FORM FOUR BKEEPING TERMINAL EXAMS

THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

COMPETENCE BASED SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES

BOOK-KEEPING TERMINAL EXAMINATION

FORM FOUR -2022

 

Instructions

  1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of nine (9) questions.
  2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C.
  3. Section A carries twenty (20) marks and section B and C carry forty (40) marks each
  4. Non programmable calculators may be used.
  5. Cellular phones and any unauthorised materials are not allowed in the examination room.
  6. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

SECTION A (20 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

  1. Which categories of errors represent errors which do not affect the Trial Balance agreement?
  1. Errors caused by inaccurate arithmetic operations.
  2. Errors which cancel out each other in the trial balance.
  3. Errors caused by omission of a balance of account.
  4. Errors caused by entering an item once in an account.
  5. Errors caused by posting an item on a wrong side of an account.
  1. Costs incurred for machine repairs in accounting for departmental businesses is appropriately apportioned according to
  1. the value of machinery in each department.
  2. the value of non-current assets in each department.
  3. the number of machines in each department.
  4. the number of machine hours used in each department.
  5. the floor area occupied by each machine.
  1.         How is the capital for a non-profit making organization described?
  1. Capital employed fund 
  2. Capital supplied fund
  3. Accumulated fund 
  4. Gross working capital fund
  5. Accumulated shares fund
  1.         How would you record the commission due to consignee in the books of the consignee?
  1. Dr. Consignee's account and Cr. Consignment account
  2. Dr. Consignment account and Cr. Profit and loss account
  3. Dr. Profit and loss account and Cr. Consignment account
  4. Dr. Consignor's account and Cr. Commission Receivable account
  5. Dr. Goods on consignment account and Cr consignment account
  1. Amani business had an opuning balance of TZS 12,.500 fnr creditors at the beginning of the year and the closing creditors balances of TZS 21,000 at the year end. During the year, the payment made to creditors amounted to TZS 16,000. Calculate the amount of purchases during the year.
  1. TZS 33,500
  2. TZS 27,000
  3. TZS 16,500
  4. Tzs 24,500
  5. TZS 7,500
  1.         During the month of January, a petty cashier was provided with an opening cash float of TZS. 70,000. However, at the end of the same month the closing cash float balance was 15,900. How much should be reimbursed to the cashier at the,end of the month?
  1. TZS 15,900 
  2. TZS 70,000
  3. TZS 54,100 
  4. TZS 140,000
  5. TZS 101,820
  1.       A debit balance of TZS 5 ,000 in a cash account shows that
  1. cash has been overspent by TZS 5,000.
  2. TZS 5000 was the total of cash paid out.
  3. the total of cash received was less than TZS 5,000.
  4. there was TZS 5,000 cash in hand.
  5. TZS 5,000 was the total of cash received.
  1.    The act of recording transactions in any subsidiary book is called
  1. posting.
  2. double entry system.
  3. transaction.
  4. balancing.
  5. journalizing.
  1.         The primary objective of trial balance is
  1. to make sure that total amount of debit side and credit side are equal.
  2. to detect and avoid errors and frauds.
  3. to prepare trading, profit and loss account and balance sheet.
  4. to test the arithmetic accuracy of the ledger.
  5. to prepare suspense account.
  1. What would you consider to be the main source of government revenues?
  1. Royalties
  2. Penalties
  3. Taxes
  4. Interest
  5. Fees
  1.         Which of the following would best describe the use of a control account?
  1. To check the arithmetical accuracy of ledgers
  2. To show costs ascertained in the ledgers
  3. To show allowance given by suppliers
  4. To check the debit balance of sales account
  5. To show the direct costs allocated to a section of a business
  1.       How would you categorize the subscription paid in advance in the balance sheet of a non-profit making organization?
  1. A current liability
  2. A non-current liability
  3. A current asset
  4. A non-current liability
  5. Accumulated fund
  1.    The term depreciation would best be described as the
  1.  value of money used to replace non-current assets.
  2.  value of non-current assets consumed due to its use.
  3.  gradual increase in value of non-current assets due to its use.
  4.  value of a non-current asset that remains after its use.
  5.  amount incurred to repair the non-current assets
  1.    Which of the following depreciation methods uses the reduced value to compute the depreciation of a non-current asset?
  1.  Straight line method          
  2. Sum of the years digits method
  3. Diminishing balance method                 
  4. Machine hours rate method
  5. Unit of output method
  1.       Prime cost is obtained as a result of
  1.  Cost of raw materials used plus direct wages and factory overhead cost.
  2.  Cost of raw materials used plus direct wages.
  3.  Factory overhead cost plus direct wages.
  4.  Factory cost of goods manufactured less cost of raw materials used. 
  5. Cost of raw materials used less factory cost of goods manufactured.

2.For each of the items (i) - (v), match the descriptions of the different types of capital in Column A with their corresponding names in Column B by writing the letter of the correct response beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

LIST A

LIST B

  1. Excess of current assets over liabilities of a business
  2. Non-current asset plus current
  3.         Total assets of business less current liabilities
  4.         Total current assets
  5. The amount of money invested in business by the owner
  1. Asset capital
  2. Gross working capital
  3. Current capital
  4. Gross capital employed
  5. Net working capital
  6. Net capital employed

 

SECTION B (40 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

3. Briefly explain the following accounting concepts:

  1.  Business entity
  2. Money measurement
  3.  Accruals
  4.  Going concern
  5. Dual aspect

4. A partnership may be formed through an oral or a written legal agreement among the partners. Suppose there is no written partnership agreement, explain briefly five provisions of the Partnership Act that would govern the operations of the partnership.

5.(a)The following information was extracted from the books of Rhombo Traders for the year ending 31st December, 2017

Purchases

2,000,000

Stock (1st Jan. 2017)

150,000

Stock (31st Dec. 2017)    

300,000

Sales

2,500,000

Expenses

200,000

Rent received

100,000

Warehouse wages

80,000

Carriage inwards

50,000

 Using the information provided, calculate:

(i)   The value of goods available for sale.

(ii)  The gross profit for the year.

(iii) The net profit for the year.

(iv) Rate of stock turnover.

(v)  Percentage of expenses over sales

 

6. On 1st January 2015 Mikuyu Motors Company Ltd purchased Motor Lorry worth TZS 12,000,000. The company used the asset for three years. On 31st December 2017 the lorry was sold for TZS 3,000,000. It is the policy of the company to compute depreciation using straight line method.

Using the information provided, prepare the Motor Lorry and Provision for Depreciation on Motor Lorry Account for the three years ending 31st December 2015, 2016 and 2017.

 

SECTION C (40 Marks) 
Answer two (2) questions from this section.

7. The following is the receipts and payment account of Chamwino social club for the year ending 31st December 2017:

Dr

Cr

Details

TZS

Details

TZS

Balance b/d 

202,500 

Salaries 

50,000 

Subscription: Year 2016

40,000

Printing and postage

20,000

Year 2017 

206,000

General expenses

7,500

Year 2018

60,000

Drama expenses

4,500

Donations 

5,400

Stationery

1,500

Proceeds of drama

9,500

Municipal taxes

4,000

Sale of waste papers

4,500

Charity

3,500

 

 

Electricity bills

1,450

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

  1. There are 500 members, each paying annual subscription fee of TZS 450.
  2. TZS 9,000 is still in arrears for the year ended 2016 and it was decided to be written off.
  3. Buildings stand in the books at TZS 500,000 and are to be depreciated at 5%.
  4. General expenses of TZS 2,100 for the year have not been paid.

Use the information provided to prepare the following:

  1. Statement of Affairs at 1stJanuary 2017.
  2. Subscriptions Account for the year ending 31stbecember 2017.
  3. Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year ending 31 StDecember 2017.
  4. Statement of Financial Position for the year ended 31stbecember 2017.

 

8. MS Annet did not maintain her accounting records on a double entry system. On 31 st December 2018 she supplied the following list of assets and liabilities.

 

31st December 2017

31stDecember 2018

Premises

350,000

295,000

Furniture

60,000

53,000

Motor van

18,000

 

Trade debtors

62,800

74,300

Trade creditors

39,500

40,700

Loan from bank

120,000

 

Salaries due

92,000

75,000

Prepaid insurance

25 ,ooo

36,000

Rent received in advance

40 ,000

68,000

 

The following information is also available:

(i)During the year to 31 st December 2018, MS Annett made loan repayment of TZS 100,000.

(ii)MS Annett provides for depreciation on motor vans at 10% per annum.

Prepare the statements of affairs to calculate the opening capital as at 1 st January 2018 and closing capital as at 31 st December 2018.

9.   The following is a trial balance of Mr Mashamba for the year ended 31st December 2018:

Mr Mashambas Trial Balance as at 31 December 2018

 

 

 

DR

CR

Inventory of raw materials 1/1/2018

Inventory of finished goods 1/1/2018 Inventory of work in progress 1/1/2018 wages (Direct 3,600,000  factory indirect TZS 2,900,000)

Royalties

Carriage inwards on raw materials

Purchase of raw materials

Machinery and Plant (cost 5,600,000) Office Fixtures (Cost TZS 400,000)

Other factory expenses

Lighting and heating

Factory power and fuel

Salaries

Sales expenses

Commission on sales

Rent

Insurance

General administration expenses

Office Rates

Discount allowed Carriage outwards


 


 

Sales

Account receivable & Account payable Cash at Bank

Cash in hand


 

Drawings

Capital as at 1/1/2018

420,000

778,000

270,000

6,500,000

140,000

70,000

7,400,000

4,600,000

240,000

620,000

150,000

274,000

880,000

600,000

230,000

240,000

84,000

268,000

46,000

96,000

1 18,000


 

2,846,000

336,000

30,000

1,200,000

20,000,000

1,280,000


 


 

7,156,000

28,436,000

28,436,000

Notes at 31/12/2018:

 (i)Inventory of raw materials TZS 480,000, inventory of finished goods TZS 800,000 and inventory of work in progress TZS 300,000.

(ii) Lighting, rent and insurance are to be appoftioned as follows: Factory 5/6, administration 1/6.

(iii) Depreciation on machinery and plant and office fixtures is 10% per annum on cost.

 (iv) Net Profit was TZS. 1,796,000.

Use the given information to prepare the Statement of Manufacturing Cost for the year ending 31 st December 2018 and the Statement of Financial Position as at 31st December 2018.

 

 

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 89  

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 89  

 

THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM FOUR BOOK KEEPING EXAMINATION MAY

Time 3:00 Hours MAY 2020 

Instructions

  1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of seven (7)questions.
  1. Answer allquestions.
  1. Calculators, cellular phones and any unauthorised materials are notallowed in the examination room.
  1. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

SECTION A (20 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

  1. For each of the items (i) - (x), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

(i) A credit balance of sh. 20,000 on the cash column of the cash book would mean that

  1. the business owner has Tsh. 20,000 cash in hand.
  2. the bookkeeper has drawn Tsh. 20,000 in his cash book.
  3. the shop keeper lost Tshs. 20,000 from the business.
  4. the shop keeper sold goods on credit for Tsh. 20,000.
  5. the business owner spent Tsh. 20,000 more than he/she has received.

(ii) Sales invoices are first entered in the

  1. cash book
  2. purchases journal
  3. sales account
  4. sales journal
  5. purchases account.

(iii) Which of the following are the examples of revenue expenditure?

  1. Purchases of goods and payment for electricity bill in cash
  2. Repair of van and petrol costs for van
  3. Buying machinery and paying for installation costs
  4. Electricity costs of using machinery and buying van
  5. Buying van and petrol costs for van

(iv) Which of the following is treated as current assets in the preparation of statement of financial position?

  1. Unearned revenue
  2. Accrued expenses
  3. Accrued revenue
  4. Depreciation expenses
  5. Accumulated depreciation

(v) The total of the Returns Outwards Journal is transferred to the

  1. credit side of the returns outwards account
  2. debit side of the returns outwards account
  3.  credit side of the returns outwards book
  4. debit side of the purchases returns book
  5. debit side of the sales returns book.

( vi) If current account is maintained then the partners’ share of profit must be

  1. debited to partners’ capital accounts
  2. credited to partners’ capital accounts
  3. credited to profit and loss appropriation account
  4. debited to partners’ current accounts
  5. credited to partners’ current accounts.

(vii) The value of closing inventories is found by

  1. adding opening stock to purchases
  2. deducting purchases from opening stock
  3. looking in the stock account
  4. doing a stock taking
  5. adding closing stock to sales account.

(vii) Depreciation can be described as the

  1. amount spent to buy a non­current asset
  2. salvage value of a non­current asset
  3. cost of the non­current asset consumed during its period
  4. amount of money spent replacing non­current asset
  5. cost of old assets plus new assets purchased.

(ix) If it is required to maintain fluctuating capitals then the partners’ share of profits must be

  1. debited to partners’ capital account
  2. credited to partners’ capital account
  3. debited to partners’ current account
  4. credited to partners’ current account
  5. credited to partners’ appropriation account.

(x) Which of the following is NOT an asset?

  1. Buildings
  2. Loan from K Hamis
  3. Accounts receivable
  4. Cash balance
  5. Inventories.

2.  Match the items in Column A with the responses in Column B by writing the letter of the correct response beside the item number in your answer booklet.

Column A

Column B

(i) The profits of the company expressed as a percentage of the owners investment.

(ii)The gross and net earnings expressed as a percentage of sales.

(iii) Current assets compared to current liabilities.

(iv) Very liquid assets compared to immediate liabilities.

(v) The number of days of sales held in stock.

(vi)The number of days of purchases represented by creditors.

(vii) The number of days of sales represented by debtors.

(viii) The ratio of fixed interest capital to equity capital.

(ix)  Compares the amount of profit earned per ordinary share with the amount of surplus paid.

(x) The ratio of prior charge capital to ordinary share capital and reserve

  1. Working capital ratio
  2. Acid test ratio
  3. Inventory ratio
  4. Earnings per share ratio
  5. Parables ratio
  6. Dividend cover ratio
  7. Inventory turnover ratio
  8. Gross profit ratio
  9. Equity ratio
  10. Receivables ratio
  11. Gearing ratio
  12. Return on capital employed ratio
  13. Profit margin ratio
  14. Debt ratio
  15. Capital gearing ratio

  SECTION B (20 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

3. (a) State five advantages of using books of original entry.

(b) Briefly explain five types of errors which do not affect the agreement of a trial balance.

4. (a) Identify the accounts in which entries should be made to record each of the following transactions:

Transactions

Dr

Cr

(i) Bought stock on credit from Omondi.

 

 

(ii) Sold goods on credit to Muita

 

 

(iii) Bought a motor vehicle in cash.

 

 

(iv) Paid for electricity by cheque.

 

 

(v) Returned goods to a supplier, Nkatha.

 

 

 

(b) Identify five errors that may be revealed by a Trial Balance.

SECTION C (60 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

5. (a) (i) Prepaid rent at the beginning of the period was sh. 40,000 and sh. 20,000 was not paid last year. During the year payments of sh. 320,000 was made with respect to rent. It was established that at the end of the period prepaid rent should be sh. 60,000. Without using T­account compute the amount of rent expenses to be transferred to profit and loss account.

(ii) Accrued wages at the beginning of the month was sh. 240,000. At the end of the month sh. 690,000 was transferred to profit and loss account and sh. 10,000 was prepaid. Sh. 320,000 of wages was accrued but not yet paid during the month. Without using T­account compute the amount of wages paid during the year.

(b) Outline five importance of a profit and loss account.

6. (a) Majura and Majuni enter a joint venture to share profits or losses equally resulting from dealings in second­hand digital TVs. Both parties take an active role in the business, each recording his own transactions. They have no joint banking account or separate set of books.

2011

July 1 Majura buys four TVs for a total of sh. 110,000.

3 Majura pays for repairs sh. 84,000.

4 Majuni pays office rent sh. 30,000 and advertising expenses sh. 9,000.

6 Majuni pays for packaging materials sh. 3,400.

7 Majuni buys for a TV in excellent condition for sh. 60,000.

31 Majura sells the five TVs to various customers, the sales being completed on this data and totalling sh. 310,000.

Show the relevant accounts in the books of both joint ventures.

7. On 31st December, 2008 the bank column of Tengeneza’s cash book showed a debit balance of sh. 15,000. The monthly bank statement written up to 31st December, 2008 showed a credit balance of sh. 29,500.

On checking the cash book with the bank statement it was discovered that the following transactions had not been entered in the cash book:

Dividends of sh. 2,400 had been paid directly to the bank.

A credit transfer ­ TRA and Customs VAT refund of sh. 2,600 had been collected by the bank.

Bank charges sh. 300.

A direct debit of sh. 700 for the Charity subscription had been paid by the bank.

A standing order of sh. 2,000 for Tengeneza’s loan repayment had been paid by the bank. Tengeneza’s deposit account balance of sh. 14,000 was transferred into his bank current account.

A further check revealed the following items:

Two cheques drawn in favour of Tamale sh. 2,500 and Fadiga sh. 2,900 had been entered in the cash book but had not been presented for payment.

Cash and cheques amounting to sh. 6,90 had been paid into the bank on 31st December, 2008 but were not credited by the bank until 2nd January, 2009.

(i) Bring the cash book (bank column) up to date, starting with the debit balance of sh. 15,000, and then balance the bank account.

(ii) Prepare a bank reconciliation statement as at 31st December, 2008.

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 11  

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 11  

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