Financial Statements for Limited Companies (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Accounting)

Exam Questions

11 mins11 questions
11 mark

What is paid-up share capital?

  • the total amount of money owned by the company

  • the value of shares actually issued by the company

  • the amount requested from shareholders by the company

  • the amount received by the company for issued shares

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21 mark

What are the features of a debenture?

return received

rate of return

voting rights

A

dividend

based on profit

yes

B

dividend

fixed rate

no

C

interest

based on profit

yes

D

interest

fixed rate

no

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    31 mark

    Who has limited liability within a limited liability company?

    • shareholders

    • employees

    • managers

    • lenders

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    41 mark

    What is an advantage of being a shareholder of a limited company?

    • Financial statements do not need to be prepared for limited companies.

    • The company is a separate legal entity.

    • All shareholders are paid dividends each year.

    • All shareholders have voting rights.

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    51 mark

    Which of the following increases the total equity of a limited company?

    1. paying dividends to ordinary shareholders

    2. borrowing money from lenders

    3. issuing shares

    • 1 only

    • 2 and 3

    • 1 and 3

    • 3 only

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    11 mark

    What can cause a decrease in the total equity of a company?

    1. an issue of shares

    2. a transfer to general reserve

    3. a payment of dividends to ordinary shareholders

    4. a loss for the year

    • 1 and 4

    • 3 and 4 only

    • 2 and 4 only

    • 2, 3 and 4

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    21 mark

    ABC Limited has the following types of equity and liabilities.

    1. debentures

    2. general reserves

    3. long-term bank loan

    4. ordinary share capital

    5. preference share capital (non-redeemable)

    6. redeemable preference shares

    7. retained earnings

    What is included in the company's liability section in the statement of financial position?

    • 1 and 3 only

    • 1, 3 and 5

    • 1, 3 and 6

    • 1, 2, 3 and 7

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    31 mark

    Which statements are correct in relation to the financial statements of a limited company?

    1. An issue of shares is shown in the income statement.

    2. Debentures issued are shown in the statement of financial position.

    3. The payment of ordinary dividends is shown in the statement of changes in equity.

    4. Proposed dividends which have not been paid are shown in the statement of changes in equity.

    • 1 and 2

    • 1, 2 and 3

    • 2 and 3 only

    • 2, 3 and 4

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    11 mark

    A limited company provided the following information.

    $

    issued share capital (40 000 ordinary shares of $1 each)

    40 000

    profit for the year ended 31 May 2024

    18 000

    transfer to general reserve during the year

    8 000

    interim ordinary share dividend paid on 1 January 2024

    4 000

    On 31 May 2024, the directors decided to use the remaining profit to pay a final ordinary share dividend.

    Which percentage final dividend did the ordinary shareholders receive?

    • 15%

    • 25%

    • 35%

    • 45%

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    21 mark

    During the financial year, XY Limited paid debenture interest of $2 500 relating to that financial year. At the end of the year, debenture interest of $500 was accrued.

    How was debenture interest shown in the financial statements for the year?

    income statement

    $

    statement of changes in equity

    $

    A

    2 500

    no entry

    B

    3 000

    no entry

    C

    2 500

    500

    D

    3 000

    500

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      31 mark

      The draft financial statements of a limited company showed retained earnings of $42 540. It was then found that no adjustment had been made for the following.

      $

      commission receivable prepaid

      1 200

      insurance accrued

      650

      What was the correct amount of the retained earnings?

      • $40 690

      • $41 990

      • $43 090

      • $44 390

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