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Pearson Edexcel
International GCSE

Friday 10 May 2019

Morning (Time: 2 hours) Paper Reference 4AC1/01

Accounting
Level 1/2
Paper 1: Introduction to Bookkeeping and Accounting

You do not need any other materials. Total Marks

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
•number. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate

• Answer all questions.

• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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 SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

For questions 1–10, choose an answer A, B, C or D, and put a cross

in the box . If you change your mind about an answer, put a line
through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .

1 Which document is sent to credit customers at the end of each month?

A Credit note

B Remittance advice

C Sales invoice

D Statement of account

(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)

2 In which book of original entry are irrecoverable debts recorded?

A Cash book

B Journal

C Purchases day book

D Sales day book

(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)

3 In which book of original entry will a trader record an invoice received?

A Purchases day book

B Purchases returns day book

C Sales day book

D Sales returns day book

(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)

4 Which one of the following is a reason for offering a cash discount?

A Bulk buying

B Paying in cash

C Prompt payment

D Repeat business

(Total for Question 4 = 1 mark)

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5 Ben records motor vehicle expenses in the motor vehicle account in error. What type of
error is this?
A Commission

B Complete reversal

C Original entry

D Principle

(Total for Question 5 = 1 mark)

6 Which transaction is capital expenditure?

A Disposal of a computer

B Installation of air conditioning

C Repainting of the building

D Repairs to air conditioning

(Total for Question 6 = 1 mark)

7 Which one of the following is an accounting concept?

A Comparability

B Materiality

C Objectivity
D Understandability

(Total for Question 7 = 1 mark)

8 Which statement is incorrect?

A Assets = Liabilities + Capital

B Capital = Assets - Liabilities

C Capital - Liabilities = Assets

D Liabilities = Assets - Capital

(Total for Question 8 = 1 mark)

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9 Soha purchased stationery for her business using her own money. What is the entry in the
business’s books?

Account to be Account to be
debited credited

A Cash Stationery

B Equity Stationery

C Stationery Cash

D Stationery Equity

(Total for Question 9 = 1 mark)

10 What is indicated when a business’s bank statement shows a debit balance?

A Bank is a creditor to the business

B Bank is a debtor to the business

C Bank made payment by credit transfer

D Bank received payment by credit transfer

(Total for Question 10 = 1 mark)

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11 Complete the following document.

Credit Note
Supreme Furniture
23 High Road
London
SW7 6BY
John Win
Credit Note No. 122
104 May Cottage
London
Date 15 April 2019
NS17 4BQ

Description Quantity Unit cost Total cost

$ $

Dining chairs 4 27.50

Sofa chairs 2 212.50

Subtotal

Trade discount 10%

Total

Reason: Faulty goods

(Total for Question 11 = 5 marks)

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12 Prepare the trial balance at 31 May 2018 for Aung.
Aung
Trial balance at 31 May 2018

Debit Credit
$ $ $
Bank overdraft 3 500

Depreciation charge 1 400

Equity 25 000

General expenses 6 355

Machinery – accumulated depreciation 15 400

Machinery – cost 70 000

Petty cash 145

Purchases 102 850

Rental income 1 850

Revenue 135 000

Total

(Total for Question 12 = 5 marks)

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13 Neha provided the following information for the year ended 31 March 2019.

1 April 2018 31 March 2019

$ $

Trade receivables 12 500 1

Neha maintains a provision for irrecoverable debts at 10% of trade receivables.

At 31 March 2019 irrecoverable debts of $550 were to be written off.

(a) Calculate the provision for irrecoverable debts at 31 March 2019.
(1)

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(b) Prepare the provision for irrecoverable debts account for the year ended
31 March 2019. Balance the account on that date and bring the balance
down on 1 April 2019.
(4)
Provision for Irrecoverable Debts Account

Date Details $ Date Details $

(Total for Question 13 = 5 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 25 MARKS

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 SECTION B
Answer ALL questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

14 (a) State two reasons for maintaining a petty cash book.

(2)

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Jonny maintains a petty cash book with a float of $150

During January 2019 the following petty cash transactions took place.

Voucher
January Transaction $
Number

2 101 Purchased postage stamps 11.50

8 102 Paid travel expenses to sales manager 22.50

15 103 Paid to John, a trade payable 35.00

22 104 Purchased coffee, tea and sugar 17.75

26 105 Purchased postage stamps 8.50

31 106 Paid cleaner’s wages 15.00

To be
31 Restored float
calculated

(b) Prepare the petty cash book for the month ended 31 January 2019.
Balance the petty cash book on that date and bring the balance
down on 1 February 2019.
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 Petty Cash Book

Receipts Date Details Voucher Payments Cleaning Postage Refreshments Travel Ledger
number Accounts
$ 2019 $ $ $ $ $ $
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 (c) State which accounting concept has not been applied in each scenario.
(2)

Scenario Accounting concept

Jonny charged a private lunch to

refreshments in the petty cash book.
Jonny purchased a new sweeping brush for
$10 and charged it to non-current assets.

(Total for Question 14 = 15 marks)

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QUESTION 15 BEGINS ON PAGE 12.

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15 (a) Evaluate why a business maintains ledger control accounts.
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Josephine provided the following information.

At 1 June 2017

Trade receivables ledger control account balance 65 450

For the year ended 31 May 2018

Cash sales 80 100

Credit sales 255 895

Irrecoverable debts 11 500

Payables ledger set off 7 895

Receipts from credit customers 228 955

Returns inwards 4 567

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(b) Prepare the following account for the year ended 31 May 2018. Balance the account on that
date and bring the balance down on 1 June 2018.
(7)

Trade Receivables Ledger Control Account

Date Details $ Date Details $

(c) State three other items that may appear in a trade receivables ledger control account.
(3)

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2 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

(Total for Question 15 = 15 marks)

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16 (a) Explain one difference between capital expenditure and revenue expenditure.
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(b) State two accounting concepts that apply when charging depreciation.
(2)

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2 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(c) State three factors that may cause a non-current asset to depreciate.
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 On 1 April 2017 Rosa purchased two motor vehicles costing $50 000 each.

On 1 January 2019 she sold one of the motor vehicles for $35 500. The sale
proceeds were received by cheque.
Depreciation is charged at 20% per annum using the reducing balance method.
A full year’s depreciation is charged in the year of purchase and none in the
year of disposal.
(d) Prepare the provision for depreciation – motor vehicles account for the year ended 31
March 2019. Balance the account on that date and bring the balance down on 1 April 2019.
(4)

Provision for Depreciation – Motor Vehicles Account

Date Details $ Date Details $

(e) Prepare the disposal account.

(4)

Disposal Account

Date Details $ Date Details $

(Total for Question 16 = 15 marks)

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17 (a) State two purposes of a suspense account.
(2)

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2 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(b) Complete the following table for each scenario.
(6)

Account to be Account to be
Scenario Type of error
debited credited
A payment received from
Jon, $200, was entered in
Ron’s account
A cheque, $376, for wages
was entered in the cashbook
and the wages account as
$367

(c) Evaluate how the introduction of accounting software will improve the accuracy of a
business’s accounts.
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 (d) State two ways to protect the security of electronic data.
(2)

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2 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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(Total for Question 17 = 15 marks)

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18 (a) State two advantages of operating a business as a sole trader.
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(b) State two stakeholders who may be interested in a business’s financial statements.
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2 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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During the year ended 31 March 2019 the following rental income was received.

Date $ Period

1 April 2018 800 Four months ending 30 June 2018

1 July 2018 1 500 Six months ending 31 December 2018

1 January 2019 1 500 Six months ending 30 June 2019

(c) (i) Prepare the rental income account for the year ended 31 March 2019.
Balance the account on that date and bring the balance down on 1 April 2019.
(7)

Rental Income Account

Date Details $ Date Details $

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(ii) Complete the table by indicating with a tick (✓) what the balance of the rental income
account represents on the given dates.
(4)

Balance at 1 April

2018 2019

Other payables

Other receivables

Current assets

Current liabilities

(Total for Question 18 = 15 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 75 MARKS

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 100 MARKS

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