Adepa, a limited liability Company, has the following Trial balance as at 31 December 2016:

Dr (GH¢’000) Cr (GH¢’000)
Cash at bank 100
Inventory at January, 2016 2,400
Administrative expenses 2,206
Distribution costs 650
Non-current assets at cost:
– Buildings 10,000
– Plant and equipment 1,400
– Motor vehicles 320
Suspense 1,500
Accumulated depreciation:
– Buildings 4,000
– Plant and equipment 480
– Motor vehicles 120
Retained earnings 560
Trade receivables 876
Purchases 4,200
Dividend paid 200
Sales revenue 11,752
Sales tax payable 1,390
Trade payables 1,050
Capital surplus 500
GH¢ 1 ordinary shares 1,000
Totals 22,352 22,352

The following additional information is relevant:

  1. Inventory at 31 December, 2016 was valued at GH¢1,600,000. While doing the inventory count, errors in the previous year’s inventory count were discovered. The inventory brought forward at the beginning of the year should have been GH¢2,200,000 not GH¢2,400,000 as stated above.
  2. Depreciation is to be provided as follows:
    • Buildings at 5% straight line, charged to administrative expenses
    • Plant and equipment at 20% on the reducing balance basis, charged to cost of sales
    • Motor vehicles at 25% on the reducing balance basis, charged to distribution costs.
  3. No final dividend is being proposed.
  4. A customer has gone bankrupt owing GH¢76,000. This debt is not expected to be recovered and an adjustment should be made. 5% provision for bad debt is to be made.
  5. 1 million new ordinary shares were issued at GH¢1.50 on 1 December 2016. The proceeds have been left in a suspense account.

Required: a) Prepare an Income Statement for Adepa Ltd for the year ended 31 December, 2016. (10 marks)

b) Prepare a Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December, 2016. (10 marks)

Workings:

Depreciation (W1):

  • Buildings: GH¢ 10,000 x 5% = GH¢ 500
  • Plant: (GH¢ 1,400 – GH¢ 480) x 20% = GH¢ 184
  • Motor vehicles: (GH¢ 320 – GH¢ 120) x 25% = GH¢ 50

Cost of sales (W2):

  • Opening inventory: GH¢ 2,200
  • Purchases: GH¢ 4,200
  • Depreciation – Plant: GH¢ 184
  • Closing inventory: GH¢ (1,600)
  • Total: GH¢ 4,984

Administrative expenses (W3):

  • Per T/B: GH¢ 2,206
  • Depreciation – Buildings: GH¢ 500
  • Irrecoverable debt: GH¢ 76
  • Receivable allowance: (GH¢ 876 – GH¢ 76) x 5% = GH¢ 40
  • Total: GH¢ 2,822