Auditing Problem
Auditing Problem
1. If prepaid insurance amounted to P15,000 at the beginning of the period and total insurance premium paid during the period amounted
to P18,000, what would be the ending balance of prepaid insurance if insurance expense for the period amounted to P6,000?
Answer: P27,000
Solution:
Prepaid Insurance beg. P15,000
Add: Payment 18,000
Less: Insurance Exp. (6,000)
Prepaid Insurance End P 27,000
2. If beginning and ending interest receivable were P16,000 and P5,000, respectively. Total interest received for the period amounted to
P52,000, how much would be the amount of interest income for the period?
Answer: P41,000
Solution:
Interest receivable end P 5,000
Add: Collection 52,000
Less: Interest receivable beg. (16,000)
Interest income P41,000
3. Assuming salaries payable at the beginning and at the end of the period amounted to P12,000 and P38,000 respectively. Salaries paid
during the period totaled P183,000. How much would be the salaries expense for the period?
Answer: P 209,000
Solution:
Salaries Payable, end P 38,000
Add: Payment 183,000
Less: Salaries Payable, beg. (12,000)
Salaries Expense P 209,000
4. Assume all rent revenues are received in advance and accounted for as unearned rent. Beginning and ending balances of unearned rent
are P14,000 and P6,000, respectively. If total rent collections for the period amounted to P45,000, what would be the amount of rent
income for the period.
Answer: P53,000
Solution:
Unearned Revenue, beg. P 14,000
Add: Collection 45,000
Less: Unearned Revenue, end (6,000)
Rent Income P 53, 000
P2
JGS maintain its accounting records on the cash basis. During 2015, he collected P95,000 from his clients and paid P67,000 in expenses.
Upon examination of additional evidence, the following information was obtained:
01/01/2015 12/31/2015
Accounts receivable P4,000 P15,000
Unearned service revenue P7,000 P14,000
Accrued expenses P13,000 P 2,000
Prepaid expenses P 8,000 P12,000
1. What is the total revenue in 2015?
a. P95,000 b. P86,000 c. P104,000 d. P101,000
Answer: P99,000
95,000- collection
Answer: P 52,000
Collection- 67,000
P52,000
3. The correct net income of JGS, for the year 2015 is:
a. P63,000 b. P80,000 c. P64,000 d. P77,000
Answer: P 47,000
Solution:
Total revenue in P 99,000
Less: total expense (52,000)
Net Income P47,000
P3
The following data have been abstracted from the financial statement of Prentiss, Inc., a calendar year merchandising corporation:
Total sales for 2015 were P1, 200, 000 and for 2015 were P1,100,000. Cash sales were 20% of total sales each year.
Cost ratio is 70% of sales.
Variable general and administrative (G&A) expenses for 2015 were P120,000. They have varied in proportion to sales and have been paid
50% in the year incurred and 50% the following year. Unpaid G&A expenses are not included in accounts payable above.
Fixed general and administrative expenses including P35,000 depreciation and P5,000 bad debt expense totaled P100,000 each year. The
amount of such expenses involving cash payments were paid 80% in the year incurred and 20% in the following year. Each year there
were a P5,000 bad-debt estimate and a P5,000 write-off. Unpaid G&A expenses are not included in accounts payable above.
1. How much cash was collected during 2015 resulting from total sales in 2014 and 2015?
a. P961,000 b. P966,000 c. P1,201,000 d. P1,206,000
Answer: c
Solution: AR
P 1,201,000
3. How much cash was disbursed during 2015 for purchases of merchandise?
a. P818,700 b. P827,000 c. P838,500 d. P847,000
Answer: b
Solution:
Accounts payable beg. P95,000
Add: purchases 830,000
Less: AP, end (98,000)
Payments P827,000
Solution:
Merch. Inv. P 150,000 COS= 840,000 (70% of 1,200,000)
Add: COS 840,000
Less: MI, end (140,000)
Payment (20,000)
Total P 830,000
5. How much cash was disbursed during 2015 for variable and fixed general and administrative expenses?
a. P175,000 b. P180,000 c. P215,000 d. P220,000
Answer: a
Solution:
Variable G & A Exp. P 120,000
Fixed G&A Exp. 35,000
Unpaid Exp. (100T *20%) 20,000
Total P 175,000
P4
The work-in process inventory of ABC Paints was completely destroyed by fire on April 1, 2015. You were able to establish the physical inventory
figures as follows:
Sales from January 1 to March 31, were P300,000. Purchases are raw materials were P100,000 and freight on purchases, P10,000. Direct labor
during the period was P80,000. It was agreed with the insurance adjusters that an average gross profit rate of 32.5% be used and that
manufacturing overhead was 45% of direct labor cost.
Solution:
FG, end. P 120,000
Add: COGS (300T*6.75%) 202,500
Less: FG, beg. (140,000)
Total CGM P 182,500
Solution:
RM, beg. P 30,000
Add: RM-Purch. 100,000
Freight-in 10,000
Less: RM, end (60,000)
RM-used P 80,000
4. The work in process inventory destroyed as computed by the adjuster would be:
a. P113,500 b. P131,500 c. P173,500 d. P121,500 e. None of these.
Answer: a
Solution:
Total value of goods put into process P 296,000
Less: Cost of Goods Manufactured (182,500)
WIP Inventory destroyed P 113,500
P5
You were engaged to audit the financial statement of Frost, Inc. on January 15, 2016. Presented below is a copy of the trial balance as of January 2
and December 31, 2015 given by the company’s account.
No formal books have been kept during 2015. The following information has been gathered from the checkbooks, deposit slips and other sources:
1. Most balance sheet account balances at December 31, 2015 have been determined and recorded on the worksheet.
2. Cash receipts for the year are summarized as follows:
2. Total purchases
a. P936, 210 b. P906,710 c. P734,290 d. P763,790
Answer: d
Solution:
Accounts Payable, end P86,790
Add: Payments 820,500
Purch. Discounts 11,500
Purch. Ret. & allow. 18,000
Less: AP, beg (173,000)
Purchases P763,790
5. Insurance expense
a. P8,250 b. P6,750 c. P6,250 d. 9,750
Answer: d
Solution:
Prepaid insu., beg. P 3,500
Add: Payment 8,250
Less: Prep. Insu, end (2,000)
Insurance Expense P 9,750
6. Salaries expense
a. P434,850 b. P430,700 c. P440,650 d. P420,750
Answer: c
Solution:
Salaries payable, end P 15,950
Add: Payment 430,700
Less: Salaries payable, beg (6,000)
Salaries Expense P440,650
7. Utilities expense
a. P28,150 b. P14,350 c. P18,500 d. P22,650
Answer: d
Solution:
Utilities payable, end P 9,650
Add: Payment 18,500
Less: Util. pay., beg (5,600)
Utilities Expense P 22,650
P6
SAVERS, a retailer, maintained inadequate records. You were engaged to prepare an income statement for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Purchases of merchandise were paid by check, but most other items of cost were paid out of cash receipts. Weekly, the amount of cash on hand
was deposited in a bank account. No record was kept of cash in bank nor was a record kept of sales. Accounts receivable was recorded only by
keeping a copy of the charge tickets, and copies of these tickets are given to the customers when they pay their accounts.
Savers had started in business on January 1, 2014 with P200,000 cash and a building which had a cost of P150,000 of which one third was the
value of the building site. The building depreciated 4% a year. An analysis of the bank statements showed total deposits, including the original cash
investment of P1,305,000. The balance in a bank per bank statement on December 31, 2014 was paid by the bank until January. Cash on hand
December 31 was P3,340.
An inventory of merchandise taken on December 31, 2014 showed P167,100 of merchandise on a cost basis. Tickets for account receivable totaled
P12,700, but P1,230 of that amount is probably not collectible. Unpaid suppliers’ invoices for merchandise amounted to P37,800. During the year,
SAVERS had borrowed P100,000 from his bank but repaid by check P50,000 principal and P1,000 interest. He had taken from the collections cash
for personal expenses of P48,000. Expenses paid in cash were as follows:
Utilities P5,540
Advertising 500
Sales Help (part time) 5,900
Supplies, stationary, etc. 1,000
Insurance 2,340
Real estate taxes 3,500
Store fixtures with a list price of P70,000 were purchase early in January on one year installment basis. During the year, check for the down
payment and all maturing installments totaled P56,000. At December 31, the final installment of P15,250 remains unpaid . the fixtures have
an estimated useful life of ten years.
Compute the following items:
1. Sales
a. P1,087,820 b. P1,075,120 c. P1,095,000 d. P1,086,270
Answer: a
Solution:
Total deposit P1,305,000
Initial investment (200,000)
Loan proceeds (100,000)
Accounts Receivable 12,700
Cash 3,340
Expenses 18,780
Cash Collection 48,000
Sales P1,087,820
2. Cost of Sales
a. P1,004,300 b. P1,037,200 c. P1,071,500 d. P870,000
Answer: b
Solution:
Deposit P1,305,000
Balance ( 53,000)
Disbursement 1,252,000
Check payment (51,000)
Down-payment fix (56,000)
Accounts Payable 37,800
Outstanding check 21,500
Purchases 1,204,300
Ending Inventory (167,100)
Cost of Sales P1,037,200
3. Operating expense
a. P31, 010 b. P18,780 c. P32,010 d. P33,260
Answer: a
Solution:
Building (150T x 2/3 x 4%) P4,000
Fixtures (70,000/10yrs) 7000
Bad Debts 1,230
Expenses 18,780
Operating Expenses P31,010
4. Interest expense
a. P0.00 b. P1,000 c. P2,250 d. P1,250
Answer: c
Solution:
Store Fixtures
P70,000
(56,000)
P14,000
(15,250)
P1,250
1,000
5. Net income
a. P17,400 b. P17,360 c. P12,128 d. P6,781
Answer: b
Solution:
Sales P1,087,820
COS (1,037,200)
OpEx (31, 010)
Int. Exp. (2,250)
Net Income P17,360
P7
The cash account in the ledger of JAMIE Company had a balance of P105,600 at December 31, 2015. An examination of the account, however,
disclosed the following.
a. The sales book was left open up to January 5, 2016, and cash sales totaling P15,000 were considered as sales in December.
b. Checks of P9,300 in payment of liabilities were prepared before December 31, 2015, recorded in the books, but not mailed or delivered
to payees.
c. Post-dated checks totaling P7,800 are being held by the cashier as part of cash. The company’s experience shows that post-dated checks
are eventually realized.
d. Customer’s check for P1,500 deposited with but returned by Bank “NSF”, on December 27, 2015. Return was not recorded in the book.
e. The cash account includes P40,000 earmarked for the purchase of a mini-computer which will soon be delivered.
Required:
1. What is the cash balance to be shown on the balance sheet December 31, 2015?
Answer: P 90,600
Solution:
Per Book:
P105,600
(15,000)
9,300
(7,800)
(1,500)
Cash Balance 12/31/15 P90,600
P8
The cash account of SELF DEFENSE, CO. disclosed a balance of book on October 31. The Bank statement as of October 31 showed a balance of
P44,894. Upon comparing the statement with the cash records, the following facts were developed:
a. The company’s account were charged on October 26 for customers uncollectible check amounting to P11,000.
b. A two-month, 17% P50,000 customers note dated August 25, discounted on October 12, was dishonored October 25 and the bank
charged the company P55,000 which included a protest fee of P5,000.
c. A customer’s check for P10,350 was entered as P1,350 by both the depositor and the bank but was later corrected by the bank.
d. Check No. 143 for P11,765 was entered in the cash disbursement journal as P1,675 and check No. 156 for P5, 170 was entered as
P51,700.
e. Bank service charges of P1,000 fo October not yet recorded on the books.
f. A bank memo stated that customer’s not for P25,000 and interest of P1,000 had been collected on October 28; and the bank charged
P500. (No entry was made on the books when the note was sent to the bank for collection).
g. Receipts for October 31 for P16,450 were deposited November 1.
Solution:
Bank balance P44,894
Receipts 16,450
Outstanding Checks (47,000)
Adjusted cash balance P14,344
P9
The internal control procedures for cash transactions in the Alrene Co. were not adequate. Alvin, the cashier-bookkeeper handles cash receipts,
made small disbursement from cash receipts, maintained accounting records, and prepared the monthly reconciliation of the bank account. At
November 30, the bank statement showed the balance of P17,500. The outstanding checks were as follows:
The cashier prepared the following reconciliation in an attempt to conceal his theft.
Required:
Solution:
Book Bank
20,258 17,500
200 1,388.99
3,347.30
20,458.31 19,458.31
Old Navy Corporation was organized on January 2, 2014. You were engaged to perform a detailed examination of the transactions to determine
whether irregularities exist.
You started the examination on June 30 and surprise count conducted on this date revealed a cash on hand of P1,285. A bank statement as of the
same date disclosed a balance of P6,582. However, further verification revealed that a check issued for P463 has not yet cleared the bank.
Based on the available records and documents you were able to obtain the following information:
5. Cash shortage.
a. P19,475 b. P7,867 c. P18,190 d. P25,594
Answer: a
Solution:
Cash to be accounted for P26,879
Cash accounted for (7,404)
Cash shortage P19,475
P11
Kournikova Co., organized on March 1, 2015, has a very poor internal control system. The company cashier is also its accountant. After 9 months
of operation, the company manager suspects that the cashier-accountant has been misappropriating company collections. You have been engaged
to audit the company’s accounts to determine the extent of fraud, if any.
You started the audit on November 15. On that date, the cash on hand per your surprise count was P5,140. Also on that date, the bank confirmed
that the balance of the company’s current account was P26,328. Your examination of the records reveals that a for P1,852 was outstanding on
November 15. The company’s mark-up is 40% of sales.
Further examination of the company’s record reveals the following balances at November 15, 2015:
P12
The bank statement for the account of KAMPING COMPANY at December 31, 2013 showed a credit balance of P20,000, while the company’s
ledger balance of the cash account as of November 30, 2013 was a debit balance of P40,000. During December 2013, the ledger showed two
postings: a debit of P60,000 and a credit of P39,000 from the Cash receipts and Check Disbursement Journal, respectively.
Your examination revealed that the cash column of the receipts book was underfooted by P6,400. The receipts book recorded only the collections
from customers and did not include bank credit in December for P8,000, representing loan proceeds of a P10.000 promissory note.
The December Check Disbursement Journal which was overfooted by P500, records only the checks issued by the company. In the month of
December 2013, the bank charged KAMPING COMPANY for P5,000 representing a loan guaranteed by the client but was dishonored by the maker,
the company’s vice- president. The outstanding checks as of December 31, 2013 amounted to P5,600.
In the morning of January 2, 2014, a cash count conducted disclosed a cash on hand in the form of bills and coins totaling P38,700.
Required:
Answer: P17,800
Solution:
You were engaged to audit the books of accounts of E Enterprise for the year ended December 31, 2014. From the records of the Co.you gathered
the following information:
E Enterprises started the operation on October 2, 2014 with E investing P200,000 cash. Monthly bank reconciliation statements have not been
prepared for 2014; however, bank statement for October, November, and December were made available to you. Your analysis of these bank
statements revealed total bank credits (deposits) of P1,140,000 including E’s initial investment and bank loan, details of which are in the additional
data. The bank statement in December, 2014 showed an ending balance of P60,760.
Examination of the paid checks disclosed that checks totaling P9,000 were issued by the Co. in December, 2014 and were presented for payment
only in January, 2015. Cash count of the Cashier that P10,000 of these, in checks, were cash sales on December 29, 2014, deposited on January 3,
2015. The balance, in currency and coins, represents Petty Cash Fund.
Additional data:
1. Accounts receivable subsidiary ledger had a total balance of P140,000 at December 31, 2014. P10,000 of this was estimated to be
uncollectible.
2. Supplier’s unpaid voices for merchandise totaled P30,000; while an account for store fixtures bought on October 2, 2014 for P100,000
had an unpaid balance of P10,000. Fixtures are depreciated at 10% per annum.
3. Merchandise inventory at December 31, 2014 amounted to P60,000.
4. The bank statement in October showed a bank credit for P190,000 dated October 2, 2014. Inquiry from the Cashier disclosed that the
amount represents proceeds of a 90-day, 20% discounted bank note. P160,000 of this loan was paid by check in December, 2014.
5. Operating expenses paid during the period totaled P351,500; while merchandise purchases amounted to P500,000.\
REQUIRED:
Solution:
Cash count P12,600
Sales in cash (10,000)
PCF P2,600
Solution:
Cash to be accounted for P78,500
Cash accounted (64,360)
Shortage P14,140
P14
Solution:
Nov.30,2015 Receipts Disbursements Dec. 31, 2015
Bank bal. 6,690 13,800 10,140 10,350
DIT: beg. 400 (400)
End 600 600
OC: beg. (1,300) (1,300)
End 1,500 (1,500)
Total P5,790 P14,000 P10,340 P9,450
P15
You have been asked by the proprietor of FRESH Company to verify the accountability of the cashier-bookkeeper, who was allowed to
take a vacation leave a few days ago.
a. The bank reconciliation statements prepared by the cashier-bookkeeper are presented below:
Nov. 30, 2013:
Balance per bank statement P21,500
Cash on hand 500
Total P22,000
Outstanding Checks:
No.2520 P2,000
2521 1,400
2522 1,900 (3,300)
Erroneous bank charge 2,000
Erroneous bank credit (500)
Bank balance P20,200
Cash in bank
Dec. Dec.
1 Balance 20,200 1 Check issued 2,000
2 Received frm customer 4,500 5 Check issued 5,200
3 Received frm customer 5,000 14 Check issued 31,000
12 Received frm customer 20,000 24 Check issued 46,000
17 Received frm customer 30,000 28 Check issued 7,600
23 Received frm customer 9,000
27 Received frm customer 70,000
31 Received frm customer 48,500 31 Balance 102,400
Total 198,200 Total 198,200
c. The following summarized transactions were taken from the bank statement for the month of Dec. 2013:
Solution:
Nov.30,2013 Receipts Disbursements Dec. 31, 2013
Bank bal. 16,500 173,700 65,200 125,000
DIT: beg. 2,000 (2,000)
Error (600) (600)
OC: beg. (500) (500)
Error (3,000) 3,000
6,300 6,300
500 (500)
(5,300) (5,300)
46,300 (46,300)
P16
The auditor for STAR Company, examined the petty cash fund immediately after the close of the business June 30, 2013, the end of the company’s
fiscal year. The following fund composition was arrived at:
P17
The following cash count sheet and additional information pertain to the accounts of Lance Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Answer: P690
Solution:
P18
Regina Reyes is the cashier of the Maharlika Company. As representative of the ABC and Associates, CPA’s. you were assignned to verify her cah
on hand in the morning of January 4, 2014. You began the count at 9:00AM, in the presence of Miss Reyes. In the courde of your counting, you
found currencies in paper bills and coins together with checks, vouchers and other items, which are mentioned below:
Bills
2 one hundreds, 2 fifties, 8 twenties
Coins
P1.00 8 loose
0.50- 6 rolls and 12 loose (20 pieces to a roll)
0.25- 5 rolls and 32 loose (50 pieces to a roll)
0.10- 10 rolls and 15 loose (50 pieces to a roll)
0.05- 14 rolls and 20 loose (40 pieces to a roll)
Checks
Maker Date Payee Amount
Kris Cruz, Asst. Mangr. 12/23/13 Maharlika Co. P60
Ms. Reyes, Cashier 07/26/13 Maharlika Co. 40
I.O.Us
Mr. Chew, Janitor 12/20/13 35
R. Hermosilla,Clerk 12/22/13 25
J. Salosagcol, President 12/24/13 15
J. Lim 25.75
Solution:
Bills & coins P685 Accountable:
Adv. To E 85 PCF 900
Check 60 coll. 100
Unrepl. 123.15` UnE wage 58__
Total accounted P953.15 P1,058
TA P953.15
Acc (1,058)
Shortage P104.85