1. [单选题]16 Which of the following events between the balance sheet date and the date the financial statements are
authorised for issue must be adjusted in the financial statements? 1 Declaration of equity dividends. 2 Decline in market value of investments. 3 The announcement of changes in tax rates. 4 The announcement of a major restructuring.
A. 1
B. 1 only
C. 2 and 4
D. 3 only
E. None of them
2. [单选题]21 Which of the following statements about contingent assets and contingent liabilities are correct?
1 A contingent asset should be disclosed by note if an inflow of economic benefits is probable. 2 A contingent liability should be disclosed by note if it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits to settle it will be required, with no provision being made. 3 No disclosure is required for a contingent liability if it is not probable that a transfer of economic benefits to settle it will be required. 4 No disclosure is required for either a contingent liability or a contingent asset if the likelihood of a payment or receipt is remote.
A. 1 and 4 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 4
3. [单选题]In 2014 Mr Yuan inherited an estate of RMB2 million from his uncle who had died two months earlier.
A. What is the correct treatment of the estate income for individual income tax purposes?
B. The estate income is not taxable
C. The estate income will be taxed as occasional (ad hoc) income
D. The estate income will be taxed as other income
E. The estate income will be taxed as service income
4. [单选题]8 Which of the following statements about accounting concepts and conventions are correct?
(1) The money measurement concept requires all assets and liabilities to be accounted for at historical cost. (2) The substance over form. convention means that the economic substance of a transaction should be reflected in the financial statements, not necessarily its legal form. (3) The realisation concept means that profits or gains cannot normally be recognised in the income statement until realised. (4) The application of the prudence concept means that assets must be understated and liabilities must be overstated in preparing financial statements.
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 2 and 4
D. 1 and 4.
5. [单选题]10 Which of the following factors would cause a company’s gearing ratio to fall?
1 A bonus issue of ordinary shares. 2 A rights issue of ordinary shares. 3 An issue of loan notes. 4 An upward revaluation of non-current assets.
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 4
D. 2 and 4
6. [单选题]A company predicted that the learning rate for production of a new product would be 80%. The actual learning rate was 75%. The following possible reasons were stated for this:
A. (i) The number of new employees recruited was lower than expected
B. (ii) Unexpected problems were encountered with production
C. (iii) Unexpected changes to Health and Safety laws meant that the company had to increase the number of breaks during production for employees
D. Which of the above reasons could have caused the difference between the expected rate of learning and the actual rate of learning?
E. All of the above
F. (ii) and (iii) only
G. (i) only
H. None of the above
7. [单选题]24 What figure should appear in the consolidated balance sheet of the J group as at 31 December 2004 for minority
interest?
A. $32,000
B. $16,000
C. $10,000
D. $24,000
8. [单选题]17 Which of the following statements are correct?
(1) All non-current assets must be depreciated. (2) If goodwill is revalued, the revaluation surplus appears in the statement of changes in equity. (3) If a tangible non-current asset is revalued, all tangible assets of the same class should be revalued. (4) In a company’s published balance sheet, tangible assets and intangible assets must be shown separately.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 1 and 4
9. [单选题]19 Which of the following statements about intangible assets in company financial statements are correct according
to international accounting standards? 1 Internally generated goodwill should not be capitalised. 2 Purchased goodwill should normally be amortised through the income statement. 3 Development expenditure must be capitalised if certain conditions are met.
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. All three statements are correct
10. [单选题]19 What is the company’s return on shareholders’ equity?
A. 15/40 = 37·5%
B. 20/100 = 20%
C. 15/100 = 15%
D. 20/150 = 13·3%
