Question
Ritev Enterprises (RE) is a public limited company that owns a chain of 20 gas (petrol) stations. Next year, RE plans to modernize its gas stations by installing self-service pumps.
Table 2 provides selected financial data for RE from:
the profit and loss account for year ending 31 May 2021
the balance sheet as of 31 December 2021.
Table 2: Selected financial data for RE
The finance director is concerned about the trend in consumer preference for electric cars and the potential impact of increased numbers of electric cars on $R E$.
a. State two appropriate external sources of finance that $R E$ could use to modernize its gas stations.[2]
b.i. Construct a fully labelled balance sheet for $R E$ as of 31 December 2021 .[5]
b.ii.Calculate $R E$ ‘s gross profit margin (no working required).[1]
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans:
a.Award [1] for each appropriate source of finance up to a maximum of [2].
Appropriate external sources include:
- share (capital)
- loan (capital) / bank loans
- retained profit
- debentures
- venture capital
- leasing
- equity finance.
Do not award inappropriate sources such as:
- trade credit
- overdrafts
- grants
- subsidies
- debt factoring
- hire purchase
- business angels
- partners
- entrepreneur.
b.i
N.B. if the candidate does not follow the IB prescribed format award a maximum of [3].
N.B. candidates should not be penalized for: omitting the row “Long-term liabilities (debt)”, or for writing “retained profit” omitting the word “accumulated”.
Award [1] if the candidate conveys some idea of what a balance sheet is.
Award [2] if the candidate constructs a largely recognizable balance sheet, but it does not balance, or it has two major problems of classification.
Award [3] for a largely accurate balance sheet that correctly balances. (There could be one misclassification.)
Award [4] if the candidate constructs an accurate balance sheet (that balances) according to the IB prescribed format.
Award [5] if the candidate constructs an accurate balance sheet (that balances) according to the IB prescribed format and the balance sheet is dated.
b.ii. $\$ 100000 m-80000 m=\$ 20000 m$
$
\frac{\$ 20000 \mathrm{~m}}{\$ 100000 \mathrm{~m}}=20 \%
$
Correct answer $=20 \%$ or .2
If a candidate does not express the gross profit margin (GPM) as a percentage or as a decimal, the answer is incorrect.
Award [1] for the correct answer (no working required).
Question
Wong Corporation (WC)
Wong Corporation (WC) manufactures clothes dryers. WC pays tax at a rate of $20 \%$. WC has a hierarchical organization structure. Table 3 shows selected forecasted financial information for the company for 2022, and Table 4 shows its annual cash flow forecast for 2022.
Table 3: Selected forecasted financial information for $W C$ for 2022 (all figures in $\$ 000$ s)
Table 4: Annual cash flow forecast for WC for 2022
(all figures in $000s)
b. Calculating $\mathbf{X}$ and $\mathbf{Y}$ in Table 3, prepare a profit and loss account for $W C$ for 2022 (show all your working).$[4]$
c. Using Table 4, calculate WC’s net cash flow for 2022 (show all your working).[2]
d. Explain the difference between WC’s profit and its cash flow.$[2]$