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Financial Accounting · 2018

Every objective and theory question in this paper, and the topic notes to revise each one.

25 questions13 objective12 theory31 topics to revise
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, Pathfinder, 2018

May 2018 diet

8 objective and 6 theory
8 objective6 theory83 theory marks set
No.SectionMarksCovers
Q120From the previous syllabus. Asks for a three-column cash book (6 marks), the ledger accounts (8 marks) and a trial ba...
Q220From the previous syllabus. Gives the statements of a manufacturing company for two years and asks for the statement ...
Q320From the previous syllabus. A trader’s records are destroyed by a flood. From the balances recovered, asks you to cal...
Q410From the previous syllabus. Asks you to define depreciation (2½ marks) and list five factors to consider in the charg...
Q510From the previous syllabus. In the first, two sole traders form a partnership and the statement of financial position...
Q63From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain a chart of accounts and its usefulness.

Objective questions Section A

1
Objective question 1Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Question 1 asks which item is not a purpose of the Conceptual Framework. Question 9 asks which item is not an enhancing characteristic.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 1
3
Objective question 3Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks which costs are included in or excluded from the cost of inventories under IAS 2, such as selling costs, conversion costs and carriage inwards.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 3
12
Objective question 12Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the number of shares in a company’s memorandum from an authorised share capital of ₦1,000,000 in shares of 50 kobo, where enough shares at par were issued to raise ₦900,000.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 12
13
Objective question 13Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks where a partner’s accumulated profits are recorded, where a loan advanced by a partner is shown, and the double entry for partners’ drawings.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 13
16
Objective question 16Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for profit or loss from opening capital, closing capital and the owner’s withdrawals.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 16
19
Objective question 19Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Both ask for the profit or loss on disposal of a vehicle depreciated at 25% on cost, sold after three years.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 19
20
Objective question 20Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Each asks for the source of data for the sales day book.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 20

Theory questions Written questions

1
Theory question 1Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for a three-column cash book (6 marks), the ledger accounts (8 marks) and a trial balance (6 marks).

  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to prepare a three-column cash book from a month of transactions. Parts (b) and (c) ask for ledger accounts and a trial balance.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 1
2
Theory question 2Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Gives the statements of a manufacturing company for two years and asks for the statement of cash flows by the indirect method.

  • From the previous syllabus. Each asks for a full statement of cash flows by the indirect method, so you must also find purchases and proceeds of non-current assets, share issues, loan movements and dividends paid for the investing and financing sections.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 2
3
Theory question 3Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. A trader’s records are destroyed by a flood. From the balances recovered, asks you to calculate the capital at the start of the year (6 marks), prepare the statement of profit or loss (8 marks) and the statement of financial position (6 marks).

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 3
4
Theory question 4Written paper
10 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to define depreciation (2½ marks) and list five factors to consider in the charge (7½ marks). Part (c) asks for non-current asset and bank accounts.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 4
5
Theory question 5Written paper
10 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. In the first, two sole traders form a partnership and the statement of financial position is required. In the second, a sole trader takes a partner in on revalued assets, with equal capital, and asks for the revaluation account, the capital accounts and the statement of financial position.

  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to outline six general rules between partners where there is no agreement, and to state ten provisions that a partnership agreement should contain.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 5
6
Theory question 6Written paper
3 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain a chart of accounts and its usefulness.

  • From the previous syllabus. A trial balance that fails to agree by ₦8,204,000 debit excess. Asks for the correcting journals (10 marks) and the suspense account (7 marks).

  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the suspense account after correcting errors with a debit excess of ₦8,204,000.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May 2018, Question 6

November 2018 diet

5 objective and 6 theory
5 objective6 theory90 theory marks set
No.SectionMarksCovers
Q120From the previous syllabus. Asks you to prepare a weekly petty cash book with an imprest float of ₦20,000 and columns...
Q220From the previous syllabus. A trial balance with credits exceeding debits by ₦1,030,000. Asks for the correcting jour...
Q320From the previous syllabus. Part (a) (6 marks) gives a net worth at the start and end of a year, shares sold and a ba...
Q420From the previous syllabus. Gives balances of a company including cash, prepaid insurance, inventory of spare parts, ...
Q5From the previous syllabus. Asks for the annual depreciation of a machine with an initial cost, installation cost and...
Q610From the previous syllabus. Asks you to open a trader’s books by a journal and pass the following transactions throug...

Objective questions Section A

4
Objective question 4Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Gives partners’ capital contributions, a profit-sharing ratio after salaries and interest on capital, or equal sharing with opening balances, and asks for a partner’s share of profit and the balance on a current account.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, November 2018, Question 4
13
Objective question 13Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. These ask which transactions cause a difference, why a reconciliation is prepared, and which items are or are not reconciling items.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, November 2018, Question 13
15
Objective question 15Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks the entry when a sole trader takes goods for personal use, the basic features of the single-entry system, and the best description of incomplete records.

  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the entry when a sole trader on the end-period system takes inventory for personal use.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, November 2018, Question 15
16
Objective question 16Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. These ask for the charge or allowance in the statement of profit or loss from receivables figures and a percentage.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, November 2018, Question 16

Theory questions Written questions

1
Theory question 1Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to prepare a weekly petty cash book with an imprest float of ₦20,000 and columns for postage and telephone, travelling, office expenses and electricity (16 marks), and to state how the expense column balances are treated in the ledger (4 marks).

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, November 2018, Question 1
2
Theory question 2Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. A trial balance with credits exceeding debits by ₦1,030,000. Asks for the correcting journals (15 marks) and the suspense account (5 marks).

  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the suspense account for a trial balance with a credit excess of ₦1,030,000.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, November 2018, Question 2
3
Theory question 3Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Part (a) (6 marks) gives a net worth at the start and end of a year, shares sold and a bank loan put into the business, and private drawings, and asks for the profit. Part (b) (14 marks) gives the balances of a distribution company at two dates, with drawings, extra capital from a private dividend and write-downs of furniture and the motor van, and asks for a statement showing the profit or loss.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, November 2018, Question 3
4
Theory question 4Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Gives balances of a company including cash, prepaid insurance, inventory of spare parts, a machine, loan notes and share capital, and asks you to prepare the extended trial balance showing the adjustments.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, November 2018, Question 4
5
Theory question 5Written paper
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the annual depreciation of a machine with an initial cost, installation cost and estimated output in units for each of five years.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, November 2018, Question 5
6
Theory question 6Written paper
10 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to open a trader’s books by a journal and pass the following transactions through the journal.

  • From the previous syllabus. The same two tasks with a year end of 30 April: the rent recognised in profit or loss (3 marks) and in the statement of financial position (1 mark), then a rental income account (8 marks).

  • From the previous syllabus. A property owner’s summary of rent: accrued and prepaid at two dates, rent received, rent to be written off and an agreement fee. Asks for a rental income account.

The full wording of this question has not been added yet. This summary shows what it tests and where to revise it.
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, November 2018, Question 6
Source and reference. These questions come from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Pathfinder for the Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, 2018. When you use them, please cite the source, for example: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May or November 2018. Each question carries its own reference and a button to copy it.