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SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS/
NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS
ACCOUNTING P2
2021
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Accounting/P2 2 DBE/2021
SC/NSC
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them precisely.
1. Answer ALL questions.
2. A special ANSWER BOOK is provided in which to answer ALL questions.
3. Show ALL workings to earn part-marks.
4. You may use a non-programmable calculator.
5. You may use a dark pencil or blue/black ink to answer questions.
6. Where applicable, show ALL calculations to ONE decimal point.
7. If you choose to do so, you may use the Financial Indicator Formula Sheet
attached at the end of this question paper. The use of this formula sheet is
NOT compulsory.
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 TOPIC MARKS MINUTES
1 VAT and Creditors' Reconciliation 35 25
2 Cost Accounting 35 25
3 Budgeting 45 40
4 Stock valuation 35 30
TOTAL 150 120
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Accounting/P2 3 DBE/2021
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QUESTION 1: VALUE-ADDED TAX (VAT) AND CREDITORS' RECONCILIATION
(35 marks; 25 minutes)
1.1 VALUE-ADDED TAX (VAT)
Hilda Groceries is registered for VAT. The standard VAT rate is 15% and is
applied on most products.
REQUIRED:
1.1.1 Implementation of VAT:
Explain why the government implemented VAT in South Africa.
State ONE point. (2)
Explain why some products are zero-rated products. State ONE
point. (2)
1.1.2 Calculate the amount payable to SARS in respect of VAT for the two
months ended 30 April 2021. (11)
INFORMATION:
A. Balance due to SARS on 1 April 2021, R9 450
B. Transactions for April 2021:
AMOUNT VAT AMOUNT
EXCLUDING AMOUNT INCLUDING
VAT VAT
R R R
Total sales 412 000 ? 473 800
Purchases of trading stock 230 000 ?
Discount allowed to debtors 1 890
Goods returned by customers ? 19 320
Bad debts recovered 1 140
Drawings of trading stock by
1 380
the owner
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1.2 KHAYA STORES
Khaya Stores is owned by Peter Sithole. The business buys goods on credit
from PN Suppliers. The business received a statement of account for
February 2021.
REQUIRED:
1.2.1 Refer to Information A, B and C.
Use the table that is provided.
Indicate the changes to the Creditors' Ledger Account in the books of
Khaya Stores and the statement received from PN Suppliers to take
into account the errors and omissions on 28 February 2021.
Indicate + or – for each amount. (12)
1.2.2 Refer to Information D.
State TWO benefits of using electronic funds transfers (EFTs) for
payments to creditors. (2)
The internal auditor feels that this incident of fraud should never
have occurred in this business.
- Explain why he feels this way. (2)
- Explain how this could have been prevented. State TWO
points. (4)
INFORMATION:
A. Creditors' Ledger of Khaya Stores
PN SUPPLIERS (CL8)
DATE DETAILS DEBIT CREDIT BALANCE
R R R
2021 1 Balance 86 900
Feb. 5 Invoice 353 18 800 105 700
7 Debit note 72 600 105 100
13 EFT 428 22 800 82 300
Discount 1 140 81 160
14 Invoice A417 6 100 87 260
16 Invoice 390 11 800 99 060
23 Invoice 401 8 900 107 960
24 EFT 676 12 000 95 960
25 Journal voucher 221 2 660 93 300
27 Invoice 556 7 700 101 000
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B. Statement of account received from PN Suppliers
Khaya Stores
228 Rhino Street 25 February 2021
DATE DETAILS DEBIT CREDIT BALANCE
R R R
2021 1 Balance 86 900
Feb. 5 Invoice 353 10 800 97 700
7 Credit note 109 600 98 300
14 Receipt 632 22 800 75 500
16 Invoice 390 12 980 88 480
23 Invoice 401 8 900 97 380
24 Receipt 961 12 000 85 380
C. Errors, omissions and other information:
(i) Invoice 353 on 5 February 2021 was correct according to the
statement.
(ii) PN Suppliers made an error in recording the goods returned on
7 February 2021.
(iii) Khaya Stores entered a discount with the EFT payment on
13 February 2021. PN Suppliers informed the business that they do
not qualify for this discount.
(iv) Invoice A417 in the Creditors' Ledger Account of PN Suppliers was
for goods purchased from LM Suppliers.
(v) The trade discount on Invoice 390 was not deducted by
PN Suppliers.
(vi) The bookkeeper transferred a debit balance from the Debtors'
Ledger Account of PN Suppliers (Journal voucher 221) to their
account in the Creditors' Ledger.
(vii) The statement shows entries up to 24 February 2021 only.
D. During an internal audit, the auditor noticed the following account in the
Creditors' Ledger of Khaya Stores:
EXCESS TRADERS CL24
DATE DETAILS DEBIT CREDIT BALANCE
2021 20 Invoice 11 334 R120 000 R120 000
Feb. 22 EFT R120 000 R0
It was discovered that an EFT payment of R120 000 was made to
Frank Adams, the sole owner of Excess Traders. Further investigation by
the internal auditor revealed that this business is not operational and that
Frank Adams is a close relative of the accountant of Khaya Stores.
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Accounting/P2 6 DBE/2021
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QUESTION 2: COST ACCOUNTING (35 marks; 25 minutes)
2.1 Choose a cost category from COLUMN B that matches a description in
COLUMN A. Write only the letter (A–E) next to the question numbers
(2.1.1 to 2.1.3) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 2.1.4 F.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
2.1.1 Commission to salespersons A factory overhead cost
2.1.2 Wages of factory maintenance staff B administration cost
2.1.3 Office stationery expenses C direct labour cost
D direct material cost
E selling and distribution cost
(3 x 1) (3)
2.2 MEISIES OUTFITTERS
The business manufactures clothing products. The owner is Minnie Zitha.
The information relates to school dresses which is one of the products they
manufacture. Dresses are manufactured according to orders received and
there is no work-in-progress. The financial year ended on 30 April 2021.
REQUIRED:
2.2.1 Refer to Information D.
Complete the Factory Overhead Cost Note for the school dresses. (10)
2.2.2 Calculate the total cost of production of school dresses produced. (4)
2.2.3 Minnie is concerned about wastage of fabric in the dressmaking
section. Calculate the cost of this wastage to the business. (5)
2.2.4 The internal auditor expressed concern about the direct labour cost for
the school dresses.
Explain the problem that is of concern to the auditor.
Quote figures. (3)
State TWO possible causes of this problem. (2)
2.2.5 Provide a calculation to confirm that the break-even point for the
current financial year is 17 000 units. (3)
2.2.6 Comment on the level of production achieved and the break-even point
calculated above. Quote figures. (2)
2.2.7 Calculate the extra profit that would be earned if an additional 500
dresses are made and sold. Assume that all costs are unchanged. (3)
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INFORMATION:
A. Raw material stock (fabric used to make the dresses):
Fabric is issued to the factory using the weighted-average method.
UNITS COST TOTAL
(metres) per metre COST
Stock of fabric on 1 May 2020 9 000 R14,20 R127 800
Fabric purchased during the year 33 000 R17,00 R561 000
42 000 R688 800
Fabric issued to the factory 29 000 R16,40 R475 600
B. Production and sales:
Manufacturing one dress requires 1,6 metres of fabric.
17 800 dresses were produced and sold during the financial year at
R75 per dress.
C. Direct labour cost for the year:
HOURS
WORKERS PER RATE TOTAL
WORKER
Basic wage (normal time)* 8 1 250 R25 R250 000
Total overtime worked 8 720 R45 R259 200
Total employer's contributions R26 250
TOTAL 1 970 R535 450
*Normal time comprises a 5-day week of 8 hours per day. The factory
operates for 46 weeks each year.
D. Factory overhead costs:
The following costs were extracted from the records on 30 April 2021:
Factory rent expense R122 400
Water and electricity 81 600
Insurance on factory equipment 20 720
Salary of the dressmaking supervisor 76 960
Delivery expenses 36 800
Wages of cleaners 155 760
Depreciation: dressmaking machines 30 300
Sundry factory expenses (dressmaking section) 10 670
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Factory rent is split according to floor space occupied. The dress-
making section occupies 320 m2 of the total factory space of 1 280 m2.
15% of the total water and electricity account must be allocated to the
dressmaking section.
Insurance on factory equipment was paid up to 30 June 2021. Dress-
making equipment comprises ⅓ of the total factory equipment.
Only one of the six cleaners, Susan, was allocated to the dressmaking
section. Susan earns 10% less than the other five cleaners.
E. Additional information relating to the dressmaking section:
Total variable costs amounted to R1 094 700 (R61,50 per unit)
Fixed costs, comprising factory overhead costs and administration
costs, totalled R229 500
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Accounting/P2 9 DBE/2021
SC/NSC
QUESTION 3: BUDGETING (45 marks; 40 minutes)
3.1 Insert the relevant amount(s) for EACH transaction below into the appropriate
columns for the following Cash Budget and Projected Income Statement for
July 2021.
Example: Monthly telephone costs are expected to be R4 200.
PROJECTED INCOME
CASH BUDGET FOR JULY
NO. STATEMENT FOR JULY
RECEIPT PAYMENT INCOME EXPENSE
e.g. 4 200 4 200
(8)
TRANSACTIONS FOR JULY 2021:
3.1.1 A three-month advertising contract for R6 000 will be paid on
1 July 2021. R2 000 of this amount relates to the next financial year.
3.1.2 On 1 July 2021, R45 000 will be invested in a fixed deposit at 8%
interest p.a. Interest is not capitalised and is received at the end of
each month.
3.1.3 Budgeted cash sales, R23 200 (cost of sales; R16 000).
3.2 ANOKHI (PTY) LTD
The business sells electrical appliances. The financial year ends on 30 April.
Kayla Bester is the sole shareholder and CEO of the business.
REQUIRED:
3.2.1 Complete the Creditors' Payment Schedule for the budget period
ending 31 July 2021. (9)
3.2.2 Calculate the amounts for (a) to (d) in the Cash Budget. (16)
3.2.3 Kayla extracted the following actual and budgeted figures for
May 2021:
BUDGETED ACTUAL
Total sales R882 000 R705 600
Cash from debtors 522 828 402 600
Advertising 35 280 35 280
Delivery expenses (ABC Deliveries) 57 330 51 200
Comment and quote figures on the:
Effectiveness of the advertising
Control over delivery expenses
Quote figures in EACH case. (6)
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3.2.4 Kayla decided that the business will purchase a delivery vehicle on
1 June 2021.
State TWO benefits of this decision. (2)
Apart from the items reflected in the Cash Budget (Information F),
list FOUR other items that Kayla should include in the budget. (4)
INFORMATION:
A. Total sales:
ACTUAL SALES BUDGETED SALES
APRIL 2021 MAY 2021 JUNE 2021 JULY 2021
R878 400 R882 000 R918 000 R936 000
B. Credit sales comprise 60% of total sales.
C. Goods are sold at a mark-up of 80% on cost.
D. The business maintains a fixed-stock base level. Stock sold in a month is
replaced in the same month. The cash purchases are 65% of total
purchases.
E. Creditors are paid according to the following trend:
40% – settled in the month of purchase to earn 5% discount
50% – settled in the month following the purchase month
10% – settled in the second month after the purchase month
F. Extract: Cash Budget for the three months ended 30 July 2021
MAY 2021 JUNE 2021 JULY 2021
R R R
Receipts
Cash sales 352 800 367 200 374 400
Cash from debtors 522 828 535 140 548 640
Rent income 15 500 15 500 (a)
Loan: Jane Investments 0 (b) 0
Payments
Cash purchases 318 500 331 500 338 000
Payments to creditors 167 020 170 660 ?
Salaries of sales assistants 41 000 41 000 (c)
Directors fees (d) 98 880 98 880
Advertising 35 280 36 720 37 440
Interest on loan 0 3 150 3 150
Delivery expenses
57 330 59 670 0
(ABC Deliveries)
Delivery vehicle deposit 140 000
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(a) Rent income is expected to increase by 9% p.a. from 1 July 2021.
(b) The business has negotiated a loan which will be received on
1 June 2021. Interest at 13,5% p.a. is payable at the end of each
month, commencing from 30 June 2021.
(c) The business employed five sales assistants in May and June on
the same salary scale. Three of them will receive an annual bonus
of 75% of their earnings in July 2021. A part-time sales assistant will
be employed during July 2021 and will earn 50% of the monthly
amount applicable to the others.
(d) Kayla earns directors' fees of R720 000 for the year. The company
also employed another director, Martin, for the entire year. Martin
will receive an increase of 8% p.a. on his directors' fees from
1 June 2021.
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SC/NSC
QUESTION 4: STOCK VALUATION (35 marks; 30 minutes)
4.1 Choose the correct word(s) from those given in brackets. Write only the word(s)
next to the question numbers (4.1.1 to 4.1.4) in the ANSWER BOOK.
4.1.1 The (specific identification/first-in first-out) method assumes that the
closing stock is valued at the most recent batches purchased.
4.1.2 The (periodic/perpetual) system requires a year-end stock count to be
able to calculate cost of sales.
4.1.3 The (weighted-average/first-in first-out) method is suitable for similar
goods that are bought in bulk.
4.1.4 The (periodic/perpetual) system requires that all products are
scanned at the point of sale. (4)
4.2 GWEN BOUTIQUE
The information relates to ALUZE bags for the financial year ended
28 February 2021. The business uses the first-in first-out method to determine
the value of these bags. The periodic inventory system is in use.
REQUIRED:
4.2.1 Calculate the following for the year ended 28 February 2021:
Value of the closing stock (5)
Cost of sales (5)
4.2.2 Stockholding period:
Calculate the average stockholding period (in days). (5)
Explain whether Gwen should be satisfied with this figure, or not.
State TWO points.
NOTE: The average stockholding period on 29 February 2020
was 52 days. (4)
4.3 PROBLEM-SOLVING
Refer to Information D.
Gwen Boutique also sells jackets and jerseys. Gwen has provided the
information and requested advice.
Identify TWO problems in EACH product for 2021. In each case, give ONE
piece of advice to address the problem identified. (12)
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INFORMATION:
A. Stock balances:
TOTAL VALUE
DATE UNITS
(including carriage)
1 March 2020 420 R68 120
28 February 2021 380 ?
B. Purchases and returns for the year:
TOTAL CARRIAGE TOTAL COST
UNIT
DATE UNITS PURCHASE COST (including
COST
AMOUNT (per bag) carriage)
30 Jun. 2020 500 R155 R77 500 R12 R83 500
31 Oct. 2020 750 R160 R120 000 R13 R129 750
15 Feb. 2021 320 R170 R54 400 R15 R59 200
TOTAL 1 570 R272 450
Returns 20 R3 700
C. Sales:
Total sales amounted to R393 750 (1 590 bags).
D. Problem-solving:
JACKETS JERSEYS
2021 2020 2021 2020
Units: Opening stock 407 120 218 200
Units: Purchases 800 800 1 800 2 200
Units sold (gross)
550 500 1 970 2 260
All sales are for cash.
Units returned by customers 0 0 90 78
Units: Closing stock 615 407 138 218
Stock turnover rate 0,9 1,9 10,6 10,4
Mark-up % achieved 75% 50% 25% 25%
R R R R
Cost price per item 360,00 360,00 170,00 160,00
Selling price 630,00 540,00 212,50 200,00
Income from sales
346 500 268 920 349 500 436 400
deposited in the bank
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GRADE 12 ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL INDICATOR FORMULA SHEET
Gross profit x 100 Gross profit x 100
Sales 1 Cost of sales 1
Net profit before tax x 100 Net profit after tax x 100
Sales 1 Sales 1
Operating expenses x 100 Operating profit x 100
Sales 1 Sales 1
Total assets : Total liabilities Current assets : Current liabilities
(Current assets – Inventories) : Current liabilities Non-current liabilities : Shareholders' equity
(Trade & other receivables + Cash & cash equivalents) : Current liabilities
Average trading stock x 365 Cost of sales .
Cost of sales 1 Average trading stock
Average debtors x 365 Average creditors x 365
Credit sales 1 Cost of sales 1
Net income after tax x 100
Net income after tax x 100 Number of issued shares 1
Average shareholders' equity 1
(*See note below)
Net income before tax + Interest on loans x 100
Average shareholders' equity + Average non-current liabilities 1
Shareholders' equity x 100 Dividends for the year x 100
Number of issued shares 1 Number of issued shares 1
Interim dividends x 100 Final dividends x 100
Number of issued shares 1 Number of issued shares 1
Dividends per share x 100 Dividends for the year x 100
Earnings per share 1 Net income after tax 1
Total fixed costs .
Selling price per unit – Variable costs per unit
NOTE:
* In this case, if there is a change in the number of issued shares during a financial year, the
weighted-average number of shares is used in practice.
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