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The external auditor seeks to provide an opinion on whether the accounts show a true and fair view

What is the international term for 'true and fair view'?

A.

Going concern

B.

Prudence

C.

Fair presentation

D.

Completeness

Refer to the exhibit.

A company has the following equity balances at the beginning of the year:

During the year the company issued 100,000 new shares at $1.20 each

What are the equity balances after this issue?

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

ABC Limited had a gross profit margin of 55%, while a direct competitor, XYZ Limited, has a gross profit margin of 60%.

Which THREE of the following would be an acceptable explanation for this?

A.

ABC Limited has a higher selling price than XYZ Limited

B.

ABC Limited has a lower selling price than XYZ Limited

C.

ABC Limited has better control of its production costs than XYZ Limited

D.

XYZ Limited has better control of its production costs than ABC Limited

E.

ABC Limited has a lower profit mark-up than XYZ Limited

F.

ABC Limited has a higher profit mark-up than XYZ Limited

Refer to the Exhibit.

A company that is VAT-registered has the following transaction for the month of March. All purchases were in respect of goods for resale and all items were subject to VAT at 17.5%.

Opening inventory was $16,200 and closing inventory was $18,400.

The gross profit for the period was

A.

$72,800

B.

$85,925

C.

$90,325

D.

$77,200

Which THREE of the following items would be classified as "capital transactions"?

A.

Purchase of raw materials

B.

Repayment of bank loan

C.

Electricity consumed in the period

D.

Purchase of a small commercial vehicle

E.

Drawings

F.

Sales on credit to customers

An organization restores its petty cash balance to £350 at the end of each month.

During October, the total expenditure column in the petty cash book was calculated as being £310, and hence the impress was restored by this amount. The analysis columns, which had been posted to the nominal ledger, totaled only £300.

This error would result in:

A.

The trial balance being £10 higher on the debit side

B.

The trial balance being £10 higher on the credit side

C.

No imbalance in the trial balance

D.

The petty cash balance being £10 lower than it should be

BCD has the following balances for the year ended 31 December 20X8:

What is the trade payables balance of BCD at 31 December 20X8? Give your answer to the nearest $"000.

In a cash flow statement, which one of the following would not be found under the section "cash flows from financing activities"?

A.

Loan repayments

B.

Dividend payments

C.

Dividend received

D.

Proceeds from issuing shares

The Accounting Standards Board is responsible for:

A.

Producing the Companies Act

B.

Governing the activities of the external auditors

C.

Producing International Accounting Standards

D.

Producing Financial Reporting Standards

Accounting standards and company law both influence how assets and liabilities ate classified and presented in financial statements

An amount owing at the year end, due for repayment more from one year from the date that the statement of financial position is being prepared, will be

classified under which of the following headings?

A.

Non-current liability

B.

Current liability

C.

Capital

D.

Non-current asset