CPA Financial Reporting - FR Exam Practice Test

On 1 April 2012, Hunting plc acquired 70% of the ordinary shares of ICM Ltd. The following figures relate to the year ended 31 December 2012. Hunting plcICM Ltd $$ Revenue769,000600,000 Cost of sales568,500420,000 Gross profit200,500180,000
On 15 November 2012 ICM Ltd sold goods which cost it $5,000 to Hunting plc for $7,000. These goods were still held by Hunting plc at 31 December 2012.
What is the amount for gross profit in the consolidated income statement of Hunting plc for the year ended 31 December 2012?

Sarah plc has owned 100% of the ordinary share capital of Ulysses Ltd and Wally Ltd for many years. Ulysses Ltd operates in a country in Central Africa. In June 2013, civil war broke out in this country. Essential services have been severely disrupted and it has been impossible to communicate with local personnel for several months. This situation is unlikely to be resolved inthe near future. Wally Ltd is an insurance company. The rest of the group extracts and processes mineral ores.
In accordance with IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements and IFRS 3 Business Combinations which of these companies must be consolidated by Sarah plc at 31 December 2013?

The consolidated financial statements of Paulo plc for the year ended 31 March 2013 showed the following.
Non-controlling interest in the consolidated statement of financial position at 31 March 2013 was $6 million ($3.6 million at 31 March 2012). Non-controlling interest in the consolidated income statement for the year ended 31 March 2013 was $2 million.
During the year ended 31 March 2013, the group acquired a new 75% subsidiary whose net assets at the date of acquisition were $6.4 million. On 31 March 2013, the group revalued all its properties and the non-controlling interest in the revaluation surplus was $1.5 million. There were no dividends payable to non-controlling shareholders at the beginning or end of the year.
In accordance with IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows, what was the dividend paid to non-controlling shareholders that will be shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows of Paulo plc for the year ended 31 March 2013?

On 1 July 2012 Verity Ltd entered into a finance lease agreement. The terms of the agreement provided for annual payments of $5,000 on 1 July each year. The asset had a fair value at the inception of the lease of $25,000. $750 of interest in relation to this agreement was paid and charged to the income statement in the year ended 30 June 2013.
In addition to the above transaction, on 1 October 2012 Verity Ltd purchased a machine for cash of $6,500.
In accordance with IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows, how should the above transactions be reflected in Verity Ltd's statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 June 2013?

IAS 19 is intended to prescribe when the cost of employee benefits should berecognizedas a liability or an expense and the amount of the liability or expense that should berecognized.
Which of the following statements regarding IAS 19 is correct?
i)A liability should berecognizedwhen an employee has provided a service in exchange for benefits to be received by the employee at some time in the future.
ii)An expense should berecognizedwhen the entity enjoys the economic benefits from a service provided by an employee regardless of when the employee received or will receive the benefits from providing the service.

Plateau Co has the following construction contract in progress: $m Total contract price750 Costs incurred to date225 Estimated costs to completion340 Progress payments invoiced and received290
Calculate the amounts to berecognizedfor the contract in the statement of profit or loss and statement of financial position using the proportion of costs incurred method.
Statement of profit or lossStatement of financial position

For the year to 31 December 2012, the profit or loss statement of Little Co shows a profit before tax of $150,500 after charging depreciation of $55,000 and interest of $12,200. The company does not hold any inventory and company's policy is not to grant credit to customers. Trade payables at 31 December 2012 were $15,200 greater than the amount owed at 31 December 2011. During the year the taxation liability of $9,500 was paid. No interest was owed at 31 December 2011 and at 31 December 2012.
What should be the 'Net cash from operating activities' in the cash flow statement for the year to 31 December 2012?

The summarised statements of financial position of Track plc and Way plc at 31 December
2012 were as follows:
Track plcWay plc $'000 $'000 Total assets 60,000 29,000
Share capital 20,000 10,000 Retained earnings 24,000 4,000 Equity 44,000 14,000 Current liability 16,000 15,000 Total equity and liabilities 60,000 29,000
On 1 January 2013 Track pIc bought all the share capital of Way plc for $17,000,000 in cash. The carrying amounts of Way plc's assets are considered to be fair values. The amount of retained earnings to be included in the consolidated statement of financial position as at 1 January 2013 is __________.