Level 06 -Accounting

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

• 1- Understand the financial and management accounting systems.
• 2- Be able to assess business organization performance.
• 3- Be able to apply management accounting techniques.
  

  Level 06 -Accounting The Rules of the assignments Tutor MUST STICK TO GUID file instructionsTutor must answer all questions and do all requirementTutor must guarantee the passing score + 75 ٪Tutor mu

  

  Unit J/615/2715 Accounting

  Level 6 15 Credits

  Sample Assignment

  You have been employed as an accountant with Jones Group for a few months. This company has a number of offices across the region and has an established reputation for customer service. The company is committed to ensuring staff are appropriately supported and trained, so they make an effective contribution to the business. You have made a good start in the role and as you are relatively new in post and can identify with new members of staff, it has been decided that you will be involved as a mentor to a small group of trainee accountants. Each of the trainees has to create a training reference file which will include information from all aspects of the training and support provided by Jones Group.

  Task 1 – Presentation with supporting notes

  You are to produce a presentation for the introductory session with the trainees. These materials will be inserted into the reference file.

  Your presentation must provide:

  • an explanation of the role of accounting concepts and standards in financial accounting
  • an explanation of the characteristics of a public limited company’s Income statement, statement of financial position and cash flow statement.

  In addition you need to produce some pages for the reference file which:

  • evaluate the usefulness of a public limited company’s annual report
  • assess the roles and responsibilities of Directors and Auditors with regard to published company accounts
  • analyse the usefulness of the elements of a public limited company’s annual report to company stakeholders.

  LO1 AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5

  Extension activities:

  To gain a merit grade you must prepare an information sheet to support your presentation. This sheet must:

  • assess how legislation affects business organisations accounting processes.

  1M1

  To gain a distinction grade you must include additional section for the reference file. This must provide a:

  • • critical review of the impact on limited companies of the International Accounting Standards.

  1D1

  Task 2 – Exemplar Financial Reports

  You are to prepare a set of exemplar financial reports, which the trainee accountants can place in the file and use for reference.

  You must:

  • • use appropriate books of original entry and double entry accounts to extract a trial balance from the details contained in Appendix 1.
    • prepare a set of sole trader financial statements from the information contained in Appendix 2.
    • prepare a set of financial statements for a business organisation of your choice.
    • prepare and analyse break-even data from the costing information in Appendix 3.
    • prepare a cash budget from the information in Appendix 4.

  LO2 AC 2.1, 2.2

  LO3 AC 3.2, 3.3

  Task 3 – Case Study Paper

  In preparation for a trainee workshop, you are to prepare a case study paper.

  The paper must:

  • evaluate the importance of consolidated financial statements used by groups of companies.
  • explain types of costs incurred and pricing methods used by different business organisations.

  LO2 AC 2.3

  LO3 AC 3.1

  Extension activities:

  To gain a merit grade you are required to provide additional information in your case study paper that:

  • • assesses the importance of accuracy in the double entry accounting process for accurate financial control.
    • assesses the implications of changes in costs and revenue on break-even and budget preparation.

  2M1

  3M1

  To gain a distinction grade you are required to provide additional information in your case study paper that:

  • critically evaluates the usefulness of financial statements to stakeholders of business organisations.
  • critically reviews the usefulness of management accounting principles and procedures to ensure corporate success.

  2D1

  3D1

  Appendix 1

  Use appropriate books of original entry and double entry account to extract a Trial Balance from the following details for the month of January:

  • • • January 1 – Started business with £20 000 in the bank
      • January 2 – Bought goods on credit from the following:
        • K Smith £75
        • M Zainab £22
        • T Doggart £58

  • January 5 Cash sales £187
  • January 6 Paid wages in cash £254.
  • January 7 Sold goods on credit to:
    • H Maclean £35
    • L Rory £42
    • J Gardener £72
  • January 9 Bought goods for cash £259
  • January 10 Bought goods on credit from:
    • M Zainab £57
    • T Doggart £98.
  • January 12 Paid wages in cash £314
  • January 13 Sold goods on credit to:
    • L Rory £32
    • J Gardener £23
  • January 15 Bought shop fixtures on credit from Store Ltd £2 550
  • January 17 Paid M Zainab by cheque £67
  • January 18 We returned goods to T Doggart £20
  • January 21 Paid Store Ltd a cheque for £550
  • January 27 We returned goods to K Smith £12
  • January 30 Kettle and Co Ltd lent us £6 000 in cash
  • January 31 Bought a motor van paying by cheque £4 000

  Appendix 2

  Alpha Stores

  Trial Balance as at 31st March

  	Dr	Cr
  	£	£
  Inventory	2 000
  Sales		248 783
  Purchases	68.975
  Sales Returns	1 206
  Purchase Returns		780
  Carriage Inwards	220
  Discounts Received		3 135
  Discounts Allowed	2 474
  Wages	111 220
  Insurance	7 500
  General Expenses	39 590
  Heat and Light	3 880
  Bad Debts	965
  Non-current (fixed) assets	277 200
  Trade Receivables	6 700
  Trade Payables	2 100
  Bank		37 750
  Cash	1 500
  Capital		185 082
  Short-term Loan		50 000
  	______ 525 530	______ 525 530

  Additional Information:

  1. Alpha Stores had an opening inventory of £32 000.
  2. Depreciation is not charged on non-current (fixed) assets.

  Appendix 3

  ABC Production Ltd produces a single product.

  Its costs and sales for the year ended 31 December were as follows:

  Units sold	20 000
  	£
  Sales revenue	900 000
  Direct wages	200 000
  Direct materials	300 000
  Variable overheads	120 000
  Fixed costs	205 000

  The selling price and all costs were at a constant rate throughout the year.

  To improve profit for the next year, the following changes are planned:

  1. Units to be sold to increase by 10%.
  2. Selling price to be maintained at the current price.
  3. Wages to be increased by 3% per unit.
  4. Material costs to be reduced by 5% per unit, this being achieved by changing from a local supplier to an overseas supplier.
  5. Variable overheads to be reduced by £0.45 per unit.
  6. Fixed costs to increase by £7 500 per annum.

  Appendix 4

  Prepare a three month Cash Budget for Active Sport Gym and Leisure Shop to estimate the cash balance at the end of April from the following information.

  The projected Bank Account balance on 1 January is £32 180.

  Projected Shop Sales Figures:

  	December	January	February	March	April
  Credit Sales (£)	4 350	3 150	3 600	3 825	3 900
  Cash Sales (£)	1 450	1 050	1 200	1 275	1 300

  Credit customers pay one month after the month of sale.

  Projected Gym Takings:

  • January – £22 400
  • February – £22 400
  • March – 10% increase on February
  • April – £500 increase on March

  Estimated Purchases:

  All purchases are on credit and suppliers are paid one month after goods are bought.

  • December – £3 000
  • January – £500 less than December
  • February – 10% increase on January
  • March – Same as February
  • April – 12% increase on March

  Expenses:

  • Wages are £11 000 per month. A 5% wage increase is expected from 1 April.
  • Light and Heat is £550 per month. An 8% increase is expected from 1 March.
  • Maintenance is carried out three times a year – February, June and October. This costs £55 500 per year.

  General expenses are estimated at £30 000 per year, paid every 2 months starting in February.

  Guidelines for assessors

  The assignment submitted by learners must achieve the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by the assessment criteria for the unit. To achieve a merit or distinction grade, the learners must demonstrate that they have achieved all the criteria set for these grades. Where work for the pass standard is marginal, assessors can take account of any extension work completed by the learners. The suggested evidence listed below is how learners can demonstrate that they have met the required standards.

  Task number	LOs and AC	Suggested evidence PASS	Suggested additional evidence MERIT	Suggested additional evidence DISTINCTION
  1.	LO1 AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 1M1 1D1	The presentation should be appropriate for the stated audience. The learner will clearly explain the role of accounting concepts and standards in financial accounting. The learner will consider both UK and International Accounting Standards. Reference should be made to a variety of IAS’s and their key objectives. The learner should download a range of PLC accounts and annual reports. To enhance the response the learner would be advised to consider businesses of different structures and from contrasting sectors. The learner should ensure that the role and responsibilities of Directors and Auditors is considered in relation to the published annual statements of companies. The learner should analyse the usefulness of the elements of an annual report. This should include the various sections of the annual report and a variety of different stakeholders.	The learner is required to assess how legislation affects business organisations accounting processes. Learners should consider a range of pieces of legislation.	The learner will need to review the impact on limited companies of the International Accounting Standards. The review should identify the positive and negative effects. It would be advisable for the learners to consider a minimum of two major institutions involved in the international financial environment.
  2.	LO2 AC 2.1, 2.2 LO3 AC 3.2, 3.3	The learner will be required to use the data provided in the four appendices to produce financial reports. For AC 2.2, the learner will be required to use data from an organisation of their choice. This could be a sole trader, partnership, private limited company, public limited company or third sector organisation. The centre could provide a case study, if data from an organisation is not available to the learner. Manual or computerised accounting methods are acceptable.
  	LO2 AC 2.3 LO3 AC 3.1 2M1 3M1 2D1 3D1	The learner is required to evaluate the importance of consolidated financial statements. The evaluation should examine the strengths and weaknesses and lead to judgements. The learner should have access to a number of sets of consolidated group accounts that are freely available to download. Use of a range of contrasting businesses would enhance the learner response. The learner will continue with a detailed explanation of cost types and pricing methods. A generic explanation should be enhanced with a number of practical examples for different business organisations.	The learner should consider the importance of accuracy and the implications of changes in costs and revenues. The use of appropriate business examples will help to demonstrate application of the assessment.	For 2D1 and 3D1, the learner should evaluate / review the usefulness of financial statements and management accounting principles. For 2D1, the learner should consider a wide range of stakeholders to ensure a balanced and in-depth evaluation.

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