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Book-keeping records financial transactions in the books of account. Posting journal totals to ledger accounts is therefore a book-keeping task; interpretation and advice are accounting tasks.
A partnership enables shared ownership, expertise and finance without the public-company structure. Unless a limited-liability form is used, partners also need to assess personal liability and agree decision and profit-sharing terms.
The share issue increases equity by cash received: 50,000 × £1.40 = £70,000, split between share capital and premium. Retained profit is £90,000 - £20,000 = £70,000. Total increase is £140,000.
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Correct answer: Posting sales-journal totals to ledger accounts
Book-keeping records financial transactions in the books of account. Posting journal totals to ledger accounts is therefore a book-keeping task; interpretation and advice are accounting tasks.
Correct answer: They can share management and capital without offering shares to the public, although partners may face personal liability.
A partnership enables shared ownership, expertise and finance without the public-company structure. Unless a limited-liability form is used, partners also need to assess personal liability and agree decision and profit-sharing terms.
Correct answer: £140,000
The share issue increases equity by cash received: 50,000 × £1.40 = £70,000, split between share capital and premium. Retained profit is £90,000 - £20,000 = £70,000. Total increase is £140,000.
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The full financial cost includes licences or development, implementation, data conversion, support, upgrades, security and training. Management should compare these whole-life costs with expected benefits.
Watch for: Do not treat An introduction to the role of the accountant in business as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
A partnership enables shared ownership, expertise and finance without the public-company structure. Unless a limited-liability form is used, partners also need to assess personal liability and agree decision and profit-sharing terms.
Watch for: Do not treat Types of business organisation as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Cash discounts are recorded when payment is made or received, so they belong in the cash book. The sales journal records net credit sales of goods after trade discount.
Watch for: Do not treat The double entry model as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
The reconciliation explains differences such as unpresented cheques and uncredited deposits and highlights possible errors. It supports control but cannot guarantee that fraud is absent.
Watch for: Do not treat Verification of accounting records as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Realisation recognises revenue when the earning transaction occurs, not necessarily when cash is received. A credit sale can therefore create revenue immediately.
Watch for: Do not treat Accounting concepts used in the preparation of accounting records as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
A trading business buys and sells goods, so it calculates cost of sales and gross profit. A pure service business normally has no inventory-based cost of sales.
Watch for: Do not treat Preparation of financial statements of sole traders as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
A highly geared company uses a relatively high proportion of interest-bearing long-term finance. Fixed interest can magnify returns to ordinary shareholders when operating returns are strong, but increases risk when profit or cash flow weakens.
Watch for: Do not treat Limited company accounts as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
An unchanged gross profit margin suggests cost of sales relative to revenue is stable. A lower profit margin therefore points to higher operating expenses relative to revenue.
Watch for: Do not treat Analysis and evaluation of financial information as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
The principal budget factor constrains activity and must be identified first. The sales budget commonly drives production, resource, working-capital and cash budgets, which are coordinated before budgeted financial statements are completed.
Watch for: Do not treat Budgeting as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Relevant financial costs establish the measurable difference, but quality failures, delivery disruption, spare-capacity use and dependence can alter the preferred action. A justified decision evaluates both sets of evidence.
Watch for: Do not treat Marginal costing as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Management by exception directs limited management time toward variances that exceed monetary, percentage or risk thresholds. Significance and controllability matter; a small recurring variance may still warrant attention.
Watch for: Do not treat Standard costing and variance analysis as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Allocation assigns an identifiable whole overhead to one cost centre. Apportionment shares a common overhead across centres on a suitable basis. Absorption then charges production overhead to units or jobs using an absorption rate.
Watch for: Do not treat Absorption and activity based costing as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Financial appraisal is necessary but not sufficient. Safety, legal, environmental, reputational and stakeholder consequences can make a financially positive project unacceptable or require redesign and revised cash forecasts.
Watch for: Do not treat Capital investment appraisal as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Double entry creates a structured audit trail and internal checks that make omissions and inconsistencies easier to identify. Verification is still necessary because balanced records can contain some errors.
Watch for: Do not treat Accounting for organisations with incomplete records as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Goodwill represents unrecorded business value created while the retiring partner participated. An adjustment allows the old partners to receive their shares before future profits belong to the continuing partnership.
Watch for: Do not treat Partnership accounts as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
Directors are responsible for stewardship and preparing the statements. Independent auditors obtain evidence and report whether the financial statements give the required fair presentation, supporting corporate governance without taking over management's role.
Watch for: Do not treat Accounting for limited companies as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
A high price/earnings ratio can reflect optimistic growth expectations, but also means investors pay more for each unit of current earnings. It should be assessed with risk, growth and other ratios rather than treated as automatically superior.
Watch for: Do not treat Interpretation, analysis and communication of accounting information as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
The accountant should act with integrity, preserve evidence and use authorised reporting or whistleblowing channels. Confidential information should be disclosed only through appropriate legal and professional routes.
Watch for: Do not treat The impact of ethical considerations as a calculation only. Apply the correct accounting rule, show the working and interpret the result.
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AQA · A Level · Accounting · 7127
7127-2017-v1-current-Aug2026
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