QUESTION 1
30 MARKS
Company A {Pty) Ltd is a private company which produces a variety of soft drinks in the south of
Namibia. The company is registered for VAT and its year-end is 31 December. An extract of the trial
balance for the 2022 and 2023 financial years is provided below:
Land - cost price
Buildings - cost price
Accumulated depreciation - buildings
Mortgage bond
Factory under construction
Specific loan (incurred for factory)
Plant and equipment - cost price
Accumulated depreciation - plant and equipment
Supplier's loan
Vehicles - cost price
Accumulated depreciation - vehicles
~dditional
nformation
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2
2
2
3
B
~,5
15
2023
2022
5 250 000
15 700 000
{3 060 000)
{9 986 000)
5 000 000
0
29150 000
(12 940 000)
(1600 000)
3 312 500
1032 000
3 250 000
9 700 000
{2 425 000)
{4 563 000)
2 450 000
{2 500 000)
22 000 000
(13 710 000)
0
2 800 000
1778000
Additional information
1 There was, besides the disposal/derecognition of non-current assets specifically mentioned, no
other non-current assets disposed of/derecognised during the current reporting period.
2. The company purchased an additional warehouse during the 2023 financial year. The registration
of the property occurred on 2 May 2023. The depreciation on the building for the 2023 financial
year was correctly recorded in the accounting records. The cost of the warehouse amounted to
N$ 8 000 0000 of which N$ 2 000 000 was paid via EFTand the rest was financed with a mortgage
bond.
3. Since the business was expanding, an additional factory had to be constructed for a total cost of
N$ 5 000 000. This cost included the interest portion of a specific loan {amounting to N$ 5 000
000) to be obtained for this purpose. The construction of the building started in 2022 and was
only concluded on 31 December 2023, on which date the entire loan was settled. As this loan was
specifically obtained for this project, the accountant correctly capitalized the interest on the loan
to the building. The interest for the period 1 January to 30 June 2024 amounted to N$ 325 000.
The bank paid the loan amount in two equal installments on 1 June 2022 and 2 January 2023.
4. During November 2023, Namibia received heavy rains. Due to extensive flooding on the 2nd of
November, some of the manufacturing plant and equipment was severely damaged.
Manufacturing equipment costing N$ 2 400 000 and accumulated depreciation of N$ 850 000 on
the day of the damage, was destroyed completely. The amount of the insurance compensation
was N$ 1173 913 {excluding VAT). The insurance company settled the amount on 13 December
2023.
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