Free CIMA CIMAPRO19-P03-1-ENG Exam Questions

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Question 1

Which of the following are objectives of the audit planning procedure?

A : work out the time and resources required for the audit.

B : perform substantive tests.

C : work out how audit evidence will be obtained.

D : perform analytical review to identify possible areas for investigation.

E : set out how audit objectives will be achieved.

Answer: A,C

Question 2

An electricity company owns and operates a nuclear power station located ten miles from a large city. A recent and very extensive engineering examination of the power station concludes with the estimate that the probability of a major nuclear disaster within the next 20 years is 0.2%.

Which of the following best explains the relevance of quantifying the risk in that way?

A : ere is no acceptable level of risk for a major nuclear accident and so the probability has little information value in itself.

B : probability is so low as to be ignored.

C : directors will be able to argue that they were not negligent in the event of a major disaster within the 20 year period.

D : calculation of a precise probability demonstrates that the engineers who conducted the inspection are experts in their field.

Answer: A

Question 3

P Ltd, a manufacturing company, is considering a new capital investment project to set up a new production line. The initial appraisal shows a healthy net present value of $6,465 millionat a discount rate of 10% as shown in the table below:

However, management is unsure about the demand for theproduct which will be produced and has insisted that the future revenues should be reduced to certainity equivalents by taking 70%, 65% and 60% of the years 1,2, and 3 cash inflows respectively.

What should P do?

A : oceed with the project, it has a healthy net present value.

B : op the project, it has considerable risk.

C : t pressure on sales and marketing to re-verify their forecasts.

D : -appraise the project using other capital appraisal techniques to get a more balanced view.

Answer: D

Question 4

Company M has lost 25% of its revenue in the last three months due to bad debts. One of thereceivables written offwasfroma long standing customer and the other three werefromnew customers. The management accountant has warned the sales team that the company cannot survive any more substantial bad debts.

Which of the following internal controls should be put in place to try and prevent further bad debts?

A : credit check should be carried out on each new customer.

B : edit limits should be set for all customers. However, if the credit limit will cost a sale then sales staff can override this limit.

C : o sales staff must authorise new customers and sign a form stating that they have done so.

D : aged analysis of customer balances must be reviewed every month.

E : soon as a customer payment is overdue they should not be allowed to purchase more until their balance has been reduced.

Answer: A,D

Question 5

Company W produces mobile phone components and has recently tendered for a substantial contract. The results of the tendering process will not become available until three months from now. If the company is successful it will require 2,000 units of a commodity which is currently traded in an open commodity market for $740 per unit. However, there has been speculation that this commodity could increase substantially in price over the next three months and so the company is considering purchasing the commodity now and storing it for three months.

The funds to buy the commodity would be borrowed at an annual interest rate of 7% and the storage cost of the product would be $5.40 per unit per month. The storage costs would be paid at the end of the three month storage period.

Which of the following represents the gain or loss (to the nearest thousand dollars) that will accrue to Company W assuming that the price of the commodity rises to $800 in three months' time?

A : $62,000 gain

B : $95,000 gain

C : $88,000 gain

D : $16,000 loss

Answer: A

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