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Financial Accounting · 2019

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

25 questions14 objective11 theory27 topics to revise
Source: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, Pathfinder, 2019

May 2019 diet

6 objective and 6 theory
6 objective6 theory102 theory marks set
No.SectionMarksCovers
Q120From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain inventory (3 marks), then to find the cost and net realisable value o...
Q210From the previous syllabus. Asks for the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income of a company, wit...
Q320From the previous syllabus. Asks you to define depreciation, depreciable amount, useful life and residual value (6 ma...
Q420From the previous syllabus. A company’s bank statement shows an overdraft that does not agree with the cash book. Ask...
Q520From the previous syllabus. Gives the statement of profit or loss and financial position of a company and asks, in ac...
Q612From the previous syllabus. Asks, in tabular form, for three sources of information and the records they come from fo...

Objective questions Section A

5
Objective question 5Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks where payments received in advance from customers are included.

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 2019, Question 5
11
Objective question 11Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Both ask in which record or book a trade discount is recorded.

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 2019, Question 11
13
Objective question 13Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks what the excess of expenditure over income is called, where the excess of income over expenditure is added, what represents members’ interest in a club, and what the difference between assets and liabilities of a not-for-profit organisation is called.

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 2019, Question 13
18
Objective question 18Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the sales from a gross margin of 40%, the profit on a sale at a 20% mark-up, and the gross profit from a profit margin of 5%.

  • From the previous syllabus. A handset is sold for ₦250,000 at cost plus a mark-up of 20%, and the question asks for the profit.

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 2019, Question 18
19
Objective question 19Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the equation that calculates a sole trader’s profit, and, in the repeated item, the profit when opening capital is ₦225,000, closing capital ₦260,000 and drawings ₦10,000.

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 2019, Question 19

Theory questions Written questions

1
Theory question 1Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain inventory (3 marks), then to find the cost and net realisable value of four used cars with reconditioning costs, further costs and selling expenses of 5% of price, and the value of each (17 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 2019, Question 1
2
Theory question 2Written paper
10 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income of a company, with a credit sale to be treated correctly, an inventory write-down, carriage inwards, six months of unpaid loan interest, depreciation at 10% and accrued distribution expenses.

  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the statement of financial position of a company with a bank loan, share premium, an inventory write-down to net realisable value and unpaid loan interest.

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 2019, Question 2
3
Theory question 3Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to define depreciation, depreciable amount, useful life and residual value (6 marks), and to calculate five years’ charges on a straight-line basis (2 marks) and on a diminishing balance at 54% (12 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 2019, Question 3
4
Theory question 4Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. A company’s bank statement shows an overdraft that does not agree with the cash book. Asks for an adjusted cash book (10 marks) and a reconciliation statement (10 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 2019, Question 4
5
Theory question 5Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Gives the statement of profit or loss and financial position of a company and asks, in accordance with IAS 7, 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 2019, Question 5
6
Theory question 6Written paper
12 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks, in tabular form, for three sources of information and the records they come from for each of the receivables and payables control 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 2019, Question 6

November 2019 diet

8 objective and 5 theory
8 objective5 theory100 theory marks set
No.SectionMarksCovers
Q120From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain the term trial balance (2 marks), to set out four errors that do not ...
Q220From the previous syllabus. Asks for the requirements of IAS 16 on initial recognition (3 marks), the treatment of la...
Q320From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain the difference between a bank statement and a bank reconciliation sta...
Q520From the previous syllabus. Asks for the sharing of profit where a partner receives commission, a salary and interest...
Q620From the previous syllabus. Asks for the double entries for six disposal events, including sale on credit and sale to...

Objective questions Section A

1
Objective question 1Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Question 1 asks which document a supplier sends when an invoice was understated. Question 12 asks which item is not a book of prime entry.

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 2019, Question 1
2
Objective question 2Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Both ask in which record or book a trade discount is recorded.

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 2019, Question 2
4
Objective question 4Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks which change in method does not give rise to a change in accounting policy. The answer is the change in depreciation from straight line to the sum-of-digits method, which is a change in estimate.

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 2019, Question 4
5
Objective question 5Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks the order of the three activity groups, which item may not be classified as investing, and which information a statement of cash flows cannot reveal.

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 2019, Question 5
9
Objective question 9Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for current assets and for working capital from given figures.

  • From the previous syllabus. Gives cash, inventory, receivables and payables of a business and asks for the amount of the current assets and for the working capital.

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 2019, Question 9
13
Objective question 13Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks which mistake could explain a trial balance in which the debit side exceeds the credit side by ₦30,000.

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 2019, Question 13
16
Objective question 16Section A
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks what the excess of expenditure over income is called, where the excess of income over expenditure is added, what represents members’ interest in a club, and what the difference between assets and liabilities of a not-for-profit organisation is called.

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 2019, Question 16
19
Objective question 19Section 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 2019, Question 19

Theory questions Written questions

1
Theory question 1Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain the term trial balance (2 marks), to set out four errors that do not affect it and four that do in a two-column table (8 marks), and to extract a trial balance from a company’s balances (10 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 2019, Question 1
2
Theory question 2Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the requirements of IAS 16 on initial recognition (3 marks), the treatment of later spending (3 marks) and a classification of plant costs into capital and revenue (14 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 2019, Question 2
3
Theory question 3Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks you to explain the difference between a bank statement and a bank reconciliation statement (2 marks), then to prepare an adjusted cash book (11 marks) and a reconciliation statement starting from the statement balance (7 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 2019, Question 3
5
Theory question 5Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the sharing of profit where a partner receives commission, a salary and interest on fixed capital, and, in the larger question, the statement of profit or loss and statement of financial position of the partnership.

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 2019, Question 5
6
Theory question 6Written paper
20 marks
  • From the previous syllabus. Asks for the double entries for six disposal events, including sale on credit and sale to staff (7 marks), then the plant, provision for depreciation and plant disposal accounts for three plants (13 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 2019, 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, 2019. When you use them, please cite the source, for example: ICAN Pathfinder, Foundation Level Examination, Financial Accounting, May or November 2019. Each question carries its own reference and a button to copy it.