ACCT10002 Tutorial 3 in-class Exercises (1)
ACCT10002 Tutorial 3 in-class Exercises (1)
Students are required to prepare for all the questions prior to attending the tutorial.
1. (E3.4)
Presented below are the concepts, principles and criteria used in this and previous chapters.
Required
Identify by number the accounting concept, principle or criteria that describes each of these
situations. Do not use a number more than once.
3 (c) Assumes that the dollar is the measuring unit used to report financial
information.
4 (d) Separates financial information into time periods for reporting purposes.
8 (e) Market value changes subsequent to purchase are not recorded in the accounts.
(Do not use the revenue recognition criteria.)
1 (f) Indicates that personal and business record keeping should be separately
maintained.
6 (h) Requires recognition of revenues when an entity has completed a performance obligation and it
is probable that the consideration to which the entity is entitled to in
exchange for the goods will be collected.
2. What does ‘going concern’ mean according to AASB101?
Company’s lifespan is indefinite. No plans to liquidate in the near future.
3. (Question 3.1)
(a) How does the accounting period concept, revenue recognition and expense recognition
criteria affect an accountant’s analysis of accounting transactions?
4. (Question 3.7)
Distinguish between the two categories of adjusting entries and identify the types of ad-
justments applicable to each category.
5. (E 3.10)
Required
(a) If the amount in Supplies Expense is the 31 July adjusting entry, and $1320 of supplies
was purchased in July, what was the balance in Supplies on 1 July? 1500-(1320-
1220)=1400
(b) If the amount in Insurance Expense is the July adjusting entry, and the original insurance
premium was for 1 year, what was the total premium and when was the policy purchased?
800*12=9600
End of oct/Beginning of nov 2015
(c) If $7500 of salaries was paid in July, what was the balance in Salaries Payable at 30 June
2016?
1700
(d) There were no additional amounts of revenue received in advance during July. An amount
of $2400 was received for services performed in July. What was the amount of Service
Revenue Received in Advance at 1 July 2016/30 June 2016?
1700
(Hint: Reconstruct the T accounts to help answer these questions.)
6. (E 3.13)
A review of the ledger of Monkey Ltd at 30 June 2016 produced the following data relating
to the preparation of annual adjusting entries.
1. Prepaid Insurance $37 260: the entity has separate insurance policies on its buildings and
its motor vehicles. Policy B4564 on the building was purchased on 1 January 2015 for
$33 300. The policy has a term of 3 years. Policy A2958 on the vehicles was purchased on
1 July 2015 for $9510. This policy has a term of 2 years.
2. Subscription Revenue Received in Advance $135 200: the entity began selling magazine
subscriptions on 1 April 2016 on an annual basis. The selling price of a subscription is
$130. A review of subscription contracts reveals the following.
The annual subscription is for 12 monthly issues. The June magazine for all of the
subscriptions had been delivered to the subscribers at 30 June 2016.
3. Bank Loan $100 000: the loan was taken out on 1 April at an annual interest rate of 6%.
4. Salaries Payable: There are seven salaried employees. Salaries are paid every Friday for
the current week. Four employees receive a salary of $1050 each per week, and three
employees earn $1350 each per week. 30 June is a Tuesday. Employees do not work on
weekends. All employees worked the last 2 days of June.
Required
(b) Explain why the business would not recognise the full subscription revenue when the
customers sign up for the magazines and pay for the subscription.