Questions from Financial Accounting


Q: The corporation tax charge in the income statement (profit and loss

The corporation tax charge in the income statement (profit and loss account) for Year 2 was £30m. The tax liability in the statement of financial position at the start of Year 2 was £6m. The tax liabi...

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Q: D Ltd has an operating profit of £12m, which includes

D Ltd has an operating profit of £12m, which includes a depreciation charge of £1m. During the year the trading stock has increased by £4m, trade debtors have increased by £3m and trade creditors have...

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Q: E Ltd has an operating profit of £16m, which includes

E Ltd has an operating profit of £16m, which includes a depreciation charge of £2m. During the year the trading stock has increased by £1m, trade debtors have decreased by £3m and trade creditors have...

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Q: Classify each of the items in the following list as an asset

Classify each of the items in the following list as an asset, a liability or neither an asset nor a liability. Explain whether each item identified as an asset or a liability would meet the conditions...

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Q: The Electrical Repair Company provides rewiring services for industrial buildings. Each

The Electrical Repair Company provides rewiring services for industrial buildings. Each contract for rewiring is treated as one item of product. Prepare a statement of total product cost for contract...

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Q: The table below shows cost structures for three different companies at output

The table below shows cost structures for three different companies at output levels of 1,000 units each. Each company has a potential range of output from 500 to 2,000 units per period. Required: D...

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Q: The table in this question contains information about the monthly output level

The table in this question contains information about the monthly output level and monthly cost of supervising a word-processing department in a lawyer’s office where documents are t...

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Q: The table in this question contains information about the monthly output level

The table in this question contains information about the monthly output level and monthly cost of paper used by a word-processing department in a lawyer’s office where documents are...

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Q: Suggest a suitable type of pay scheme for each of the following

Suggest a suitable type of pay scheme for each of the following groups of employees: (a) The employees work in a call centre, answering telephone calls from customers of banks. The employer wants to...

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Q: A purchasing manager and a production manager are planning the material control

A purchasing manager and a production manager are planning the material control procedures for a business that buys spare parts for motor cars and motor bikes and sells these through three shops in di...

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