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

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

Jenny and Thomas are both sole traders, and their statements of financial position at 31 March 2019 were these.
(a)[8]

Prepare the revised capital accounts for each sole trader as at 31 March 2019 so that the transfer into the partnership is shown.

(b)[2]

Calculate how much additional cash each partner introduced.

(c)[6]

Prepare the opening statement of financial position for the new partnership on 1 April 2019.

(d(i))[3]

Calculate Jenny’s total share of the expected profit for the first year of trading.

(d(ii))[2]

State one advantage and one disadvantage for Jenny of entering the partnership.

(e)[4]

State two advantages and two disadvantages to a business of using a computerised accounting system.

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