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Answers Series 3 2015
Answers Series 3 2015
Certificate in Advanced
Business Calculations
Level 3
Paper Reference
ASE3003
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Calculate the:
(2)
(2)
(2)
From 1 January 2000 to 1 January 2015, the value of Martins house increased from
200,000 to 380,000.
(c) Calculate the rate of increase per annum based on simple interest.
Martin believes that the increase is approximately 4.4% per annum based on
compound interest.
(e) State whether the true rate of compound interest per annum is exactly 4.4%,
more than 4.4%, or less than 4.4%.
(3)
(3)
(1)
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2 Maisie bought two blocks of Government Stock, Stock A and Stock B, at different
rates and values. She tabulated her results as follows:
Stock A
Stock B
4%
4%
$87
$65,250
102,600
3 years
4 years
25%
Amount invested
Nominal value of stock purchased
Stock held for
(a) Calculate the total percentage yield on the amount invested for Stock A.
(c) Calculate the total cost of the shares including the commission.
(4)
(4)
(4)
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Using Method X, fixed costs per period are 840,000 and variable costs are 395 per
unit of product.
Using Method Y, fixed costs per period are 1,020,000 and variable costs are 350 per
unit of product.
(a) Calculate the level of output for which the total costs are the same for the two
methods.
(b) State, with a reason, when Method X should be used rather than Method Y.
Method Y is chosen for production, and the manufacturer sets a selling price of 470
per unit.
(ii) profit or loss on production and sales of 7,000 units per period.
(3)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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Fixed Assets
Premises
Figure missing
Equipment
19,000
Furniture
12,100
Transport
33,350
189,450
Current Assets
Stock
30,100
Debtors
6,160
Bank
1,740
Cash
270
38,270
8,600
29,670
219,120
(86,320)
132,800
Financed by
capital
Add net profit
Less drawings
130,000
Figure missing
(9,400)
132,800
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current ratio
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(v)
net profit.
(2)
For the second year of trading, the average stock was 26,250.
(b) Calculate the stock held at the end of the second year of trading.
(3)
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5 A business owner has a choice of two investment projects, Project A and Project B.
The estimated costs and returns are as follows:
Project A
Project B
230,000
150,000
40,000
25,000
60,000
50,000
60,000
60,000
60,000
Figure missing
60,000
Figure missing
(a) Calculate the payback period for Project A. Give your answer in years and months.
(b) Advise the business owner which project is the better investment. You must give
a reason.
(4)
(1)
(c) Calculate the net present value of Project A, using a discount rate of 8% and the
following table.
Discount factor
Year 1
0.926
Year 2
0.857
Year 3
0.794
Year 4
0.735
Year 5
0.681
(4)
The net present value of Project B, using the same discount rate, is 7,740 (positive).
(d) Calculate the revised net present value of Project B if the year 1 cash inflow is
increased from 25,000 to 35,000.
(3)
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6 (a) In the bankruptcy of Trader T, the total assets available for creditors were
104,368. The total liabilities were 171,580 of which 22,220 was owed to
secured creditors.
Calculate:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(b) In the bankruptcy of Trader U, the total liabilities were 194,850. After paying
secured creditors, the assets available for unsecured creditors were 69,930 which
provided a rate of 60p in the pound for payment to unsecured creditors.
Calculate:
(2)
(2)
(2)
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7 Derek and Clive find the following depreciation table for an item with a life of 4 years,
with most figures missing.
Year
Depreciation
for each year
Cumulative
depreciation
Book value
at year end
Initial cost
37,500
2
3
13,500
Scrap value
Derek and Clive then calculate the depreciation rate based on the reducing balance
method.
(b) Provide a calculation to show which of them is correct using the figures provided
in the table above.
(3)
(4)
(c) Using the reducing balance method and the correct figure for the rate of
depreciation, calculate the:
(i)
scrap value
(ii)
initial cost
(2)
(2)
(2)
(Total for Question 7 = 13 marks)
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8 A company sells Product P with the following prices and numbers of units sold:
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Sales (units)
225,000
250,000
215,000
240,000
300,000
50
45
48
49.50
42
Calculate the:
(a)
index of sales (units) for Product P for each of the years 2012, 2013 and 2014, with
year 2011 as the base year
(b)
index of sales (units) for Product P for year 2010, with year 2011 as the base year
(c) price relative for year 2013, with year 2011 as the base year
(d)
index of sales value (pounds sterling) for Product P for year 2014, with year 2011
as the base year
(e) percentage increase in sales value (pounds sterling) for Product P from year 2010
to year 2013.
(4)
(2)
(2)
(3)
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