Question 1
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Which statement is true?
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Chairman’s letters are part of a financial statement
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Corporate annual reports are part of a financial statement.
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Management discussions and analysis are part of notes to the accounts.
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Financial statements are part of corporate annual reports.
Question 2
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Corporate annual reports typically appear in this order:
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Corporate information, other statements and disclosures, analysis and commentaries,
and financial statements
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Financial statements, analysis and commentaries, other statements and disclosures, and
corporate information
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Corporate information, analysis and commentaries, other statements and disclosures,
and financial statements
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. Financial statements, other statement and disclosures, analysis and commentaries, and
corporate information
Question 3
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The first item in the analysis and commentaries section of an annual report is typically:
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Management analysis and discussions
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Chairman’s message/letter to shareholders
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Auditor’s report on the company’s financial position and performance
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Segment performance
Question 4
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Who is responsible for the preparation of financial statements?
Question 5
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Materiality means:
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The amount in question had the potential to result in a different decision had it been
known to financial statement users.
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The amount in question is greater than 10% of total assets
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The amount in question is greater than 10% of revenue
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The amount in question would have resulted in a different decision had it been known to
financial statement users.
Question 6
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IAS 1 does not require the following item to be displayed on the statement of financial position:
Question 7
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Which of the following is correct?
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A statement of financial position contains information about how components of equity
change during a period
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An entity is not allowed to aggregate its revenue into one single line on the Income
Statement
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Entities must present their statement of comprehensive income, followed by the statement of financial position, statement of changes in equity, and, lastly, statement of cash
flows.
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Other comprehensive income items may turn a “loss” on the Income Statement into a
“profit” on the statement of comprehensive income.
Question 8
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An entity has the following balances: Cash $15,000, Inventory $10,000, Receivables
$22,000, PPE $50,000, and Intangible assets $40,000. Its total current assets are:
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$25,000
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. $37,000
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. $47,000
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. $97,000
Question 9
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All of the following may explain changes in equity from one period to another, except for:
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. Additional share issuance during the period
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Payment of dividend during the period
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Increase in the entity’s share price during the year
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Total comprehensive income
Question 10
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Which of the following statements best describes notes to the financial statements?
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They are part of a complete set of financial statements
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They are used to explain how the company has performed during the financial year.
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. They provide a breakdown of all the numbers that appear on financial statements.
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The more important numbers are shown on the financial statements and the less important ones are shown in the notes to the financial statements.