Question 1

A group presents its financial statements in A$.

The goodwill of its only foreign subsidiary was measured at B$100,000 at acquisition. There have been no impairments to this goodwill.

Exchange rates (where A$/B$ is the number of B$'s to each A$) are as follows:

The value of goodwill to be included in the group's statement of financial position in respect of its foreign subsidiary for the year ended 31 December 20X4 is:

Options :

A : A$75,758.

B : A$66,667.

C : A$150,000.

D : A$132,000.

Answer: A

Question 2

AB and FGincorporated on 1 January 20X1 in the same country and had similar investment in net assets. Both entities are financed entirely by equity. In the year to31 December 20X1 both entitiesgenerated the same volume of sales.

Which of the following, takenindividually, would explainwhy AB's return on capital employed ratio was lower than that of FG?

Options :

A : AB revalued its non current assets upwards on 31 December 20X1; FG-s non current assets were stated at historic cost.

B : FG issuedbonds on 31 December 20X1; AB remains ungeared.

C : AB paid a lower dividend to its shareholders than FG in the year.

D : AB-s deferred tax provision at the year end ishigher than that of FG.

Answer: A

Question 3

XY's investments enable it to exercisecontrol over AB and havesignificant influence over FG and JK.

The Managing Director of XY is a non-executive director of LM. XYdoes not hold any investment inLM.

XYispreparingitsconsolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 September 20X9.

Which of the followingtransactions during the year will be disclosed in these financial statements in accordance with IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures?

Options :

A : Sale of goods with a trade discount to a major customer of XY.

B : Sale of a motor vehicle from XY toa Director of AB'sspouse at its current market value.

C : Sale of non current assets from XY to LM at their current market value.

D :

Sale of goods from FG to JK at their current market value.

Answer: B

Question 4

The dividend yield of ST hasfallen in theyear to 31 May 20X5, compared to the previous year.

The share price on 31 May 20X4 was $4.50 and on 31 May 20X5 was $4.00. There were no issues of share capital during the year.

Whichof the following should explain the reduction in the dividend yield for the year to 31 May 20X5 compared to the previous year?

Options :

A : The dividend paid in the year was reduced in order to pay for new assets.

B : Surplus cash was used to pay a special dividend in additionto the normal dividend in the year.

C :

The profit for the year fell significantly and the dividend per share stayed the same.

D : To compensate investors for thereduction in share price a higher dividend per share was paid.

Answer: A

Question 5

MNO is listed on its local stock exchange. It has a high level of gearing compared to the industry average as a result of rapid expansion funded by debt. The directors of MNO would like to reduce the level of gearing by raising equity to fund the next expansion project. The directors are considering whether to use a placing of new shares or a rights issue.

Which of the following statementsis true?

Options :

A : A rights issue would not need to be underwritten because the risk of the shares not being taken up is small compared to a placing.

B : The administration costs associated with a placing are usually more expensive than a rights issue because less investors are involved.

C : A placing will increase the proportion of the total number of MNO-s shares held by large investors.

D : The directors must use a placing before offering the rights issue to existing shareholders.

Answer: C

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