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FR – May 2018 – L2 – Q5a – Preparation of Financial Statements
Prepare statements of profit or loss and financial position for Head Office, Branch, and the combined entity using trial balances provided.
Question
The following trial balances for the year ended 31 December 2017 were obtained from the Head Office and Branch of Compassionate Grounds Ltd.
Additional information: i) The branch deposited GH¢800,000 on behalf of the head office in the bank on 31 December 2017. No record of this transaction had been made in head office books. ii) All goods sold by the branch are supplied from the head office at cost plus 25%. At 31 December 2017, goods to the value of GH¢10 million were in transit to the branch. iii) Inventories at 31 December 2017, excluding goods in transit were as follows:
- Branch at markup: GH¢8,000
- Head Office at cost: GH¢14,500
Required:
Prepare for the head office, branch, and combined entity of Compassionate Grounds Limited:
- Statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 December 2017
- Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2017
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