Tag: Financial Statements

Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 7 September 2023

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Alex Trading plc wishes to reduce its gearing.

Select ONE answer:

  1. a bonus issue of ordinary shares
  2. an issue of debentures
  3. an issue of convertible loan stock
  4. a rights issue of ordinary shares

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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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 6 September 2023

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Which of the following shows the effect of Alex plc raising a loan to buy non-current assets?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Asset Use Ratio – Decrease AND Gearing – Decrease
  2. Asset Use Ratio – Decrease AND Gearing – Increase
  3. Asset Use Ratio – Increase AND Gearing – Decrease
  4. Asset Use Ratio – Increase AND Gearing – Increase

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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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 4 September 2023

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Alex plc makes annual profits of £30M before paying interest of £6M and ordinary dividends of £10M.

It has in issue 20M shares of £0.50 each, currently valued on the Stafford stock exchange at £15 each.

What is the company’s price-earnings ratio?

Select ONE answer:

  1. 8.3
  2. 10.0
  3. 12.5
  4. 21.4

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 – market value per share / EPS (Profit after Interest before tax / Issued Shares) == > £15 / (£30M – £6M / 20M) = 12.5
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 3 September 2023

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Alex plc has issued £1,000.000 of 8 % convertible loan shares, which the holder can convert in November 2026 into ordinary shares at a rate of one share for each £2.00 of loan share held.

What is the correct presentation in the final accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Statement Of Financial Accounts: Non-Current Liability £1,000,000 AND Income Statement: Dividend £80,000
  2. Statement Of Financial Accounts: Non-Current Liability £1,000,000 AND Income Statement: Interest £80,000
  3. Statement Of Financial Accounts: Share Capital £500,000 AND Income Statement: Dividend £40,000
  4. Statement Of Financial Accounts: Share Capital £500,000 AND Income Statement: Interest £40,000

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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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 29 August 2023

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Alex plc’s capital reduction scheme is as follows.

  • Reducing the £1.00 preference shares by 60%.
  • Reducing the £1.00 ordinary shares to shares of £0.05

The statement of financial position of the company immediately before the approval of the scheme was:

  • preference shares – £100,000
  • ordinary shares – £400,000
  • net assets – £500,000

What will be the issued share capital of Alex plc after the capital reduction?

Select ONE answer:

  1. £20,000
  2. £60,000
  3. £80,000
  4. £260,000

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 – £100k * 0.6 + £400k * 0.05
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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