Question 1

Venturer Ltd has received fees from venture capital activities and has engaged you as the accountant to prepare the financial report for 31 December 20X0. Unable to find a specific reference to venture capital fees in either the conceptual framework or the accounting standards, you establish the appropriate accounting treatment by

Options :

A : consulting with the International Accounting Standards Board.

B : referring to the fundamental accounting assumptions and conventions.

C : using your professional judgment and referring to generally accepted accounting principles and practice.

D : using your professional judgment and referring to the conceptual framework's definitions and recognition criteria.

Answer: D

Question 2

Restrictions on the scope of a specific accounting standard are stated in

Options :

A : that specific standard.

B : the IASB's Conceptual Framework.

C : the explanatory materials provided by the AASB.

D : various Statements of Accounting Concepts (SACs) issued by the AASB.

Answer: A

Question 3

Which one of the following statements is correct in relation to presenting the financial position of an entity?

Options :

A : Liquidity represents cash holdings, while solvency is long-term profitability.

B : Liquidity is the ability to repay long-term financial commitments, whereas solvency is the ability to repay short-term commitments.

C : Solvency is the availability of cash over the long-term, while liquidity is the availability of funds over the short-term to meet financial commitments as they fall due.

D : Solvency is the availability of total assets over a long-term, while liquidity is the availability of total assets over the short-term to meet financial commitments as they fall due.

Answer: C

Question 4

A company purchased a machine 10 years ago for $143 890. It is expected that the machine will generate future revenues of $108 495. The machine could be scrapped for $81 232. An equivalent machine in the same condition would cost $94 950 to buy now. What is the deprival value of the asset?

Options :

A : $35 395

B : $81 232

C : $94 950

D : $108 495

Answer: C

Question 5

Which of the following statements are correct in the context of accounting concepts and principles?

I)The going concern assumption requires that assets be carried at their cost values.

II)Prudence allows the creation of contingency reserves and more generous provisions.

III)Financial information is considered complete even if it excludes non-material information.

IV)Understandability does not require complex information to be excluded from financial reports.

Options :

A : I and III only

B : II and III only

C : II and IV only

D : III and IV only

Answer: D