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Question 121
Which of the following increases retained earnings?
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Correct answer: C — Reporting a profit for the year
Explanation: C
Question 122
Which of the following correctly describes other comprehensive income (OCI)?
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Correct answer: B — Items of income and expense that are not recognised in profit or loss as required or permitted by IFRS
Explanation: B
Question 123
What does it mean when a company's earnings per share (EPS) is negative?
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Correct answer: B — The company has reported a loss attributable to ordinary shareholders
Explanation: B
Question 124
Which of the following best describes the dividend cover ratio?
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Correct answer: B — Earnings per share divided by dividends per share
Explanation: B
Question 125
Which of the following is an example of a capital reserve?
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Correct answer: B — Share premium account
Explanation: B
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A company reports total comprehensive income of 500,000 and pays dividends of 80,000. If opening equity was 2,200,000 and there were no share issues, what is closing equity?
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Correct answer: A — 2,620,000
Explanation: A
Question 127
Operating profit margin is calculated as:
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Correct answer: B — Operating profit divided by revenue
Explanation: B
Question 128
Which of the following actions would INCREASE a company's equity?
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Correct answer: C — Recording a revaluation gain on property
Explanation: C
Question 129
Which of the following will directly reduce retained earnings?
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Correct answer: B — A bonus share issue from retained earnings
Explanation: B
Question 130
Which of the following transactions increases the current ratio?
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Correct answer: C — Taking out a long-term loan and holding proceeds as cash
Explanation: C
Question 131
If a company buys back its own shares and cancels them, what is the effect on earnings per share?
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Correct answer: B — EPS increases because fewer shares are in issue
Explanation: B
Question 132
Entity X has 1,000,000 shares in issue at 1 January. It issues 400,000 new shares on 1 July. What is the weighted average number of shares for EPS purposes?
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Correct answer: B — 1,200,000
Explanation: B
Question 133
A rights issue at a price below market value requires an adjustment for EPS purposes using a:
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Correct answer: D — Bonus element calculated using the theoretical ex-rights price (TERP)
Explanation: D
Question 134
Diluted EPS differs from basic EPS in that it:
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Correct answer: B — Assumes all potential ordinary shares (e.g., from options, convertibles) have been converted and included in the denominator
Explanation: B
Question 135
Return on capital employed (ROCE) can be improved by:
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Correct answer: B — Increasing revenue while keeping capital employed constant
Explanation: B
Question 136
A company has net profit of 200,000 and equity of 1,600,000. Its ROE is:
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Correct answer: B — 12.5%
Explanation: B
Question 137
Which of the following would improve net profit margin without changing revenue?
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Correct answer: B — Reducing operating expenses or finance costs
Explanation: B
Question 138
The gearing ratio measures:
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Correct answer: B — The proportion of a company's capital that is funded by debt relative to equity or total capital
Explanation: B
Question 139
Interest cover is calculated as:
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Correct answer: A — Operating profit divided by interest payable
Explanation: A
Question 140
Working capital is defined as:
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Correct answer: C — Current assets minus current liabilities
Explanation: C
Question 141
The cash conversion cycle measures:
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Correct answer: A — The time between paying for raw materials and collecting cash from customers
Explanation: A
Question 142
An entity has profit after tax of 500,000, and a revaluation gain (net of tax) of 60,000. What is total comprehensive income?
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Correct answer: B — 560,000
Explanation: B
Question 143
If an entity makes a bonus share issue (capitalisation issue), the effect on earnings per share is:
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Correct answer: C — EPS is unaffected because the bonus issue is treated as if it had always existed (retrospective adjustment)
Explanation: C
Question 144
An entity has 2,000,000 shares in issue. Profit after tax is 480,000. It also has 100,000 convertible bonds, each convertible into 2 ordinary shares. After-tax interest saved if converted is 12,000. Calculate diluted EPS.
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Correct answer: A — 22.8 cents
Explanation: A
Question 145
A company has revenue of 3,000,000, cost of sales 1,800,000, operating expenses 600,000, finance costs 100,000, and tax 125,000. Calculate operating profit margin.
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Correct answer: C — 20%
Explanation: C
Question 146
What distinguishes a revenue reserve from a capital reserve?
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Correct answer: B — Revenue reserves are distributable as dividends; capital reserves are generally not distributable
Explanation: B
Question 147
An entity has: Basic EPS 50 cents; weighted average shares 1,000,000; profit 500,000; 200,000 options with exercise price 4.00; average market price 5.00. Diluted EPS:
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Correct answer: B — 47.6 cents
Explanation: B
Question 148
A company has basic EPS of 40 cents. It has 500,000 share options outstanding with an exercise price of 2.00 per share. The average market price during the year was 2.50. How many dilutive shares are added for diluted EPS?
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Correct answer: B — 100,000
Explanation: B
Question 149
Which of the following would NOT improve a company's current ratio?
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Correct answer: A — Collecting cash from a trade receivable
Explanation: A
Question 150
Entity A: Operating profit 500,000, Revenue 4,000,000, Total assets 5,000,000, Current liabilities 800,000. Calculate ROCE.
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