QUESTION 1(30 marks) Hills Investors (Pty) Ltd (Hills) is a property development company that...

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QUESTION 1(30 marks) Hills Investors (Pty) Ltd (Hills) is a property development company that has a 31 December financial year-end. You are provided with an extract of the Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2024. Statement of Financial Position of Hills Investors (Pty) Ltd as at 31 December 2024. Notes R Equity and liabilities Equity Ordinary share capital: Class A shares 1,2,3(125000 shares)1250000 Retained earnings/(accumulated loss)1,2,3(1 January 2024)(25450)1224550 Total equity Liabilities Non-current liabilities Loan 55000005500000 Current liabilities Trade payables 246500 Other payables 120000366500 Total equity and liabilities During the year ending 31 December 2024, the following transactions took place and have not yet been recorded: Note 1: Class B share capital On 1 January 2024, Hills invited the public to buy Class B shares. Hills offered 55000,5% Class B shares with a face value of R25 per share. The share issue was underwritten by Capital Under Ltd at a commission of 2% on the selling price. The closing date for the applications was on 31 January 2024, and on that date, 95% of the shares had been applied for by the public. The underwriters took up the other 5% of shares on 31 January 2024. On 29 February 2024, the shares were issued. Share issue costs of R10000, excluding underwriters commission, were paid on the same day. Note 2: Class A share capital On 1 April 2024, Hills offered 30000 Class A shares to the public at a price of R40 per share. On 1 May 2024, the closing date for applications, shares have been oversubscribed by 12%. On 15 May 2024, the 30000 shares were issued, share issue costs of R12000 were paid in cash. Note 3: Dividends On 31 December 2024, Hills directors were so happy with the fact that they made a profit of R570890 for the year, that they declared a Class A dividend of 25 cents per share. Additional information: Class A shares have voting rights but no right to a fixed dividend. Class B shares have no voting rights but have a right to fixed, cumulative dividend distribution. During the 2024 financial year, Hills made a profit of R570890. Ignore VAT and dividends tax. REQUIRED: 1.1 Prepare the general ledger accounts as at 31 December 2024 for Hills Investors (Pty) Ltd for the following accounts: 1.1.1 Application for allotment - Class A and Class B (15 marks)1.1.2 Dividends (5 marks) Dates are required. Close off of the account is required. (20 marks)1.2 Prepare the extract of the Statement of Financial Position of Hills Investors (Pty) Ltd for the year ended 31 December 2024, showing only the Equity. (10 marks)--- End of Question 1--- QUESTION 2(55 marks) Fair Screen (Pty) Ltd (Fair Screen) manufactures small components used in the manufacture of computer screens. Fair Screen has a 31 October financial year-end. You are provided with the Statement of Financial Position as well as extracts from the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income of Fair Screen (Pty) Ltd for the financial year ended 31 October 2024. Statement of Financial Position of Fair Screen (Pty) Ltd as at 31 October 202420242023 R R ASSETS Machinery 195000120000 Land 590000500000 Investments - Shares 12000045000 Non-current assets 905000665000 Inventory 2850034500 Trade receivables 12300062000 Cash and cash equivalents 28181074000 Current assets 433310170500 Total assets 1338310835500 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Equity attributable to owners 850280533750 Share capital 250000150000 Revaluation reserve: Land 900000 Retained earnings 510280383750 Total equity 850280533750 Long-term loan: 11.25% p.a.300000150000 Non-current liabilities 300000150000 Trade payables 145250121500 Dividends payable 2700010000 SARS (income tax payable)1578020250 Current Liabilities 188030151750 Total liabilities 488030301750 Total equity and liabilities 1338310835500 Extract from the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income of Fair Screen (Pty) Ltd for the year ended 31 October 2024 R Profit before tax 233260 Income tax expense (62980) Profit for the year 170280 All information below has already been correctly accounted for: Note 1: Machinery During the current financial year, the following transactions occurred which affected Machinery: New machinery to the value of R155000 was purchased in cash to replace the old, outdated machine. The old machine was sold for cash. At the time of sale, the carrying value of the old machine amounted to R50000, and an accounting loss on sale of R14000 was incurred. There were no other additions, disposals or impairments to machinery items that occurred during the financial year. Note 2: Land Land was revalued for the first time by an independent valuator. There were no additions, disposals or impairments to Land items that occurred during the financial year. Note 3: Loan On 1 July 2024, the long-term loan was increased due to the rapid growth of the company. Note 4: Finance Cost The following finance cost transactions occurred during the year which all were paid in cash: Interest on loan. Interest on trade payables for the year totalled R122. Note 5: Share Investment During the 2024 financial year, Fair Screen purchased additional share investments at a cost of R85000. Certain investments were also sold during the current financial year which resulted in a profit of R1500 on the sale. Fair Screen received dividends from these investments of R13200 for the year. All transactions relating to investments including the receipt of dividends, were done in cash. Note 6: Trade receivables During the year, R8900 worth of trade receivables were written off as irrecoverable. Note 7: Dividends At year-end, Fair Screen decided to declare dividends of R1.75 per share. At the time of the divided declaration, there were 25000 issued shares. REQUIRED: Prepare the Statement of Cash Flows of Fair Screen (Pty) Ltd for the financial year ended 31 October 2024, using the indirect method. Ignore VAT and dividends tax. Show all workings, and reference accordingly. Always round up to the nearest rand where applicable. (55 marks)--- End of Question 2--- QUESTION 3(15 marks) Elsie Wines (Pty) Ltd (Elsie Wines) is a wine farm in South Africa. Elsie Wines has a 30 November financial year-end. You are provided with the following information about Elsie Wines for the year ended 30 November 2024: At the beginning of the year, the company had a share capital of R100000 Class A shares and a retained earnings balance of R55000. During the year, the company issued additional Class A shares for R20000 and new Class B shares for R60000. The company had a net profit of R45780 for the year. The directors declared a dividend of R15250 during the year. The owner of the company took wines for personal use at a cost price of R5950 from the company. Elsie Wines had an opening balance of revaluation surplus of R65000 on 1 December 2023. During the year, the company revalued its land resulting in a revaluation loss of R15000. The company did not dispose of any of its assets during the year. This was the only revaluation that took place during the year. REQUIRED: Prepare the Statement of Change in Equity of Elsie Wines (Pty) Ltd for the year ended 30 November 2024. Include all necessary headings and sub-headings in your statement. Provide workings where necessary. Total columns are not necessary. Ignore taxation. (15 marks)--- End of Question 3--------- END OF PAPER ------

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