FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS–17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2007
ACCOUNTANCY & AUDITING, PAPER–I
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE: (i) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions in all, including QUESTION NO.6 , which is COMPULSORY
.
All questions carry EQUAL marks. Use of Simple Calculator is allowed.
(ii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.
(iii) Candidate must draw two straight lines (
) at the end to separate each
question attempted in Answer Books.
Q.1.Answer the following short questions:
(a)Prepare the two adjusting entries required to record accrued salaries expense and
accrued legal fees revenue.
(b)Define provision for bad debts.
(c)Give two examples of contra items which appear in the balance sheet of a bank.
(d)What is meant by interim accounts?
(e)Briefly explain the periodic inventory system.
(f)State the matching principle.
(g)What do you understand by worksheet?
(h)List the accounting procedures involved in the accounting cycle.
(i)Describe revaluation account.
(j)Bring out the importance of preparing trial balance.
Q.2.Following information is developed from the accounting records of Sana Chemicals
Limited:
(1)Current Ratio2.5
(2)Liquid Ratio
1.5
(3)
Proprietary Ratio (Fixed Assets to Proprietor’s Fund)
0.75
(4)
Working Capital
Rs.150,000
(5)
Reserves and Surplus
Rs.100,000
(6)
Bank Overdraft (Current Liability)
Rs. 25,000
Required: Find out Current Assets, Current Liabilities, Stock, Liquid Assets and Fixed
Assets. Also prepare a statement of Proprietor’s Fund and a Balance Sheet.
Q.3.
The following Trial Balance was extracted from the books of Orix Industries Limited as on
31
st
December, 2006.
Rs.
Rs.
Share Capital
280,000
Office Salaries
19,860
Machinery and Plant
128,400
Opening Stock
72,940
Purchases
292,620
Purchases Returns
4,290
Sales
572,140
Sales Returns
3,210
Loan on Mortgage
85,000
Manufacturing Wages
123,140
Travellers’s Salaries and Commission
32,760
Factory Fuel and Lighting
4,280
Office Expenses
3,220
Interest on Loan
4,250
Carriage Inward
4,310
Carriage Outward
3,420
Discount
780
Provision for Bad Debts
2,500
Freehold Premises
142,000
Office Rent and Rates
2,710
Factory Rates and Insurance
2,220
Office Furniture
5,000
Machinery Repairs
3,980
Royalties paid
4,710
Bad Debts
2,190
Sundry Debtors
62,840
Sundry Creditors
17,210
Cash in Hand
3,270
Cash at Bank
22,730
Bill Receiveable
17,860
961,920
961,920
Additional Information:
(a)
Closing Stock Rs.87,210.
(b)
Depreciation to be provided on Machinery and Plant at 10% and Office Furniture
at 5%.
(c)
The provision for Bad Debts is to be increased by Rs.4,000.
(d)
Outstanding Wages Rs.3,210 and Salaries Rs.920.
(e)
Insurance Premium Rs.2,400 is included in Machinery Repairs by mistake.
Requires: Prepare Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31
st
December,
2006 and a Balance Sheet as on that date.
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Q.4.
Using the information given below, prepare Cash Budget showing expected Cash Receipts
and Disbursements for the month of April, 2007 and the Cash Balance expected as of April
30, 2007.
•
Bank Loan due on April 10, Rs.90,000 plus Rs.4,500 interest.
•
Depreciation for April, Rs.2,100.
•
Two years Insurance Policy due April 14, for renewal Rs.1,500 to be paid in cash.
•
Cash Balance March 31, Rs.80,000.
•
Merchandise purchases for April Rs.500,000, 40% paid in the month of purchase,
60% paid in next month.
•
Account receivable as of March 31, Rs.60,000 from February sales, Rs.450,000
from March sales.
•
Salaries due in April Rs.90,000.
•
Other expenses for April, payable in April Rs.45,000.
•
Accrued taxes for April, payable in June 2007 Rs.7,500.
•
Sales for April Rs.1,000,000, half collected in the month of sale, 40% in next
month, 10% in third month.
•
Accounts payable March 31, Rs.460,000.
Q.5.
Ahmad and Bilal carry on business in partnership, sharing profits and losses in the
proportion of 2/3 and 1/3 respectively. The Balance Sheet at 31
st
December, 2006 was as
follows:
Rs.
Rs.
Ahmad’s Capital
15,000 Plant and Machinery
4,000
Bilal’s Capital
10,000 Stock
22,000
Creditors
2,000 Debtors
15,000
Bank Overdraft
15,000 Cash
1,000
42,000
42,000
They agreed to admit Saeed into partnership and give him 1/4 share in the profits on the
following terms:
(1)
Saeed should bring Rs.3,000 for Goodwill and Rs.20,000 as Capital.
(2)
The plant and machinery to be reduced by 10 percent, and a provision to be created
for bad debts to the extent of Rs.440. The stock to be taken at a valuation of
Rs.25,000.
(3)
The Capital Accounts of Ahmad & Bilal be adjusted on the basis of their profit
sharing ratio.
No account of Goodwill is to be opened in the books of the firm.
Required: Make Journal Entries to record the above transactions. Also prepare the
Partners’ Capital Accounts and Opening Balance Sheet of the new Firm.
COMPULSORY QUESTION
Q.6.
Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.
(1)
Which of the following best describes the nature of an asset?
(a)
Something with a ready market value
(b)
An economic resource, which will provide some future benefits, owned by a
business.
(c)
The amount of the owner’s investment in a business
(d)
None of these
(2)
A balance sheet is prepared to find out financial position of a firm:
(a)
For a specified period
(b)
On a particular date
(c)
At the time of sale of business
(d)
None of these
(3)
The preparation of work sheet:
(a)
Constitutes creation of a formal financial statement
(b)
Eliminates the need for entering adjusting entries in the journal
(c)
Provides the information needed for journalizing adjusting and closing
entries
(d)
None of these
(4)
Assets would be overstated if necessary adjusting entry was omitted for:
(a)
Expired Insurance
(b)
Accrued Salaries
(c)
Accrued Interest Earned
(d)
None of these
(5)
The book value of the depreciable asset is best defined as:
(a)
The un-depreciated cost of the asset
(b)
The price that the asset would fetch if offered for sale
(c)
Accumulated depreciation of the asset since acquisition
(d)
None of these
(6)
Which of the following is not an intangible asset?
(a)
A patent
(b)
A trademark
(c)
An investment in marketable securities
(d)
None of these
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(7)
A company has current ratio of 2 to 1 at the end of year 1. Which one of the
following transactions will increase this ratio?
(a)
Sales of bonds payable at a discount
(b)
Declaration of a 20% cash dividend
(c)
Collection of a large account receivable
(d)
None of these
(
If sales increase by 10% from year 1 to 2 and cost of goods sold increases only
6%, the gross profit on sales will increase by:
(a)
4%
(b)
10%
(c)
6%
(d)
None of these
(9)
Which of the following is not an acceptable inventory method?
(a)
Lower of cost or market
(b)
Sales value
(c)
Specific identification
(d)
None of these
(10)
Which of the following amounts appears in both the income statement and
balance sheet?
(a)
Net Income
(b)
Accumulated depreciation
(c)
Dividends
(d)
None of these
(11)
Both the accounts for depreciation expense and accumulated depreciation:
(a)
Are closed at the end of the period
(b)
Appear in the Adjusted Trial Balance Columns of the worksheet
(c)
Appear in the Trial Balance Columns of the worksheet
(d)
None of these
(12)
When a partnership is liquidated:
(a)
Any cash distribution to partners is allocated according to the profit and loss
sharing ratio.
(b)
Cash is distributed to each partner according to his or her capital account
balance before the sale of partnership assets.
(c)
Any gain or loss on disposal of partnership assets is divided among the
partners according to their relative account balances.
(d)
None of these
(13)In projecting the future profitability of a trading company, investors will be
least concerned with changes in:
(a)The gross profit rate
(b)The quick ratio
(c)Sales volume
(d)None of these
(14)Revenue is most commonly recognized at the time when:
(a) Cash is collected
(b) The order is received from customers
(c) The sale is made
(d)None of these
(15)Which of the following list of accounts is used to compute the cost of goods
sold?
(a)Purchases, inventory, and sales returns.
(b)Gross profit, purchase returns and carriage inward.
(c)Inventory, net sales and purchases
(d)None of these
(16)Which of the following is ascertained by drawing up an income and expenditure
account?
(a)Cash in hand
(b)Surplus or Deficiency
(b)Capital Fund
(d)None of these
(17)On April 1, Hassan & Company received and paid a Rs.700 bill for the
advertising done in March. In addition to this bill the company paid Rs.6,100
during April for expenses incurred in that month. Hassan & Company paid
Rs.3,600 as salary to employees for work done in April. Based on these facts,
total expenses for the month of April were:
(a)Rs.6,100
(b)Rs.6,800
(c)Rs.10,700
(d)None of these
(18)Which of the following categories of accounts are closed at the end of an
accounting period?
(a)Temporary accounts
(b)Permanent accounts
(c)Personal accounts
(d)None of these
(19)A retail store had current assets of Rs.72,000 and a current ratio of 2 to 1. The
amount of working capital must have been:
(a)Rs.144,000
(b)Rs.108,000
(c)Rs.72,000
(d)None of these
(20)Bond holders would be most interested in which of the following?
(a)Quick ratio
(b)Inventory turnover
(c)Times interest earned
(d)None of these
