CIMA Advanced Financial Reporting - F2 Exam Questions

QUESTION NO: 1
A group presents its financial statements in A$.
The goodwill of its only foreign subsidiary was measured at B$100,000 at acquisition. There have been no impairments to this goodwill.
Exchange rates (where A$/B$ is the number of B$'s to each A$) are as follows:

The value of goodwill to be included in the group's statement of financial position in respect of its foreign subsidiary for the year ended 31 December 20X4 is:

QUESTION NO: 2
MNO is listed on its local stock exchange. It has a high level of gearing compared to the industry average as a result of rapid expansion funded by debt. The directors of MNO would like to reduce the level of gearing by raising equity to fund the next expansion project. The directors are considering whether to use a placing of new shares or a rights issue.
Which of the following statements is true?

QUESTION NO: 3
Which of the following statements is true in respect of ST's gross profit margin based on the information given?

QUESTION NO: 4
FG granted share options to its 500 employees on 1 August 20X0. Each employee will receive 1,000 share options provided they continue to work for FG for the four years following the grant date. The fair value of the options at the grant date was $1.30 each. In the year ended 31 July 20X1, 20 employees left and another 50 were expected to leave in the following three years. In the year ended 31 July 20X2, 18 employees left and a further 30 were expected to leave during the next two years.
The amount recognised in the statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 July 20X1 in respect of these share options was $139,750.
Calculate the charge to FG's statement of profit or loss for the year ended 31 July 20X2 in respect of the share options.

QUESTION NO: 5
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?

QUESTION NO: 6
An entity has declared a dividend of $0.12 a share. The cum dividend market price of one equity share is
$1.40.
Assuming a dividend growth rate of 7% a year, what is the entity's cost of equity?

QUESTION NO: 7
CD commenced a construction contract on 1 April 20X9. The contract value was agreed at $100,000. CD had incurred $40,000 costs to date and estimated costs to completion were $50,000. At the year ended
31 December 20X9 this contract was estimated to be 60% complete. CD adopted the provisions of IAS
11 Construction Contracts when preparing its financial statements for the year to 31 December 20X9.
What value should be included in CD's profit for the year ended 31 December 20X9 in respect of this contract?
Give your answer to the nearest whole number.
$ ?

QUESTION NO: 8
GH's financial statements show the following:
What is the value of the dividend received from the associate to be included in GH's consolidated statement of cash flows for the year?
Give your answer to the nearest $000.
$ ? 000

QUESTION NO: 9
Which TWO of the following are true for an entity raising equity finance using a rights issue rather than a placing of equity shares to new investors?

QUESTION NO: 10
XY owned 60% of the equity share capital of AB at 1 January 20X6. XY acquired a further 20% of AB's equity share capital on 31 December 20X6 for $500,000. The non controlling interest in AB was measured at $720,000 immediately prior to the 20% acquisition.
Calculate the amount that XY debited to non controlling interest when it accounted for the 20% acquisition in its consolidated financial statements at 31 December 20X6.
Give your answer to the nearest $000.
$ ? 000