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CIMA BA3 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Accounting Principles, Concepts and Regulations | 10% | - Principles and concepts of financial accounting - Regulatory and conceptual framework |
| Topic 2: Recording Accounting Transactions | 50% | - Prepare accounting records - Record transactions using double-entry bookkeeping - Reconciliations and control accounts |
| Topic 3: Analysis of Financial Statements | 10% | - Interpret accounting ratios and performance - Calculate basic financial ratios |
| Topic 4: Preparation of Accounts for Single Entities | 30% | - Prepare financial statements from trial balance - Adjustments and inventory/cost of sales entries |
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CIMA Fundamentals of Financial Accounting Sample Questions:
Goodwill is calculated as being:
- A. The excess of the true value of a business over the net book value of its separable net assets
- B. The increase in the value of non-current assets as a result of revaluation
- C. The excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the fair value of its separable net assets
- D. The excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the net book value of its separable net assets
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Refer to the Exhibit.
Ax minster Limited is calculating its irrecoverable debt charge and allowance for receivables for inclusion in its year-end accounts. The current allowance for receivables is $28,600 and it is estimated that this needs to be raised to $30,400. There are also bad debts of $3,600 which should be written off.
Which is the correct entry to be made to the accounts to record these transactions?
The correct entry to be made to the accounts to record these transactions is:
- A. B
- B. D
- C. A
- D. C
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
The suspense account of a company was opened with a credit balance of $360 when the trial balance failed to agree.
This could have arisen because
- A. an electricity bill of $480 was entered in the electricity account as $840.
- B. an electricity bill of $360 was duplicated.
- C. an electricity bill of $840 was entered in the electricity account as $480.
- D. an electricity bill of $180 was duplicated.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which of the following entries would result in the trial balance not agreeing?
(a) An invoice for £200 for electricity has been omitted from the ledgers (b) A payment received from a customer has been posted to the accounts twice (c) An invoice for repairs and maintenance has been charged to the non-current asset account (d) A payment made to suppliers had been recorded in the cash book but not recorded in the supplier's account
- A. (c) and (d) only
- B. (a) and (b) only
- C. All of the above - (a), (b), (c) and (d)
- D. (d) only
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
An asset may best be defined as:
- A. An obligation to transfer economic benefits as a result of past transactions or events
- B. A person or entity to whom money is owed by the business
- C. A resource which may be used to derive income in the future
- D. The amount of money invested in the business by the shareholders
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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