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A business provides the following information. $, revenue 140000, opening inventory 22000, closing inventory 24 500, purchases 120000 Goods are s...
For the eleven months ended 31 August 2013, snack bar takings were correctly $109340. For September 2013, the snack bar takings were mixed up with ...
A sole trader runs a retail store. Which department is most likely to close?
A business owner suspects a loss of cash has occurred. He provides the data shown. $, cash balance at the start of the month 150, cash balance at ...
A partnership makes a profit for the year of $108000 before taking account of appropriations. Other financial information is as follows. X, Y, Z s...
A business has settled a legal dispute with a customer and expects to pay him $10000 before the end of the next financial year. Which heading is th...
Simon provides the following information about his costs for the year. $, raw materials 16100, factory depreciation 2400, production labour 18000,...
Which shares are entitled to have arrears of dividend carried forward to future years?
A company issues shares at a premium. Which effect does the issue have on the company's statement of financial position? net assets, share capital...
A company's financial statements include the following. $, profit before interest 200000, profit for the year 140000, issued share capital 500000,...
A business sells a single product. This year the gross profit margin and net profit margin were both lower than last year. What is the reason for t...
The following information is given about four products. Which product makes the most gross profit? inventory turnover (per annum), average invento...
A company's non-current asset turnover figure rises from 3.4 times in Year 1 to 4 times in Year 2. Sales revenue has been constant. What explains t...
Gordon sells goods on credit to Sybil. Which information from Sybil's financial statements is of greatest interest to him?
A business has the following total overheads for two different output levels. total overheads $, output (units) 200 000, 20 000 216000, 30 000 Wh...
The data relates to the production of three products. product X $, product Y $, product Z $ contribution per unit 160, 175, 190 fixed overhead per...
Sybil owns a vehicle which on 1 August 2014 will be shown at a cost of $10000 with accumulated depreciation of $6000. On that date she expects to t...
Which statement contains the correct accounting treatment for accrued income?
A trader made the following transactions. $ cash withdrawn from bank for business use 200 cash banked 120 What was the total effect on ledger ac...
Rent is paid by a business monthly in advance on the first day of each month. The payments during this financial year have been as follows. up to ...
A business started on 1 January 2013. At 31 December 2014 the following information was available. 31 December 2013 31 De...
A business purchases inventory on a credit basis. Which item affects the amount paid to suppliers?
A business depreciates its non-current assets at 20% using the straight-line method. Depreciation is calculated on a time basis in the year of acqu...
The table shows information for a business at 31 March in Year 1. $ inventory 16 100 trade payables 5200 other payables 2000 The informatio...
The following information is available. $ prime cost 400 000 factory overheads 220000 inventories: opening ...
A business has extracted the following information from its books of account at 31 December 2014, its first year of trading. $000 carriage inward...
A trader maintains a sales ledger control account. How can he calculate credit sales?
How are closing inventory and loss for the year treated?
How should interest charged on a partner's drawings account be treated?
Kay and Lay share profits and losses in the ratio of 3:1. Capital account balances are Kay $100000 and Lay $84000. There was no goodwill account in...
A cricket club provides the following information. $ subscriptions owing at 1 January 2014 340 subscriptions paid in advance at 1 Januar...
DEC Limited has produced the following information for the current financial year. department X department Y $ $ revenue ...
A business bought and sold the following items of inventory. month details units cost per unit $ January p...
The profits of Bronte Limited are as follows. year ended 31 December 2013 nil year ended 31 December 2014 $60000 Bronte Limited has in issue ...
A limited company issues 5000 ordinary shares of $2 each at a premium of $0.50. What is the effect on share capital and liquidity?
A new business was established with opening capital of $20000. At the end of the first year, assets less liabilities were $26000. The owner withdr...
A company's gross profit ratio (margin) for the year ended 31 December 2013 was 25% but increases to 28% for the year ended 31 December 2014. What...
Which ratio will give the best indication of short term liquidity?
An investor is looking at the financial statements of a company in which he may decide to invest. Which item helps him to rely on the financial st...
The diagram shows a break-even chart. What is indicated by the line XY?
The following figures are given for a factory's overheads and machine hours worked. machine hours total overhead costs overhead ...
Which costing method is used to calculate a break-even point?
Which is not a characteristic of job costing?
A business plans to replace its computer systems. Its existing hardware was bought seven years ago and its software five years ago. What type of c...
A business manufactures three products which all use the same material. The following information is available. X Y Z $000 $000 ...
A company is forecasting its profits at two levels of activity. sales units sales units 5000 8000 $ $ total fixed and variabl...
Which statement about a cash budget is correct?
What might stop financial statements showing a true and fair view?
A company's financial year ends on 31 December. On 1 April 2015, the following payments relating to a new machine were made. purchase cost $50000 i...
A business purchased a motor vehicle on 1 January 2012 for $24000. The estimated useful life of the motor vehicle was four years and the estimated ...