Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Preparation of financial statements

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

Roberto and Sasha set up a joint venture to sell sports equipment, and they shared both profits and losses equally.
(a)[2]

Explain what occurred on 31 May.

(b)[2]

Explain why the transactions made on 31 May were omitted from the joint venture account.

(c)[3]

Calculate the profit share for each joint-venture party.

(d(i))[5]

Prepare the ledger account as it would appear in the joint venture’s books for Roberto.

(d(ii))[4]

Prepare the ledger account as it would appear in the joint venture’s books for Sasha.

(e)[5]

Advise Sasha whether she ought to agree to repeat the joint venture, and justify your answer with both financial and non-financial factors.

(f)[4]

Explain how a business selling sports equipment is different from a sports club that also sells equipment to its members.

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