Financial management/accountancy (B category)
Question 1: Which of the following items appears only in the balance sheet and not in the profit and loss account?
Answers:
· A: capital
· B: depreciation
· C: stocks
· D: wages and salaries
The correct answer is A
Question 2: What is the value of a firm’s stock at 31/12/2000 after the following operations (LIFO - last in, first out):
-Stock at 1/1/2000 – 400 units @ € 100
-Purchase 5/2/2000 – 30 units @ € 80
-Purchase 8/9/2000 – 20 units @ € 60
-Sale 7/10/2000 – 60 units @ € 130
· A: € 39 000
· B: € 37 600
· C: € 35 800
· D: € 40 000
Question 3: Which of these statements is not correct?
· A: Any loss is shown in the profit and loss account
· B: The purchase value of fixed assets is shown in the balance sheet
· C: Bank interest owed is shown as a liability in the balance sheet
· D: Accumulated depreciation is shown in the profit and loss account
The correct answer is D
Question 4: Which stock valuation method gives the highest value during a strongly inflationary economic cycle?
· A: FIFO (first in, first out)
· B: LIFO (last in, first out)
· C: weighted average cost
· D: NIFO (next in, first out)
Question 5: Which of the following is not one of the basic principles governing the general budget of the European Communities?
· A: the principle of unity
· B: the principle of equilibrium
· C: the principle of annuality
· D: the principle of subsidiarity
Question 6: The Community directive on the annual financial statements of certain types of companies adopted by the Council in 1978 is known as:
· A: the Tenth Directive
· B: the Fourth Directive
· C: the Fifth Directive
· D: the Ninth Directive
The correct answer is B
Question 7: In December of year N your company made some purchases that were paid in January N+1. This means that:
· A: your profit for year N ending at 31 December is overstated
· B: your profit for year N+1 is understated
· C: (a) and (b) are both correct
· D: neither (a) nor (b) is correct
Question 8: Which of the following statements is correct?
· A: Durable goods purchased by a firm to enable it to pursue its activities are fixed assets
· B: Goods bought for resale "as is" amount to intangible fixed assets for the firm
· C: Commitments to third parties constitute capital
· D: Commitments to third parties are entered under capital as reserves
Question 9: Company Y buys software costing € 8 000, with an estimated lifespan of three years, which it pays by cheque. Before the transaction, the fixed-asset "software" account showed a debit of € 5 000, while the "bank" account showed a positive balance of € 20 000. After this operation, the two accounts will look as follows:
· A:
· B:
· C:
· D:
Question 10: Which of the following statements is correct?
· A: Depreciation is a way of spreading the cost of a fixed asset over its expected lifetime
· B: When a fixed asset is sold for less than its net book value, the firm realises a gain
· C: Depreciation is considered as a profit that is booked to the following year
· D: Depreciation is deducted from the value of stocks
Question 11: The effect of a payment to creditors is normally:
· A: assets decrease: owner’s equity decreases
· B: assets decrease: owner’s equity increases
· C: assets increase: liabilities decrease
· D: assets decrease: liabilities decrease
Question 12: A hotel’s payroll expenses for the year totalled € 700 000, representing 35% of its total income. The hotel’s total income and net income were ________ and ______, respectively.
· A: € 245 000 ; € 70 000
· B: € 2 000 000 ; € 70 000
· C: € 2 000 000 ; unknown
· D: € 245 000 ; unknown
The correct answer is C
Question 13: The Publications Office is expanding. The estimated cost of required new equipment is € 30 000. As a result, annual sales are forecast to increase by € 40 000 and related expenses by € 30 000. The payback period is:
· A: 1 ½ years
· B: 2 years
· C: 3 years
· D: None of the above
Question 14: On 1st January 2000 a company buys a machine for € 10 000. It depreciates the machine at 20% per annum on a linear scale, with a residual value of € 500. On 1st January 2002 it sells the machine for € 4 800. What is the profit or loss?
· A: € 2 000 loss
· B: € 1 400 loss
· C: € 1 000 profit
· D: € 800 profit
Question 15: The objective of consistency is to provide assurance that:
· A: There are no variations in the format and presentation of financial statements
· B: Substantially different transactions and events are not accounted for on an identical basis
· C: The auditor is consulted before material changes are made in the application of accounting principles
· D: The comparability of financial statements between periods is not materially affected by changes in accounting principles without disclosure
Question 16: In order to prepare correct financial statements of a company, an accountant must:
· A: review agreements with financial institutions for restrictions on cash balances
· B: understand the accounting principles and practices of the company's industry
· C: interview key personnel concerning related parties and subsequent events
· D: perform ratio analysis of the financial data of comparable prior periods
Question 17: Which of the following statements is not correct
· A: VAT is a form of sales tax
· B: VAT is a form of income tax
· C: VAT is used in part to fund the European Union
· D: VAT exists in all Member States
Question 18: An agreement between two EU companies to compensate each other with reciprocal goods and services and no invoices is:
· A: tax evasion
· B: used in historical cost accounting
· C: used to save administrative costs
· D: considered a normal accounting practice
Question 19: Fraud in a computer environment is increased most when:
· A: employees are not trained
· B: program documentation is not available
· C: transaction history is not available
· D: employee performance appraisals are not given
Question 20: At the end of year N, you have the following figures for a given product:
Initial stock € 15 000
Sales € 55 000
Final stock € 25 000
Purchases € 30 000
What is the purchase cost of the goods sold?
· A: € 15 000
· B: € 20 000
· C: € 25 000
· D: €30 000
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