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BA3 Fundamentals of financial accounting Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Refer to the Exhibit.

BA3 Question 4

You are given the following information:

What did sales on credit amount to during the year?

Options:

A.

$324,000

B.

$344,000

C.

$316,000

D.

$336,000

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Questions 5

Which of the following transactions affects profit but does not affect cash?

Options:

A.

Issue of share capital

B.

Payments to trade payables

C.

Purchase of non-current assets

D.

Sales of goods on credit

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Questions 6

Refer to the Exhibit.

BA3 Question 6

A club receives the following fees in its first two years of operations:

Entrance fees are to be recognized over a period of 5 years while life membership fees are to be credited over a period of 10 years.

The total amount of fees which will be recognized in the income and expenditure account for each of the two years is:

Options:

A.

Year 1 - £27000 Year 2 - £38500

B.

Year 1 - £27000 Year 2 - £44500

C.

Year 1 - £27000 Year 2 - £45500

D.

Year 1 - £36000 Year 2 - £49000

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Questions 7

Which one of the following will not be found in a statement of changes in equity?

Options:

A.

General reserve

B.

Ordinary shares

C.

Debentures

D.

Share premium account

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Questions 8

Refer to the Exhibit.

BA3 Question 8

Your firm has the following manufacturing figures:

Closing work in progress is

Options:

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Questions 9

An invoice to Sammy has been entered in the sales day book as $85 instead of $58.

To correct the position, which of the following procedures should be adopted?

Options:

A.

Debit Receivables $27, Credit Sales $27 and increase the balance owing by Sammy

B.

Debit Receivables $27, Credit Sales $27 and decrease the balance owing by Sammy

C.

Debit Sales $27, Credit Receivables $27 and increase the balance owing by Sammy

D.

Debit Sales $27, Credit Receivables $27 and decrease the balance owing by Sammy

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Questions 10

Where a transaction is credited to the correct ledger account but debited to the heat and light account instead of the rent and rates account, the error is known as an error of:

Options:

A.

Omission

B.

Commission

C.

Principle

D.

Original entry

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Questions 11

External auditors are primarily responsible for:

Options:

A.

Checking the accuracy of all entries in the accounting system

B.

Preparing the financial accounts

C.

Detecting errors and fraud

D.

Determining that the accounts show a fair representation of the affairs of the company

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Questions 12

Which one of the following is an error of original entry?

Options:

A.

An electricity bill debited and credited to the correct accounts but duplicated

B.

A credit sale debited to the bank account and credited to the sales account

C.

The purchase of a non-current asset debited to the inventory account and credited to the suppliers account

D.

An invoice for £592 debited and credited to the correct accounts, but for £529

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Questions 13

Which of the following would require an adjustment to be made to the cash book?

(a) Unpresented cheques

(b) Receipts not yet credited by the bank

(c) A dishonoured cheque

(d) Bank charges

Options:

A.

(a) and (b) only

B.

(b) and (c) only

C.

(c) and (d) only

D.

(d) only

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Questions 14

The formula for calculating payables days is

Options:

A.

cost of goods sold divided by payables x 365

B.

payables divided by purchases x 365

C.

purchases divided by payables x 365

D.

payables divided by cost of goods sold x 365

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Questions 15

Which of the following would be a role of the management accountant?

Options:

A.

Reporting historic transactions

B.

Monitoring actual results to expected results

C.

Meeting external reporting requirements

D.

Producing financial statements

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Questions 16

The concept of stewardship refers to which ONE of the following?

Options:

A.

An accountant's responsibility to remain optimistic in the presenting financial information

B.

An accountant's responsibility to properly look after and present financial information

C.

An accountant's responsibility to properly advise management on financial information

D.

An accountant's responsibility to make sure all financial information is correct

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Questions 17

Which of the following are examples of indirect costs for a chocolate manufacturing business?

Options:

A.

Factory rent

B.

Factory insurance

C.

Factory supervisor wages

D.

Purchase of milk

E.

Purchase of cocoa

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Questions 18

IAS 2 Inventories does not permit the use of the last in. first out (LIFO) method of valuing inventory In a time of rising prices, which of the following is a reason for this?

Options:

A.

Purchases are overstated

B.

Closing inventory is understated.

C.

Cost of sales are understated

D.

Gross profit is overstated

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Questions 19

Refer to the exhibit.

BA3 Question 19

ABC issued 200,000 $0.50 equity shares at a price of $1.80. This amount was received in cash

What is the correct journal to record this issue?

Options:

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

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Questions 20

On 31 December 20X6 GHI makes a bonus issue of 50,000 shares On this dale the nominal value of the shares is $1 and the market value is $3 GHI has a share premium account with a substantial credit balance. The share capital account is credited correctly in the nominal ledger. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Options:

A.

The bonus issue is valued at $3 per share and the debit entry is to the cash account

B.

The bonus issue is valued at $1 per share and the debit entry is to the share premium account

C.

The bonus issue is valued at $1 per share and the debit entry is to the cash account

D.

The bonus issue is valued at $3 per share and the debit entry is to the share premium account

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Questions 21

Which ONE of the following does the Statement of Cash Flows show:

Options:

A.

The assets, equity and liabilities of a business

B.

The revenue and expenses of a business over a period of time

C.

The cash usage of a business over a period of time

D.

Notes to go with the statements that explain the practices used

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Questions 22

A contra entry is best described as:

Options:

A.

An entry made between two customers in the sales ledger

B.

An entry made between two customers in the purchase ledger

C.

An entry made to set off the balances of the same account within the sales ledger and the purchase ledger

D.

An entry made to balance the control account

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Questions 23

Which of the following is an error of principle?

Options:

A.

Using the wrong amount when recording a transaction

B.

Recording a transaction in the wrong type of account

C.

A transaction recorded twice in the ledger accounts

D.

Recording a transaction in the wrong ledger account

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Questions 24

For financial reporting purposes, stock should be valued at:

Options:

A.

Lower of cost and net realizable value

B.

Lower of cost and net present value

C.

Higher of cost and net realizable value

D.

Higher of cost and net present value

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Questions 25

The balances of the trial balance of CDE for the year ended 31 May 20X4 is as follows

BA3 Question 25

What must the balance on the share capital account be at 31 May 20X4 if the trial balance is to balance? Give your answer in $’000

BA3 Question 25

Options:

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Questions 26

Which of the following entries would result in the trial balance not agreeing?

(a) An invoice for £200 for electricity has been omitted from the ledgers

(b) A payment received from a customer has been posted to the accounts twice

(c) An invoice for repairs and maintenance has been charged to the non-current asset account

(d) A payment made to suppliers had been recorded in the cash book but not recorded in the supplier's account

Options:

A.

(a) and (b) only

B.

(c) and (d) only

C.

(d) only

D.

All of the above - (a), (b), (c) and (d)

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Questions 27

FGH has extracted its trial balance from its nominal ledger for the year ended 31 March 20X6 The items below have a value greater than SNil Which are debit and which are credit balances?

BA3 Question 27

Options:

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Questions 28

Refer to the Exhibit.

BA3 Question 28

A business has three non-current assets.

(i) Asset 1 will be used to manufacture components over a 4 year period, after which it will be scrapped; the total contract is for 1 million components, to be produced in different quantities each year.

(ii) Asset 2 is a motor car for a director; it is expected to be kept for 3 years, and will travel 20,000 miles each year.

(iii) Asset 3 is a mobile truck used for transporting goods around the factory; it is expected to be kept for 20 years.

Which one of the following combinations of depreciation methods, would be most reasonable for the above three assets?

The answer is:

Options:

A.

Option A

B.

Option B

C.

Option C

D.

Option D

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Questions 29

The role of the internal auditors is primarily to:

Options:

A.

Prepare the financial accounts

B.

Support the work of the external auditors by carrying out specific checks on the accuracy of the accounting system

C.

Reduce the fees charged by the external auditors by carrying out some of their duties at a lower cost, thereby improving profits

D.

Report to shareholders on the accuracy of the accounting system

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Questions 30

Which of the following are relevant to the total working capital days ratio calculation?

Options:

A.

Inventories days

B.

Receivables days

C.

Payables days

D.

Current assets

E.

Current liabilities

F.

Operating profit

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Questions 31

Entity V has a cost of sales of £23,850 for last year. Entity V's opening inventories for the year were £15,800, and its closing inventories were £3,570. Entity V had a gross profit margin of 240% for last year.

What was Entity V's inventories turnover figure to the nearest whole number for last year?

Options:

A.

2

B.

3

C.

4

D.

3

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Questions 32

Which of the following does not necessarily need to be true for something to be treated as an asset in an entity's statement of financial position?

Options:

A.

It has arisen as a result of a past transaction or event

B.

It is legally owned by the entity

C.

The right of access to it is controlled by the entity

D.

It has probable future economic benefit

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Questions 33

Strategic management deals with which ONE of the following;

Options:

A.

Long-term plans for the business

B.

Short-term plans for the business such as meeting targets

C.

Day-to-day running of the business

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Questions 34

The Framework is described as a conceptual framework when used in the creation of new accounting standards.

Which ONE of the following describes the approach of the Framework?

Options:

A.

Rules based

B.

Principles based

C.

Statutory

D.

Regulatory

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Questions 35

In accordance with IAS 7 Statements of Cash Flow, which TWO of the following are cash flows presented as investing activities?

Options:

A.

Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment

B.

Revaluation gam on property, plant and equipment

C.

Interest paid

D.

Dividends paid

E.

Interest received

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Questions 36

Refer to the exhibit.

BA3 Question 36

A company has the following equity balances at the beginning of the year

During the year the company made a bonus issue of 1 for 4 shares

BA3 Question 36

What are the equity balances after this issue?

Options:

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

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Questions 37

Refer to the Exhibit.

BA3 Question 37

A company is preparing its accounts to 30 April 2006. The latest telephone bill received by the company was dated 31 March and included call charges for the quarter 1 December to 28 February. The amount of the bill for call charges (excluding VAT) was $960. Most of the company's telephone bills are for similar amounts.

Which of the following journal entries should be made to the company's accounts at 30 April 2006?

The journal entries which should be made to the company's accounts at 30 April 2006 is

Options:

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

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Questions 38

Which one of the following would not be considered one of the roles of a Financial Accountant?

Options:

A.

Preparation of statement of cash flows

B.

Preparation of annual budgets

C.

Reconciliation of ledger accounts

D.

Recording of financial transactions

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Questions 39

In a cash flow statement, which one of the following would not be found under the section "cash flows from operating activities"?

Options:

A.

Taxation paid

B.

Interest received

C.

Interest paid

D.

Profit on disposal of non-current assets

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Questions 40

A business had a balance at the bank of $1500 at the start of the month.

During the following month, it paid for materials of $1000, less trade discount of 20% and cash discount of 10%. It received a cheque from a trade receivable in respect of an invoice for $200, subject to cash discount of 5%.

The balance at the bank at the end of the month was

Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

Options:

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Questions 41

The total of the debit column of a trial balance is $800 bigger than the credit column.

Which of the following is the entry recorded in the suspense account?

Options:

A.

$800 Debit

B.

$1,600 Debit

C.

$1,600 Credit

D.

$800 Credit

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Questions 42

Which of the following is not a book of prime entry?

Options:

A.

Purchases daybook

B.

Cash book

C.

Sales ledger

D.

Journal

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Questions 43

DE has the following incomplete non-current register extract at 301 at December 20X7:

BA3 Question 43

What is the useful economic life (UEL) (in years) of this asset which should be entered into the non-current asset register?

BA3 Question 43

Options:

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Questions 44

Refer to the Exhibit.

BA3 Question 44

Your organization uses the Weighted Average Cost method of valuing inventory.

During a particular month, the following inventory details were recorded:

The value of the inventory at the end of the month was

Options:

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Questions 45

Principles based accounting uses a conceptual basis to provide guidelines for preparing financial statements.

Which ONE of the following is an example of this approach?

Options:

A.

Company law

B.

Tax legislation

C.

Stock exchange regulations

D.

The Framework

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Questions 46

A company started the year with an allowance for receivables of $2,500.

During the year, an $800 bad debt was written off and a debt of $350 that had been written off as bad in the previous year was received in full. At the year end the allowance for receivables was $2,300.

The charge in the income statement for the year in respect of bad debts is $

Options:

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Questions 47

Which of the following would result in an increase in the cash balance for the period?

(a) A reduction in inventory

(b) A reduction in receivables

(c) A reduction in payables

(d) A gain on disposal of non-current assets

Options:

A.

(a) and (b) only

B.

(b) and (c) only

C.

(c) and (d) only

D.

(a), (b) and (c) only

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Questions 48

As well as independence other essential elements of internal audit can be identified.

Which THREE of the following would be classed as essential elements of internal audit?

Options:

A.

Due care

B.

Relationships

C.

Cost efficient

D.

Timely

E.

Evidence

F.

Efficient

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Questions 49

Comany D recently purchased an intangible asset from CompanyJFY, which was priced at £150,500, which Company D paid, along a goodwill amount that totalled 25% of the asking price.

Company D has estimated that the purchased entity will have a useful life of 35 years. Company D has decided to amortise the cost of the new asset using the straight line method.

What will the amortisation figure per annum be for Company D's new entity?

Options:

A.

£5,375

B.

£4,300

C.

£1,075

D.

£5,500

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Questions 50

A decrease in the allowances for receivables would result in:

Options:

A.

An increase in working capital

B.

A decrease in working capital

C.

An increase in liabilities

D.

A decrease in net profit

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Questions 51

The trial balance shows the debit total as $200 less than the credit total.

This could be due to:

Options:

A.

Entering $100 received from a customer on the debit side of the trade receivable's account

B.

Entering $100 received from a customer on the credit side of the trade receivable's account

C.

Under casting the sales daybook by $200

D.

Under casting the purchases daybook by $200

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Questions 52

Refer to the Exhibit.

BA3 Question 52

From the following information, calculate the value of sales for the period:

Value of sales is

Options:

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Questions 53

Which of the following best explains what is meant by "capital expenditure"?

Options:

A.

Expenditure on the improvement and maintenance of non-current assets

B.

Expenditure incurred in the raising of capital

C.

Expenditure on the acquisition of non-current assets

D.

Depreciation charges on non-current assets

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Questions 54

ABC manufactures vehicle engines and purchases components from a supplier Each engine requires one component costing $10 each ABC's supplier otters a 5% volume discount which has always been taken, this reduces the cost to $9.50 each. However, ABC has recorded the cost as $10 throughout the accounting system

Once the correct price is recorded, what will be the effect on the factory costs incurred and the gross profit margin (GP%)?

A)

BA3 Question 54

B)

BA3 Question 54

C)

BA3 Question 54

D)

BA3 Question 54

Options:

A.

Option A

B.

Option B

C.

Option C

D.

Option D

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Questions 55

There are many types of fraud that can happen within a business. On example could be the theft of cash, concealing the theft by delaying banking or by making up the shortage from other sources.

What is this type of fraud called?

Options:

A.

Ghost employee

B.

Theft

C.

Collusion

D.

Teeming and Lading

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Questions 56

A company uses the reduced balance method of depreciation for its company vehicles. The vehicles are depreciated at a rate of 30% per annum.

On 31 March 2003 the company purchased a number of vehicles with a total cost of $200,000. The company's year-end is 31 December and it is company policy to charge a full year's depreciation in the year of acquisition.

The carrying value of the vehicles at 31 December 2006 will be

Options:

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Questions 57

A company has a year end of 31 December. Rent of $12,000 was paid on 1 October in year 1 to cover the period to 30 September year 2 and on 1 October year 2 $16,000 was paid for the following year

The figure for rent payable that should be shown in the income statement for the year 2 will be

Options:

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Questions 58

CDE, an entity registered for sales tax, purchases a piece of equipment for cash on 31 December 20X6 for $30,000 including sales tax. The sales tax rate is 20%. What is the journal entry required to record this transaction in the nominal ledger?

Place the labels in the corresponding position in the table below:

BA3 Question 58

Options:

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Exam Code: BA3
Exam Name: Fundamentals of financial accounting
Last Update: May 2, 2024
Questions: 393

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