题目

The following extract is taken from a draft version of company’s statement of cash flows, prepared by a trainee accountant.

                                                                                                                                                     $000

Net cash flow from operating activities Profit before tax Depreciation charges                            484

Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment                                                                            327

Increase in inventories                                                                                                                   35 

Decrease in trade and other receivables                                                                                      (74)

Increase in trade payables                                                                                                            (41)

Cash generated from operations                                                                                                    29 

                                                                                                                                                      760

Four possible mistakes that may have been made by the trainee accountant are listed below.

1 The profit on sale of property, plant and equipment should be subtracted, not added.

2 The increase in inventories should be added, not subtracted.

3 The decrease in trade and other receivables should be added, not subtracted.

4 The increase in trade payables should be subtracted, not added.

Which of the four mistakes did the trainee accountant make when preparing the draft statement?

A

1 and 2 only

B

1 and 3 only

C

2 and 4 only

D

3 and4 only

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The corrected extract is as follows:

                                                                                       $!000

Net cash flow from operating activities Profit before tax 484

Depreciation charges                                                      327

Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment             (35)

Increase in inventories                                                   (74)

Decrease in trade and other receivables                         41

Increase in trade payables                                              29

Cash generated from operations                                  772

多做几道

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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