10 Which of the following factors would cause a company’s gearing ratio to fall?1 A bonus issue of ordinary shares.2 A rights issue of ordinary shares.3 An issue of loan notes.4 An upward revaluation of non-current assets.A 1 and 3B 2 and 3C 1 and 4D 2 an

22 Which of the following statements about limited liability companies’ accounting is/are correct?

1 A revaluation reserve arises when a non-current asset is sold at a profit.

2 The authorised share capital of a company is the maximum nominal value of shares and loan notes the company

may issue.

3 The notes to the financial statements must contain details of all adjusting events as defined in IAS10 Events after

the balance sheet date.

A All three statements

B 1 and 2 only

C 2 and 3 only

D None of the statements

17 Which of the following statements are correct?

(1) All non-current assets must be depreciated.

(2) If goodwill is revalued, the revaluation surplus appears in the statement of changes in equity.

(3) If a tangible non-current asset is revalued, all tangible assets of the same class should be revalued.

(4) In a company’s published balance sheet, tangible assets and intangible assets must be shown separately.

A 1 and 2

B 2 and 3

C 3 and 4

D 1 and 4

Upon starting your database, you receive the following error:You can choose from the following steps:1.Restore the database datafiles.2.Issue the alter database clear unarchived logfile group 1 command.3.Issue the alter database open command.4.Issue the alter database open resetlogs command.5.Recover the database using point-in-time recovery.6.Issue the Startup Mount command to mount the database.7.Back up the database.Which is the correct order of these steps in this case?（）

A. 1,6,5,4,7

B. 6,5,4

C. 6,2,3,7

D. 1,6,3

E. The database cannot be recovered

Users are unable to stay connected to the company‘s wireless network. Several times throughoutthe day the users‘ signals are dropped and they are forced to reconnect to the network.A technician determines the network cabling that supplies the WAP has been run inside with severalpower lines.Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the network issue?（）

A.Ashort

B.Open pairs

C.ESD

D.EMI

(a) The following figures have been calculated from the financial statements (including comparatives) of Barstead for

the year ended 30 September 2009:

increase in profit after taxation 80%

increase in (basic) earnings per share 5%

increase in diluted earnings per share 2%

Required:

Explain why the three measures of earnings (profit) growth for the same company over the same period can

give apparently differing impressions. (4 marks)

(b) The profit after tax for Barstead for the year ended 30 September 2009 was $15 million. At 1 October 2008 the company had in issue 36 million equity shares and a $10 million 8% convertible loan note. The loan note will mature in 2010 and will be redeemed at par or converted to equity shares on the basis of 25 shares for each $100 of loan note at the loan-note holders’ option. On 1 January 2009 Barstead made a fully subscribed rights issue of one new share for every four shares held at a price of $2·80 each. The market price of the equity shares of Barstead immediately before the issue was $3·80. The earnings per share (EPS) reported for the year ended 30 September 2008 was 35 cents.

Barstead’s income tax rate is 25%.

Required:

Calculate the (basic) EPS figure for Barstead (including comparatives) and the diluted EPS (comparatives not required) that would be disclosed for the year ended 30 September 2009. (6 marks)

11 Which of the following statements are correct?

1 A company might make a rights issue if it wished to raise more equity capital.

2 A rights issue might increase the share premium account whereas a bonus issue is likely to reduce it.

3 A bonus issue will reduce the gearing (leverage) ratio of a company.

4 A rights issue will always increase the number of shareholders in a company whereas a bonus issue will not.

A 1 and 2

B 1 and 3

C 2 and 3

D 2 and 4

21 Which of the following items must be disclosed in a company’s published financial statements?

1 Authorised share capital

2 Movements in reserves

3 Finance costs

4 Movements in non-current assets

A 1, 2 and 3 only

B 1, 2 and 4 only

C 2, 3 and 4 only

D All four items

A. OTDR

B. Media converter

C. CSU/DSU

D. Fiber repeater

JJG Co is planning to raise $15 million of new finance for a major expansion of existing business and is considering a rights issue, a placing or an issue of bonds. The corporate objectives of JJG Co, as stated in its Annual Report, are to maximise the wealth of its shareholders and to achieve continuous growth in earnings per share. Recent financial information on JJG Co is as follows:

Required:

(a) Evaluate the financial performance of JJG Co, and analyse and discuss the extent to which the company has achieved its stated corporate objectives of:

(i) maximising the wealth of its shareholders;

(ii) achieving continuous growth in earnings per share.

Note: up to 7 marks are available for financial analysis.(12 marks)

(b) If the new finance is raised via a rights issue at $7·50 per share and the major expansion of business has

not yet begun, calculate and comment on the effect of the rights issue on:

(i) the share price of JJG Co;

(ii) the earnings per share of the company; and

(iii) the debt/equity ratio. (6 marks)

(c) Analyse and discuss the relative merits of a rights issue, a placing and an issue of bonds as ways of raising the finance for the expansion. (7 marks)