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The following VCE Accounting Units 3 and 4 practice exam conforms to the
examination specifications provided by the Victorian Curriculum Assessment
Authority (VCAA) on its website. The examination covers Units 3 and 4 and
consists of seven questions. The total marks for the exam are 100. An
answer book and suggested solutions follow the question book.
The practice exam and solutions are based on the authors interpretation of
the VCE Accounting Study Design (20132016).
Please note that the following questions and solutions have no official
status.
Teachers should refer to the VCAA website http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au for
further information.
Disclaimer: This resource has been written by the author (Simon Phelan) for use with students of VCE
Accounting. This does not imply that it has been endorsed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
(VCAA). While every care is taken, we accept no responsibility for the accuracy of information or advice
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QUESTION BOOK
Structure of book
Number of questions
Number of questions to
be answered
Number of marks
100
Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers,
sharpeners, rulers and one scientific calculator.
Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or
white-out liquid/tape.
Materials supplied
Question book
Answer book
Instructions
Write your name and your teachers name in the spaces provided on the front page of the answer
book.
Answer all questions in the answer book.
All written responses must be in English.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic
devices into the examination room.
NOTE: This practice examination has no official status and represents an indication only of the
types of questions that VCAA examiners might set.
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Date: 29/04/15
Qty
1
1
Unit Price
$200
$1 000
GST
$20
$100
Total
$220
$1 100
$1 320
Date
28 April 2015
Date
30 April 2015
From
Heidi Watt
From
Vicki Marcuzzi
For
2 Sleeping bags
For
Payment of account
Amount
Amount
Rec. No.
11
Rec. No.
12
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KENJI KAYAKS
Keilor Village
Invoice:
P831
Charge to:
Date:
27/04/2015
65 Tidal Crescent
Riverview
Quantity
5
Unit
Total
Item
Price
Price
Kenji Kayaks
1 500
7 500
GST (10%)
750
8 250
Invoice total
Terms:
2/14, n30
Date: 24/04/15
Memo: 01
Withdrew 1 Kidz Sleeping bag for nephews birthday
Value $50
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Debtor
Inv.
No.
Cost of
Sales
Totals
Sales
9 860
Debtors
Control
GST
19 720
1 972
21 692
Purchases Journal
Date
2015
Mar. 31
Stock
Control
Inv.
No.
Creditor
Totals
GST
7 700
Creditors
Control
770
8 470
Details
Rec.
No.
Totals
Bank
Disc.
Exp.
52 505
Debtors
Control
360
Cost of
Sales
Sales
Sundries
5 800
11 600
21 745
18 360
GST
1 160
Note: Sundries includes a refund of $1 720 from the ATO on 4 March 2015, a capital contribution of
$20 000 on 11 March 2015 and $25 Interest Revenue on 31 March 2015.
Cash Payments Journal
Date
2015
Mar. 31
Details
Chq
No.
Totals
Bank
Disc.
Rev.
Creditors
Control
Stock
Control
350
7 200
9 600
Wages
2 700
Sundries
GST
25 450
a. Calculate the amounts that are missing from the Cash Payments Journal.
1 + 1 = 2 marks
b. Prepare an extract of the Cash Flow Statement for the month ended 31 March 2015 to show
Net Cash Flows from Operations.
6 marks
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c. Prepare an extract of the Income Statement for the month ended 31 March 2015 to show all items
up to and including Other Revenue.
6 marks
d. Using the information above, post the relevant information to the GST Clearing General Ledger
account and complete the account.
8 marks
e. Explain what is meant by Adjusted Gross Profit, and with reference to two specific examples from
the reports above, explain how Adjusted Gross Profit can differ from Net Cash Flow from
Operations.
5 marks
a. Explain what is meant by stability and how the trend in the graph has impacted on the stability of
the business.
4 marks
b. Explain one possible cause of the change shown in the Debt Ratio.
2 marks
c. Explain the likely negative impacts of the change in the Debt Ratio on the liquidity and profitability
of the business in future reporting periods.
4 marks
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Supplier:
Chunnel No.6
IN
Date
Details
June 1
12
15
Qty
Unit
Cost
Nix Factor
OUT
Value
$
Qty
Unit
Cost
BALANCE
Value
$
Balance
Recs J47J61
Inv. C214
15
50
110
105
1 575
5 500
10
105
Qty
Unit
Cost
Value
$
25
105
2 625
10
105
1 050
10
105
50
110
6 550
21
Inv. D97
110
1 600
45
110
4 950
26
Recs J89J96
110
880
37
110
4 070
27
CN H08
44
110
4 840
29
CN NF11
10
110
1 100
34
110
3 740
30
Memo 9
110
220
32
110
3 520
32
20
640
32
110
3 520
110
770
30
Note: The business uses the First In First Out (FIFO) cost assignment method and sells stock at a
mark-up of 100%
The transaction on 21 June was a sale to C. Jenkins.
a. Identify the document that would be used and the transaction that occurred for the last entry in the
Stock Card.
1 + 1 = 2 marks
b. Identify the accounting principle that required the entry in part a. above.
1 mark
c. Record the transactions on 27 June and 29 June 2015 in the General Journal.
Narrations are not required.
4 + 2 = 6 marks
d. Explain why the number of units was different between the transactions on 27 June and 29 June
2015.
2 marks
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Owners Equity
Capital
87 450
+ Net Profit
32 920
- Drawings
(27 840)
92 530
92 530
During the quarter ended 31 March 2015 the following transactions occurred:
On 4 January 2015, the owner transferred ownership of his personal vehicle to the business.
The Vehicle had been bought for $42 000 in 2012 and now had an agreed value of $30 000.
The owner still owed $12 000 to King Motors for the purchase of the Vehicle and the business
took over this creditor.
On 5 March 2015, the owner transferred $15 000 cash to the business to fund the purchase of
additional equipment.
Cash Drawings were $8 000 per month except February when the owner withdrew $9 500.
Drawings of stock valued at $2 500 occurred on 13 March 2015.
During the quarter ended 31 March 2015 cash and credit sales totalled $110 700, Sales
Returns were $5 600, Cost of Sales were $52 550, Stock Loss was $2 000 and Expenses
totalled $24 930.
Show how the Drawings and Capital General Ledger accounts would appear after all of the
information above had been posted.
Note: You are required to complete each account.
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Non-current Assets
Vehicle
44 000
Accumulated Depreciation
(28 908)
15 092
The Vehicle was purchased on 1 July 2012 and is depreciated at a rate of 30% per annum using the
reducing-balance method.
On 30 April 2016, the business decided to trade in the Vehicle on a new Vehicle. The business
purchased the new Vehicle from Ajax Motors for $50 000 plus GST (Invoice B84). The business also
paid $1 000 plus GST to insure the Vehicle (Cheque T66) and $1 500 plus GST to modify the Vehicle
for use (Cheque T67).
The Vehicle was traded in for $10 000.
Record the information above in the appropriate journals at 30 April 2016.
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Name: ______________________________
Teacher: ______________________________
ANSWER BOOK
Instructions
A question book is provided with this answer book.
Answer all questions in the spaces provided in this book.
Write your name and your teachers name in the spaces provided above on this page.
Refer to Instructions on the front cover of the question book.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic
devices into the examination room.
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1 + 2 = 3 marks
Accounting principle
Explanation
6 + 1 = 7 marks
b.
Sales Journal
Date
2015
Apr. 30
Debtor
Inv.
No.
Totals to date
Cost of
Sales
Sales
4 500
GST
9 000
Debtors
Control
900
9 900
Details
Totals to date
Rec.
No.
Bank
35 080
Disc.
Exp.
Debtors
Control
200
Cost of
Sales
Sales
Sundries
1 400
2 800
25 000
7 200
Purchases Journal
Date
2015
Apr. 30
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Creditor
Totals to date
Inv.
No.
Stock
Control
5 600
GST
560
Creditors
Control
6 160
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GST
280
Details
Chq
No.
Totals to date
Bank
31 050
Disc.
Rev.
Creditors
Control
Stock
Control
250
4 500
2 000
Wages
1 100
Sundries
21 500
GST
2 200
General Journal
Date
2015
Details
General Ledger
Debit
$
Credit
$
c.
Subsidiary Ledger
Debit
$
Credit
$
1 + 2 = 3 marks
Qualitative characteristic
Explanation
d.
1 mark
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Details
Chq
No.
Bank
Disc.
Rev.
Creditors
Control
Stock
Control
Wages
Sundries
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GST
e.
6 marks
Explanation
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1 + 1 = 2 marks
Details
Chq
No.
Bank
Totals to date
Disc.
Rev.
Creditors
Control
Stock
Control
350
7 200
9 600
Wages
Sundries
2 700
25 450
b.
6 marks
BELLAS BATHS
Cash Flow Statement (extract) for the month ending 31 March 2015
$
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GST
c.
6 marks
BELLAS BATHS
Income Statement (extract) for the month ending 31 March 2015
$
Revenue
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d.
8 marks
GST Clearing
Date
2015
Cross-reference
Amount
Date
2015
e.
Cross-reference
Amount
5 marks
Explanation
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4 marks
Explanation
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b.
2 marks
Explanation
c.
4 marks
Explanation
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a.
Document
Transaction
1 mark
b.
Accounting principle
4 + 2 = 6 marks
c.
General Journal
Date
2015
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Details
General Ledger
Debit
$
Credit
$
Subsidiary Ledger
Debit
$
Credit
$
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2 marks
d.
Explanation
Cross-reference
Amount
Date
2015
Cross-reference
Amount
Date
2015
Cross-reference
Amount
Capital
Date
2015
Cross-reference
Amount
Jan. 1
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Balance
92 530
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Cross-reference
Balance
Amount
Date
2015
Cross-reference
Amount
Cross-reference
Amount
56 700
Creditors Control
Date
2015
Cross-reference
Amount
Date
2015
Jan. 1
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Balance
43 850
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Details
General Ledger
Debit
$
Credit
$
Subsidiary Ledger
Debit
$
Credit
$
Details
Chq
No.
Bank
Disc.
Rev.
Creditors
Control
Stock
Control
Wages
Sundries
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GST
1 + 2 = 3 marks
6 + 1 = 7 marks
b.
Sales Journal
Date
2015
Debtor
Inv.
No.
Apr. 30
Totals to date
Apr. 29
Cost of
Sales
Sales
GST
Debtors
Control
4 500
9 000
900
9 900
600
1 200
120
1 320
Details
Rec.
No.
Bank
Apr. 30
Totals to date
35 080
Apr. 28
Sales
11
440
Apr. 30
Vicki Marcuzzi
12
190
Disc.
Exp.
Debtors
Control
200
Cost of
Sales
Sales
Sundries
1 400
2 800
25 000
200
400
7 200
10
Creditor
Apr. 30
Totals to date
Apr. 27
Kenji Kayaks
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Inv.
No.
200
P831
Stock
Control
GST
Creditors
Control
5 600
560
6 160
7 500
750
8 250
280
40
Purchases Journal
Date
2015
GST
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General Journal
Date
2015
Apr. 24
Details
General Ledger
Debit
$
Drawings
Subsidiary Ledger
Credit
$
Debit
$
Credit
$
50
Stock Control
50
1 + 2 = 3 marks
d.
1 mark
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Details
Accounting
Fees
Chq
No.
A24
Bank
Disc.
Rev.
Creditors
Control
330
Stock
Control
Wages
Sundries
300
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GST
30
6 marks
e.
Explanation The payment of the accounting fees is an expense for the business. It is an outflow of
economic benefit in the form of a decrease in Assets (Bank) and a decrease in Owners Equity, that is,
not Drawings by the owner. As Bank has decreased it will be reported as an Operating Activity outflow
as it is an outflow of cash resulting from the day-to-day activities of the business.
The payment of the accounting fees will therefore decrease profit in the Income Statement and decrease
the Net Cash Flow from Operations in the Cash Flow Statement.
The payment of the accounting fees will also reduce the amount of cash in the Bank, thus decreasing the
Assets of the business in the Balance Sheet. As the profit in the Income Statement has also decreased,
the amount in the Owners Equity section of the Balance Sheet will also decrease.
The payment of the accounting fees also involved a payment for GST. In addition, the payment will reduce
the amount in the Bank and is also an Operating Activity outflow. The GST Liability will also decrease as
The debt to the ATO is also reduced, thus decreasing Liabilities. As GST is not a revenue item, it will have
no impact on the profit of the business.
Mark globally. Assess students responses in terms of their understanding of the concepts involved
and their reference to accounting elements and the accounting reports.
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1 + 1 = 2 marks
Details
Totals to date
Chq
No.
Bank
47 780
Disc.
Rev.
Creditors
Control
Stock
Control
Wages
350
7 200
9 600
Sundries
2 700
25 450
6 marks
BELLAS BATHS
Cash Flow Statement (extract) for the month ending 31 March 2015
$
11 600
18 000
GST Collected
1 160
GST Refund
1 720
Interest Revenue
25
Payments to Creditors
(6 850)
Purchases of Stock
(9 600)
Wages
(2 700)
GST Paid
(3 180)
Interest
(150)
Cartage Out
(800)
Rent
(900)
Customs Duty
(700)
Advertising
32 505
(1 300)
Equipment Servicing
(500)
(26 680)
5 825
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GST
3 180
6 marks
c.
BELLAS BATHS
Income Statement (extract) for the month ending 31 March 2015
$
Revenue
Cash Sales
11 600
Credit Sales
19 720
(300)
31 020
15 510
Customs Duty
880
Gross Profit
16 390
14 630
560
15 190
25
Discount Revenue
350
375
15 565
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d.
8 marks
GST Clearing
Date
2014
Mar. 1
Cross-reference
Balance
Creditors Control
Bank
Debtors Control
Amount
1 720
Date
2014
Mar. 31
770
3 180
30
Cross-reference
Bank
1 720
Debtors Control
1 972
Bank
1 160
Balance
5 700
Apr. 1
Balance
Amount
848
5 700
848
5 marks
Explanation Adjusted Gross Profit is the profit earned by a business derived from the buying and selling
of Stockthe day-to-day activities of the business. For this business it is the profit made from buying and
selling baths and bathroom accessories. On the other hand, Net Cash Flow from Operations is the
difference between the cash inflows and cash outflows from the day-to-day activities of the business, that
is, the cash flow derived from the buying and selling of baths and bathroom accessories.
The figures differ because not all revenue items are cash receipts and not all of the expenses are cash
outflows. At the same time, not all cash outflows are expenses and not all inflows are revenue. GST is an
example. GST is both an inflow and an outflow but these flows are not related to profit and so have no
effect on cash. At the same time, Credit Sales increase revenue but do not affect cash inflows by the same
amount, as Receipts from Debtors may be different due to discounts, bad debts or debtors just paying in a
future reporting period.
Mark globally. Assess students responses in terms of their understanding of the concepts involved
and their reference to the specific requirements of the reports and the question.
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4 marks
Explanation Stability refers to the level of risk associated with a business as measured by the percentage
of the assets of a business financed by Liabilities. (1) If the Debt Ratio increases (as it has done in the
graph shown), the level of risk increases as more of the assets are financed by Liabilities. (1) It assesses
the ability of the business to meet its long-term financial obligations. (1) As the ratio has increased from
40% at its lowest level to 67% as it currently stands, the ability of the business to repay its long-term
financial commitments has deteriorated. (1)
b.
2 marks
Explanation The Debt Ratio shows the percentage of assets financed by Liabilities. The trend is due to
either a decrease in Assets or an increase in Liabilities, or both. (1) A possible cause is additional
expenditure on expenses, which has resulted in the move from a debit bank balance to an overdraft. (1)
Alternatively, the business has taken out a Loan as it plans to use this money to finance the purchase of
a Non-current Asset in the future.
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4 marks
c.
Explanation If the Debt Ratio increases from 40% to 67%, this means there is an increased level of debt
for the business. This increase will require the business to repay a greater amount of debt in the future. (1)
If the increase in Debt Ratio was due to an increased Loan, then the business will be required to make
regular repayments, tying up future cash flows for a number of reporting periods. This will affect
Liquidity in a negative way. (1) The increased Debt Ratio may also impact negatively on profitability. If the
business has increased its Debt Ratio through an increase in Loan and/or Overdraft, then the business
will be required to repay the debts with interest. (1) The interest payments are an expense that will
decrease the profit of the business, which could worsen the profitability of the business. (1)
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a.
Document Memo
Transaction Stock writedown
1 mark
b.
Accounting principle Conservatism
4 + 2 = 6 marks
c.
General Journal
Date
2015
June 27
Details
General Ledger
Debit
$
Sales Returns
1 540
GST Clearing
154
Debtors Control
Subsidiary Ledger
Credit
$
Debit
$
1 694
DrC. Jenkins
Stock Control
1 694
770
Cost of Sales
June 29
Credit
$
Creditors Control
770
1 210
CrNix Factor
1 210
Stock Control
1 100
GST Clearing
110
27 June:
1 mark for Sales Returns/GST Clearing
1 mark for Debtors Control/DrC. Jenkins
1 mark for Stock Control
1 mark for Cost of Sales
29 June:
1 mark for Creditors Control/CrNix Factor
1 mark for Stock Control/GST Clearing
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d.
2 marks
Explanation When the original stock was returned by the customer on 27 June the owner would have
been concerned about the large number of returned items. (1) The owner would most likely have checked
additional items of stock to see if other units were faulty. The information in the Stock Card suggests
three other units were found to be defective. (1)
Cross-reference
Amount
Jan. 31
Bank
8 000
Feb. 28
Bank
9 500
Mar. 31
Bank
8 000
Stock Control
2 500
Date
2015
Mar. 31
Cross-reference
Capital
28 000
Amount
28 000
28 000
Cross-reference
Amount
Date
2015
Cross-reference
Amount
Jan. 31
Sundry CreditorKing
Motors
12 000
Jan. 1
Balance
92 530
Mar. 31
Drawings
28 000
Jan. 31
Vehicle
30 000
Mar. 31
25 620
Bank
15 000
Balance
123 150
163 150
163 150
Apr. 1
Balance
123 150
1 mark for each entry in the Capital accountclosing balance and balance carried forward count as
1 entry
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Cross-reference
Balance
Creditors Control
Cost of Sales
Amount
56 700
Date
2015
Dec. 31
252 000
1 440
Cross-reference
Cost of Sales
Amount
240 000
Creditors Control
1 440
Drawings
5 000
Advertising
2 000
Stock Writedown
7 000
Balance
310 140
54 700
310 140
Cross-reference
Bank
Amount
Date
2015
270 000
Jan. 1
Discount Revenue
5 000
Dec. 31
Stock Control
1 440
GST Clearing
144
Balance
Cross-reference
Balance
Amount
43 850
Stock Control
252 000
GST Clearing
25 200
44 466
321 050
321 050
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Apr. 30
Details
General Ledger
Debit
$
DepreciationVehicle
Credit
$
Subsidiary Ledger
Debit
$
Credit
$
3 773
Accumulated Depreciation
Vehicle
Disposal of Vehicle
3 773
44 000
Vehicle
Accumulated Depreciation
Vehicle
44 000
32 681
Disposal of Vehicle
Vehicle
32 681
50 000
GST Clearing
5 000
55 000
10 000
Disposal of Vehicle
10 000
1 319
Disposal of Vehicle
1 319
Details
Chq
No.
Bank
Disc.
Rev.
Creditors
Control
Stock
Control
Wages
Sundries
GST
Apr. 30
Prepaid
Insurance
T66
1 100
1 000
100
Apr. 30
Vehicle
T67
1 650
1 500
150
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