Question

QUESTION THREE                                                                                                              

Joe Soap owns a general dealer business situated in Umzinto. The following information was provided for Joe’s General Dealers for the financial year ended 28 February 2020.

Joe’s General Dealers

Pre-adjustment trial balance as at 28 February 2020	Debit - R	Credit - R
Vehicles at cost Equipment at cost Accumulated depreciation: vehicles Accumulated depreciation: equipment Inventory: trading (1 March 2019) Trade debtors control Bank Capital Drawings Loan term borrowing from People’s Bank Trade creditors control Sales Sales returns Purchases Purchases returns Carriage on purchases Carriage on sales Insurance on purchases Commission income Rental income Settlement discounts received          T0 be deducted from Settlement discounts granted            relevant trading items Insurance Electricity and water Packing material Sundry expenses	507 800 448 500 184 900         55 680       169 560      131 000           5 580       672 400           4 596           3 750              987           1 395         25 725         15 300         13 800       273 822	107 300      147 700       403 300     300 000         65 000 1 413 585           2 735            54 000         19 500           1 675
	2 514 795	2 514 795

Additional information

1. Physical stock-take on 28 February 2020 revealed the following Inventories on hand;

• Trading inventory                                                 R228 250, and
• Consumable inventory: packing material            R3 600

2. A new tenant rented a portion of the premises from 1 March 2019. According to the rental agreement the rent for the period 1 March 2019 to 31 March 2020 was R1 500 per month. Rent is usually received in advance ie. rent is received in the month before it is due. For example; the April 2019 rent was received during March 2019.
3. Commission income of R10 800, earned in February 2020, has not yet been received nor recorded.
4. Electricity and water of R1 600 for February 2020 has not been paid and is not yet included in the above records.
5. The long term loan from People’s Bank was obtained on 1 September 2016 at an interest rate of 11,5% per year. The loan was payable in four (4) equal annual instalments. The first instalment was paid on 31 August 2019. The second instalment is payable on 31 August 2020. Interest is paid during March each year.
6. A debtor who owes Joe’s General Dealers R12 680 cannot be traced. His account must be written-off as irrecoverable.
7. The insurance account balance of R25 725 covers the period 1 March 2019 to 30 April 2020. The monthly insurance premium remained unchanged during this period.
8. Provide for depreciation for the year as follows:

• Vehicles – at 10% per year on straight line method, and
• Equipment – at 14% on the diminishing balance method.

      There were no purchases or sales of the above items during the current financial year.

Required:

Use the above information to prepare the statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income for Joe’s General Dealers for the year ended 28 February 2020.         

Your answer must comply with International Financial Reporting Standards that are appropriate to this type of business.

Round off all amounts to the nearest rand.

All calculations must be shown

Answer 1