Accounting 0452 · IGCSE · Manufacturing accounts

Manufacturing accounts — practice question

On 31 July 2021, KA Limited, a manufacturer of garden tools, supplied the following information. Inventory 1 August 2020 Raw materials $5820 Work in progress $1750 Finished goods $12 360 Purchases Raw materials $34 200 Finished goods $3900 Carriage on purchases Raw materials $410 Finished goods $80 Direct wages $67 200 Indirect factory wages $24 000 Factory machinery at cost $47 000 Provision for depreciation of factory machinery $11 000 Factory general overheads $16 400 Rates $5300 Inventory 31 July 2021 Raw materials $6030 Work in progress $2780 Finished goods $10 340 Revenue $223 000 Additional information 1 On 31 July 2021 rates, $500, were prepaid. Rates are to be apportioned 75% factory, 25% office. 2 On 31 July 2021 factory general overheads, $230, were accrued. 3 Factory machinery is to be depreciated at 20% per annum using the reducing balance method.
(a)[10]

Prepare KA Limited's manufacturing account for the year ended 31 July 2021.

(b)[4]

Prepare the income statement (trading section) for KA Limited for the year ended 31 July 2021.

(c)[2]

Prepare the journal entry for the irrecoverable debt. No narrative is needed.

(d(i))[2]

Explain how keeping a provision for doubtful debts is an application of the matching principle.

(d(ii))[2]

Explain how keeping a provision for doubtful debts is an application of the prudence principle.

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