Month: November 2021

The following information relates to a unit of production:

• selling price  —  £12
• direct labour  —  £3
• direct materials  —  £1
• fixed overhead allocation  —  £5

Variable costs are set to increase by 10 %.

What is the new contribution per unit?

Select ONE answer:

1. £2.10
2. £2.60
3. £7.60
4. £7.70

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct
4. Not correct

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What does the diagram show about costs?

Select ONE answer:

1. fixed costs are increasing
2. total costs as a % of sales are decreasing
3. variable costs per unit are decreasing
4. variable costs per unit are increasing

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Correct

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The debtor collection period of a business has increased from 55 to 90 days.

Which reason could not account for this?

Select ONE answer:

1. a large bad debt written off
2. a large credit sale made just before the year end
3. a major customer in financial difficulty
4. poor credit control

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 1

1. Correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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Which answer gives the return on capital employed?

Select ONE answer:

1. net profit / sales x capital employed / sales * 100
2. net profit / sales x sales / capital employed * 100
3. sales / net profit x capital employed / sales * 100
4. sales / net profit x sales / capital employed * 100

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Not correct
2. Correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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The gross profit ratio of a business has increased.

Which statement is correct?

Select ONE answer:

1. purchases have been obtained at reduced cost
2. sales have increased
3. sales returns have decreased
4. stocks have decreased

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 1

1. Correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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