
THE INTERPRETATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Question 5
The following trial balance has been extracted from the ledgers of JK Ltd at 31 March
20X3:
$ $
Sales (all on credit) 647,400
Inventories (1 April 20X2) 15,400
Trade receivables and payables 82,851 41,936
Purchases (all on credit) 321,874
Carriage in 13,526
Carriage out 32,460
Electricity 6,994
Local business tax 8,940
Wages and salaries 138,292
Postages and stationery 6,984
Rent 14,600
Sales tax control 16,382
Employees ’ income tax control 4,736
Motor vehicles
At cost 49,400
Cumulative depreciation 21,240
Bank deposit account 90,000
Bank current account 77,240
Ordinary shares of $1 each 50,000
Retained earnings 76,597
858,291 858,291
The following notes are also relevant:
(i) Inventories at 31 March 20X3 $19,473.
(ii) Prepaid rent amounted to $2,800.
(iii) Accruals are estimated as follows:
Electricity $946
Wages and salaries $2,464
(iv) Depreciation on motor vehicles is to be calculated at 25 per cent per annum using the
reducing-balance method.
(v) Accrued interest on the bank deposit account amounts to $7,200.
(vi) An accrual for income tax of $30,000 is to be made on the profi ts of the year.
Requirements
(a) Insert the missing items in: JK Ltd’s income statement for the year ended 31 March
20X3.
(b) Insert the missing items in: JK Ltd’s statement of fi nancial position at 31 March 20X3.
(c) Calculate the:
Receivables days days
Payables days days
Inventories days (use average inventories) days