FORM FOUR BKEEPING MIDTERM-2 EXAMS

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, PRIME MINISTR'S OFFICE-RALG

FORM FOUR  SEPTEMBER MID–TERM EXAMINATIONS

062 BOOK-KEEPING

TIME: 3:00 HOURS — SEPTEMBER, 2026

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of nine (9) questions.
  2. Answer all questions in all sections.
  3. Non-programmable calculators may be used.
  4. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
  5. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

SECTION A (15 MARKS)

Answer all question in this section

1. For each of the item choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its letter in the space provided.

(i) ABC Company had closing debtors of Sh 65,220 sales Sh 50,000 and receipts from debtors of Sh 44,000, What is the company opening balance?

A. Sh 5,220   
B. Sh 71,220    
C. Sh 60,220    
D. Sh 109,220    
E. Sh 115,220

(ii) How much will be the amount of opening balance if credit sales were TZS 740,000, receipt from debtors TZS 1,000,000, interest on overdue TZS 100,000, bad debts TZS 40,000, discount allowed TZS 100,000 and closing balance TZS 200,000?

A. TZS 50,000    
B. TZS 620,000    
C. TZS 660,000    
D. TZS 500,000    
E. TZS 540,000

(iii) The business entity paid salaries of Tsh 1,000,000. Then payment was recorded in the books as follows: Debit cash Tsh 1,000,000 and credit Salaries Tsh 1,000,000. Which type of error involved in this transaction?

A. Compensating error    
B. Complete reversal of entries    
C. Error of original entry    
D. Error of principle    
E. Casting error

(iv) What is the accounting entries for the expenses incurred by the Consignee?

A. Debit Bank account, Credit Consignee account
B. Debit Consignee account, Credit Consignment account
C. Debit consignor account, Credit Bank account
D. Debit Consignment account, Credit Consignee account
E. Debit cash account, credit consignor account

(v) The maximum amount of expenditure approved by the parliament for various services to be used by ministries during a given financial year

A. Consolidated fund
B. Exchequer account
C. Special fund
D. Ambit of vote
E. Virement

(vi) Manji trades decided to write off some of debtors from his books of account. Which reasons will be considered by Maji during the process of writing off?

A. Death and unsound mind
B. Bankrupt and raising Capital
C. Death and increase customers
D. Unsound mind and to retain customers
E. Sound mind and lack capital

(vii) Peter bought 200 bed sheets from Moshi traders for Tsh 7,500 each, Moshi traders offered trade discount and cash discount of 10% and 5% respectively, What is the amount to be paid Peter?

A. Tsh 1,275,000    
B. Tsh 217,500    
C. Tsh 1,282,500    
D. Tsh 1,350,000    
E. Tsh 1,500,000

(viii) Which item would not be considered in the process of preparing receipts and payments account for the religious organizations?

A. Cash paid during the year
B. Receipts from sale of fixed asset
C. Surplus
D. Bank balance
E. Subscription

(ix) Which of the following set form the prime cost when preparing manufacturing account?

A. Direct labor, royalties and direct materials
B. Direct labour, depreciation of asset, and Indirect materials
C. Indirect labour, Indirect materials and direct expenses
D. Indirect materials, direct labour and direct expenses
E. Cost of raw materials working progress and factory overhead

(x) As a competent student in book keeping, identify the set for journals.

A. Cash book, General journal, Purchases ledger
B. Purchases day book, sales return day book and sales ledger
C. Sales day book, cash book, purchases journal
D. Cashbook, general ledger, purchases ledger
E. Sales ledger, purchases ledger and general ledger

2. Match the descriptions of the types of audits 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(s) provided.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
  1. The excess cash from the petty cash expenditure of the stated period
  2.  When the petty cash planned to be used for a certain period is less than petty expenditure needed for the period
  3.  The act of refunding money paid out in a period so that the float reach to its agreed level
  4.  Amount of money at which a petty cash starts with for each period
  5. Used to record small expenditures made out of the petty cash fund
A. Cash float
B. Petty cash book
C. Cash overage
D. Imprest system
E. Cash shortage
F. Petty cash expenditure

SECTION C (45 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

3. Briefly explain five accounting guidelines or assumptions used in the preparation of books of account.

4. Draw up a bank reconciliation statement, after writing the cash book up to date, ascertaining the balance on the bank statement from the following as of 31st March 2019:

  • Cash at the bank as per the bank column of the cashbook (Dr) TZS 27,400
  • Banking made but not yet entered in the bank statement TZS 4,100
  • Bank charges on bank statement but not yet in cash book TZS 320
  • Unpresented cheque: (Mr. Simba TZS 1,310)
  • Standing order to Mr Kiboko entered on the bank statement but not in cash book TZS 980
  • Credit transfer from Machinga group entered on bank statement, but not yet in cashbook TZS 2,010

5. Draw up a profit and loss appropriation statement and the partner's current account for the year ending 31st December 2005 from the following information:

(a) Net profit TZS 184,800

(b) Interest to be charged on capitals:

i. Milembe TZS 3,600
ii. Madete TZS 2,700
iii. Minza TZS 2,100

(c) Interest to be charged on drawings:

i. Milembe TZS 1,200
ii. Madete TZS 900
iii. Minza TZS 500

(d) Salary to be credited:

i. Madete TZS 22,000
ii. Minza TZS 28,000

(e) Profit to be shared:

i. Milembe 55%
ii. Madete 25%
iii. Minza 20%

(f) Current accounts:

i. Milembe TZS 18,000 Credit
ii. Madete TZS 8,000 Credit
iii. Minza TZS 6,000 Credit

(g) Drawings:

i. Milembe TZS 27,000
ii. Madete TZS 23,000
iii. Minza TZS 17,000

6. The trial balance of Masaki and son ltd as at December 2020 failed to balance, the payment side exceeds the receipts side by Tsh 400,000. This amount was placed to a suspense account. After careful investigation the following were discovered:

(i) The payment made to Jason Sh 200,000 was entered to Jaso account as Sh 20,000.

(ii) Commission income account Sh 48,600 was posted to the debit side of commission expenses account as 64,800 in error.

(iii) An amount received from Mathew Sh 290,000 was posted to Mateo as 308,000.

(iv) Payment made to Anna Sh 536,000 was posted to Annie personal account in error as Sh 521,600 although it was correctly posted in the cash book.

(v) The amount paid to Johnson Sh 301,000 was posted to the cash book only.

Required: Show the journal entries to correct the above errors and Suspense account. Narration are not required.

SECTION C (45 MARKS)

7. 1000 boxes of Azam embe consigned by Amani of Mwanza to Jane of Nairobi at an invoice cost of Tsh 150 each, Amani paid freight Tsh 10,000 and Insurance Tsh 1,500. During the voyage 100 boxes were totally damaged by fire and had to be thrown overboard, Jane took delivery of the remaining boxes and paid Tsh 14,400 as custom duty, Jane sent the account sales showing that 800 boxes had been sold at Sh 220 each, expenses incurred by Jane are selling expenses and advertisement was Tsh 200 and 1,800 respectively. Jane was entitled to a commission 5% on sales.

Required: Show the following account:

a) Goods sent on consignment account
b) Consignment account
c) Consignee account
d) Bank account

8. The following is the receipts and payment accounts of a charitable hospital for the year ending 31st March 2018.

RECEIPTS (TZS) PAYMENTS (TZS)
Balance b/f:
Cash in hand 5,000
Cash at bank 30,000
Subscriptions 250,000
Donations 72,500
Interest for a full year on investment @7% per annum 35,000
Charity show receipts 5,000
Medicines 150,000
Honorarium to doctors 50,000
Salaries 137,500
Sundry expenses 2,500
Equipment purchased 75,000
Charity show expenses 50,000
Balance c/f:
Cash in hand 2,500
Cash at bank 20,000

Additional information


31/03/2017 31/03/2018
Subscription outstanding 2,500 5,000
Subscription received in advance 5,000 2,500
Stock of medicines 50,000 75,000
Amount due to suppliers of medicines 40,000 60,000
Value of equipment 105,000 150,000
Value of buildings 200,000 190,000

Required: Prepare income and expenditure statement for the year ended 31st March 2018 and the statement of financial positions as of that date.

9. Dotto has kept records of his business transactions in a single-entry form but he did not realize that he had to record cash drawings. His bank account for the year 2018 was as follows:

Details Amount Details Amount
Balance b/d 920,000 Cash withdrawn 12,600,000
Receipts from debtors 94,200,000 Trade creditors 63,400,000
Loan from bank 2,500,000 Rent 3,200,000


Insurance 1,900,000


Drawings 11,400,000


Sundry expenses 820,000


Balance c/d 4,300,000

97,620,000     97,620,000

Balance b/d 4,300,000

Records of cash paid were:

  • Sundry expenses TZS 180,000
  • Trade creditors TZS 1,310,000
  • Cash sales amounted to TZS 1,540,000

The following information is also available:


31/12/2017 (TZS) 31/12/2018 (TZS)
Cash in hand 194,000 272,000
Trade creditors 7,300,000 8,100,000
Debtors 9,200,000 11,400,000
Rent owing - 360,000
Insurance paid in advance 340,000 400,000
Motorvan (at valuation) 5,500,000 4,600,000
Stock 24,200,000 27,100,000

10. Your required to prepare an income statement for the year ended 31st December 2018 and a statement of financial position as of that date.

Note: Show all your workings.

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 261  

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 261  

PRESIDENT’S  OFFICE, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION

AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES

COMPETENCY BASED SERIES

BOOK-KEEPING FORM FOUR

MID-TERM EXAMS – AUGUST – 2023

Instructions

 

1. This paper consists of three sections A, B and C with a total of nine (9) questions. 

2. Answer all questions in the sections A and B and two (02) questions from section C. 

3. Section A carries 15 marks, section B carries 45 marks and section C carries 40 marks. 

4. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room. 

5. Non programmable calculators may be used. 

6. Write your Examination number on every page of your answer booklet(s). 


SECTION A (15 Marks)

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

 i.    Tshs 500 cash taken from  the cash till and banked is entered

A.   Debit cash column Tshs. 500 : Credit bank column Tshs. 500

B.   Debit bank column Tshs. 500 :Credit cash column Tshs. 500

C.   Debit bank column Tshs. 500 : Credit bank column Tshs. 500

D.   Debit cash column Tshs. 500: Credit cash column Tshs. 500

E.   Debit bank column Tshs. 500

 ii.  The capital in the business at start of the year was Tshs. 120,000. At the end of the year was Tshs. 142,000. Drawing was Tshs. 1,000 per month. What was the net profit for the year?

A.   Tshs. 21,000

B.   TShs.  35,000

C.   TShs. 22,000

D.   TShs. 34,000

E.   TShs. 23,000

 iii.  If a non-trading organization operates a bar for profit purpose which of the following would determine if that activity made a profit or loss

A.   Receipts and payments account

B.   Subscription account

C.   Income statement

D.   receipts and expenditure statement

E.   Statement of financial position

 iv.  A business has the cost of goods sold worth TShs. 150,000 and the mark-up of 40%. Calculate the amount of sales for the business

A.   TShs. 210,000

B.   TShs. 90,000

C.   TShs. 102,000

D.   Tshs. 150,000

E.   TShs 60,000

 

v. When comparing the performance of individual departments, which of the following statement should be compiled?

A.     Department account

B.     Statement of financial position

C.    Departmental current account

D.    Departmental income statement

E.     departmental income and expenditure

 vi. Kulwa and Dotto share profits and losses in the ratio 3:2. Their partnership recorded net profit of Tshs 1,400, interest on capital Tshs 420, partner’s salaries Tshs 100 and drawings TShs 280. Determine Dotto's share of the profit

A.   840

B.   650

C.   506

D.   464

E.   560

 vii.   When customer return goods previous sold to him, the shopkeeper will use a document called

A.   Credit note

B.   Order note

C.   Invoice

D.   Debit note

E.   Purchases order

 viii.     The following are the source of documents

A.   Cheque, invoice, cheque paid

B.   Invoice, cash receipts, debit note

C.   Sales, credit note, cheque

D.   Credit note, debit note, cash

E.   purchases, cash, cheque paid

 ix.       Which of the following is not correct about the petty cashbook?

A.   It reduce the number of entries in the norminal ledger

B.   The cash spent every month is fixed

C.   Cash spent is reimbursed every end of period

D.   Petty cashier receives cash from chief cashier

E.   Cash spent is reimbursed at the end of the year

 

x.     In government accounting a term family is referred to

A.   Mother, wife and children

B.   All relatives

C.   Wife and children

D.   Father, wife and children

E.   Mother, father, wife and children 

 

2.    Match the explanation of adjustments entries in column A with the corresponding names 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 expenses that the business has incurred but not yet paid for at the end of accounting period

(ii) The amount of revenue that business expects to receive but has not yet been received at the end of accounting period 

(iii)The expenses which has been paid in advance, the benefits from which will be received in the next period

(iv)The amount of revenue which has already been received in the current accounting but related to the following financial year

(v)The commulative sum of all depreciation expenses recorded for an asset

A.   Prepaid income

B.   Accumulated depreciation

C.   Revenue expenditure

D.   Accrued expenses

E.   Prepaid expenses

F.   Accrued income

G.  depreciation

H.   Accrual basis

 

 

SECTION B (45 Marks)

 

3.    MASSOUD who owned a retailer business, is not aware of accounting concepts and principles, explain to him the following concepts so that he can understand and apply in his business

i.           Money measurement concept

ii.          Business entity concept

iii.         Historical cost concept

iv.        Dual aspect concept

v.          Going concern concept

 

4.    Magwe company Traders failed to prepare correct trial balance as seen below You as a student who is expected to sit for National Examination this year 2023.Assist Magwe Co. Traders to prepare correct trial balance basing to accounting principles and concepts

S/N

PARTICULARS

FOLIO

DEBIT 

CREDIT

1

Wages 

 

2,500

 

.2

Stock 

 

 

3,500

3

Creditors 

 

10,000

 

4

Capital 

 

26,000

 

5

Water bills

 

15,000

 

6

Discount allowed

 

 

4,000

7

Interest received

 

 

6,000

8

General expenses

 

 

1,000

9

Discount received

 

7,200

 

10

Insurance 

 

8,000

 

11

Machine 

 

 

9,500

12

Land 

 

7,800

 

13

Debtors

 

2,300

 

14

Maintenance of machines

 

 

6,500

15

Advertising 

 

 

1,800

16

Sales 

 

5,000

 

17

Purchases 

 

7,000

 

18

Loan from Said

 

 

36,600

19

Cash at Bank

 

 

21,900

 

 

 

90,800

90,800

 

5.    The following transactions were obtained from the books Bonge Motor cycle spare parts for the month of September 2016

2nd Sold the following to Zuberi on credit

             20 tyres @ TShs 30,000 and 6 boxes of oil @ TShs 10,000, less 20% discount

            8th Sold on credit to Mussa

16 boxes of bulbs @ TShs 10,000 and 10 side mirrors @ TShs 12,000 less 15% discount

            19th Credit to A. Mpili TShs 24,000

            25th Sold on credit to Mazengo

7 used motorcycles @ TShs 100,000 and 14 boxes of rubber @ TShs 15,000 less 25% discount

            28th sold on credit spare parts to Josky TShs 30,000

Required

Enter the above transactions in the sales Journal

6.  You are well experienced and good book keeper , identify five (5) challenges facing the government accounting system in Tanzania

 

SECTION C (40 Marks)

7.    From the following transaction prepare the suspense Account and pass the Journal entries to rectify the following errors. Assuming that at the end of the trading period it was discovered that there was a difference of TShs  35,670 which was debited to the suspense account

a)   TShs 17,500 paid in cash for new electronic typewriter had been charged to office expenses account

b)   Drawing amounting worth TShs 12,500 by cheque were completely omitted from the books

c)   A purchases of goods from M. Batanga for TShs 25,000 were credited to the account of M. Batanga

d)   Sales of goods worth TShs 9,600 made to Meshack Co. Ltd account was correctly entered in the sales day book, but was posted to Meshack Co. Ltd account as TShs 10,600 while total sales of the month were over casted by

TShs  1,000

e)   Goods purchased from Calorine Maguu & Sons  for TShs 15,050 recorded in the purchases day book from the invoice as  TShs 15,500 and posted to the purchases account and Calorine Maguu & Sons in the ledger accordingly

f)    A cash purchases of tools TShs 12,300 from Goodone hardware a supplier were entered in the cash book only 

g)   A page in the purchases book was overacted by TShs 12,000

h)   the sales account was under casted by TShs 4,000

i)     The petty cash book balance of TShs 7,100 were omitted from the trial balance

j)     N.Cheupe was credited with TShs 7,740 instead of TShs 7,470

k)   A sale of TShs 14,000 was incorrectly credited to K. Haonga a debtor

l)     A payment of TShs 9,200 made for carriage on purchases was posted to carriage inwards account

m) A cash discount of TShs 2,000 allowed to a debtor was correctly posted to his Account but was credited to discount received account.

  

8.    From the following particular extracted from the book of trader. Prepare total accounts receivable and total accounts payable for the year ended 30th November

2022                                                                                        Tzs

Balance on 1st January 2022

Sales-cash............................................................... 

344,890

          - Credit........................................................... 

 268,187

Purchases- cash..................................................... 

14,440

                   - Credit................................................. 

496,600

Total receipt from customers .................................

600,570

Total payment to suppliers ......................................

503,970

 

Discount Allowed (all to credit customers)................

5,520

 

Discount received (all from credit suppliers)............

3,510

 

Refund given to cash customers ............................

5,070

 

Balance in the sales ledger set off against balance in the purchases ledger ....70

                Bad Debts written off.................................................        780

                Increase in the allowance for doubtful debts...........         90

                Credit note issued to credit customers.....................        4,140

                Credit note received from credit suppliers ..............         1,480

According to the Audited Financial Statement for the previous year accounts receivable and accounts payable as at 1st December 2021 were TShs 26,555 and 43,450 respectively.

 

9.    Naweza Company Limited own a manufacturing industry which had the following record for the year ended at 31st December 2021

Inventory (stock) at 1st January 2021                               Tzs

Direct materials .......................................................

10,000

Work in progress ....................................................

38,000

Finished goods ..................................................... 

 40,000

Purchases ( Direct materials) .................................

140,000

Carriage inwards .....................................................

24,000

Direct wages ............................................................

222,000

Direct expenses ( patent royalities ) .........................

46,000

Indirect matereials ...................................................

45,000

Indirect labour ..........................................................

72,000

Rent : Factory ...........................................................

100,000

         :  Office .............................................................

90,000

Heating, lighting and power :Factory ........................

45,000

                                            Office ............................

35,000

Sales ..........................................................................

1,300,000

Administration salaries and wages .............................

 175,000

 

Additional Information

a)     Inventory (stock) at 31st December 2021 was as follows 

Direct materials TShs 18,000

Work in progress TShs 20,000

Finished goods TShs 60,000 

  

b)     Depreciation is to be provided on noncurrent assets as follows;

Factory building TShs  20,000

Factory machinery TShs 36,000 Office equipment TShs 24,000

 

c)     Factory profit is to be calculated at 15% on the cost of production

You are required to prepare;

i.          Statement of manufacturing cost for the year ended 31st December 2021

ii.        Income statement for the year ended  31st December 2021

 

 

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 168  

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 168  

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

COMPETENCY BASED SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES

BOOK KEEPING

FORM FOUR- SEPT 2022

 

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. This paper consist of three section A, B and C
  2. Answer all questions in section A and B and only two (2) questions in section C
  3. The use of Scientific Non programmable calculators is allowed in the examination room
  4. Write your Examination Number in every page of your answer sheet (s)

 

SECTION A (20 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

  1. For each of the items (i) – (xv), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer sheet provided.
  1. The cash payment of TZS 4,000 to Biriani will appear as
  1. Debit Cash account, Credit Biriani account
  2. Debit Biriani account, Credit Bank account
  3. Credit Cash account, Debit Bank account
  4. Debit Biriani account, Credit Purchases account
  1. A balance of an account can defined as the
  1. Balance carried down
  2. Difference between two sides of an account
  3. Total amount of debit and credit sides
  4. Balance brought down
  5. Balancing figure of an account
  1. “True and Fair view” state of affairs is a conclusive word in audit report. According to the auditor, it means;
  1. Financial statements are true and accurate
  2. Financial statements are fairly prepared
  3. Financial statements are prepared following the double entry system
  4. Financial statements belong to a True and Fair view of a firm.
  5. Financial statements are accurately prepared
  1. In a partnership which of the following statements is correct?
  1. Current account is used where fluctuating capital account is adopted
  2. Fixed capital account is used where appropriation account is not opened
  3. Fixed capital account is prepared where there is no partnership agreement
  4. Current account is prepared where there is no partnership agreement
  5. When fixed capital account is maintained current account should be opened.
  1. Which of the following will happen if TZS 6,000 will be added to Machinery repair instead of being added to Non-current asset?
  1. Gross profit will not be affected
  2. Gross profit would be affected
  3. Gross profit and net profit would be affected
  4. Net profit would be affected
  5. Net profit would not be affected
  1. What is meant by the term revenue expenditure?
  1. The extra capital paid by the proprietor
  2. Money spent on non-current asset
  3. The cost of running the business on day to day basis.
  4. Money of painting a non-current asset
  5. Cost of buying a machinery
  1. The following are source domestics;
  1. Sales, credit note, cheque
  2. Cheque, invoices, cash
  3. Invoice, receipt, debit note
  4. Credit note, debit note, cash
  5. Bank, invoices, credit note
  1. A firm bought machinery for TZS 50,000 which had a scrap value of TZS 5,000, and useful life of 5 years. What would be the depreciation expenses if straight line method is used?
  1. TZS 9,000
  2. TZS 11,000
  3. TZS 10,000
  4. TZS 5,000
  5. TZS 11,500
  1. Cash float of 2,560/= is desired if 2,000/= is spent if the period now much will be reimbursed at the end of the period?
  1. 560
  2. 4000
  3. 2000
  4. 2560
  5. 4560
  1. Which among the following adjustment is treated as current assets in the preparation of statement of financial position?
  1. Prepaid income
  2. Accrued expense
  3. Accrued revenue
  4. Outstanding expenses
  5. Unearned revenue.
  1. Which of the following depreciation methods uses the reduced value to compute the depreciation of non-current assets?
  1. Straight line method
  2. Sum of the years digits method
  3. Unit of output method
  4. Diminishing balance method
  5. Revaluation method
  1. Which of the following are the examples of revenue expenditure?
  1. Purchases of furniture and payment for electricity bill
  2. Repair of van and petrol costs for van
  3. Buying machinery and paying for installation costs
  4. Electricity coasts of using machinery and buying van
  5. Buying a van and petrol costs
  1. If the cost of goods sold is TZS 16,000 and the profit margin is 20%, determine the amount of sales.
  1. TZS 3,200
  2. TZS 20,000
  3. TZS 16,800
  4. TZS 24,000
  5. TZS 12,800
  1. Which of the following best describe a trial balance?
  1. Shows the financial position of a business
  2. It is a special account
  3. Shows all the entries in the same place
  4. It is a list of balances on the same place
  5. It is used to calculate profit
  1. The main purpose of manufacturing statement is to deduce
  1. The cost of production
  2. Cost of raw materials available for use
  3. Prime cost
  4. Factory profit
  5. The cost of sales
  1. Match the answer in LIST B with the response in LIST A and write the letter of the most correct response.

LIST A

LIST B

  1. Maximum amount approved by parliament for various service in the appropriation act
  2. An account with the bank of Tanzania into which all government revenue flow
  3. An officer in public service of the united Republic of Tanzania appointed by the minister of finance and charged with the duty of issuing public money to ministries, Regions and departments of United Republic
  4. The year start from 1st July to 30th June next year.
  5. The overall funds of United Republic of Tanzania to which all public revenue and other public money receipts are deposited in order to meet government expenditures
  1. Accounting officer
  2. Accrual basic
  3. Ambit of vote
  4. Cash basic
  5. Child
  6. Controller and auditor general
  7. Consolidated fund
  8. Development Expenditure
  9. Exchequer account
  10. Family
  11. Government Accounting financial year
  12. Imprest system
  13. Paymaster General
  14. Petty cash
  15. Receiver of revenue
  16. Public money

 

SECTION B (40 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

  1. (a)With example explain six (6) errors which do not revealed by trial balance,

(b) Give out four (4) differences between consignment and joint venture

  1. (a)Outline the reasons causing the differences between bank balance on cashbook and bank statement (five reasons)

(b)Mention any five (05) users of financial statements 

  1. (a)The following table shows information relates to the Soccer City club subscriptions for the year 2015. You are required to prepare subscription account for the year ended 31st December 2015

Item 

1st January 2015

31st December 2015

Subscription in arrears 

Tshs 4,000

Tshs 2,100

Subscription in advance

Tshs 1,200

Tshs 8,900

 

Subscriptions – Received during the year 2015 were Tshs. 48,920/=

(b)You are provided the following information from the books of Kisinda on 30th JUNE 2018. Complete the following table.

 

 

ASSETS

CAPITAL

LIABILITIES 

  1.  

157000

86500

………..

  1.  

……….

247000

885000

  1.  

273100

……….

63500

  1.  

…………

381500

13430

  1.  

205000

176200

………

 

  1. Mtumbadi of Morogoro consigned 2000 cases of Tomatoes to Munyabi of Kibaha at a price of 800/= @case. Mtumbadi incurred the following expenses, packing 4,000/=, freight 30,000/=, export duty 8,000/= and insurance, 7,000/=. Munyabi paid import duty 27,000/=, advertising 9,000/= and carriage on sales 7,000/=. Munyabi has to receive 20% commission plus 10% delcredere commission on sales. Munyabi made the following sales.
  1. 800 cases sold at a price of 600@
  2. 400 cases sold at a price of 1,500@
  3. 400 cases sold at a price of 900 @

The units unsolved were kept by the consignee; the balance was remitted by bank draft 

Required: Prepare

  1. Consignment outward A/C
  2. Consignment to Munyabi A/C

 

SECTION C: (40 MARKS)

Answer only Two questions in this section

  1. Given the following Trial balance of Madulu ltd as on 31st August 2015

Item 

DR 

TSH

CR 

TSH

Drawing and capital

Motor van

Purchases and sales

Inventory at start

Returns

Carriage inwards

Carriage outwards

Wages and salaries 

Commission

discounts

Provision for bad debts

Premises

Bad debts

Insurance

Rent received

Provision for depreciation motor van

Debtors and creditors

Bank

Petty cash

4,000

30,000

60,000

5,000

6,000

2,000

1,000

8,000

 

5,000

 

40,000

800

4,000

 

 

10,000

 

1,200

51,900

 

80,000

 

3,000

 

 

 

7,000

9,000

600

 

 

 

2,500

2,000

 

9,000

12,000

 

177,000

177,000

Additional information

  1. Inventory at close Tsh 6,000/=
  2. Accruals were wages shs 1,500/= and commission Tsh 1,200/=
  3. Prepayment insurance shs 700/= and Rent receivable Tsh 900/=
  4. Goods taken by the owner for own use Tsh 400/=
  5. Provision for bad debts in 5% on debtor
  6. Depreciate motor van and premises by 10% p.a on cost

 

Required: From the above transactions found in the books of Maduhu ltd. Prepare 

Income statement for the year ended 31st August 1995 and the statement of financial position as to date

 

  1. Chama and Bwalya own a retail business in Mwanza. Their retail showroom has three Departments namely X, Y and Z. The following balances were extracted from their books as at the end of their financial year, 31st December, 2020.

 

Item

Tshs 

Item 

Tshs 

Opening Stock: Department

 -X

 -Y

 -Z

Purchases: Department

 -X

 -Y

 -Z

 

Sales: Department  -X

 -Y

 -Z

 

Closing Stock: Departments  -X

 -Y

 -Z

 

75,780

48,000

40,000

 

281,400

161,200

88,800

 

360,000

270,000

180,000

 

90,160

34,960

43,180

Salaries and wages 

Advertising 

Rent 

Discount allowed 

Discount Received 

Sundry expenses 

Depreciation on 

Furniture and fittings 

96,000

4,500

21,600

27,000

1,600

24,300

 

1,500

 

Additional information

  1. Goods having a transfer price of shs 21,400/= and shs 1,200/= were transferred from Departments X and Y respectively to Department Z
  2. The various items shall be apportioned among three Departments in the following proportion

S/N

Item

Depart X

Depart Y

Depart Z

  1.  

Rent

2

2

5

  1.  

Salaries and wages 

1

1

1

  1.  

Discount received

8

5

3

  1.  

Depreciation 

1

1

1

  1.  

All other expenses

On the basis of sales 

 

Required 

  1. Departmental income statement for the year ended 31st December 2020
  2. Determine the business’ operational result
  3. Comment on the performance of departmental
  1. The Trial balance of Awilo a sole trader, taken out on 30th September 2002, Fail to agree. To detect errors, he decided to prepare sales and purchases control accounts from the following information

Tshs

Sales ledge debit balances 1.10.2001.    227,200

Sales ledger credit balances 1.10.2001   420

Purchases ledger debit balances 1.10.2001   1,270

Balances for the year to 30th September 2002  

Credit sales        402,120

Cash sale        153,700

Cash purchases       85,600

Credit purchases      160,560

Sales returns        2,120

Purchases returns       4,500

Cash payment to creditors      222,700

Bad debts written off      4,700

Cash received from debtors      411,000

Dishonoured cheque in favour of customers    9,000

Provision for bad debts      4,790

Carriage charged to customers     3,600

Discount allowed       20,110

Legal fees charged to customers     450

Debit balances in sales ledger transferred to purchases ledger 2,000

The lists of balances extracted from the personal ledger were as follows; 

        Tshs

Debtors: Debit balance     206,160

  Credit balances     540

Creditor: Credit balances     83,115

  Debit balances     825

Required;

  1. Prepare control accounts
  2. State the amount of errors occurred in each account.

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 122  

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 122  

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM FOUR MID TERM EXAMINATION-2021

033/1                                                   BOOK-KEEPING

Time: 3 Hours AUG, 2021

Instructions

  1. This paper consists of three sections A, B and C with a total of 9 questions.
  2. Answer all questions in section A and B and only two (2) questions from section C.
  3. Section A carries twenty (20) marks, section B forty (40) marks and section C forty (40) marks.
  4. Non programmable calculators may be used.
  5. Cellular phones,  and other authorized 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.          for each of the items  (i)-(xv), choose the correct answer from among the given

          Alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer sheet provided 

  1.  If sales is 20,000 and profit make up is 25%, determine the amount of cost price

                 A:  13,600          B: 12,000          C:  16,000             D: 12,900      E: 20,600

  1.    Which book of prime entry records the sale or purchase of non-current Assets?

                 A:   General journal           B:    Sales journal           C:    Purchases journal          D:    Cash book                            E:    Sales return day book

  1.                    If cash sale amount to Tshs 100,000/= paid direct into the bank account, the correct double   entry will be to

                A:    Debit sales account and credit cash account by sh.100, 000

                B:    Debit cash account and credit bank account by sh.100, 000

                C:    Debit bank account and credit sales account by sh.100, 000 

                D:    Debit bank account and credit cash account by sh.100, 000

                E:    Debit sales account and credit bank account by sh.100, 000

  1.  How much is to be reimbursed if a petty cashier has spent Tsh.189,00/=while his cash float is Tsh.200,000/=

                 A:  Tsh,11,000/=      B:Tsh 389,000/=      C:    Tsh,189,000/=                       D:Tsh,200,000/=                            E:Tsh,21,000/=

  1.    Working capital is a term meaning.      
  1.     The excess of current liabilities over current liabilities
  2.     The excess of the current assets over the current liabilities
  3.     the excess of the current assets over non-current liabilities
  4.     The excess of current assets over non-current assets.
  5.      The excess of non-current Assets over current liabilities
  1.  Natasha and Ndengwe share profits and losses in the ratio 3:2. Their partnership recorded net profits of shs. 1,400, interest on capital shs. 420, partners’ salaries shs. 100 and drawings shs. 280, Determine Ndengwe’s share of the profits.
  1.  TZS  840         B. TZS  560         C. TZS  464       D. TZS  696      E. TZS  506
  1. From the following categories of errors, identify the category of errors which affect    only one account

A.  Casting errors.           B.  Errors of principle.        C.  Errors of omission.        D.  Errors of original entry.            E.  Errors of commission.

  1. In the business of C. Sangster, who owns a clothing store, which of the   following is the capital expenditure?
  1. Fixtures and New Van bought                   B. Shop fixtures bought and wages of assistants                         C. Wages of assistants and new van bought      D. Wages of assistants and Petrol for Van               E. Fixtures and salaries. 
  1.  Manufacturing account is used to calculate:
  1.     Production cost paid in the year            B. Total cost of goods produced   C. Production cost of goods completed         D. Gross profit on goods sold      E. Prime cost of goods manufactured
  1.    Depreciation can be described as the : _______
  1.     Amount spent to buy a non –current asset
  2.     Salvage value of a non-current asset consumed during its period
  3.     Cost of the non-current asset consumed during its period
  4.     Amount of money spent replacing non-current asset
  5.      Cost of old asset plus new assets purchased
  1.  A bank reconciliation statement is a statement:
  1.     Sent by bank when the account are overdrawn
  2.     Drawn to verify cash book balance with the bank statement balance
  3.     Drawn up by the bank to verify the cash book                                   
  4.     Sent by the bank to the customers when errors are made
  5.      Sent by the bank customers to the friends.
  1. If two totals of trial balance do not agree, the difference must be entered in:

                             A real account            B. The trading accounts         C. A nominal account                                            D. The capital account           E. A suspense account

  1.     The accounting equation is expressed in the financial statement called:

A.   statement of financial position                         B. income statement           C. expenditure statement                                D. reconciliation statement         E. statement of change in equity

  1.    If we take goods for own use, we should    
  1.  Debit drawings Account: Credit Purchase Account
  2.  Debit Purchases Account: Credit Drawings Account
  3.  Debit Drawings Account: Credit Inventory Account
  4.  Debit Sales Account: Credit Inventory account
  5.   debit inventory Account: Credit Drawing Account
  1.  if a partnership maintains a fixed capital account, then the partner’s share

       of profits is:

  1.     Credited to the partner’s drawings account         B.  debited to the  partner’s   capital account                 C. credited to the partner’s capital account                                      D. credited to the partner’s current account        E. debited to the partner’s current account
  1.          For each of the items (i)-( v) match the narrations of bank reconciliation Items 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 sheet provided

COLUMN A

COLUMN B

  1. these are payments made by a firm or person through cheque but they are not yet sent by customers to the bank to effect those payments.
  2. These are payments received by a firm or person by cheque but they are not yet passed through the banking system.
  3. These are fees deducted by the bank for different services made on the current account.
  4. These are payments made by the customer firm direct to the bank account of supplier firm.
  5. These are payments directed by the account holder to be made by the bank on his behalf.
  1. Standing order
  2. Dishonored cheques
  3. Unpresentedcheques
  4. Errors
  5. Unaccredited cheques
  6. Dividents
  7. Direct transfers
  8. Bank charges

SECTION B (40 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section.

  1.           In 1991 Mr. Chipepeto bought a motor car for the cost value of sh.8, 000,000/= with the aim of assisting him in business. But three years later he decided to dispose it for a book value of sh.6,700,000/=
  1.    What is the term used to mean the difference between cost value and book value.
  2.    Outline four reasons that could be the causes for him to dispose the car for less than the cost value.
  1.          The DSM Rotary club, has provided you with the following information:-

As at 31st December

2000

2001

Subscription in arrears

6400

8800

Subscription in advance

1200

3400

Subscription during the year

-

20,200

Insurance expenses owing (in arrears)

3700

2700

Insurance expenses prepaid (in advance)

4400

5200

Insurance paid during the year

-

16,800

Required:  Prepare A Subscription account and Insurance account, clearly showing           amounts to be transferred to income and expenditure accounts for year 2001.

  1.          Define the following terms
  1. Discount received 
  2. Invoice
  3. Discount allowed
  4. Carriage inwards
  5. Carriage outwards
  1.          (a)  Mr Kyamba wants to start a business, but before commencement he needs to learn book keeping. Outline five objectives for him to study book keeping.

(b) Briefly explain three types of a cash book.

SECTION C (40 MARKS)

Answer two questions only from this section.

  1.          Panguso& company limited own a manufacturing industry which had the following records for the year ended at 31st December 2007.

Inventory at 1st January 2007: raw materials       sh.760, 000

 Finished goods       sh 360,000

Purchases of raw material                           sh.420, 000

Sales of finished goods             sh.2, 490,000

Factory Fuel & power                                sh.320, 000

Royalty                 sh.500, 000

Depreciation of works machine               sh.88, 000

Market value                         sh.1, 800,670

General office expense                sh.10, 740

Manufacturing wages               sh.170, 000

Inventory at 31 stDec 2007: raw material            sh.900, 000

 Finished goods                sh.580, 000

 Works in progress           sh.734, 000

        You are required to prepare

  1. Statement of manufacturing costs for the year ended at 31 stDec 2007
  2. Income statement for the year ended at 31.12.2007
  1.          XY Ltd provides for depreciation of its machinery at 20% per annum on cost; it charges for a full year in the year of purchase but no provision is made in year of sale/disposal.

Financial statements are prepared annually to 31th December.

2015

January 1    Bought machine ‘A’   10,000

July 1     Bought machine ‘B’   6,000

2016

March 31     Bought machine ‘B’   8,000

2017

October 7     Sold machine ‘A’ – proceeds  5,500

November 5     Bought machine ‘D’   12,000

2018

February 4     Sold machine ‘B’ – proceeds  3,000

February 6     Bought machine ‘B’   9,000

October 11   Exchanged machine ‘D’

for machine valued at   7,000

Prepare;

  1.  The machinery accountfor the period 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2018
  1.  The accumulated provision for depreciation on machinery account, for the period 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2018.
  1.          The financial of the GGM trading company ended on 30th November 2014. You have been asked to prepare a total amount receivable and total amount payable for the draft final amounts. You are able to obtain the following information for the financial year  the book of original entry.

Sales  – Cash        344,890

– Credit        268,187

Purchase  – Cash        14,440

  – Credit        496,600

Total receipts from customers       600,570

Total payment to suppliers       503,970

Discount allowed to credit customer       5,520 

Discount received from credit suppliers      3,510

Refund given to cash customers       5,070

Balance in sales ledger setoff against balance in the purchase ledger 700

Bad debt written off         780

Increase in the allowance for doubtful debts      900

Credit note issued to credit customers      4,140

Credit note received from credit suppliers     1,480

According to the audited financial statement for the previous year account receivable and account payable as to 1st December 2013 were 26,550 and 43,450 respectively

Required;

Draw up the relevant total accounts entering end of year total for account receivable and account payable.

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 67  

FORM FOUR BKEEPING EXAM SERIES 67  

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