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Auditing Problems
Auditing Problems
Zamboanga Enterprises records all the transactions on the cash basis. The company’s
accountant prepared the following income statement at the end of the company’s first year
of operations:
Zamboanga Enterprises
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
Sales P2,016,000
Selling and administrative expenses:
Salaries expense P624,000
Rent expense 360,000
Utilities expense 232,000
Equipment 240,000
Commission expense 302,000
Insurance expense 48,000
Interest expense 24,000 1,830,400
Net Income P 185,600
You have been asked to prepare an income statement on the accrual basis. The following
information is given to you to assist in the preparation:
a) Amounts due from customers at year-end were P224,000. Of this amount, P24,000 will
probably not be collected.
b) Salaries of P88,000 for December 2010 were paid on January 5, 2011.
c) Zamboanga rents its building for P24,000 a month, payable uarterly in advance. The
contract was signed on January 1, 2010.
d) The bill for December’s utility costs of P21,000 was paid January 10, 2011.
e) Equipment of P240,000 was purchased on January 1, 2010. The expected life is 5 years,
no salvage value. Assume straight-line depreciation.
f) Commissions of 15% of sales are paid on the same day cash is received from customers.
g) A 1-year insurance was issued in the company assets on July 1, 2010. Premiums are paid
annually in advance.
h) Zamboanga borrowed P400,000 for one year on May 1, 2010. Interest payments based
on an annual rate of 12% are made quarterly, beginning with the first payment on
August 1, 2010.
QUESTION:
How much is the net income before income tax under the accrual basis of accounting?
a. P 526,000 c. P 514,000
b. P 286,000 d. P 574,000
Answer: A
Suggested Solution:
Note: The cost of the equipment should be added back to the reported net
income since it was expensed totally in 2010.
You were able to gather the following in connection with your audit of the Bukidnon
Company for the year ended December 31, 2010:
1/1/ 12 / 31 /
2010 2010
Accounts receivable P P 4,000,000
6,400,000
Unpaid merchandise invoices ? 2,621,000
Accrued wages 125,000
85,000
Advertising supplies inventory 75,000
35,000
Accrued advertising 40,000
14,250
Prepaid insurance -
25,000
Unexpired insurance - 41,000
300,000
125,000
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, determine the following:
Answers: 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B
Suggested Solutions:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Question No. 5
The income statement of Cagayan Corporation for 2010 included the following items:
Interest income P 2,101,000
Salaries expense 1,650,000
Insurance expense 277,200
The following balances have been excerpted from Cagayan Corporation’s statements of
financial position:
12/31/200 12/31/201
9 0
Accrued interest receivable P 165,000 P 200,200
Accrued salaries payable 92,400 195,800
Prepaid insurance 33,000 24,200
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, determine the following:
Answers: 1. C 2. C 3. D
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
The following balances have been excerpted from Gingoog’s statements of financial position:
12/31/2009 12/31/201
0
Prepaid insurance P 45,000 P 36,000
Interest receivable 87,000
111,000
Salaries payable 318,000
369,000
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the results of your audit, determine the following:
Answers: 1. D 2. B 3. B
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Iligan & Associates maintains its records on the cash basis. You have been engaged to
convert its cash basis income statement to the accrual basis. The cash basis income
statement, along with additional information follows:
Additional information:
12/31/2009 12/31/2010
Accounts receivable P 240,000 P 400,000
Wages payable 160,000 120,000
Taxes payable 152,000 112,000
Prepaid insurance 32,000 64,000
Accumulated depreciation 600,000 760,000
Interest payable 72,000 24,000
QUESTIONS:
How much is the profit before income tax under the accrual basis of accounting?
a. P 3,369,000 c. P 4,005,800
b. P 4,107,000 d. P 4,743,000
Answer: C
Suggested Solution:
Debit Credit
Cash P
185,000
Accounts receivable, 12/31/09
45,000
Inventory, 12/31/09
200,000
Equipment
350,000
Accumulated depreciation, 12/31/09 P
90,000
Accounts payable, 12/31/09
48,000
Withholding tax payable
8,500
Balay Malay, drawing
240,000
Balay Malay, capital, 12/31/09
336,500
Sales
1,870,000
Purchases
827,000
Salaries
295,000
Taxes and licenses
29,000
Rent
84,000
Miscellaneous
39,000
Insurance
24,000
Utilities ___________
35,000
P P
2,353,000 2,353,000
During 2010, Malay signed a new eight-year lease for the store premises and is in the
process of negotiating a loan for remodeling purposes. The bank requires Malay to present
financial statements for 2010 prepared on the accrual basis. During the course of the
engagement, Malay’s accountant obtained the following additional information:
2. A review of the receivables at December 31, 2010 disclosed that an allowance for
doubtful accounts of P11,000 should be provided. Malay had no bad debt losses from
inception of the business through the December 31, 2010.
3. The inventory amounted to P230,000 at December 31, 2010 based on a physical count of
goods priced at cost. No reduction to net realizable value was required.
4. On signing the new lease on October 1, 2010, Malay paid P84,000 representing one
year’s rent in advance for the lease year ending October 1. 2011. The P75,000 annual
rental under the old lease was paid on October 1, 2009, for the lease year ended October
1, 2010.
5. On April 1, 2010, Malay paid P24,000 to renew the comprehensive insurance coverage
for one year. The premium was P21,600 on the old policy which expired on April 1, 2010.
7. Unpaid vendor’s invoices for food purchases totaled P88,000 at December 31, 2010
8. Accrued expenses at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:
12/31/09 12/31/10
Salaries P 3,750 P 5,100
Taxes and licenses 2,500 4,000
Utilities 2,750 4,500
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your engagement, you are asked to provide the
following information under the accrual basis:
Answers: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Cash P 185,000
Accounts receivable, net (P79,000 – P11,000) 68,000
Inventory 230,000
Prepaid rent (P84,000x9/12) 63,000
Prepaid insurance (P24,000x3/12) 6,000
Equipment, net [P350,000 + (P90,000 + P58,000)] 202,000
Total assets, 12/31/10 P 754,000
Question No. 5
Alternative computation:
Debit Credit
Cash P 165,000
Merchandise inventory 390,000
Equipment 525,000
Accumulated depreciation P 205,000
Note payable, bank 100,000
Withholding tax payable 13,000
Excel, capital ___________ 762,000
P 1,080,000 P 1,080,000
During the last quarter of 2010, Mr. Excel and Ms. You, an outside investor, agreed to
incorporate the business under the name of You Excel Stationers, Inc. Excel will receive
10,000 shares for his business, and You will pay P860,000 cash for her 10,000 shares. On
January 1, 2011, they received the certificate of incorporation for You Excel Stationers, Inc.
and the corporation issued 10,000 of ordinary shares each to Excel and You for the above
consideration. The agreement between Excel and You requires that the December 31, 2010
statement of financial position of the proprietorship should be converted to the accrual
basis, with all assets and liabilities stated at the current fair values, including Excel’s
goodwill implicit in the terms of the ordinary shares issuance.
1. Amounts due from customers totaled P235,000 at December 31, 2010. A review of
collectability disclosed that an allowance for doubtful accounts of P33,000 is required.
3. On July 1, 2010, Excel paid P38,000 to renew comprehensive insurance coverage for one
year.
4. The P100,000 note payable is dated July 1, 2010, bears interest at 12%, and is due July
1, 2011.
7. Not included in the trial balance is the P35,000 principal balance at December 31, 2010
of the three-year loan to purchase the delivery van on December 31, 2008. The debt was
assumed by the corporation on January 1, 2011. The current fair value of the used
equipment is P400,000, including the delivery van.
8. You Excel Stationers, Inc. has P75,000, P50 par, authorized shares.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
1. Excel’s goodwill implicit in the issuance of 10,000 ordinary shares for his business is
a. P 116,000 c. P 85,000
b. P 91,000 d. P 50,000
Answers: 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A
Suggested Solutions:
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Question No. 5
Share capital P
1,000,000
Share premium 720,00
0
Total equity, 1/1/11 P
1,720,000
We were given the following information which were obtained from the single-entry records
of Poging Bagsik:
January 1 June 30
Interest receivable P 12,000 P 9,600
Accounts receivable 540,000 1,056,000
Notes receivable 180,000 144,000
Merchandise inventory 456,000 120,000
Store and office equipment (net) 390,000 360,000
Prepaid operating expense 30,000 26,400
Interest payable 3,600 6,000
Accounts payable 420,000 300,000
Notes payable 120,000 144,000
Accrued operating expenses 32,400 60,000
Disbursements:
Interest expense P 18,000
Accounts payable 624,000
Notes payable 96,000
Operating expense 204,000 942,000
Balance, June 30 – bank overdraft (P 54,000)
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, determine the following for the six months
ended June 30, 2010:
1. Sales
a. P 948,000 c. P 1,092,000
b. P 132,000 d. P 1,164,000
2. Purchases
a. P 624,000 c. P 816,000
b. P 576,000 d. P 504,000
4. Net loss
a. P 4,800 c. P 152,400
b. P 132,000 d. P 1,221,600
Answers: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Receipts from accounts receivable P 432,000
Receipts from notes receivable 180,000
Accounts receivable, 1/1 ( 540,000)
Accounts receivable, 6/30 1,056,000
Notes receivable, 1/1 ( 180,000)
Notes receivable, 6/30 144,000
Sales P 1,092,000
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Sales P
1,092,000
Less: cost of sales:
Merchandise inventory, 1/1 P 456,000
Purchases 624,000
Total goods available for sale 1,080,000
Less: merchandise inventory, 6/30 120,000 960,00
0
Gross profit 132,00
0
Operating expenses ( 235,000
)
Depreciation expense (P390,000-P360,000) ( 30,000
)
Interest income (P24,000-P12,000+P9,600) 21,60
0
Interest expense (P18,000-P3,600+P6,000) ( 20,400
)
Net loss (P
132,000)
Your audit of Camiguin Company disclosed that your client kept very limited records.
Purchases of merchandise were paid for by check, but most other items were out of cash
receipts. The company’s collections were deposited weekly. No record was kept of cash in
the bank, nor was a record kept for sales. Accounts receivable were recorded only by
keeping a copy of the ticket, and this copy was given to the customer when he paid his
account.
On January 2, 2010 Camiguin started business and issued 108,000 ordinary shares with
P100 par, for the following considerations:
Cash P
900,000
Building (useful life, 15 years) 8,100,00
0
Land 2,700,00
0
P11,700,00
0
An analysis of the bank statement showed total deposits, including the original cash
investment, of P6,300,000. The balance in the bank statement on December 31, 2010, was
P450,000, but there were checks amounting to P90,000 dated in December but not paid by
the bank until January 2011. Cash on hand on December 31, 2010 was P225,000 including
customers’ deposit of P135,000.
During the year, Camiguin Company borrowed P900,000 from the bank and repaid P225,000
and P45,000 interest.
Disbursements paid in cash during the year were as follows:
Utilities P 180,000
Salaries 180,000
Supplies 360,000
Dividends 270,000
P 990,000
Tickets for accounts receivable totaled P1620,000 but P90,000 of that amount may prove
uncollectible.
Equipment with a cash price of P720,000 was purchased in early January on a one-year
installment basis. During the year, checks for the down payment and all maturing
installments totaled P801,000. The equipment has a useful life of 5 years.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, determine the following: (Disregard income
taxes)
Answers: 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D
Suggested Solutions:
Question No.1
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Question No. 5
Current assets:
Cash (P360,000 + P225,000) P 585,000
Accounts receivable, net (P1,620,000 – P90,000) 1,530,000
Inventory 1,359,000 P 3,474,000
Noncurrent assets:
Land 2,700,000
Building, net (P8,100,000 – P540,000) 7,560,000
Equipment, net (P720,000 – P144,000) 576,000 10,836,00
0
Total assets P
14,310,000
Recto Legarda, a retired engineer, formed Ralph Loren Trading on July 1, 2009, investing his
retirement pay of P400,000 in the business. To cut on operating expenses, he did not hire an
accountant; as a consequence, his accounting records were incomplete. On January 1, 2010,
his cash balance was P410,000 and on December 31, 2010, it was P430,000. He wanted an
idea of the result of his operations for the year ended December 31, 2010. The following
information and other data were gathered for the year 2010:
Jan. 1 Dec. 31
Accounts receivable – trade P130,000 P170,000
Money market placement 20,000 15,000
Accrued interest on money market placement 800 600
Merchandise inventory 175,300 280,400
Prepaid rent expense 6,000 4,500
Delivery equipment (@ cost) 120,000 120,000
Store fixtures (@ cost) 50,000 50,000
Rent deposits 12,000 6,000
Other assets 1,000 1,000
Accounts payable – trade 390,000 480,000
Notes payable (delivery equipment) 100,000 60,000
Accrued interest on notes payable 12,000 8,000
Accrued operating expenses (excluding rent) 8,000 10,000
Legarda was able to arrange with the owner of the building that his rental deposit be
reduced by 50% and the amount applied against rentals in 2010.
From the 2010 cash memoranda of Recto Legarda, you were able to extract the following:
You have established that the fixed assets have not been depreciated since they were
acquired on July 1, 2009. Estimated life of these assets is ten years.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, determine the following for 2010:
(Disregard income taxes)
1. Total sales
a. P 1,368,000 c. P 1,668,000
b. P 1,748,000 d. P 988,000
2. Cost of sales
a. P 1,134,900 c. P 850,000
b. P 1,060,000 d. P 924,900
4. Net profit
a. P 99,400 c. P 106,900
b. P 116,600 d. P 384,300
Answers: 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C
Suggested Solutions:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Question No. 4
Sales P 1,748,000
Less: cost of sales 1,134,900
Gross profit 613,100
Operating expenses ( 496,500)
Interest income (P4,000-P800+P600) 3,800
Interest expense (P25,000-P12,000+8,000) ( 21,000)
Net profit P 99,400
Question No. 5
Cash P 430,000
Accounts receivable – trade 170,000
Money market placement 15,000
Accrued interest on money market placement 600
Merchandise inventory 280,400
Prepaid rent expense 4,500
Delivery equipment (@ cost) 120,000
Accumulated depreciations – delivery equipment
(P120,000 x 1.5/10) ( 18,000)
Store fixtures (@ cost) 50,000
Accumulated depreciations – store fixtures
(P50,000 x 1.5/10) ( 7,500)
Rent deposit 6,000
Other assets 1,000
Total assets, 12/31/10 P1,052,000
Misamis Company’s December 31, year-end financial statement contained the following
errors:
December 31, 2009 December 31, 2010
Ending inventory P 100,000 understated P90,000 overstated
Depreciation expense P 20,000 understated
An insurance premium of P75,000 was prepaid in 2009 covering the years 2009, 2010, and
2011. The same was charged to expense in full in 2009. In addition, on December 31, 2010,
a fully depreciated machinery was sold for P160,000 cash, but the sale was not recorded
until 2011. There were no other errors during 2009, 2010, and 2011 and no corrections have
been made for any of the errors. Ignore income tax considerations.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
3. What is the net effect of the errors on the company’s working capital at December 31,
2010?
a. Understated by P P95,000 c. Overstated by P 90,000
b. Understated by P 70,000 d. No effect
4. What is the net effect of the errors on the balance of the company’s retained earnings at
December 31, 2010?
a. Understated by P 75,000 c. Overstated by P 110,000
b. Understated by P 50,000 d. No effect
5. What is the net effect of the errors on the company’s working capital at December 31,
2011?
a. Overstated by P 65,000 c. Understated by P 160,000
b. Understated by P 95,000 d. No effect
Answers: 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. D
Suggested Solutions:
Questions No. 1 to 5
Profit Profit WC RE WC
2009 2010 12/31/10 12/31/10 12/31/11
12/31/09
inventory
understated (100,000) 100,000 - -
12/31/10
inventory
overstated - 90,000 90,000 90,000
2009 depreciation
understated 20,000 - - 20,000
Insurance paid in
2009 in 3 years (50,000) 25,000 (25,000) (25,000)
Sale of a fully
depreciated
machinery in
2010
recorded in 2011 - (160,000) (160,000) (160,000)
Over (under) (130,000) 55,000 (95,000) (75,000)
You were engaged by Lanao Company to audit its financial statements for the first time. In
examining the books, you found out that certain adjustments had been overlooked at the
end of 2009 and 2010. You also discovered that other items had been improperly recorded.
These ommissions and other failures for each year are summarized below:
12/31/10 12/31/09
Salaries payable P 780,000 P 873,600
Interest receivable 213,000 259,200
Prepaid insurance 307,800 384,000
Advances form customers (Collections from 561,000 470,400
customers had been recorded as sales but
should have been recognized as advances
from customers because goods were not
shipped until the following year)
Machinery (Capital expenditure had been 522,000 564,000
recorded as repairs but should have been
charged to Machinery; the depreciation
rate is 10% per year, but depreciation in
the year of expenditure is to be recognized
At 5%)
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
3. What is the net effect of the errors on the company’s working capital at December 31,
2010?
a. Understated by P 301,800 c. Understated by P 265,800
b. Overstated by P 119,400 d. Overstated by P820,200
4. What is the net effect of the errors on the balance of the company’s retained earnings at
December 31, 2010?
a. Understated by P 155,100 c. Understated by P 265,800
b. Overstated by P 930,900 d. Understated by P 855,900
Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A
Suggested Solutions:
Question No. 1 to 4
Profit Profit WC RE
2009 2010 12/31/10 12/31/10
Salaries payable
2009 873,600 (873,600)
2010 780,000 780,000 780,000
Interest receivable
2009 (259,200) 259,200
2010 (213,000) (213,000) (213,000)
Prepaid insurance
2009 (384,000) 384,000
2010 (307,800) (307,800) (307,800)
Advances from customers
2009 470,400 (470,400)
2010 561,000 561,000 561,000
Machinery
2009 (564,000) (564,000)
28,200 56,400 84,600
2010 (522,000) (522,000)
26,100 26,100
Over (under) 165,000 (320,100) 820,200 (155,100)
The Davao Company engaged you in 2010 to examine its books and records and to make
whatever adjustments are necessary.
RETAINED EARNINGS
b) The company failed to properly recognize accruals and prepayments. Selected accounts
revealed. The following information:
2007 2008 2009 2010
1. Prepaid expenses P 8,500 P 6,200 P 7,400 P 9,500
2. Accrued expenses 5,400 7,300 8,700 9,000
3. Unearned income 6,900 7,800 8,900 9,600
4. Accrued income 4,700 5,600 6,200 7,800
c) Dividends had been declared on December 31 in 2008 and 2009 but had not been
entered in the books until paid.
d) The company purchased a machine worth P270,000 on April 30, 2007. The company
charged the purchase to expense. The machine has an estimated useful life of 3 years.
The company uses the straight line method and residual values are deemed immaterial.
f) The physical inventory of merchandise had been understated by P64,000 and by P44,500
at the end of 2008 and 2010, respectively.
g) The merchandise inventories at the end of 2009 and 2010 did not include merchandise
that was then in transit shipped FOB shipping point. These shipments of P43,400 and
P32,600 were recorded as purchases in January 2010 and 2011, respectively.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, determine the following for 2010:
(Disregard income taxes)
Answers: 1. C 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C
Suggested Solutions:
Questions No. 1 to 7
Cotabato Corporation’s current assets and liabilities section of the statement of financial
position as of December 31, 2010 appear as follows:
Current assets
Cash P 1,200,000
Accounts receivable P 2,670,000
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts 210,000 2,460,000
Inventories 5,130,000
Prepaid expenses 270,000
Total current assets P 9,060,000
Current liabilities
Accounts payable P 1,830,000
Notes payable 2,010,000
Total current liabilities P 3,840,000
b) The inventory included P810,000 of merchandise that have been received at December
31 but for which no purchase invoices have been received or entered. Of this amount
P360,000 had been received on consignment; the remainder was purchased F.O.B.
destination, terms 2/10, n/30.
c) Sales for the first four days in January 2011 in the amount of P900,000 were entered in
the sales book as of December 31, 2010. Of these, P645,000 were sales on account and
the remainder were cash sales.
d) Cash, not including cash sales, collected in January 2011 and entered as of December
31, 2010, totaled P1,059,720. Of this amount, P699,720 was received on account after
cash discounts of 2% had been deducted; the remainder represented the proceeds of a
bank loan.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
5. Net misstatement in the reported profit for the year ended December 31, 2010 as a
result of the errors
a. P 1,269,120 c. P 1,719,120
b. P 1,700,880 d. P 1,250,880
Answers: 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C
Suggested Solutions:
Question No. 1
Unadjusted cash balance P 1,200,000
January cash payments (P1,170,000 x .98) 1,146,600
January cash sales (P900,000 – P645,000) (255,000)
January cash collections and loan proceeds (1,059,720)
Adjusted cash balance P 1,031,880
Question No. 2
Unadjusted accounts receivable P 2,670,000
January sales on account (645,000)
January collections on AR (P699,720/.98) 714,000
Adjusted accounts receivable P 2,739,000
Question No. 3
Unadjusted accounts payable P 1,830,000
January payments on accounts payable 1,170,000
Unrecorded purchases (P810,000 – P360,000) 450,000
Adjusted accounts payable P 3,450,000
Question No. 4
Current assets
Cash (see no. 1) P 1,031,880
Accounts receivable (see no. 2) 2,739,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts (210,000)
Inventories (P5,130,000 – P360,000) 4,770,000
Prepaid expenses 270,000 P 8,600,880
Less: current liabilities
Accounts payable (see no. 3) 3,450,000
Notes payable [2,010,000 – (P1,059,720 – 1,650,000 5,100,000
P699,720)]
Working capital P 3,500,880
Question No. 5
Over (under
January purchase discounts (P1,170,000 x .02) P 23,400
Goods held on consignment 360,000
Unrecorded purchases (P810,000 – P360,000) 450,000
January sales 900,000
January sales discounts [(P699,720/.98) x .02) ( 14,280)
Net misstatement P 1,719,120