UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education
Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level
ACCOUNTING
9706/01
Paper 1 Multiple Choice
May/June 2006
1 hour
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)
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There are thirty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible
answers A, B, C and D.
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1 Which item should be treated as capital expenditure?
A
the cost of a printer for an existing computer system
B
repair costs to a car which are not covered by insurance
C
rent paid on a factory, whilst the company negotiated the purchase of the factory
D
the replacement of a wooden fence with a new fence
2
The accounting year end of a business is 31 October.
On 1 April the business rents out part of its warehouse for an annual rent of $6000 receivable in
equal instalments on 1 April, 1 July, 1 October and 1 January.
At 31 October what would the final accounts show?
Profit and Loss Account
$
Balance Sheet
$
A
rental income
3500
current asset
1000
B
rent