COP 416 – Cooperative Accounting (2014)

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

14/16, AHMADU BELLO WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

                                                                   MARCH, 2014 EXAMINATIONS
 
Course Code: COP 416                                          Credit Unit: 2
Course Title:  Cooperative Accounting
Time Allowed: 2 Hours
 
Instructions:

  1. Attempt question number one (1) and any other two (2).
  2. Question number 1 carries 30 marks while the other 2 carry 20 marks each.
  3. Present all your points in coherent and orderly manner.

 
 

  1. (a) The following are extracted from the trial balance of KUDI Nigeria Ltd, a manufacturing company, in respect of the year ended 30th September, 2009:

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Opening stock:
Raw materials                                   12,500
Work-in-progress                                 8,600
Finished goods                                   14,800
Purchase of raw materials                            68,200
Carriage inwards                                              3,410
Factory wages                                                            18,390
Rent of factory                                                4,800
Factory general expenses                               8,360
Salaries of factory supervisors                        8,740
Salaries of salesmen and office staff             22,570
Rent of office                                                   4,400
Insurance of factory equipment                    2,800
Bad debts                                                         1,960
Office general expenses                                 10,930
Depreciation:
Factory equipment                           16,280
Office and distribution equipment   12,880
Sales less returns                                           215,000
Power and lighting (factory)                                       5,610
Power and lighting (general)                                       3,200
 
 
Closing stocks were valued at the following amounts at year end:
 
Raw materials                                    14,480
Work-in-progress                   10,250
Finished goods                       18,390
 
Work-in-progress is normally valued in this firm at prime cost plus a portion of factory overheads.
Required:
Prepare the manufacturing, trading, and profit and loss accounts as at end of year.
(15 marks)
(b) Define ‘financial statement’.                                                                            (5 marks)
(c) Mention and explain five accounting concepts.                                            (10 marks)
 
 
2(a) What is ‘goodwill’?                                                                                             (3 marks)
(b) The estimated future accrued profits of the partnership (less partners’ remuneration of
N25,000) is N75,000. If the yield at 10% per annum is expected and the value of the
tangible assets is N500,000, what is the value of the goodwill?                     (5 marks)
(c) Discuss the features of non-profit organizations.                                            (7 marks)
(d) Explain the concept of cooperative.                                                                (5 marks)
 
3(a) Relative to books of account, what are subsidiary books?                            (3 marks)
(b) Mention and explain five (5) subsidiary books normally used in accounting.     (5 marks)
(c) Explain ‘contra entry’ in bookkeeping.                                                           (3 marks)
(d) What do you understand by the Imprest system?                                       (3 marks)
(e) Discuss the ‘accounting conventions’.                                                              (6 marks)
 
4(a) What is the difference between the financial statements that are prepared in
cooperative accounting and the financial statements that are made in other
companies?                                                                                                        (4 marks)
(b) Why would a sole proprietor be interested in having an idea of profits earned?
(5 marks)
(c) What are the tax implications for a sole proprietor?                                                 (4 marks)
(d) Discuss the essential ingredients of a partnership agreement.                       (7 marks)
 
5(a) Name and discuss the main components of the financial statement.           (10 marks)
(b) Ego and Amaka, being partners in business, share profits and losses in the ratio of
60:40.  The partners agreed to admit Ngozi to a 25% interest.  What is the new profit
sharing ratio of the partners?                                                                        (5 marks)
(c) Explain the double entry system of recording transactions.                                    (5 marks)
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