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A draft statement of cash flows contains the following calculation of cash flows from operating activities:

                                                                                            $m

Profit before tax                                                                   13

Depreciation                                                                         2

Decrease in inventories                                                       (3)

Decrease in trade and other receivables                              5

Decrease in trade payables                                                  4

Net cash inflow from operating activities                              21

Which of the following corrections need to be made to the calculation?

1 Depreciation should be deducted, not added.

2 Decrease in inventories should be added, not deducted.

3 Decrease in receivables should be deducted, not added.

4 Decrease in payables should be deducted, not added

A

1 and 3

B

2 and 3

C

1 and 4

D

2 and 4

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2 and 4. Decrease in inventories should be added, decrease in payables should be deducted.

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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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