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Question 01

A company issued a £10m 4% Bond on 1 January 2005, the start of its financial year. It paid the first half-year's interest on 1 July 2005, the second half-year on 1 January 2006. What will be the total of 'interest payable' to be shown in the profit and loss account to 31 December 2005? Income tax rates are currently 20%.

a) £160,000

b) £320,000

c) £200,000

d) £400,000

Question 02

Which one of the following is an example of expenditure which, although included within the profit and loss account, might be disallowable for taxation purposes?

a) Insurance for delivery vehicles

b) Fuel for delivery vehicles

c) Repairs to delivery vehicles

d) Speeding fines relating to delivery vehicles

Question 03

'Accelerated capital allowances' refers to a situation when:

a) government allowances used when calculating depreciation for tax purposes are more generous in the earlier years of an asset's life than the company's own depreciation charge.

b) government allowances used when calculating depreciation for tax purposes are less generous in the earlier years of an asset's life than the company's own depreciation charge.

c) government allowances used when calculating depreciation for tax purposes are the same as the company's own depreciation charge.

d) the Government makes no taxation allowance for the purchase of assets.

Question 04

A 'minority interest' exists when:

a) a parent company owns all the shares in a subsidiary company.

b) one company owns only 15% in another company.

c) a parent company own less than 100% of the shares in a subsidiary company.

d) an individual owns shares in a company which is the associate of another company.

Question 05

'Minority Interests' must be split between:

a) equity and non-equity interests.

b) minority and majority interests.

c) subsidiary and associated interests.

d) permanent and timing interests.

Question 06

Which one of the following is not part of a company's 'equity capital'?

a) Ordinary shares

b) Preference shares

c) Voting shares

d) Equity shares

Question 07

Which one of the following is sometimes referred to as the 'bottom line' by financial commentators?

a) Profit after interest and taxation

b) Profit after interest but before taxation

c) Profit before interest and taxation

d) Retained profit for the year

Question 08

The first dividend to be paid in a financial year is usually the:

a) proposed final dividend of the current year.

b) interim dividend of the current year.

c) proposed final dividend of the previous year.

d) interim dividend of the previous year.

Question 09

In calculating basic earnings per share, which one of the following 'weighted average' figures is used in the formula?

a) The number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period

b) The number of ordinary shares outstanding since the company's formation

c) The total number of shares outstanding during the period

d) The authorised ordinary share capital during the period

Question 10

In calculating basic earnings per share, net profit or loss is included in the formula after all but one of the following are deducted. Which one?

a) Taxation

b) Minority Interests

c) Preference Dividends

d) Ordinary dividends

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