On 1 October 20X4, Pyramid Co acquired 80% of Square Co’s 9 million equity shares. At the date of acquisition,Square Co had an item of plant which had a fair value of $3m in excess of its carrying amount. At the date of acquisition it had a useful life of five years. Pyramid Co’s policy is to value non-controlling interests at fair value at the date of acquisition. For this purpose, Square Co’s shares had a value of $3·50 each at that date. In the year ended 30 September 20X5, Square Co reported a profit of $8m.

At what amount should the non-controlling interests in Square Co be valued in the consolidated statement of financial position of the Pyramid group as at 30 September 20X5?

A、$26,680,000

B、$7,900,000

C、$7,780,000

D、$12,220,000

Huaxin Co purchased a building on 30 June 20X8 for $1,250,000. At acquisition, the useful life of the building was 50 years. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis. 10 years later, on 30 June 20Y8 when the carrying amount of the building was $1,000,000, the building was revalued to $1,600,000. Banjo Co has a policy of transferring the excess depreciation on revaluation from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings. Assuming no further revaluations take place, what is the balance on the revaluation surplus at 30 June 20Y9?

A、$335,000

B、$310,000

C、$560,000

D、$585,000

On 1 August 20X7 Patronic Co purchased 18 million of the 24 million $1 equity shares of Sardonic Co. The acquisition was through a share exchange of two shares in Patronic Co for every three shares in Sardonic Co. The market price of a share in Patronic Co at 1 August 20X7 was $5.75. Patronic Co will also pay in cash on 31 July 20X9 (two years after acquisition) $2.42 per acquired share of Sardonic Co.Patronic Co's cost of capital is 10% per annum.What is the amount of the consideration attributable to Patronic Co for the acquisition of Sardonic Co?

A、$105 million

B、$139.5 million

C、$108.2 million

D、$103.8 million

Included within the financial assets of Zinet Co at 31 March 20X9 are the following two recently purchased investments in publically-traded equity shares:

Investment 1 – 10% of the issued share capital of Haruka Co. This shareholding was acquired as a long-term investment as Zinet Co wishes to participate as an active shareholder of Haruka Co.

Investment 2 – 10% of the issued share capital of Lukas Co. This shareholding was acquired for speculative purposes and Zinet Co expects to sell these shares in the near future.

Neither of these shareholdings gives Zinet Co significant influence over the investee companies.

Wherever possible, the directors of Zinet Co wish to avoid taking any fair value movements to profit or loss, so as to minimise volatility in reported earnings.

How should the fair value movements in these investments be reported in Zinet Co’s financial statements for the year ended 31 March 20X9?

A.In profit or loss for both investments

B.In other comprehensive income for both investments

C.In profit or loss for investment 1 and in other comprehensive income for investment 2

D.In other comprehensive income for investment 1 and in profit or loss for investment 2

At 31 December 20X5 the following require inclusion in a company’s financial statements: (1) On 1 January 20X5 the company made a loan of $12,000 to an employee, repayable on 1 January 20X6, charging interest at 2% per year. On the due date she repaid the loan and paid the whole of the interest due on the loan to that date. (2) The company paid an annual insurance premium of $9,000 in 20X5, covering the year ending 31 August 20X6. (3) In January 20X6 the company received rent from a tenant of $4,000 covering the six months to 31 December 20X5. For these items, what total figures should be included in the company’s statement of financial position as at 31 December 20X5?

A、Current assets $10,000 Current liabilities $12,240

B、Current assets $22,240 Current liabilities $nil

C、Current assets $10,240 Current liabilities $nil

D、Current assets $16,240 Current liabilities $6,000

On 1 October 20X4, Kalatra Co commenced drilling for oil from an undersea oilfield. Kalatra Co is required to dismantle the drilling equipment at the end of its five-year licence. This has an estimated cost of $30m on 30 September 20X9. Kalatra Co’s cost of capital is 8% per annum and $1 in five years’ time has a present value of 68 cents.

What is the provision which Kalatra Co would report in its statement of financial position as at 30 September 20X5 in respect of its oil operations?

A、$32,400,000

B、$22,032,000

C、$20,400,000

D、$1,632,000

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