Free CIMA F2 Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

AB and CD are competitors supplying components to the car manufacturing industry. AB operates in Country X and CD operates in Country Y.
Both entities were incorporated on the same day, are the same size and prepare financial statements to 31 March each year using international accounting standards.
Which of the following statements taken individually would limit the usefulness of the comparison of the return on capital employed ratio between the two entities?

Mr D, a CIMA qualified accountant, is working on the preparation of a long term profit forecast required by the local stock market prior to a new share issue of equity shares. At the most recent board meeting the directors requested that the forecast be inflated. In Mr D's view this would grossly overestimate the forecast profit. The board intends to publish the revised inflated forecast.
Which THREE of the following are the ethical options available to Mr D in this situation?

AB, a listed entity, prepared its financial statements to 31 December 20X7, in accordance with international accounting standards.
Which THREE of the following were disclosed as related parties of AB in its financial statements?

Which of the following actions would be most likely to improve an entity's gross profit margin?

At 31 October 20X1 RS has in issue 10% debentures 20X8 with a carrying value of $350,000.
Extracts from its statement of profit or loss for the year ending 31 October 20X7 are as follows:

What is the interest cover for RS for the ended 31 October 20X7?

F has profit before interest and tax of $400,000 for the year to 30 June 20X4.
Extracts from F's statement of financial position at 30 June 20X4 are as follows:

Calculate the gearing (debt:equity) ratio at 30 June 20X4.
Give your answer to the nearest whole percentage.
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The yield to maturity of a redeemable bond is calculated as the internal rate of return of the relevant cash flows associated with the bond.
Which TWO of the following are considered relevant cash flows in this calculation?

Ratios calculated from the financial statements of ST Group for the years ended 31 August 20X7 and
20X6 are as follows:

Which of the following would have contributed to the movements in these ratios?

WX acquired 20% of the equity share capital of MN for $135 million in 20X5. WX acquired a further 40% of the equity share capital of MN for $400 million on 1 October 20X8 when the fair value of the net assets of MN were $800 million.
The fair value of the initial 20% investment in MN was $175 million at 1 October 20X8. There has been no impairment of the investment in MN. WX uses the proportion of net assets method to value non- controlling interest at acquisition.
Calculate the goodwill arising on the acquisition of MN.
Give your answer to the nearest $ million.
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The financial statements of ST at 31 December 20X9 include the following balances in respect of shares classed as equity:

The profit after tax for the year ended 31 December 20X9 is $200,000.
What is ST's basic EPS for the year to 31 December 20X9?

Which TWO of the following statements about bonds and their issue are true?

Company A are approached by a wealthy and internationally famous investor shortly before the launch date of their IPO. He tells them that the company do not need to incur all of the cost and risk of an IPO, as he will give them S55 million for 65% equity in the company.
Which of the following statements are also true of the offer? Select ALL that apply.

The following information is extracted from the financial statements of RS for the year ended 30 June 20X7:

RS has no other liability balances and has no associate investments.
Calculate return on capital employed for RS at 30 June 20X7.
Give your answer to the nearest whole %.
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