Question 1

If you were asked to express the overall performance of an entityas a percentage of its total investment in net assets which of the following ratios would you calculate?

Options :

A : Return on capital employed

B : Asset utilisation

C : Dividend yield

D : Non-current asset turnover

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

The tax benefit on a company's asset is 180,000 and the useful life on that asset is five years. The company creates a deferred tax provision to spread this benefit over the asset's useful life.

What entry is needed to reduce this deferred tax provision in the company's year two accounts?

Options :

A : DR Deferred tax liability (SOFP) 36,000

B : CR Deferred tax liability (SOFP) 36,000

C : DR Corporation tax (income statement) 36,000

D : CR Corporation tax (income statement) 36,000

E : DR Deferred tax liability (SOFP) 144,000

F : CR Deferred tax liability (SOFP) 144,000

G : DR Corporation tax (income statement) 144,000

H : CR Corporation tax (income statement) 144,000

Answer: A

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

When accounting for a finance lease under IAS 17 Leases, which TWO of the following are recognised in the statement of profitor loss?

Options :

A : Finance cost element of the lease payments

B : Depreciationof the leased asset

C : Lease payments paid

D :

Lease payments payable

E : Capital repayment element of the lease payments

Answer: A,B

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