1. | (a) | What is the significance of 'accounting standards' ? | 4 | (0) |
| (b) | Zenith Ltd. gave notice of its intention to redeem its outstanding Rs.6,00,000, 9% debentures at 102% and offered the holders the following options to apply for the redemption moneys to subscribe for : (i) | 6% Cumulative preference shares of Rs.20 each at Rs.22.50 per share; and | (ii) | 10% Debentures of Rs.100 each at Rs.96. The holders of Rs.2,40,000 debentures accepted the proposal (i); and Rs.3,60,000 debentureholders accepted the proposal (ii) above. Pass the necessary journal entries to give effect to the abovementioned transactions. | | 4 | (0) |
| (c) | P Ltd. purchased the business of Q Ltd. for Rs. 10,80,000 payable in fully paid shares. Accordingly, P Ltd. allotted equity shares of Rs.10 each fully paid in full satisfaction of the claim of Q Ltd. Pass the necessary journal entries in the books of P Ltd. based on following assumptions : (i) | Shares are issued at par; and | (ii) | Shares are issued at a premium of 25%. | | 4 | (0) |
| (d) | What are the sources from which bonus shares can be issued ? | 4 | (0) |
| (e) | State the role of a 'merchant banker'. | 4 | (0) |
2. | (a) | What is 'net asset value' (NAV) in case of mutual fund units ? | 2 | (0) |
| (b) | What are 'accounting software controls' ? | 4 | (0) |
| (c) | The abridged balance sheets of Star Ltd. and Planet Ltd. as at 31st March, 2004 are given below : Liabilities | Star Ltd. Rs. | | Planet Ltd. Rs. | Share capital Profit and loss account Creditors | 8,00,000 1,50,000 2,50,000 | | 3,00,000 — 2,50,000 | | 12,00,000 | | 5,50,000 | Assets | Sundry assets Goodwill Profit and loss account | 11,20,000 80,000 — | | 4,00,000 1,00,000 50,000 | | 12,00,000 | | 5,50,000 |
Star Ltd. holds 2,000 shares in Planet Ltd. at a cost of Rs. 1,00,000 and Planet Ltd. holds 1,000 shares in Star Ltd. at a cost of Rs. 1,40,000 which are included in the sundry assets in the books of both companies. The shares in both companies are of Rs.100 each. However, shares in Star Ltd. are fully paid-up while those in Planet Ltd. are Rs.75 paid–up. The two companies have agreed to amalgamate by forming a new company Universe Ltd. on the following basis : (i) | The shares held by each company in the other company are to be valued at book value having regard to the value of goodwill; | (ii) | The goodwill values of Star Ltd. and Planet Ltd. are Rs.3, 00,000 and Rs. 1,00,000 respectively; and | (iii) | The new shares are to be of a nominal value of Rs.100 each credited as Rs.50 paid. | You are required to prepare – | (i) | A statement showing shareholdings in the new company attributable to the merged companies; and | (ii) | A balance sheet resulting from the amalgamation. | | 9 | (0) |
3. | (a) | Describe the grandfather, father and son strategy as a method of file updation ? | 3 | (0) |
| (b) | Airlinks Ltd. made a public issue of 2,50,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each, the entire amount payable on application. The entire issue was underwritten as follows: Red – 30%; Yellow – 25%; Green – 25%; and White–20% of public issue respectively. Red, Yellow, Green and White had also agreed on firm underwriting of 8,000; 12,000; nil and 30,000 shares respectively. The total subscriptions excluding firm underwriting, including marked applications were 1,80,000 shares. The marked applications received were as under: Underwriter | No. of shares | Red Yellow Green White | 48,000 40,000 24,000 48,000 |
Ascertain the net liability of each underwriter. | 4 | (0) |
| (c) | From the following available details, prepare the revenue account of Sunlight General Insurance Ltd., engaged in marine insurance business, for the year ended 31s1 March, 2004 : | Direct Business Rs. | | Re–Insurance Rs. | I | Premium Received Receivable
Paid Payable |
—Is' April, 2003 —31s1 March, 2004
—Is' April, 2003 —31s1 March, 2004 | 1,44,00,000 7,20,000 10,80,000 — — — | | 21,60,000 1,26,000 1,68,000 14,40,000 1,20,000 2,56,000 | II | Claims: Paid Payable
Received Receivable |
—Is' April, 2003 —31s' March, 2004
—Is1 April, 2003 —31st March, 2004 | 99,00,000 5,70,000 10,50,000 — — — | | 7,50,000 75,000 1,32,000 6,00,000 54,000 72,000 |
III | Commission: ON insurance accepted On insurance ceded | 9,00,000 — | | 66,000 84,000 | Other expenses and income : | Rs. | Salaries Rent, rates and taxes Printing and stationery Postage Income-tax paid Interest, dividend and rent received (net) Income-tax deducted at source Legal expenses (including Rs.60,000 for settlement of claims) Bad debts Income-tax refund | 15,60,000 1,08,000 1,20,000 18,000 14,40,000 6,80,000 1,47,000 2,40,000 33,000 62,000 |
Balance of fund as on 1st April, 2003 was Rs. 1,59,39,000 including additional reserve of Rs. 13,50,000. Additional reserve is to be maintained at 10% of the net premium of the year. | 8 | (0) |
4. | (a) | The following is the balance sheet of Best Ltd. as at 30th June, 2004 ; Liabilities | Rs. | 4,00,000 Equity shares of Rs.10 each, fully paid-up 4,00,000 Equity shares of Rs.10 each, paid-up Rs. 7.50 per share 4,00,000 Equity shares of Rs.10 each, paid-up Rs. 5 per share Reserves and surplus Provision for bad debts Sundry creditors Dividend equalisation fund | 40,00,000 30,00,000 20,00,000 56,00,000 1,20,000 20,40,000 6,40,000 | | 1,74,00,000 | Assets | Patent and copyrights Land and buildings Plant and machinery Stock Investments at cost Debtors Bank Preliminary expenses | 8,00,000 48,00,000 48,00,000 24,00,000 6,00,000 32,00,000 6,40,000 1,60,000 | | 1,74,00,000 |
Additional information: (i) | The normal average profit (after tax) for the company is estimated to be Rs.21,60,000. | (ii) | The applicable capitalisation rate is 12%. | (iii) | The revised values of — – | Patent and copyrights are estimated @ 50% of its value; and | – | Land and buildings and plant and machinery are revalued at Rs.60, 00,000 and Rs.52, 00,000 respectively. |
| (iv) | Investments have a market value of Rs.7, 20,000. | (v) | Provision for bad and doubtful debts to be maintained @ 2%. | (vi) | The balance sheet as at 30th June, 2004 does not contain a provision for income-tax, which are estimated at Rs.3,00,000. | You are required to calculate the value of fully and partly paid-up equity share (per share) by: | (i) | The asset backing method (excluding goodwill) on the notional call method; and | (ii) | The earning capacity method. | | 6 | (0) |
| (b) | The following are the figures extracted from the books of the undermentioned companies for the last two years | Rose Ltd. | Milk Ltd. | | 31.3.2003 | 31.3.2004 | 31.3.2003 | 31.3.2004 | Liabilities | Rs. | Rs. | Rs. | Rs. | Equity share capital of Rs.10 each, fully paid-up Capital reserve General reserve Profit and loss account Creditors (including Rs.19,000 from Milk Ltd.) Bills payable (including Rs.4,000 to Rose Ltd.) Bank overdraft Proposed dividend | 5,00,000 1,00,000 1,20,000 40,000 1,49,000 21,000 — — 9,30,000 | 5,00,000 1,00,000 1,50,000 80,000 1,69,000 26,000 — — 10,25,000 | 1,00,000 — 20,000 15,000 36,000 4,000 6,000 — 1,81,000 | 1,00,000 — 30,000 30,000- 42,000 6,000 10,000 20,000, 2,38,000 |
| Rose Ltd. | | Milk Ltd. | | 31.3.2003 | | 31.3.2004 | | 31.3.2003 | | 31.3.2004 | Liabilities | Rs. | | Rs. | | Rs. | | Rs. | Freehold properties Furniture Plant and equipments Investment 8,000 Equity shares in Milk Ltd. as on 1.10.2003 Stocks Debtors (including Rs. 19,000 to Rose Ltd.) Bills receivable (including Rs.2,000 to Milk Ltd.) Cash and bank balances | 2,30,000 20,000 2,00,000
1,20,000 2,14,000 87,000 35,000 24,000 | | 2,30,000 18,000 1,70,000
1,20,000 2,68,000 92,000 79,000 48,000 | | 20,000 6,000 15,000
— 86,000 37,000 8,000 9,000 | | 20,000 5,400 12,000
— 1,32,000 42,000 18,000 8,600 | | 9,30,000 | | 10,25,000 | | 1,81,000 | | 2,38,000 |
You are required to prepare the consolidated balance sheet of Rose Ltd. and its subsidiary Milk Ltd. as at 31st March, 2004. (Working notes form part of the answer.) | 9 | (0) |