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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education
Advanced Level
ACCOUNTING
9706/04
Paper 4 Problem Solving (Supplementary Topics)
October/November 2003
2 hours
Additional Materials:
Answer Booklet/Paper
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Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
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Answer all questions.
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The questions in this paper carry equal marks.
All accounting statements are to be presented in good style. Workings should be shown.
You may use a calculator.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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9706/04/O/N03
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Information about Foggy Ltd and Compo Ltd at 31 March 2003 is as follows:
Additional information for the year ended 31 March 2003:
REQUIRED
(a) Prepare an extract of the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 March 2003
commencing with the operating profit for
(i) Foggy Ltd
(ii) Compo Ltd
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At 31 March 2003 the market prices of the ordinary shares were as follows:
Foggy Ltd $1.60 Compo Ltd $1.35
REQUIRED
(b) Calculate the following for each company:
(i)
Interest cover
(ii) Earnings per share (EPS)
(iii) Dividend paid per share
(iv) Price earnings ratio (PER)
(v) Dividend yield
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(c) Compare and comment briefly on the ratios for Foggy Ltd and Compo Ltd in (b).
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(d) Explain two ways in which ratios may be used to assess the performance of companies.
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(e) State three items which should be contained in the directors’ report which accompanies the
final accounts of a company.
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Share capital: ordinary shares of $1.00
ordinary sha