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CS Executive December 2023 Question Paper Corporate Accounting and Financial Management

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FOR CS EXECUTIVE EXAM PREPARATION

CS Executive 2023
Question Paper ·
Corporate Accounting
and Financial
Management
EXAM YEAR TYPE

CS Executive 2023 Question Paper
SUBJECT DATE

Corporate Accounting and Financial Management December 2023

Notes · Sample Papers · Previous Year Papers · Mock Tests

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PART—I

1. Technocrats Ltd. invited applications for 1,00,000 equity shares of ` 30 each. The shares

were issued at a premium of ` 15 per share, payable as follows :

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On Application and Allotment : ` 24 per share (incl. premium of ` 9)

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Applications for 1,50,000 shares were

on allotment, and pro-rata allotment was made to remaining applicants as follows :

Category A — Applicants for 80,000 shares were allotted 60,000 shares

Category B — Applicants for 60,000 shares were allotted 40,000 shares

Mr. X, who belonged to A category, was allotted 300 shares. He failed to pay the call

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the excess received on application is to be adjusted towards share capital account first.

You are required :

(a) Pass the necessary journal entries to record the above transactions.

(8 marks)

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(b) Assuming opening bank balance of ` 1,25,000, prepare the Bank account of the
company in the light of above transactions.
(3 marks)
(c) What are the restrictions on use of Securities Premium Account as per provisions
of the Companies Act, 2013 ? What is the implication if a company violates these
provisions ?
(4 marks)
2. (a) Following Summarized Statement of Profit/Loss and Balance Sheet are provided by
ABC Ltd. :
Summarized Profit/Loss account of ABC Ltd.
(For the year ended 31st March, 2023)
Particulars Amount (in crore `)
Sales 144
Add : Other Income 15
Less : Cost of Sales 110.02
Gross Margin (excluding other incomes) 33.98
Operating Expenses :
Administration : 14.36
Selling and Distribution : 5.36
Profit Before interest and Tax (EBIT) 29.26
Interest 4.01
Profit Before Tax (EBT) 25.25
Provision for Taxes 9.47
Profit after Tax (EAT) 15.78
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Balance Sheets of ABC Ltd.

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Particulars Amount (in crore `)
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Accounts Receivable 15.43
Cash and Bank 1.75
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Liabilities and Owners’ Equity :
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Reserves and Surplus 6.36
Long-term Debt 26.71

Total 60.07

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(iv) Net Profit Margin Ratio

(v) Return on Equity.

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(b) (i) The following balances appeared in the books of a Company as on 1st April,

2022 :

Sinking Fund for Redemption of Debentures ` 5,50,000;

Sinking Fund Investments ` 3,44,325;

7% Debentures ` 10,00,000.

In order to redeem these debentures, the company sold the Sinking Fund

Investments and realized ` 3,45,000.

You are required to pass journal entry for the accounting treatment of profit/

loss on sale of Sinking Fund Investment.

(ii) Out of ` 10,00,000 6% Debentures outstanding on 1st April, 2022,

` 5,00,000. Debentures were redeemed on 31st October, 2022. The balance

of Debenture Sinking Fund Account on 1st April, 2022 was ` 10,00,000.

Interest on debenture is paid on 31st March, 2022.

How will you deal with the balance of Debenture Sinking Fund Account at

the time of its redemption ? You are required to pass necessary journal entry

in this regard.

What will be the amount of interest paid on these debentures at the time

of redemption ?

(2+3=5 marks)

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(c) Y Ltd. recently reported the following income Statement :

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Interest 40

EBT 90

Taxes @ 40% 36

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Dividend
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This year company is forecasting 25% increase in sales and it expects that its year

end operating cost will be around 70% of sales. It is expected that tax rate, interest

and dividend pay-out ratio will be constant. You are required to compute projected

Net Income and expected growth rate in dividend.

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3. (a) XYZ Ltd. incorporated on 1st April, 2023 issued a prospectus inviting applications

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K-2,00,000 Shares,

B-1,50,000 Shares,
D-1,00,000 Shares,

M-50,000 Shares.

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The applications were received for 4,50,000 shares of which marked applications were

as follows :

K-2,20,000 Shares,

B-90,000 Shares,

D-1,10,000 Shares,

M-10,000.

Calculate the liability of individual underwriters

(b) On 1st April, 2022, the following balances were extracted from the ledger of X

Limited :

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(i) 10% redeemable preference share capital amount

5,000 shares of ` 100 each, fully called up 5,00,000

(ii) Securities premium account 14,000

(iii) General Reserve 1,60,000

(iv) Profit and loss account 1,18,540

The company redeemed all the preference shares at a premium of 5% and for the

purpose, it issued equity shares of ` 10 each at a premium of ` 1 for such an

amount as was necessary for the purpose after utilizing the available profits to the

maximum possible extent.

You are required to pass the necessary journal entries for above mentioned transactions.

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(c) The Summary Balance Sheet of ABC Ltd. as on 31st March, 2023 read as

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Freehold property 1,15,000

Authorized share Capital : Stock 1,35,000

40,000 Equity Shares of Trade receivables 75,000

` 10 each 4,00,000 Cash 30,000

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Securities Premium a 30,000

Statement of Profit and

Loss 90,000

12% Debentures 1,20,000

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The Annual General Meeting of ABC Ltd., it was resolved that :

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(ii) To repay the debentures at a premium of 3%.

Record the above transactions in the books of ABC Ltd. to meet the above resolutions.

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Attempt all parts of either Q. No. 4 or Q. No. 4A

4. (a) On 31st March, 2023, H Ltd. has 20,000 shares out of 25,000 equity shares issued
by S Ltd. H Ltd. acquired these shares in S Ltd. in the following manner :
Date of Acquisition % of Shares Acquired
01st April, 2022 25%
01st October, 2022 37.5%
01st January, 2023 37.5%
On 31st March, 2022, the balance sheet of S Ltd. exhibited equity share capital
of ` 2,50,000 (in ` 10 shares) and reserves and surplus of ` 1,25,000. During
the year 2022-23, net profit earned by the company was ` 50,000, that was distributed
evenly throughout the year. Amount of Reserves and Surplus on 31 st March, 2023
stood at ` 1,75,000.
Ascertain the share of parent company in profits of S Ltd. on the dates of acquisition
of these shares.
(b) From the following details, calculate value of Goodwill/Capital Reserve and Minority
Interest that will reflect in consolidated Balance Sheet on 31 st March, 2023 :
Summarized Balance Sheets as on 31st March, 2023
Liabilities H.Ltd.(`) S.Ltd. (`) Assets H.Ltd.(`) S.Ltd.(`)
Share Capital Sundry Assets 20,00,000 10,00,000
(` 100 shares) 10,00,000 4,00,000
Profit and Loss 6,00,000 4,00,000 3000 shares in
S Ltd. (01.04.22) 7,00,000 —
General Reserve 2,00,000 ........
Liabilities 9,00,000 2,00,000
Total 27,00,000 10,00,000 Total 27,00,000 10,00,000
Balance Sheet of S Ltd. on 31st March, 2022 exhibited profit of ` 1,00,000 and
general reserve of ` 60,000.
2/2023/CAFM/NS Contd. ........

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(c) From the following summary of bank account of X. Ltd., prepare Cash Flow Statement

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To Issue of Equity Shares 300 By Purchase of Fixed Assets 200
To Receipts from By Overhead Expenses 200
Customers 2,800 By Wages and Salaries 100
To Sales of Fixed Assets 100 By Income Tax 250

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Assume that the company does not have any cash and cash equivalents and there
were NIL cash transaction.

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(iii) What is the need of convergence of Accounting Standard with IFRS in India ?
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PART—II

5. XYZ Ltd. is a company manufacturing standardized chandeliers. The segment they

deal in is more or less an oligopolistic kind of market with mediocre market potential.

The demand of their product had been wavering in past, but owing to increasing

economic level of middle class in India, the board of directors is confident of brighter

days in future. On 1st April, 2023, the board of directors of the company is desirous

of knowing the amount of working capital that will be required to meet the planned

level of operations during the year 2023-24. Following details have been provided

in this regard :

Issued share capital : ` 2 Crore

10% Debentures ` 50 Lakh

Fixed Assets (1st April, 2023) ` 1.25 Crore

Production and sales during the year 2023-24 is expected to average out to 500

units per month. During the previous year, the ratios of cost to selling price, which

are also likely to be maintained in current year as well, were as follows :

Raw Materials : 60%

Direct Wages 10%

Overheads : 20%

Following additional information has been provided in this regard :

(1) Raw materials and components are expected to remain in store for an average

period of two months before being issued to assembly and production.

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(2) Each unit of product is expected to be in process for 15 days.

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being dispatches to customers.
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average credit collection period is 75 days.

(6) On an average, overheads of 2 weeks remain outstanding.

(7) Selling price per unit is ` 5,000.

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(10) One year is equal to 360 days or 52 weeks.

(11) Assuming production and sales follow a constant pattern.

You are required to :

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(b) Prepare a forecast of Profit/Loss account for the ensuing year.

(c) Prepare a forecasted Balance Sheet at the end of ensuing year.

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Attempt all parts of either Q. No. 6 or Q. No. 6A

6. (a) ABC Ltd. provides the following information regarding the cost of the product.

Direct materials ` 20,000

Direct Wages ` 16,000

Variable Factory Overhead : 25% of wages

Variable Administration Overhead : 10% of the factory cost

Variable Selling and Distribution Overhead : ` 4 per unit

Fixed Overhead : ` 8,000

Units sold 1,000 @ ` 64 per unit

From the above data of ABC Ltd., you are required to calculate :

(i) Profit-Volume Ratio

(ii) Break-Even Point

(iii) Margin of Safety

(iv) Profit.

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(b) Equipment A has a cost of ` 75,000 and net cash flow of ` 20,000 per year

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— Net Present Value and Profitability Index for the both equipments.

— Which equipment should be accepted and why ?

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Present Values of Rupee 1 at 11% are :

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(c) The following is an extract from the financial statement of XYZ Ltd :

(` in lakh) (` in lakh)

Operating Profit 105

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a Equity share capital (shares of 10 each) 200

Reserves and surplus 100

15% non-convertible debentures (of ` 100 each) 220 520

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The market price per equity share is ` 12 and per debenture ` 93.75.

Calculate :

(i) EPS

(ii) Percentage cost of capital to the company for the debenture funds and the

equity.

(d) RST Ltd. has a capital of ` 10,00,000 in equity shares of ` 100 each. The shares

are currently quoted at par. The company proposes to declare a dividend of ` 10

per share at the end of the current financial year. The capitalization rate for the risk

class of which the company belongs is 12%.

You are requested to calculate market price of the share at the end of the year, if

(i) Dividend is not declared.

(ii) Dividend is declared.

(iii) Assuming that the company pays the dividend and has net profits of ` 5,00,000

and makes new investments of ` 10,00,000 during the period, how many

new shares must be issued ? Use the MM model.

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(ii) Explain

35% and an unlevered beta of 0.80.

(iii) What is meant by annuity due and ordinary annuity ?

(iv) Briefly explain the emerging roles of Financial Manager.

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