Worksheet 27: Income Statements (Profit and Loss)

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Section 5

Financial information 23 Income statements


and financial decisions

Worksheet 27: Income statements (profit and


loss)
Scenario
Vacsac Ltd supply vacuum cleaner bags to retail outlets and have just finished another financial
year on 31 March. They now have to prepare the company accounts for the year. These will be
issued to shareholders and submitted to the Tax Authorities for tax purposes.
Vacsac Ltd have hired you, Patel, Smith and Chan, Chartered Accountants, to prepare their
company accounts. They have given you the following information:

Memorandum
To: Patel, Smith and Chan
From: Finance Manager, Vacsac Ltd
Date: 25 March 201…
These are the figures you requested to prepare our income statement.
Total sales revenue amounted to $438 000. Our inventory at the beginning of the year was
$50 000 and we purchased $200 000 of inventory in the year. We had $60 000 of inventory
left at the end of the year.
In addition to this we spent the following on expenses: heat and light $5 000, rent and
rates $15 000, wages $150 000, insurance $5 000, depreciation $10 000, office expenses
$5 000 and advertising $8 000.

Task 1
Using the information provided, draw up the income statement (profit and loss account) for the year
ending 31 March for Vacsac Ltd.

Income statement (Profit and loss account) for the year ending 31 March for Vacsac Ltd
Sales revenue _____
Opening inventory
Purchases
Closing inventory _____
Cost of sales _____
Gross profit _____

Expenses
Wages
Rent/rates
Heat and light
Insurance
Office expenses
Depreciation
Advertising _____
Total expenses _____
Net profit _____

Task 2
Net profit is sometimes retained by the business. State two other uses of net profit.
______________________________________________________________________________

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