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

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

Read through Source A2 in the Insert.
(a(i))[1]

State what the term ‘work in progress’ means.

(a(ii))[2]

State the basis used to value work in progress.

(b)[7]

Prepare the manufacturing account for watches for the year ended 31 December 2019.

(c)[2]

Calculate the gross profit for the year ended 31 December 2019 from the sale of watches and clocks. Use the table below to show your calculations.

(d)[3]

Prepare an extract from the income statement for the year ended 31 December 2019, showing gross profit, manufacturing profit and the adjustment for the provision for unrealised profit.

(e)[5]

Explain the accounting treatment of the provision for unrealised profit in the income statement and the statement of financial position. Support your answer by referring to the accounting concepts.

(f)[5]

Advise the directors on whether they should sell only clocks in the future. Justify your response using your calculations in (c) and (d).

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This 25-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Work in progress refers to goods that are still being produced and have not yet been completed

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