Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 15 November 2023

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A transport business owned by Alex, the sole proprietor, purchased a motor vehicle.

This was charged to the Motor Expenses account. 

What are the effects of this on the end-of-year statement of financial position?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Non-current assets understated & current assets understated
  2. Non-current assets overstated & current assets overstated
  3. Non-current assets overstated & capital account overstated
  4. Non-current assets understated & capital account understated

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 – 14 November 2023

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A vehicle cost £30,000. 

The vehicle was later sold for £9,000 and the profit on disposal was £1,500.

What was the accumulated depreciation of the vehicle on disposal?

Select ONE answer:

  1. £7,500
  2. £9,000
  3. £21,000
  4. £22,500

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 – £30k – (£9k – £1.5k) = £22.5k

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 11 November 2023

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Alex Trading Ltd invests in a project which cost £210,000.

The project will yield annual cash flows of £90,000 for each of the next three years.

After providing annual depreciation of £10,000 the project will yield an annual profit of £80,000.

What is the payback period, assuming profits and depreciation arise at the year-end?

Select ONE answer:

  1. 2.33 years
  2. 2.50 years
  3. 2.62 years
  4. 3 years

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 – £210k – £90k – £90k – £30k / £90k == > 2 1/3 years
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 10 November 2023

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Budgeted and actual sales of a product sold by Alex Trading Ltd are given.

  • sales in units: budget 2,000 and actual 1,800
  • selling price per unit: budget £15 and actual £?
  • sales revenue: budget £30,000 and actual £28,800

What is the sales price variance?

Select ONE answer:

  1. £1,200 adverse
  2. £1,200 favourable
  3. £1,800 adverse
  4. £1,800 favourable

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 – Actual price – Standard price * Actual quantity == > £28,800 / 1,800 = £16 == > £15 – £16 * 1,800 = £1,800 FAV

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 9 November 2023

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The standard material cost of producing 1,500 units of a product A are shown below

  • material X – 9,000kg at £4 per kg = £36,000
  • material Y – 18,000 kg at £3 per kg = £54,000

The actual material cost to produce 1,500 units of product A was as follows.

  • material X – 8,500kg used which cost £34,425
  • material Y – 18,200kg used which cost £53,690

What is the total material usage variance?

Select ONE answer:

  1. £1,400 favourable
  2. £1,435 favourable
  3. £2,600 favourable
  4. £2,615 favourable

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 – Standard price * (standard quantity – actual quantity) == > £4 * 500 FAV + £3 * 200 ADV = £1,400 FAV
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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