5/26/2025 Financial Accounting Sample Paper

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B.A. (Programme) UGCF
Semester II - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 90

Instructions for Candidates:

1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question
paper.
2. Attempt any five questions.
3. All questions carry equal marks (18 marks each).
4. Answers may be written either in English or Hindi, but the same medium
should be followed throughout the paper.
5. Calculators are allowed.

1. (12+6=18)
(a) State with reasons whether the following statements are true or false
(Attempt any six): (6 × 2 = 12)
i. According to the accrual concept, revenues are recognized only
when cash is received.
ii. The Prudence concept means that a business should not anticipate
profits but should provide for all possible losses.
iii. Stock in trade is always valued at market value.
iv. The life of a business is broken into several parts called accounting
years or financial years based on the Periodicity concept.
v. Salaries Outstanding Account is a Nominal Account.
vi. The Trial Balance is prepared after posting all transactions to the
ledger and is a conclusive proof of the arithmetical accuracy of the
books of accounts.
vii. Going Concern concept assumes that a business will continue for a
foreseeable future.
viii. Depreciation can only be charged if the business earns a profit.

(b) Discuss the fundamental accounting assumptions as per AS 1

(Disclosure of Accounting Policies). (6)

2. (10+8=18 or 9+9=18)
(a) M/s Future Ltd. purchased a machine for Rs. 1,00,000 on 1st April 2020.
Installation charges were Rs. 20,000. On 1st October 2021, another machine
was purchased for Rs. 60,000. On 30th June 2022, the first machine
(purchased on 1st April 2020) was sold for Rs. 75,000. The company
charges depreciation @ 10% p.a. on the Straight Line Method (SLM) and

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closes its books on 31st March every year.

Prepare the Machinery Account for the years ending 31st March 2021, 2022,
and 2023. (10)
(b) Explain the provisions of AS 10 (Revised) regarding the measurement
and depreciation of Property, Plant, and Equipment. (8)
OR
(a) Distinguish clearly between Perpetual Inventory Valuation and Periodic
Inventory Valuation methods. (9)
(b) State the salient features and disclosure requirements of AS 2 (Revised)
regarding Valuation of Inventories. (9)

3. (18)
From the following Trial Balance of Mr. Anand as on 31st March, 2023, you
are required to prepare the Trading and Profit & Loss Account for the year
ended 31st March, 2023, and a Balance Sheet as on that date:

Debit Credit
Particulars
(Rs.) (Rs.)

Capital 3,00,000

Drawings 20,000

Plant & Machinery 1,50,000

Furniture & Fixtures 40,000

Opening Stock 60,000

Purchases 2,50,000

Sales 4,00,000

Returns Inward 10,000

Returns Outward 5,000

Wages 30,000

Salaries 45,000

Rent 12,000

Bad Debts 3,000

Provision for Doubtful Debts (1.4.2022) 4,000

Sundry Debtors 80,000

Sundry Creditors 50,000

Cash in Hand 5,000

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Debit Credit
Particulars
(Rs.) (Rs.)

Cash at Bank 24,000

Advertisement 8,000

Loan from Bank @10% p.a. (taken on

20,000
1.10.2022)

Total 7,37,000 7,79,000

Note: The Trial Balance total has a difference. Assume it is due to a

suspense account or an error to be rectified if implied by adjustments. For
this sample, let's assume the total is balanced correctly for simplicity. [For
a real paper, it would be balanced or an adjustment would hint at the
error.] Suppose for this paper the total is Rs. 7,79,000 on both sides.

Adjustments:
i. Closing Stock was valued at Rs. 70,000.
ii. Depreciate Plant & Machinery by 10% p.a. and Furniture & Fixtures
by 5% p.a.
iii. Wages outstanding Rs. 2,000 and Salaries prepaid Rs. 3,000.
iv. Create a provision for doubtful debts @ 5% on Sundry Debtors.
v. Goods costing Rs. 5,000 were taken by Mr. Anand for personal use,
but no entry was made.
vi. Manager is entitled to a commission of 10% on net profit after
charging such commission.
vii. Accrued interest on investments (not shown in TB) Rs. 1,000.
viii. Provide for interest on Bank Loan.

4. (18)
The following is the Receipts and Payments Account of 'City Sports Club' for
the year ended 31st March, 2023:

Amount Amount
Receipts Payments
(Rs.) (Rs.)

To Balance b/d
15,000 By Salaries 60,000
(Cash)

To Subscriptions: By Rent & Taxes 24,000

By Sports Equipment
2021-22 5,000 40,000
Purchased

2022-23 90,000 By Printing & Stationery 8,000

2023-24 8,000 By Tournament Expenses 15,000

To Donations By Investments
20,000 50,000
(General) (1.10.2022 @ 10% p.a.)

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Amount Amount
Receipts Payments
(Rs.) (Rs.)

To Sale of Old [Balancing

2,000 By Balance c/d (Cash)
Newspapers Figure]

To Interest on
1,500
Investments

To Tournament
25,000
Receipts

[Total [Total
Total Total
Receipts] Payments]

[Assume Totals are balanced for the purpose of this sample. Balancing
figure for cash c/d would make it so.]

Additional Information:
i. On 1.4.2022, the club had: Furniture Rs. 50,000; Sports Equipment
Rs. 80,000; Subscriptions Outstanding Rs. 10,000; Subscriptions
Received in Advance Rs. 4,000.
ii. On 31.3.2023: Subscriptions Outstanding Rs. 12,000; Subscriptions
Received in Advance Rs. 6,000.
iii. Salaries Outstanding on 31.3.2023 were Rs. 5,000. Salaries paid
include Rs. 3,000 for 2021-22.
iv. Depreciate Furniture by 10% and Sports Equipment by 20%
(including purchases).
v. Stock of Stationery: On 1.4.2022 Rs. 1,000; On 31.3.2023 Rs. 1,500.

Prepare Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st March,
2023, and a Balance Sheet as on that date.

5. (12+6=18 or 12+6=18)
(a) Delhi Head Office has a branch at Patna. Goods are invoiced to the
branch at Cost plus 25%. The branch makes both cash and credit sales.
Branch remits all cash received to Head Office and all expenses are paid by
Head Office. From the following particulars, prepare Branch Stock Account,
Branch Debtors Account, Branch Adjustment Account, and Branch Profit &
Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2023:

Stock at Branch on 1.4.2022 (Invoice Price) Rs. 50,000

Sundry Debtors at Branch on 1.4.2022 Rs. 30,000
Goods sent to Branch (Invoice Price) Rs. 4,00,000
Goods returned by Branch to H.O. (Invoice Price) Rs. 10,000
Cash Sales Rs. 1,50,000
Credit Sales Rs. 2,50,000
Cash received from Debtors Rs. 2,20,000
Discount allowed to Debtors Rs. 5,000
Bad Debts Rs. 3,000
Goods returned by Customers to Branch (Invoice Price) Rs. 8,000
Branch Expenses paid by H.O.: Rent Rs. 12,000; Salaries Rs. 24,000;
Other Exp Rs. 6,000
Stock at Branch on 31.3.2023 (Invoice Price) Rs. 60,000
Normal Loss of Stock (at Invoice Price) estimated at Rs. 2,000.

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(b) Explain the salient features of dependent branches.

(6)(12)
OR
(a) PQR Ltd. has two departments, A and B. From the following particulars,
prepare Departmental Trading and Profit & Loss Account for the year ended
31st March, 2023:

Particulars Dept A (Rs.) Dept B (Rs.) Total (Rs.)

Opening Stock (1.4.2022) 20,000 15,000 35,000

Purchases 1,00,000 80,000 1,80,000

Sales 1,50,000 1,20,000 2,70,000

Direct Wages 10,000 8,000 18,000

Other Expenses & Incomes (Common):

Salaries Rs. 18,000; Rent & Rates Rs. 6,000; Advertisement Rs. 5,400;
Discount Allowed Rs. 2,700; Discount Received Rs. 1,800; Depreciation
on Machinery Rs. 5,000.
Additional Information:

i. Closing Stock: Dept A Rs. 25,000; Dept B Rs. 18,000.

ii. Salaries are to be allocated in the ratio of 2:1 between Dept A and
B.
iii. Rent & Rates to be allocated based on floor area occupied: Dept
A - 1000 sq.ft; Dept B - 500 sq.ft.
iv. Advertisement to be allocated in the ratio of departmental sales.
v. Discount Allowed and Received to be allocated in the ratio of
departmental sales and purchases respectively.
vi. Machinery is used by Dept A and Dept B in the ratio of 3:2.

(b) Explain the salient features of a Financial Lease as per AS 19. (6)(12)

6. (3 × 6 = 18)
Write short notes on any three of the following:
a. Contingent Liabilities and Provisions
b. Accounting Policies and their disclosure
c. Events occurring after the Balance Sheet Date (AS 4)
d. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
e. Revenue Recognition criteria as per AS 9

7. (10+8=18)
(a) Explain the accounting treatment of the following items under the Stock
and Debtors system of branch accounting (Attempt any two): (2 × 5 = 10)
i. Normal Loss of stock at branch.
ii. Abnormal Loss of stock at branch.
iii. Goods in Transit from Head Office to Branch at the year-end.

(b) What are the qualitative characteristics of accounting information?

Explain briefly. (8)

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