Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 26 July 2025

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Which ONE of the following does NOT describe aspects of the expectations gap with respect to the external audit?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Users do not understand the meaning of the audit opinion
  2. Users are not aware of the limitations of the audit process
  3. Users do not appreciate that reasonable assurance is a low level of assurance
  4. Users do not understand what the audit process involves

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 == >    Reasonable assurance is a high, but not absolute, level of assurance.
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 25 July 2025

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Which ONE of the following is not a key element of a general assurance engagement?

Select ONE answer:

  1. A User
  2. A Subject matter
  3. Suitable criteria
  4. An assurance file

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 == > A key element of an assurance engagement is sufficient appropriate evidence, but is not generally mandatory that this evidence is recorded in an assurance file. (It is mandatory to record audit evidence, however.)

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 24 July 2025

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Big Brum plc, which has a dominant position in its markets, has received notice that it is being investigated under Chapter 1 of the Competition Act 1998.

The following activities have been colluded in by Big Brum plc:

Activity 1 – Limiting production markets
Activity 2 – Agreeing with another organisation to limit competition
Activity 3 – Restricting technical developments

Which of the activities may, individually, have given rise to such a notice being given to Big Brum plc?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Activity 1 only
  2. Activity 2 only
  3. Activity 3 only
  4. Activities 1, 2 and 3

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 == > Activity 1 and Activity 3- No (this is an abuse of a dominant position, covered by Chapter Il of the Act). Activity 2 – Agreeing with another organisation to limit competition – Yes
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 23 July 2025

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It is reported that two large listed companies recently colluded with each other to fix the price of a product they both sell in the UK market.

Collusion of this type is an example of market failure due to?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Inequality of resources
  2. External costs
  3. Market power
  4. Resource immobility

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 == >    Collusion is an example of market power exerted by a few suppliers.
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 22 July 2025

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Any measures taken by the government to redistribute wealth are a form of government intervention aimed at addressing problems concerned with?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Asymmetric information
  2. Market imperfection
  3. Lack of equity
  4. Externalities

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 == >    Redistribution of wealth is an attempt to address the lack of equity.
  4. Not correct

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