NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
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2020_2 EXAMINATION1234
Course Code: ACC418 Credit Unit: 3
Course Title: PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Time Allowed: 21/2HOURS Instructions:
1. Attempt Question 1 and any other three (3) Questions.
2. Question 1 is compulsory and carries 25 marks while the other Questions carry 15 marks each.
3.
Present all your points in a coherent and orderly manner.
Question 1
The following figures were extracted from the Department Vote Expenditure Account (DVEA) and Department Vote Revenue Account (DVRA) of Olamaboro Local Government Council of Kogi State, Nigeria for the year ended 2019.
| Head | Details | Amount (N) |
| 1001 | Commercial Undertakings | 2,500,000 |
| 1002 | Taxes and Rates | 10,520,000 |
| 1003 | Licenses, Fines and Fees | 3,320,000 |
| 1004 | Interests and Dividends | 200,000 |
| 1005 | Rent on Local Government Properties | 100,000 |
| 1006 | Statutory Allocations | 17,530,000 |
| 1007 | Reimbursements | 35,000 |
| 1008 | Miscellaneous | 770,000 |
| 2001 | Local Government Council | 20,000 |
| 2002 | Finance Department | 5,550,000 |
| 2003 | Office of the secretary | 1,600,000 |
| 2004 | District Area Office | 102,000 |
| 2005 | Education | 210,000 |
| 2006 | Planning and Budgeting | 10,000 |
| 2007 | Community Development | 40,000 |
| 2008 | Works Department | 3,000,000 |
| 2009 | Health and Social Welfare | 3,500,000 |
| 2010 | Traditional offices | 110,000 |
| 2011 | Commercial and Industries | 205,000 |
| 2012 | Other Charges | 350,000 |
| 2013 | Miscellaneous | 320,000 |
| 4000 | Capital | 15,000,000 |
a) The codes adopted by the Local Government are: 1001, 1002, and so on are for revenue heads; 2001, 2002, and so on are for expenditure heads and 4000 is for capital expenditure.
b) The general revenue balance for 1st January, 2019 is N2,000,000.
c) On 31st December, 2019 liquid assets of Olamaboro Local Government Council are: Advances N520, 000, Fixed Deposit N820,000, Investment in shares N450,000. The Liabilities of the Local Government include deposit of N1, 200,000 at this date.
Required:
You are required to prepare the following Accounts for submission to Lugard House in Lokoja:
i) General Revenue and Expenditure Accounts for the year ended 31st Dec., 2019.
ii) Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December, 2019.
iii) Statement of balance at bank on 31st December, 2019
(25 Marks)
Question 2
Kogi State Ministry of Health is planning to build a Central Reference Hospital at Okene. The Commissioner of Health has identified three accommodations from which the hospital will take off. The Ministry of Health has seen one accommodation at Obehira, another one at Inojomi and the last one at Okene City Centre.
a) The accommodation at Obehira has the following annual rents for five years: Year 1 (N250,000); Year 2 (N280,000); Year 3 (N300,000); Year 4 (N310,000); Year 5 (320,000). The agreement requires that N50,000 has to be paid for legal and agency costs. The annual maintenance cost is N200,000.
b) The second accommodation at Inojomi requires N300,000 to be paid at the beginning of the lease and annual rental payment is N200,000. The cost of maintenance annually is N120,000. The legal and agency fee is N50,000 at the time of paying the first rental payment.
c) The third accommodation is at Okene City Centre which has annual rent of N340,000, to be increased by N10,000 in the third year, annual maintenance cost is N100,000, and the legal and agency fee is N50,000.
Required:
Use discounting technique to compute for five years and comment on the cost of the three accommodations and recommend one to the ministry. The ministry’s notional cost of borrowing is 15% with the assumption that the cash flows arise at the end of the year.
Year 15% discounting factor
| 1 | 0. 8696 | |
| 2 | 0.7561 | |
| 3 | 0.6575 | |
| 4 | 0.5718 | |
| 5 | 0.4972 | (15 Marks) |
Question 3
Describe the economic benefits and general challenges of IPSAS implementation in Nigeria.
(15 Marks)
Question 4
Explain the meaning of Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB), state why it should be preferred and why it should not be adopted. (15 Marks)
Question 5
a) State the financial statement that an autonomous government hospital is required to prepare. (6 marks)
b) Explain Vouching Audit and its process. (9 Marks)
(15 Marks)
Question 6
Explain the following terms:
i) Cash Transcript
ii) Complete Audit
iii) Public Utilities
iv) International Public Sector Accounting Standards(IPSAS)
v) Base estimate
(15 Marks)
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