# Accounting Grade 11 P2 National Exemplar November 2020 QP > Grade 11 Accounting Paper 2 question paper from the National Exemplar November Exam 2020 (English), 12 pages. 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Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 11 NOVEMBER 2020 ACCOUNTING P2 (EXEMPLAR) MARKS: 150 TIME: 2 hours This question paper consists of 11 pages, a 1-page formula sheet and a 9-page answer book. ### Page 2 2 ACCOUNTING P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION Read the following instructions carefully and follow them precisely. 1. Answer ALL the questions. 2. A special ANSWER BOOK is provided in which to answer ALL the questions. 3. A FORMULA SHEET for financial indicators is attached to this question p aper. You may use it if necessary. 4. Show ALL workings to earn part-marks. 5. You may use a non-programmable calculator. 6. You may use a dark pencil or blue/black ink to answer the questions. 7. Where applicable, show ALL calculations to ONE decimal point. 8. Write neatly and legibly. 9. Use the information in the table below as a guide when answering the question paper. Try NOT to deviate from it. QUESTION 1: 35 marks; 30 minutes Topic of the question: This question integrates: Reconciliations Financial Accounting VAT  Concepts, Bank and Creditors’ Reconciliation Managing resources  VAT Calculations  Internal controls QUESTION 2: 53 marks; 40 minutes Topic of the question: This question integrates: Manufacturing and Cost Managing Resources Accounting  Concepts, calculating and interpreting stock information  Break-even QUESTION 3: 37 marks; 30 minutes Topic of the question: This question integrates: Budgets Managerial Accounting  Debtors’ Collection  Internal Control  Ethics QUESTION 4: 25 marks; 20 minutes Topic of the question: This question integrates: Fixed assets Managerial Accounting Internal control  Asset Disposal  Internal Control Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) ACCOUNTING P2 3 QUESTION 1: RECONCILIATIONS AND VAT (35 marks; 30 minutes) 1.1 CONCEPTS Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Write only ‘true’ or ‘false’ next to the question numbers (1.1.1 to 1.1.2) in the ANSWER BOOK. 1.1.1 An external auditor will want to inspect the Bank Reconciliation Statement at the end of each month. (1) 1.1.2 A debit balance on the Bank Statement reflects an unfavourable balance. (1) 1.2 BANK RECONCILIATON The accountant of Russel & Son received the Bank Statement on 31 July 2020 and compared it with the Cash Journals for July 2020. REQUIRED: Use the necessary information to prepare the Bank Reconciliation Statement on 31July 2020 and determine the correct balance as per Bank Account. (8) A. On 31 July 2020 the Bank Statement showed a favourable balance of R3 600. B. Items on the Bank Statement for July 2020 that do not appear in the Cash Journals:  Unpaid cheque originally received from a debtor, L. Red, for R820 in settlement of his debt of R850 was dishonoured due to insufficient funds.  A tenant, N. Bergh, deposited the rent for June 2020 R2 500, directly into the current bank account of the business.  A debit order for the owner’s cellphone account, R1 400.  Credit card levy and service fees, R360.  A deposit of R3 800. It was discovered that the account of Russel & Son was credited in error. The bank will correct it in August 2020. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 4 ACCOUNTING P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) C. Items in the Cash Receipts and Cash Payments Journals that do not appear on the Bank Statement:  Deposit on 29 July 2020, R15 200  Cheques: No. 231 R2 020 (dated 26 July 2020) No. 235 R1 570 (dated 31 August 2020) D. Unmarked item in the Bank Reconciliation Statement for June 2020: Cheque no. 156, R2 860 (dated 5 January 2020) 1.3 CREDITORS’ RECONCILIATION Lavender Suppliers received a statement of account from a creditor, Bramley Traders. The balance on the statement did not agree with that on the account of Bramley Traders in the Creditors Ledger of Lavender Suppliers. REQUIRED: 1.3.1 Bramley Traders offers credit terms of 60 days. Lavender Suppliers prefers to settle their account within 30 days during certain months. Provide TWO points to indicate that it is not a good decision. (4) 1.3.2 Record the following errors and omissions in the given table in the ANSWER BOOK and calculate the correct balance and total. (10) Write the amounts in the appropriate columns and indicate the increase or decrease with a (+) or (-) with each amount. INFORMATION: Balance of Bramley Traders in the Creditors Ledger of Lavender Suppliers, R21 130. Balance on the statement received from Bramley Traders was R32 600. Errors and omissions discovered: A. An invoice for R13 300 received from Bramley Traders was correctly recorded in the Creditors’ Ledger Account. The amount was incorrectly recorded as R11 200 on the statement. B. Lavender Suppliers entered a 10% discount relating to a payment of R3 000 on 19 February 2020. Bramley Traders did not approve this discount stating that the payment was received late. C. Goods returned, R500, appeared on the statement received. The bookkeeper of Lavender Suppliers forgot to record this transaction. D. Purchases of R3 035 from Bramley Traders were recorded as a debit note in the Creditors’ Ledger account. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) ACCOUNTING P2 5 E. A direct transfer of R7 000 by Lavender Suppliers was recorded in the Cash Payment Journal on 27 February 2020. A discount of R700 for early payment was also recorded. The statement of account from Bramley Traders was dated 25 February 2020. 1.4 VAT Battery Specialist is a registered VAT vendor. The standard VAT rate of 15% is applicable where necessary. The information relates to the VAT period ended 31 August 2020. REQUIRED: 1.4.1 Calculate the VAT amount payable/receivable to/from SARS. (9) 1.4.2 The internal auditor discovered that two large credit sales transactions for R598 000 during August 2020 were not recorded in the relevant journal. The owner insists that these should be recorded during September 2020, due to current cash flow problems. Give ONE reason why the auditor would not be satisfied with this explanation. (2) INFORMATION: VAT VAT Details of transactions EXCLUSIVE VAT INCLUSIVE Invoices issued to credit sales R1 415 880 customers Invoices received from suppliers R952 000 Credit notes received from suppliers R9 240 Discount allowed to debtors for R5 520 early payments of accounts Debtors’ accounts written off as R15 600 R17 940 bad debts Trading stock taken by owner for R252 personal use 35 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 6 ACCOUNTING P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) QUESTION 2: MANUFACTURING AND COST (53 marks; 40 minutes) ACCOUNTING 2.1 MANUFACTURING You are provided with information on Champion Manufacturers for the financial year ended 29 February 2020. REQUIRED: 2.1.1 Prepare the following Ledger Accounts:  Raw Materials stock (14)  Work-in-process Stock (12)  Finished Good Stock (8) 2.1.2 Calculate the gross profit for the year. (3) 2.1.3 Calculate the mark-up percentage. (4) INFORMATION: A. The following indicates the stock on hand: R R 29 Feb 2020 28 Feb 2019 Raw materials stock 85 500 107 000 Work-in-process stock 86 414 25 800 Stock of finished goods 25 400 126 400 Consumables stores on hand (indirect materials) 1 800 9 600 B. Summary of transactions for the year ended 29 February 2020. R Office stationery purchased 4 350 Raw materials purchased for cash 250 000 Raw material purchased on credit 158 000 Indirect materials purchased for cash 19 900 Carriage on purchases of raw materials cash 15 400 Sales of finished goods 1 520 000 Advertising 28 200 Vehicle expenses 14 500 Salaries: Factory Foreman 90 000 Administrative staff 110 000 Sales staff 99 000 Rates 20 040 Insurance 31 200 Water and electricity 30 000 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) ACCOUNTING P2 7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  Raw materials costing R16 000, purchased from Electronic Suppliers, were returned on 29 February 2020. This transaction was not recorded.  Direct labour cost amounted to R214 749 for the year.  The Total Factory Overhead Cost for the year amounted to R216 965. 2.2 COST ACCOUNTING Jellytot Manufacturers manufactures toddlers’ tracksuits. Tracksuits are sold at a mark-up of 50% on cost. REQUIRED: 2.2.1 From the list below, select only the THREE FIXED COSTS. (3) Raw materials cost Direct labour costs Salary Foreman Commission on sales: Salary of Accountant Factory Rent Sales Staff 2.2.2 Calculate the break-even value of Jellytot Manufacturers. (4) 2.2.3 In your opinion, should Jellytot Manufacturers change to a cheaper supplier? Give TWO reasons for your answer. (5) INFORMATION The owner of Jellytot Manufacturers has provided you with the following information:  Selling price per tracksuit: R160  Variable cost per tracksuit: R115  Total fixed costs: R945 000 The owner informs you that he has discovered a new supplier for raw material. The material will fade after one wash. However, this will reduce the variable cost to R95. If the business charges the same selling price, it will ensure greater profits. 53 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 8 ACCOUNTING P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) QUESTION 3: BUDGETING (37 marks; 30 minutes) You are provided with information relating to Peter Pan Stationers. The business is owned by Vuyo Radebe and his wife, Lydia. The shop is managed by Alvin Alberts. However, he has been offered a job by a competitor at an increased salary. REQUIRED: 3.1 Explain the importance of comparing budgeted figures with actual figures achieved for the same period. (2) 3.2 Calculate the missing amounts (indicated by (a), (b) and (c)) in the Debtors' Collection Schedule for the budgeted period March to May 2020. (4) 3.3 Calculate the following budgeted figures: 3.3.1 Total budgeted sales for March 2020 (2) 3.3.2 Amount budgeted for payments to creditors during May 2020 (4) 3.3.3 Budgeted salaries of the shop assistants for April 2020 (4) 3.3.4 The percentage increase in the salary of the manager expected in May 2020 (3) 3.3.5 Amount of the additional loan expected to be obtained on 1 April 2020 (4) 3.4 An official of the local municipality has offered to recommend Peter Pan Stationers to supply stationery to the value of R500 000. However, he will only do this if Vuyo pays him R20 000 in cash. Give Vuyo advice in this regard. State TWO points. (4) 3.5 Vuyo's wife is angry that he has not been adhering to the cash budget. Vuyo says that he deliberately did not keep to the budget because he wanted to improve the overall results of the business.  Identify THREE over-payments in April 2020, apart from vehicle expenses. Provide figures to support your answer. Provide a valid reason for each over- payment to support Vuyo's decisions. (6)  Explain how this difference of opinion with his wife can be avoided in future. (2)  State TWO other strategies that Vuyo and his wife could consider in future to improve the results of the business. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) ACCOUNTING P2 9 INFORMATION: A. Sales and debtors' collection:  The TOTAL sales for April 2020 and May 2020 have been estimated as follows: April 2020 70 000 May 2020 78 750  80% of all sales are for cash. The rest is on credit.  Debtors are expected to pay as follows: 60% within the same month of sale, subject to a 4% discount 38% in the month following the month of sale 2% of debts are written off in the second month following the month of sale  Debtors' collection schedule: CREDIT 2020 2020 2020 SALES MARCH APRIL MAY R R R R February 31 500 11 970 March 10 500 (a) 3 990 April 14 000 8 064 (b) May (c) 12 054 B. Purchases of merchandise and payment to creditors:  The business works on a fixed-stock base where the stock sold in a month is replaced at the end of that month.  The business uses a mark-up of 75% on cost.  70% of all merchandise is purchased on credit.  Creditors are paid in full in the month following the month of purchase. C. Salaries:  The business has 12 shop assistants employed on equal pay in March 2020. Nine of the shop assistants are entitled to a bonus equal to 80% of their monthly salary during April 2020.  All shop assistants will receive a general increase during May 2020.  The manager received a bonus in April 2020. D. Loan: An additional loan will be taken from Atlantic Bank on 1 April 2020 at 14% p.a. interest. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 10 10 ACCOUNTING P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) E. Extract from the Cash Budget for the three months ending 31 May 2020: MARCH APRIL MAY RECEIPTS Budgeted Budgeted Actual Budgeted Cash sale of stock 42 000 56 000 59 200 63 000 Collection from debtors 18 018 12 054 12 800 ? Rent income 5 600 6 160 6 160 6 160 Additional loan acquired 0 ? ? 0 PAYMENTS Cash purchase of stock 9 000 12 000 28 000 13 500 Payment to creditors 58 500 21 000 21 000 ? Salaries of shop assistants 102 000 ? ? 110 160 Salary of manager 16 000 16 000 40 000 19 200 Interest on loan (14% p.a.) 6 300 7 175 7 175 7 175 Delivery expenses (for deliveries to customers) 9 200 9 200 0 9 200 Insurance (paid annually) 0 27 000 27 000 - Advertising 0 0 0 20 000 Purchase of vehicle 0 0 180 000 0 Vehicle expenses 0 0 4 000 4 000 Sundry expenses 5 300 5 300 5 300 5 800 37 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 11 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) ACCOUNTING P2 11 QUESTION 4: FIXED ASSETS AND INTERNAL CONTROL (25 marks; 20 minutes) You are provided with information relating to Everest Traders. REQUIRED: 4.1 What is a Fixed Assets Register? (2) 4.2 Calculate the depreciation on equipment for the year. (10) 4.3 Prepare the Asset Disposal account. (10) 4.4 The owner is concerned about the internal control over the fixed assets of the business. Suggest THREE internal control measures that could be implemented. (3) INFORMATION: 1. The following balances appeared in the general ledger on 29 February 2020, the end of the financial year. Fixed Asset Cost price Accumulated 29 Feb 2020 depreciation 1 March 2019 Equipment 645 000 180 000 2. Equipment:  On 1 December 2019 obsolete equipment was traded in. The cost price of the equipment was R60 000 and the accumulated depreciation on 1 March 2019 amounted to R42 000. The trade-in offer of R22 000 was accepted and the cost price of the new equipment was R90 000. 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