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Fanta Co acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital of Tizer Co on 1 October 20X7.

On 31 December 20X7 the share capital and retained earnings of Tizer Co were as follows:

                                                                                       $'000

Ordinary shares of $1 each                                              400 

Retained earnings at 1 January 20X7                              100

Retained profit for the year ended 31 December 20X7     80

                                                                                          580

The profits of Tizer Co have accrued evenly throughout 20X7. Goodwill arising on the acquisition of Tizer Co was $30,000.

What was the cost of the investment in Tizer Co?

A

$400,000

B

$580,000

C

$610,000

D

$590,000

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                                                                                                               $000

Fair value of net assets acquired:                                                            400

Ordinary shares                                                                                       100

Retained earnings at 1 January 20X7                                                      60    

Retained earnings for 9 months to acquisition date (80 x 9/12)               560

Add goodwill                                                                                              30

                                                                                                                  590

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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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