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

Preparation of financial statements — practice question

Please read Source A4 in the insert.
(a)[2]

State two costs, excluding import duties, that a consignee may incur in connection with a consignment.

(b)[8]

Prepare the consignment account as though the revised sales information had been available from the outset.

(c)[4]

Calculate the amount Benny sent to Chin during the year.

(d)[7]

Explain why the loss on consignment changed to a profit even though sales fell. Support your response with relevant profit calculations.

(e)[2]

Explain how your response to (b) would change if 120 units were sold and 44 units were stolen from the warehouse.

(f)[2]

Explain how an auditor’s duties are affected when inventory is held by a consignee.

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