Each of the following events occurred after the reporting date of 31 March 2015, but befor

Which of the following statements relating to intangible assets is true?

A.All intangible assets must be carried at amortised cost or at an impaired amount; they cannot be revalued upwards

B.The development of a new process which is not expected to increase sales revenues may still be recognised as an intangible asset

C.Expenditure on the prototype of a new engine cannot be classified as an intangible asset because the prototype has been assembled and has physical substance

D.Impairment losses for a cash generating unit are first applied to goodwill and then to other intangible assets before being applied to tangible assets

rofit margin compared to the previous year?

A.An increase in gearing leading to higher interest costs

B.A reduction in the allowance for uncollectible receivables

C.A decision to value inventory on the average cost basis from the first in first out (FIFO) basis. Unit prices of inventory had risen during the current year

D.A change from the amortisation of development costs being included in cost of sales to being included in administrative expenses

Germane has a number of relationships with other companies.

In which of the following relationships is Germane necessarily the parent company?

(i) Foll has 50,000 non-voting and 100,000 voting equity shares in issue with each share receiving the same dividend. Germane owns all of Foll’s non-voting shares and 40,000 of its voting shares

(ii) Kipp has 1 million equity shares in issue of which Germane owns 40%. Germane also owns $800,000 out of $1 million 8% convertible loan notes issued by Kipp. These loan notes may be converted on the basis of 40 equity shares for each $100 of loan note, or they may be redeemed in cash at the option of the holder

(iii) Germane owns 49% of the equity shares in Polly and 52% of its non-redeemable preference shares. As a result of these investments, Germane receives variable returns from Polly and has the ability to affect these returns through its power over Polly

A.(i) only

B.(i) and (ii) only

C.(ii) and (iii) only

D.All three

Which of the following transactions would increase Jasim’s gearing compared to what it would have been had the transaction NOT taken place?

Gearing should be taken as debt/(debt + equity). Each transaction should be considered separately.

A.During the year a property was revalued upwards by $20,000

B.A bonus issue of equity shares of 1 for 4 was made during the year using other components of equity

C.A provision for estimated damages was reduced during the year from $21,000 to $15,000 based on the most recent legal advice

D.An asset with a fair value of $25,000 was acquired under a finance lease on 31 March 2015

Johnson paid $1·2 million for a 30% investment in Treem’s equity shares on 1 August 2014.

Treem’s profit after tax for the year ended 31 March 2015 was $750,000. On 31 March 2015, Treem had $300,000 goods in its inventory which it had bought from Johnson in March 2015. These had been sold by Johnson at a mark-up on cost of 20%. Treem has not paid any dividends.

On the assumption that Treem is an associate of Johnson, what would be the carrying amount of the investment in Treem in the consolidated statement of financial position of Johnson as at 31 March 2015?

A.$1,335,000

B.$1,332,000

C.$1,300,000

D.$1,410,000

nt has suggested the following accounting treatments:

(i) Making a provision for a constructive obligation of $400,000; this being the sales value of goods expected to be returned by retail customers after the year end under the company’s advertised 30-day returns policy

(ii) Based on past experience, a $200,000 provision for unforeseen liabilities arising after the year end

(iii) The partial reversal (as a credit to the statement of profit or loss) of the accumulated depreciation provision on an item of plant because the estimate of its remaining useful life has been increased by three years

(iv) Providing $1 million for deferred tax at 25% relating to a $4 million revaluation of property during March 2015 even though Cumla has no intention of selling the property in the near future

Which of the above suggested treatments of provisions is/are permitted by IFRS?

A.(i) only

B.(i) and (ii)

C.(ii) and (iii)

D.(iv)

Which of the following comments, regarding the use of fair values on the acquisition of a subsidiary, is correct?

A.The use of fair value to record a subsidiary’s acquired assets does not comply with the historical cost principle

B.The use of fair values to record the acquisition of plant always increases consolidated post-acquisition depreciation charges compared to the corresponding charge in the subsidiary’s own financial statements

C.Cash consideration payable one year after the date of acquisition needs to be discounted to reflect its fair value

D.Patents must be included as part of goodwill because it is impossible to determine the fair value of an acquired patent, as, by definition, patents are unique

To which of the following items does IAS 41 Agriculture apply?

(i) A change in the fair value of a herd of farm animals relating to the unit price of the animals

(ii) Logs held in a wood yard

(iii) Farm land which is used for growing vegetables

(iv) The cost of developing a new type of crop seed which is resistant to tropical diseases

A.All four

B.(i) only

C.(i) and (ii) only

D.(ii) and (iii) only

sure of Government Assistance are true?

(i) A government grant related to the purchase of an asset must be deducted from the carrying amount of the asset in the statement of financial position

(ii) A government grant related to the purchase of an asset should be recognised in profit or loss over the life of the asset

(iii) Free marketing advice provided by a government department is excluded from the definition of government grants

(iv) Any required repayment of a government grant received in an earlier reporting period is treated as prior period adjustment

A.(i) and (ii)

B.(ii) and (iii)

C.(ii) and (iv)

D.(iii) and (iv)

of incorporating in the financial statements an item which meets the definition of an element and satisfies certain criteria.

Which of the following elements should be recognised in the financial statements of an entity in the manner described?

A.As a non-current liability: a provision for possible hurricane damage to property for a company located in an area which experiences a high incidence of hurricanes

B.In equity: irredeemable preference shares

C.As a trade receivable: an amount of $10,000 due from a customer which has been sold (factored) to a finance company with no recourse to the seller

D.In revenue: the whole of the proceeds from the sale of an item of manufactured plant which has to be maintained by the seller for three years as part of the sale agreement