Case Study Practical Walkthrough in CIE Year 12 Accounting | Year 12 CIE 会计：案例分析实战演练

📚 Case Study Practical Walkthrough in CIE Year 12 Accounting | Year 12 CIE 会计：案例分析实战演练

Practising case study questions is one of the most effective ways to prepare for CIE Year 12 Accounting. It trains you to apply concepts such as adjustments, financial statement preparation and ratio analysis to a realistic business scenario, exactly as the exam requires. This article walks through a full worked example featuring Greenfield Retail Ltd, highlighting common adjustments, the logic behind each entry and how to interpret the final figures.

练习案例分析题是备考 CIE Year 12 会计最有效的方法之一。它训练你将调整、财务报表编制和比率分析等概念应用于真实的商业场景，完全符合考试要求。本文将以 Greenfield Retail Ltd 为例，逐步讲解常见的调整事项、每一笔分录的逻辑以及如何解读最终的财务数据。

1. Introducing the Case Study | 案例介绍

Greenfield Retail Ltd is a limited company preparing its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. The accountant has extracted the following trial balance figures before year-end adjustments. All amounts are in USD. The company uses the straight-line method for depreciation and maintains a provision for doubtful debts.

Greenfield Retail Ltd 是一家有限公司，正在编制截至 2024 年 12 月 31 日的年度财务报表。会计人员已提取了年末调整前的试算平衡表数据（单位：美元）。公司使用直线法计提折旧，并设有坏账准备。

Key figures at 1 January 2024: trade receivables $80,000, inventory $120,000, equipment at cost $200,000, accumulated depreciation $60,000, prepaid rent $4,000, bank loan (repayable 2028) $50,000, trade payables $45,000, cash at bank $25,000, share capital $100,000 and retained earnings $101,500. Revenue reported in the trial balance is $500,000, cost of goods sold $300,000, administrative expenses $100,000 and selling expenses $30,000. The provision for doubtful debts stands at $2,500.

2024 年 1 月 1 日关键数据：应收账款 $80,000，存货 $120,000，设备原值 $200,000，累计折旧 $60,000，预付租金 $4,000，银行借款（2028 年到期）$50,000，应付账款 $45,000，银行存款 $25,000，股本 $100,000，留存收益 $101,500。试算表中列示的收入为 $500,000，销售成本 $300,000，管理费用 $100,000，销售费用 $30,000。坏账准备余额为 $2,500。

2. Adjusting for Accruals and Prepayments | 应计与预提的调整

The prepaid rent of $4,000 shown in the trial balance relates to January and February 2024. Monthly rent is $2,000. During the year, the company paid $24,000 for rent, which was debited to administrative expenses. At 31 December 2024, the rent for December has not yet been paid.

试算表中显示的预付租金 $4,000 与 2024 年 1 月和 2 月相关，月租金为 $2,000。本年度公司累计支付租金 $24,000，已借记管理费用。截止 2024 年 12 月 31 日，12 月的租金尚未支付。

The adjusting entries are: (1) transfer the opening prepayment to expenses: debit administrative expenses $4,000, credit prepaid rent $4,000; (2) accrue the outstanding December rent: debit administrative expenses $2,000, credit accruals $2,000. After these adjustments, the total rent expense for the year becomes $24,000 (paid) + $4,000 (opening prepaid transferred) + $2,000 (accrued) – $4,000 (already included in prepayment) = $26,000, which equals the correct charge of $2,000 × 13 months? Wait – careful review shows the correct charge should be 12 months × $2,000 = $24,000. However, if the $24,000 paid during the year covered 12 months from January to December, and we have already recognised the opening prepaid $4,000 in expenses, the total would be $28,000. To correct this, we need to remove the double counting: the opening prepaid was initially an asset, so when we transfer it, it adds $4,000 to the expense. The payment of $24,000 already covered 12 months, but the opening prepaid covers January and February, meaning those two months are counted twice in the expense account as it stands. Therefore, we must reduce the expense by $4,000 – so the net adjustment for prepayment should be zero? Let’s simplify with standard CIE approach: assume the $24,000 paid during the year was for the period March to December (10 months) plus the next year’s Jan-Feb, but that would create a new prepayment. To keep the numbers from becoming too tangled, many exams present ‘rent paid’ figure that already includes some prepayment. Here, I will state: the opening prepaid $4,000 has been fully consumed, and the $24,000 paid during the year was for the 12 months to 31 December 2024, meaning December has already been paid – hence no accrual. But I mentioned December unpaid – I need to choose a clear scenario. Let’s revise: the opening prepaid $4,000 was for January and February 2024. During the year, the company paid $22,000 for rent covering March to December (10 months × $2,200? No). Better: monthly rent is $2,000. Opening prepaid covers Jan and Feb ($4,000). During the year, payments total $20,000, covering ten months (March to December). So total rent expense should be 12 × $2,000 = $24,000. The entries: Dr expense $4,000 (to transfer opening prepaid), Cr prepaid $4,000; the $20,000 paid has been debited to expense, giving expense so far $20,000 + $4,000 = $24,000, which is correct. No accrual needed. That avoids the accrual. But I wanted to include an accrual for richer practice. So I will adjust: let’s make monthly rent $2,000, opening prepaid $4,000 (Jan-Feb 2024). During the year, the company paid rent of $28,000, which was debited to administrative expenses. This $28,000 covers 14 months? Actually, if they paid $28,000, that could cover 14 months – includes prepayment. We can structure: payments made during the year: $28,000, of which $4,000 is a prepayment for Jan-Feb 2025 (already included in the $28,000). So opening prepaid $4,000 consumed, and a new prepayment arises. Then we need to calculate: rent expense = opening prepaid $4,000 + payments $28,000 – closing prepaid $4,000 = $28,000, not matching $24,000. I’m overcomplicating. Let’s revert to a simple and common scenario that appears in CIE: Rent is $2,000 per month. The trial balance shows prepaid rent (debit) $4,000 on 1 Jan 2024. During the year, rent payments of $26,000 were made and debited to administrative expenses. At the year end, rent for December 2024 is outstanding. So we need to transfer the opening prepaid to expense ($4,000), record the accrual ($2,000), and the expense total will be $26,000 (paid) + $4,000 (opening prepaid) + $2,000 (accrual) – $? Actually, the opening prepaid is debited to expense, and the paid $26,000 is already debited. The accrual adds $2,000. So total expense = $26,000 + $4,000 + $2,000 = $32,000, but that suggests 16 months of rent! The reason is that the $26,000 payment probably included some prepayment. To fix, let’s assume the $26,000 payment covered 13 months (Jan 2024 to Jan 2025). So monthly $2,000 × 13 = $26,000. Opening prepaid $4,000 already covered Jan and Feb 2024, meaning the payment also covered Jan and Feb, causing double counting. We need to adjust: transfer opening prepaid to expense (Dr expense $4,000), then calculate closing prepaid: payment $26,000 minus rent for 12 months $24,000 = $2,000 prepaid for Jan 2025. So the adjusting entry: Dr Prepaid rent (asset) $2,000, Cr Administrative expenses $2,000. Additionally, if December rent is outstanding, that would be another $2,000 accrual. But then we must ensure the payment covered only up to November. We can design: Opening prepaid $4,000 (Jan-Feb 2024). During the year, total payments were $20,000 (Mar-Dec). At year end, December rent $2,000 is unpaid. Then: consume opening prepaid: Dr expense $4,000, Cr prepaid $4,000; record accrual: Dr expense $2,000, Cr accruals $2,000. Total expense = $20,000 (paid) + $4,000 (prepaid transfer) + $2,000 (accrual) = $26,000. But 12 months should be $24,000, so this overstates expense by $2,000. The error is that the $20,000 payment covered only 10 months (Mar-Dec), but we also have Jan-Feb from opening prepaid, so total covered months = 12, expense $24,000. The accrual adds an extra month, making it 13. So no, the payment plus opening prepaid already equals 12 months, so no accrual needed. To legitimately introduce an accrual, we could set payments lower: e.g. payments during year $18,000 (covering Mar-Nov, 9 months). Then expense = opening prepaid $4,000 (2 months) + payment $18,000 (9 months) + accrual $2,000 (Dec) = $24,000 (12 months). Perfect. So let’s do: rent $2,000 per month. Trial balance: prepaid rent $4,000. Payments during year debited to admin expenses: $18,000. At 31 Dec 2024, December rent is outstanding. Adjustment: (1) transfer opening prepaid to expense $4,000; (2) accrue $2,000. So admin expenses increase by $4,000 + $2,000 = $6,000. This is clear, consistent, and tests both prepayment and accrual. I will use this scenario.

每月租金为 $2,000。试算表中年初预付租金 $4,000 为 2024 年 1 月和 2 月的租金。本年度实际支付的租金

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