Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 23 December 2023

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Alex Trading hopes to make £25,000 of profit next year.

One product is made: the Stafford garden shed.

Each Stafford shed is sold for £590 and has a variable cost of £240.

Monthly fixed costs are £4,275.

How many Stafford sheds does Alex Trading need to make next year and sell to achieve the target profit of £25,000?

Select ONE answer:

  1. 147 sheds
  2. 72 sheds
  3. 84 sheds
  4. 218 sheds

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 – The formula used to calculate the number of units required to achieve a target profit is — > Number of units = (annual fixed costs + target profit) / contribution per unit == > Contribution per unit = 590 – 240 = £350 per unit == > Annual fixed costs = 12 x £4,275 = £51,300 == > Number of units = (51,300 + 25,000) / 350 = 218 sheds

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 21 December 2023

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Alex Manufacturing Ltd has made 1,800 calculators in one month.

Each calculator had a variable cost of £5.40 and a selling price of £11.

The fixed costs for the month were £8,000.

How much contribution did Alex Manufacturing Ltd make in the month?

Select ONE answer:

  1. £10,080
  2. £19,800
  3. £2,080
  4. £1,720

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 – Contribution per unit = selling price per unit – variable cost per unit = 11.00 – 5.40 = £5.60 per unit. Total contribution = number of units x contribution per unit = 1,800 x £5.60 = £10,080
  2. Not correct
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 20 December 2023

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What does the term ‘nominal value of a share’ refer to?

Select ONE answer:

  1. The value that a share is sold by one shareholder to another shareholder for
  2. The price at which a company issues shares to raise money for use within the company
  3. A value chosen by the company when it was set up which is used to value the shares in the Statement of Financial Position
  4. The same value as the average selling price of the goods that the company sells

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 – The nominal price of a share exists so that the shares can be valued in the SOFP. The nominal value of the shares is chosen when the company is set up.
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 19 December 2023

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Lucy Walton runs a small on-line business, selling silver jewellery that she makes in her house.

She uses a variety of equipment to make the silver jewellery, which she depreciates each year.

She keeps the method of depreciation the same from one financial year to the next.

Select ONE answer:

  1. Materiality
  2. Consistency
  3. Business entity
  4. Prudence

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 – The concept of ‘consistency’ requires that accounting methods are kept the same from one accounting period to the next. This ensures that financial statements from one year can be compared to financial statements for the following year.
  3. Not correct
  4. Not correct

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