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A sole trader fixes his prices to achieve a gross profit percentage on sales revenue of 40%. All his sales are for cash. He

suspects that one of his sales assistants is stealing cash from sales revenue.

His trading account for the month of June 20X3 is as follows:

$

Recorded sales revenue 181,600

Cost of sales 114,000

Gross profit 67,600

Assuming that the cost of sales figure is correct, how much cash could the sales assistant have taken?

A

$5,040

B

$8,400

C

$22,000

D

It is not possible to calculate a figure from this information

Chapter17Incompleterecords

Cost of sales = $114,000

Therefore sales should be = $114,000 x 100/60 = $190,000 Theft = $190,000 - 181 600 = $8,400

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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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