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Bert has extracted the following list of balances from his general ledger at 31 October 20X5:

                                                                         $

Sales                                                              258,542

Opening inventory                                             9,649

Purchases                                                     142,958

Expenses                                                        34,835

Non-current assets (carrying amount)             63,960

Receivables                                                     31,746

Payables                                                          13,864

Cash at bank                                                      1,783

Capital                                                              12,525

What is the total of the debit balances in Bert's trial balance at 31 October 20X5?

A

$267,049

B

$275,282 

C

$283,148

D

$284,931

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The debits are as follows:

                                                       $

Opening inventory                      9,649

Purchases                               142,958

Expenses                                  34,835

Non-current assets                   63,960

Receivables                              31,746

Cash at bank                              1,783

                                                 284,931

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Which of the following is a ratio which is used to measure how much a business owes in relation to its  size?  

A

Asset turnover

B

Profit margin

C

Gearing

D

Return on capital employed

A business operates on a gross profit margin of 331/3%. were $680.  Gross profit on a sale was $800, and expenses

What is the net profit margin?  

A

3.75%

B

 5%

C

11.25%

D

22.67%

 A company has the following details extracted from its statement of financial position:

                                    $'000

Inventories                  1,900

Receivables                1,000

Bank overdraft            100

Payables                     1,000

The industry the company operates in has a current ratio norm of 1.8. Companies who manage liquidity well in this industry

have a current ratio lower than the norm.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the company’s liquidity position?

A

Liquidity appears to be well managed as the bank overdraft is relatively low

B

Liquidity appears to be poorly-controlled as shown by the large payables balance

C

Liquidity appears to be poorly-controlled as shown by the company’s relatively high current ratio

D

 Liquidity appears to be poorly-controlled as shown by the existence of a bank

Why is analysis of financial statements carried out?

A

So that the analyst can determine a company’s accounting policies

B

So that the significance of financial statements can be better understood through comparisons

with historical performance and with other companies

C

To get back to the ‘real’ underlying figures, without the numbers being skewed by the

requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards

D

To produce a report that can replace the financial statements, so that the financial statements

no longer need to be looked at

 Which of the following transactions would result in an increase in capital employed?

A

Selling inventory at a profit

B

 Writing off a bad debt

C

Paying a payable in cash

D

Increasing the bank overdraft to purchase a non-current asset 

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