THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
062 BOOK KEEPING
Time: 2:30 Hours Year: 2023
Instructions
This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of nine (9) questions.
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
Section A carries fifteen (15) marks, section B forty (40) marks and section C carries forty five (45) marks.
All writing must be in blue or black ink. 5. Non programmable calculators may be used.
Cellular phones and any unauthorised materials are not allowed in the assessment room.
Write your Assessment Number at the top right hand corner of every page.
SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. For each of the items (i) — (x), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.
(i) The assumption that the business is to continue for a foreseeable future is based on
the going concern concept.
the historical cost concept.
the duality concept.
the business entity concept.
Choose Answer :
(ii) Which of the following set of accounts represent impersonal accounts?
Shihata Ltd and real
Masumbuko and nominal
Real and nominal
Cash and creditors
Choose Answer :
(iii) Mr. Munga bought goods on credit from Jese. How should this transaction be recorded?
Dr Purchases, Cr Jese
Dr Jese, Cr Purchases
Dr Munga, Cr Jese
Dr Cash, Cr Purchases
Choose Answer :
(iv) What is the name of the opening balance of an account in the beginning of a financial year?
Balance carried down
Balance brought down
Credit balance
Debit balance
Choose Answer :
(v) The following information was extracted from the financial statements of Dada Traders: Furniture TZS 10,000,000; Machine TZS 52,000,000; Bank TZS 15,000,000; Liabilities TZS 16,000,000. How much would be the amount of capital?
TZS 77,000,000
TZS 61,000,000
TZS 16,000,000
TZS 67,000,000
Choose Answer :
(vi) Katuma sold goods on cash basis for TZS 5,000,000 allowing a cash discount of 5%. How much will be recorded in the three column cash book as discount?
TZS 4,750,000
TZS 250,000
TZS 500,000
TZS 5,250,000
Choose Answer :
(vii) Mr. Juma, a sole trader maintains a petty cash book under the imprest system. During the month of July 2021, he paid TZS 100,000 for staff retreat tour. which column of the petty cashbook should be used to record this expenditure? .
Travelling expenses
Office expenses
Postage expenses
Ledger accounts
Choose Answer :
(viii) What is the major purpose of preparing a Trial Balance?
Checking the correctness of posting the accounting records.
To test the completeness of recording the transactions.
Checking the level of omission of transactions in the accounting records.
To test the accuracy of double entry recording.
Choose Answer :
(ix) Allen withdrew TZS 500,000 cash from bank for personal use. The double entry for this transaction should be:
Debit cash account, credit bank account.
Debit cash account, credit bank account.
Debit drawing account, credit bank account.
Debit drawing account, credit cash account.
Choose Answer :
(x) Which account would be affected if the sales day book is understated by TZS 500,000?
Suspense account
Debtors account
Sales account
Supplier's account
Choose Answer :
2. For each of the items (i) - (v), match the descriptions of sources of government revenue in Column A with their corresponding names in Column B by writing the letter of the correct response below the item number in the table provided.
Column A
Column B
(i) Charges imposed on individuals who do not obey the law of the country.
(ii) Collections charged for services rendered by the government.
(iii) Income from business organizations that are wholly, owned by the government or where the government has a large shareholding percentage.
(iv) Amount borrowed from individuals, businesses or institutions within and outside the country.
(v) Income received for renting the property of the government.
3. Mr. Mashaka is a retailer dealing with buying and selling clothes. He recently bought clothes on credit from Kapala Traders. Immediately upon the receipt of the clothes bought, returned some of the goods and issued a debit note to Kapala Traders. Why Mr. Mashaka returned some of the goods? Give five reasons.
4. Ms. Jamila received a bank statement from her bank and find that a cheque received from Mr. Kinubi TZS 4,500,000 and deposited into the bank has been dishonored. Analyse five reasons for Mr. Kinubi's cheque to be dishonored.
5. For each of the items (i) — (v) in the table, correct the errors by using the principle of double entry by writing in the appropriate column the name of the account to be debited with the amount and the name of the account to be credited with the amount.
Error descriptions
Account to be debited
Account to be credited
(i) A cash sale of TZS 5,000,000 has neither been debited nor credited in the accounting records.
(ii) Cash withdrawn from bank TZS 500,000 for office use has been debited to bank account and credited to cash account.
(iii) The Sales and Purchases day books have been overcast by TZS 2,000,000.
(iv) Cheque received from Jamila TZS 3,000,000 has been credited to Halima Account.
(v) Motor repairs TZS 400,000 has been debited to Motor car Account.
6. The balance of the bank column of Mr. Jomo's cash book differed from the bank statement balance for the month of December, 2021. The cross-checking to reveal the reasons for the difference has been done and the following facts were found:
7. The given Trial Balance was extracted from the accounting records of Mr. Okello for the year ending 31" December 2021.
Mr. Okello's Trail Balance for the year ending 31" December 2021
Details
Dr (TZS)
Cr (TZS)
Inventory 1.1.2021
240,000
Purchases
1,280,000
Sales
1,600,000
Returns inward
160,000
Returns outward
120,000
Salaries
140,000
Postage
116,000
Discount allowed
120,000
Discount received
80,000
Drawings
360,000
Carriage inward
80,000
Carriage outward
160,000
Motor van
800,000
Buildings
1,200,000
Bank overdraft
240,000
Cash
320,000
Debtors
600,000
Creditors
1,200,000
Capital
2,336,000
Total
5,576,000
5,576,000
Additional information:
Inventory at 31st December 2021 was TZS 640,000.
By using the given Trial Balance and the additional information provided, prepare an Income statement for the year ending 31st December 2021 and the Statement of Financial Position as at 31st December, 2021.
8. Baraka started business on 1st August 2021 to 31st August. During this month he had the following transactions:
August 1 Started business with TZS 800,000 in cash and TZS 6,000,000 in the bank.
2 Paid rent TZS 300,000 in cash.
3 Paid Pop Corn Suppliers Ltd. TZS 800,000 by cheque.
4 Purchased business equipment and paid by cheque TZS 4,500,000.
6 Received TZS 1,000,000 by cheque from J.J. Brothers.
7 Cash sales amounted to TZS 750,000.
10 Paid Joshua in cash TZS 900,000.
15 Cash sales paid directly into the bank TZS 5,000,000.
20 Borrowed from Akiba Commercial Bank a loan of TZS 3,000,000 which was deposited direct into the bank.
21 Withdrew from the bank TZS 1,000,000 for business use.
22 Paid rates by cheque TZS 750,000.
23 Cash sales amounted to TZS 900,000.
24 Paid sundry expenses in cash TZS 120,000.
25 Paid wages by cheque TZS 4,000,000.
25 Banked Cash TZS 200,000.
26 Cashed a cheque TZS 150,000.
27 Bought goods by cheque TZS 100,000.
28 Paid rent by cheque TZS 150,000.
29 Cash sales TZS 400,000.
29 Bought gas in cash TZS 100,000.
30 Withdrew cash for himself TZS 75,000.
31 Sent a cheque to James 100,000.
Record the transactions for August 2021 in Baraka's Two Column Cash Book, balance off the Cash and Bank columns on 31St August 2021 and bring down the balances on 1 September, 2021.
9. The Trial Balance of Marenge failed to balance; the credits exceeded the debits by Tzs 90,000. The Trial Balance contained the following ledger balances:
Details
TZS
Discount received
250,000
Returns inwards
200,000
Debtors
1,800,000
Discount allowed
20,000
Returns outwards
100,000
Buildings
5,000,000
Office expenses
25,000
Purchases
6,300,000
Stationeries
45,000
Sales
9,880,000
Creditors
1,450,000
Motor expenses
160,000
Electricity
150,000
Capital
4,000,000
Stock on 1.1.2021
210,000
Salaries and wages
1,100,000
Advertising
200,000
Stock 31.12.2021
380,000
Rent
400,000
Commission received
120,000
Drawings
100,000
A further review of the books was made and the following errors were revealed:
(i) Goods returned to creditors amounting to TZS 150,000 had been debited to creditors and credited to discount allowed account.
(ii) A payment of TZS 45,000 to a creditor had been debited to salaries and wages as TZS 54,000.
(iii) Cash payment of TZS 110,000 for electricity had been debited as TZS 11,000.
Prepare Journal Entries to rectify the errors, Suspense Account and construct a Corrected Trial Balance for Marenge as at 31' December 2021.