Questions from Financial Accounting


Q: Florence Ltd is a manufacturing company with a financial year ending on

Florence Ltd is a manufacturing company with a financial year ending on 31 December Year 1. The company manufactures wooden storage units for schools and colleges, each job being planned to meet a cus...

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Q: An independent bus company on an island operates 15 routes and has

An independent bus company on an island operates 15 routes and has 50 buses. Two routes take one hour for a journey round the island each; the remaining routes take 30 minutes for a return journey to...

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Q: A small business manufactures two products. Product A is a high

A small business manufactures two products. Product A is a high-volume product of relatively low sales value and Product B is a low-volume product of relatively high sales value. Product A results fro...

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Q: A company is able to sell four products and is planning its

A company is able to sell four products and is planning its production mix for the next period. Estimated costs, sales and production data are as follows: Required (a) Based on the foregoing informati...

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Q: Which components are currently covered by an audit report of the type

Which components are currently covered by an audit report of the type illustrated? Discuss the problems and potential benefits of having an audit opinion covering all categories of financial informati...

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Q: Super toys Ltd is the sole manufacturer in Scotland of the Super

Super toys Ltd is the sole manufacturer in Scotland of the Super-robot toy. The current level of production and sales is 40,000 toys per annum. The selling price of each Super robot is £20. The contri...

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Q: Woollens Ltd manufactures high-quality sweaters. At present, the

Woollens Ltd manufactures high-quality sweaters. At present, the company sells direct to retail stores, but sales through those outlets have been declining due to overseas competition âˆ...

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Q: Holyrood Products Ltd makes cassette recorders. The management accountant has produced

Holyrood Products Ltd makes cassette recorders. The management accountant has produced the following summary of the company’s trading in the year ended 30 June Year 3: The following...

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Q: As a further development of that answer, it is possible to

As a further development of that answer, it is possible to link the cash flow to the gross profit using the changes in working capital. Attempt now to set out a calculation that links cash flow to gro...

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Q: Write an essay of approximately 500 to 750 words on the topic

Write an essay of approximately 500 to 750 words on the topic: ‘It is questionable whether variance reporting is a useful tool of management’.

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