[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:

正确答案 ：G

(i) only

解析：

The learning rate was actually better than expected and only (i) could cause it to improve.

[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?

正确答案 ：B

$139,000

解析：80,000 + 60,000 – 1,000 = 139,000

[单选题]The following statements have been made about life cycle costing:

正确答案 ：G

(iii) only

解析：

All of the statements are false except statement (iii).

[单选题]Faithful representation is a fundamental characteristic of useful information within the IASB’s Conceptual framework for financial reporting.

正确答案 ：E

Allocating part of the sales proceeds of a motor vehicle to interest received even though it was sold with 0% (interest free) finance

解析：

The substance is that there is no ‘free’ finance; its cost, as such, is built into the selling price.

[单选题]13 Which of the following correctly describes the imprest system for operating petty cash?

正确答案 ：D

The exact amount of expenditure out of petty cash is reimbursed at intervals.

[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.

正确答案 ：C

1 and 2 only

[单选题]Which of the following statements relating to internal and external auditors is correct?

正确答案 ：B

Internal auditors’ scope of work should be determined by those charged with governance

解析：

A is incorrect as internal auditors are not required to be members of any professional body. C is incorrect as external auditors report to shareholders rather than those charged with governance. D is incorrect as internal auditors can be independent of the company, if, for example, the internal audit function has been outsourced.

[单选题]17 A business income statement for the year ended 31 December 2004 showed a net profit of $83,600. It was later

found that $18,000 paid for the purchase of a motor van had been debited to motor expenses account. It is the company’s policy to depreciate motor vans at 25 per cent per year, with a full year’s charge in the year of acquisition. What would the net profit be after adjusting for this error?

正确答案 ：C

$97,100

解析：83,600 + 18,000 – 4,500 = 97,100

[单选题]A corporate taxpayer has under-reported its taxable revenue in 2002 and hence underpaid value added tax (VAT) and enterprise income tax (EIT). In 2014, the taxpayer was charged by the tax authority with committing an act of tax evasion in 2002.

正确答案 ：E

The taxpayer must pay the additional taxes and a late payment surcharge but not a penalty as the statute of limitation is five years for penalties

解析：

Per Article 86 of the Tax Collection and Administrative Law, the statute of limitation for an administrative penalty on non-compliances is five years.

[单选题]25 What should the minority interest figure be in the group’s consolidated balance sheet at 31 December 2005?

正确答案 ：A

$240,000

解析：20% x (400,000 + 800,000)

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