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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 18 November 2024

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Alex, the strategy director of Lucy plc is assessing a particular project that he may recommend to the board of directors.

Alex is concerned, however, about the risk-averse attitude of the board to similar projects in the past.

In terms of risk, risk aversion is a measurement of?

Select ONE answer:

  1. The probability of risk arising
  2. Project uncertainty
  3. The impact of risk
  4. Appetite for risk

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 == > Appetite for risk is the extent to which you are willing to take on risk. Being risk adverse means that you prefer to take the investment with the lowest risk.

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 17 November 2024

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A highly-geared company’s financial risk is most likely to increase when it increases its?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Operations
  2. Geographical reach
  3. Borrowings
  4. Share capital

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 == > In a highly-geared company, the higher the proportion of borrowings the greater the financial risk. If business activity falls, the company may not be able to meet its interest payments.
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 16 November 2024

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In terms of financial risk, credit risk is?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Economic loss suffered due to the default of a customer
  2. Risk of choosing the wrong strategy
  3. Risk that customers do not buy the company’s products in the expected quantities
  4. Exposure to potential loss that would result from changes in market prices or rates

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The answer is 1

  1. Correct == > (2) is strategy risk, (3) is product risk and (4) is market risk
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 15 November 2024

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With respect to an industry’s life cycle, during which stage would competition be expected to be most intense?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Introduction
  2. Growth
  3. Maturity
  4. Decline

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

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The answer is 3

  1. Not correct
  2. Not correct
  3. Correct == > It is the maturity stage of an industry’s life cycle that can last for a very long time. During this stage competition would be expected to be most intense (3). In the growth stage (2) there is still market enough for everyone, while in the introduction (1) and decline (2) stages there are far fewer participants in the industry.
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 14 November 2024

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Alex plc’s strategy is based on the matching of its internal resources and competences (strengths and weaknesses) with its environmental conditions (opportunities and threats).

According to Henry Mintzberg, Alex plc sees strategy as?

Select ONE answer:

  1. Position
  2. Poly
  3. Pattern
  4. Perspective

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

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The answer is 1

  1. Correct == > Focusing on matching its internal strengths and weaknesses with its external opportunities and threats means that the business sees strategy as being about its position (1) in its environment and its market, according to Henry Mintzberg.
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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