Theory question 102
Departmental AccountsSection B (Answer any three questions from this section)
Abike Amuluduri is the proprietress of a shop selling books, periodicals, newspapers and children's games and toys. For the purpose of her accounts, she decided to divide her business into two departments. Department A Books, Periodicals and Newspapers. Department B Games, toys and fancy goods. The following balances were extracted from her nominal ledger on 31st March, 1993.
Sales – Department A Cr ₦150,000; Department B Cr ₦100,000
Stock 1/4/92: Department A ₦2,500; Department B ₦2,000
Purchases: Department A ₦118,000; Department B ₦82,000
Wages of Sales Assistants: Department A ₦10,000; Department B ₦7,500
Newspaper delivery wages ₦1,500
General office salaries ₦7,500
Rates ₦1,300
Insurance ₦500
Electricity ₦1,200
Repairs to premises ₦250
Telephone ₦250
Cleaning ₦300
Accounting and Audit fees ₦1,200
General Office expenses ₦600
Stocks 1/3/93: Department A ₦3,000; Department B ₦1,500
The portion of the total floor area occupied by each department was: Department A - One - fifth; Department B - Four - fifth
You are required to: Prepare a Departmental Trading, Profit and Loss Account of Abike Amuluduri for the year ended 31st March 1993, Note: Apportionment should be made using the following bases. Area - Rates, Insurance, electricity, repairs, telephone and cleaning Turnover - General Office salaries, Accountancy and Audit fees, and general office expenses.
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Departmental Trading, Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 March 1993 (A | B | Total)
Sales 150,000 | 100,000 | 250,000
Cost of sales: 2,500 + 118,000 − 3,000 = 117,500 | 2,000 + 82,000 − 1,500 = 82,500 | 200,000
Gross profit ₦32,500 | ₦17,500 | ₦50,000
Expenses: sales assistants' wages 10,000 | 7,500; newspaper delivery (A only) 1,500 | –; by turnover (3:2): office salaries 4,500 | 3,000, audit fees 720 | 480, office expenses 360 | 240; by area (1:4): rates 260 | 1,040, insurance 100 | 400, electricity 240 | 960, repairs 50 | 200, telephone 50 | 200, cleaning 60 | 240
Total expenses 17,840 | 14,260 | 32,100
Net profit A ₦14,660; B ₦3,240; total ₦17,900
Newspaper delivery wages belong only to department A (newspapers).