Question: QUESTION 1 ( 2 5 marks ) John is the owner of a local gardening service company called Green Gardens ( Pty ) Ltd (

QUESTION 1
(25 marks)
John is the owner of a local gardening service company called Green Gardens (Pty) Ltd ("Green Gardens"). Green Gardens has a 30 June financial year-end.
You have been presented with the pre-adjustment trial balance of Green Gardens (Pty) Ltd as at 30 June 2024:
\table[[Account,Note,\table[[Debit],[(R)]],\table[[Credit],[(R)]]],[Lawnmowers - cost (1 July 2023),1,2,3500,],[Lawnmowers- accumulated depreciation (1 July 2023),1,2,,3000],[Vehicles - cost (1 July 2023),3,450000,?],[Vehicles - accumulated depreciation (1 July 2023),3,,?],[?= To be calculated.,,,]]
During the year ended 30 June 2024, the following transactions took place that have not yet been accounted for:
Note 1: New lawnmowers:
1 February 2024: Green Gardens placed an order for 3 new lawnmowers from Breez Ltd, a foreign supplier situated in Germany. The price of the new lawnmowers was R5000 each.
15 February 2024: The lawnmowers were shipped free on board (FOB) shipping point and Green Gardens paid the outstanding balance to Breez Ltd on the same day.
1 March 2024: The shipment arrived at the Durban harbour.
1 March 2024: An additional R500 was paid in cash for the delivery of the new
lawnmowers to Green Gardens' premises.
1 March 2024: The lawnmowers came in 2 parts, namely the engine and the body.
Green Gardens needed to hire a technician to assemble the parts of the lawnmowers.
The technician charged Green Gardens total of R600 for all three of the lawnmowers'
assembly. With this technician, Green Gardens has an arrangement to pay all invoices
at the end of each month. On 1 March 2024, the new lawnmowers were ready for use.
Note 2: Old lawnmower:
On 1 May 2024, Green Gardens sold their old lawnmower at a loss of R600. This original
lawnmower was purchased on 1 July 2019 when the business was started.
Note 3: Vehicles:
Green Gardens owns one vehicle that they bought when they started the business on 1
July 2019.
31 July 2023: Green Gardens serviced the vehicle at a cost of R2000.
30 June 2024: Green Gardens sold the vehicle for R250000. On this day, the company
also bought a new vehicle for R500000. The new vehicle has a useful life of 7 years
with a residual value of R150000.
Note 4: Land:
On 31 October 2023, Green Gardens purchased a piece of land for R800000, with the
intention of building an office.
Additional information:
All lawnmowers, old and new, have a useful life of 5 years, with no residual value
and are depreciated on the straight-line method.
Green Gardens pays cash for all transactions unless otherwise stated.
REQUIRED:
1.1 With reference to Note 1: New lawnmowers, calculate the cost price of the new
lawnmowers.
1.2 With reference to Note 3: Vehicles, calculate the profit or loss on the sale of the
vehicle for the year ended 30 June 2024.
Show all workings and reference accordingly.
Round off to the nearest Rand.
1.3 Prepare the general ledger account for Accumulated depreciation - Lawnmowers
for the financial year ended 30 June 2024 of Green Gardens (Pty) Ltd.
Close off the account at the financial year-end.
Ignore dates.
Show all workings, and reference accordingly.
Ignore VAT.
Round off to the nearest Rand.
(10 marks)
1.4 Prepare an extract of the Statement of Financial Position of Green Gardens (Pty)
Ltd as at 30 June 2024, showing only the non-current assets.
Totals are not required.
Notes to the financial statement are not required.
 QUESTION 1 (25 marks) John is the owner of a local

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