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At 1 April 20X9, the payables ledger control account showed a balance of $142,320. At the end of April the following totals are extracted from the subsidiary books for April:

                                                                                                    $

Purchases day book                                                                183,800

Returns outwards day book                                                      27,490

Returns inwards day book                                                         13,240

Payments to payables, after deducting $1,430 cash discount 196,360

It is also discovered that:

(a) The purchase day book figure is net of sales tax at 17.5%; the other figures all include sales tax.

(b) A customer's balance of $2,420 has been offset against his balance of $3,650 in the payables ledger.

(c) A supplier's account in the payables ledger, with a debit balance of $800, has been included on the list of payables as

a credit balance

What is the corrected balance on the payables ledger control account?

A

 $130,585

B

$144,835

C

$98,429

D

$128,985

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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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