having original cost of Rs. 100,000 and depreciated book value of Rs. 60,000 was sold for Rs. 80,000.

      • Gross funds generated from operations during the year was Rs. 1,060,000.

      Required: prepare a cash flow statement of Premium Fabrics as per IAS-7 for the year 2022.

    • (B)
      Mr. Haider started a business on March 1st 2022 with a capital of Rs. 645,000. His newly appointed bookkeeper records transaction on simple papers. His cash book page shows following transactions for the year.
      (10)
      ParticularsAmountParticularsAmount
      Expenses Paid27,500Sales on cash322,000
      Receipts from debtors241,000Drawings of Mr. Haider25,500
      Purchase of Motorbike92,000Payments to creditors322,000
      Purchases on cash148,000

      On December 31st 2022 value of closing stock is 46,000. The payables and receivables are Rs.125,000 and Rs. 80,000 respectively. Useful life of motorbike is 8 years and salvage value will be 32000. Bookkeeper decided to use the straight-line method of depreciation for the whole useful life of motorbike.

      Required: Prepare Trading and Profit and Loss account and Balance Sheet as on 31st December 2022.

SECTION – II

  1. Q. 5
    (20)
    • (A)
      Eagle Star is a manufacturing company. The Company uses Rowan Premium bonus scheme for its workers payroll. Workers are also entitled to dearness allowance of Rs. 2,400 per week of 48 hours. Mr. Afzal is one of the workers of that company. His basic wage rate is 1,200 per day of 8 hours. His time sheet for the week is as under:
      (10)
      Job NameTime AllowedTime Taken
      Crafting25 hours20 hours
      Assembling30 hours20 hours
      Idle time (Waiting)-----8 hours

      Required: Calculate gross wage of Mr. Afzal for the week.

    • (B)
      An Automobile factory will use 500,000 tyres for its production in coming year. The incremental cost of placing an order is Rs. 8,000. The cost of storing a tyre for whole year is Rs. 2000.Lead time on an order is 5 days and the company wishes to keep reserve supply of two days usage. Usage per day will be constant in whole work year. Company work year consists of 250 days.
      (10)

      Required: Calculate Economic Order Quantity and Reorder point.

  2. Q. 6
    (20)
    • (A)
      A manufacturing company of Lahore submits the following information for the year ending 31st December 2022:
      (10)
      ParticularsAmountParticularsAmount
      Sales4,500,000Raw Material 1st January150,000
      Purchases2,020,000Finished Goods 1st January700,000
      Tools Expenses45,000Indirect Labour50,000
      Depreciation of Plant45,000Power, Heat & Light30,000
      Work in process 1st January300,000Finished Goods 31st December605,000
      Purchase Retunes20,000Depreciation of machinery60,000
      Fire Insurance8,000Raw Material 31st December290,000
      Direct Labour590,000Work in Process 31st December250,000
      Misc. Manufacturing Costs9,000Indirect Material Consumed50,000
      Selling Expenses5% of salesAdministrative Expenses2% of sales

      Required: Prepare an Income Statement for the year ended 31st December 2022

    • (B)
      Khizra manufacturing corporation has fixed cost for the year ended 31st December 2022 is Rs. 400,000. Variable cost per unit is Rs. 20. Each Unit sells at Rs. 100.
      (10)

      Required:

      • (a)
        Break Even point (both in units and value)
        (2)
      • (b)
        If turnover for the next year is Rs. 800,000, calculate the estimated contribution and profit, assuming the cost and selling price remain the same
        (4)
      • (c)
        A profit target of Rs. 400,000 has been desired for the next year. Calculate the turnover required to achieve the desired result.
        (4)
  3. Q. 7
    The Balance Sheet of Fazal Din & Co. as on 31st December 2021 was as follows:
    (20)
    BALANCE SHEET
    Liabilities & CapitalAmountAssetsAmount
    Current LiabilitiesRs. 17,500CashRs. 5,000
    Paid-up-CapitalAccounts ReceivableRs. 10,000
    3,000 ordinary shares of Rs. 10 eachRs. 30,000MaterialsRs. 4,000
    Retained EarningsRs. 10,000Work in ProcessRs. 2,000
    Finished GoodsRs. 6,000
    Prepaid expensesRs. 500
    Fixed Assets(net)Rs. 30,000
    Rs. 57,500Rs. 57,500

    During the year 2022 the retained earnings increase 50% as a result of good business. No dividend was paid during the year. Balances of Accounts receivables, prepaid expenses, current liabilities and paid-up capital were the same as 31st December 2022 as they had been on 31st December 2021, Inventories were reduced as follows:

    Material50%
    Work in process50%
    Finished goods33-1/3%

    Fixed Assets were reduced by depreciation of Rs. 4,000 charged 3/4th to factory overhead and 1/4th to administrative expenses. Sales were made of Rs. 60,000 on account of finished goods costing Rs. 40,000. Direct labor cost was Rs. 9,000. Factory overhead was applied at the rate of 100% of direct labor cost, leaving Rs. 2,000 under applied which was closed to cost of goods sold account. Total marketing and administrative expenses amounting to 10% and 15% respectively of the gross sales.

    Required:

    • (a)
      An Income statement for 2022, along with the details of Cost of goods manufactured and sold
      (10)
    • (b)
      A balance Sheet as on 31st December 2022.
      (10)
  4. Q. 8
    A chemical factory manufactures three kinds of chemicals namely Eucalyptus oil, Hexachlorobenzen and Toxaphene. In the last week of December 2022, the records were:
    (20)
    Labor GradeNo of EmployeesRate per hour (Rs.)Hours Worked by each employee
    I124040
    II363242
    III82840
    IV21644

    Output and standard times during the same week were as follows:

    ComponentsOutput (In Units)Standard Minutes for each unit
    Eucalyptus oil88830
    Hexachlorobenzen180054
    Toxaphene96066

    Normal working hours per week are 38. Overtime is paid at the premium of 50 % of the normal hour rate.

    Group Incentive Scheme:

    A group incentive scheme is in operation. The time saved is expressed as a percentage of hours worked and is shared between the group as a proportion of the hours worked by each grade. The incentive rate is 75% of the normal hour rate.

    Required: Prepare the payroll for the last week of December 2022 showing the basic pay, overtime and incentive amount as separate totals for each grade of labor.

  1. Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
  2. Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by 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.
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  5. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
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