快速查题-ACCA英国注册会计师试题

The total cost of production for two levels of activity is as follows:  

                                                             Level 1                             Level 2 

Production (units)                             3,000                                5,000 

Total cost ($)                                       6,750                               9,250 

The variable production cost per unit and the total fixed production cost both remain constant in the range of activity shown. 

What is the level of fixed costs? 

Which of the following should be accounted for in the consolidated financial statements of Company A using equity

accounting?

1 An investment in 51% of the ordinary shares of W Co

 2 An investment in 20% of the preference (non-voting) shares of X Co

 3 An investment in 33% of the ordinary shares of Y Co 4 An investment in 20% of the ordinary shares of Z Co, and an

agreement with other shareholders to appoint the majority of the directors to the board of Z Co 

 The first unit of an entirely new product took 160 labour hours to make and the labour cost was $3,200. Four units have now been produced and it is thought that a 75% learning curve applies to the work.  

What will be the expected labour cost of the fifth unit to be produced? 

Breakspear Co purchased 600,000 of the voting equity shares of Fleet Co when the value of the noncontrolling interest in

Fleet Co is $150,000 The following information relates to Fleet at the acquisition date

                                        At acquisition $!000

Share capital, $0.5              500

ordinary shares                   150

Retained earnings               50

Revaluation surplus            700

The goodwill arising on acquisition is $70,000. What was the consideration paid by Breakspear Co for the investment in Fleet Co?

Which of the following is generally regarded as a benefit of using spreadsheets for budgeting? 

Date Co owns 100% of the ordinary share capital of Prune Co. The following balances relate to Prune Co.

                                                   At acquisition At 31.12.X8

Tangible non-current assets                   $’000  $’000       

Freehold land                                           500    500

Plant and equipment                                350    450

                                                                 850     950

At acquisition, the fair value of Prune Co’s land was $50,000 more than shown in the financial statements of Prune Co. At 31 December 20X8, Date Co’s financial statements show a total tangible non-current asset balance of $1,250,000.

What amount should be included in the consolidated financial statements of the Date group at 31 December 20X8 for

tangible non-current assets?

This question appeared in the June 2015 exam.

 A company predicted that the learning rate for production of a new product would be 80%. The actual learning rate was 75%. The following possible reasons were stated for this: 

(1) The number of new employees recruited was lower than expected 

(2) Unexpected problems were encountered with production 

(3) Unexpected changes to Health and Safety laws meant that the company had to increase the number of breaks during production for employees. 

Which of the above reasons could have caused the difference between the expected rate of learning and the actual rate of learning? 

Six Co owns 80% of the equity share capital of Seven Co. At 31 December 20X4, the trade receivables and trade payables of the two companies were as follows：

Six Co Seven Co

Trade receivables $64,000 $39,000

Trade payables $37,000 $48,000

These figures include $30,000 that is owed by Seven Co to Six Co for the purchase of goods, for which Six Co has not yet

paid. These goods were sold by Six Co for a profit of $15,000 and 50% of them were still held as inventory by Seven Co at

31 December 20X4.

What should be the amounts for trade receivables and trade payables in the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 20X4?

Donna Co acquired 80% of the equity share capital of Blitsen Co on 1 January 20X4 when the retained earnings of Blitsen Co were $40,000. The fair value of the non-controlling interest at this date was $25,000. At 31 December 20X4, the equity capital of Blitsen Co was as follows：

Share capital              $’000 

                                      40

Share premium             10

Retained earnings         60 

                                     110

During the year Blitsen Co sold goods to Donna Co for $20,000. This price included a mark-up of $12,000 for profit. At 31

December 20X4, 50% of these goods remained unsold in the inventory of Donna Co.

What is the value of the non-controlling interest in the Donna Group at 31 December 20X4, for the purpose of preparing the

consolidated statement of financial position?