Question: QUESTION 4 ( 2 0 MARKS ) ( 3 0 MINUTES ) FBF Ltd is a South African manufacturing company that manufactures and sells specialised

QUESTION 4(20 MARKS)(30 MINUTES) FBF Ltd is a South African manufacturing company that manufactures and sells specialised tyres for sports cars across the world. FBF Ltd entered into the following transactions denominated in American dollars during the 2022 financial year: On 1 January 2022, FBF Ltd purchased 10 batches of butadiene rubber and styrene rubber for the manufacturing of the tyres from USA at a total cost of $100000. On 1 February 2022, FBF Ltd paid Care Insurance cash R30500(excluding VAT) to insure the goods while in transit. The batches were shipped free on board (FOB) basis on 1 February 2022 and arrived at the Durban harbour on 23 June 2022. Customs duty of R45800(excluding VAT) was paid on the date of arrival. The company uses the perpetual inventory recording system. FBF Ltd will settle the outstanding balance on 30 January 2023. FBF ordered specialised machine with a value of $245000 and it was shipped Cost, Insurance Freight (CIF) on 1 March 2022. Arrived at FBFs factory 1 May 2022. Custom duty and freight charges R165000 on 01 May 2022. Amount payable to supplier for machine by 31 December 2022. A free-lance engineer was sent to oversee the installation of the machine on FBFs premises. His fee of R132500(incl.15% VAT) was paid on 31 May 2022. Machine available for use 01 June 2022. Machine taken into use 1 July 2022. Machine is depreciated at 10% straight line method. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 1. No forward cover was taken out in respect of any of the above-mentioned transactions. 2. The functional currency of FBF Ltd is South African Rand. 3. The end of the current reporting period is 31 December 2022.4. The following exchange rates were applicable in 2022 and 2023: Date Spot rate $1=R 1 January 202215.811 February 202215.981 March 202215.051 May 202216.0731 May 202216.0023 June 202216.671 July 202216.451 November 202217.0531 December 202217.0830 January 202317.84** PLEASE TURN OVER FOR THE REQUIRED ** QUESTION 4(CONTINUED) REQUIRED: a) Prepare journal entries for all the transactions entered into by FBF Ltd for the reporting period ended 31 December 2022. The journal entries are to be completed on Moodle by starting the Question 4 Forex test. You will be required to complete the journal entries by choosing the correct answers from a wide selection of answers. (20) Please note: Journal dates are required; however journal narrations are not required. Show all calculations clearly and round-off to the nearest Rand. _________________________________________________________________________________ Page 10 of 10

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