1. [单选题]18 Which of the following statements about accounting ratios and their interpretation are correct?
1 A low-geared company is more able to survive a downturn in profit than a highly-geared company. 2 If a company has a high price earnings ratio, this will often indicate that the market expects its profits to rise. 3 All companies should try to achieve a current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) of 2:1.
A. 2 and 3 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. All three statements are correct
2. [单选题]8 P and Q are in partnership, sharing profits in the ratio 2:1. On 1 July 2004 they admitted P’s son R as a partner. P
guaranteed that R’s profit share would not be less than $25,000 for the six months to 31 December 2004. The profitsharing arrangements after R’s admission were P 50%, Q 30%, R 20%. The profit for the year ended 31 December 2004 is $240,000, accruing evenly over the year. What should P’s final profit share be for the year ended 31 December 2004?
A. $140,000
B. $139,000
C. $114,000
D. $139,375
3. [单选题]14 Alpha buys goods from Beta. At 30 June 2005 Beta’s account in Alpha’s records showed $5,700 owing to Beta.
Beta submitted a statement to Alpha as at the same date showing a balance due of $5,200. Which of the following could account fully for the difference?
A. Alpha has sent a cheque to Beta for $500 which has not yet been received by Beta.
B. The credit side of Beta’s account in Alpha’s records has been undercast by $500.
C. An invoice for $250 from Beta has been treated in Alpha’s records as if it had been a credit note.
D. Beta has issued a credit note for $500 to Alpha which Alpha has not yet received.
4. [单选题]19 At 30 June 2004 a company’s allowance for receivables was $39,000. At 30 June 2005 trade receivables totalled $517,000. It was decided to write off debts totalling $37,000 and to adjust the allowance for receivables to the equivalent of 5 per cent of the trade receivables based on past events.
What figure should appear in the income statement for these items?
A. $61,000
B. $22,000
C. $24,000
D. $23,850
5. [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%
