An entity undertakes an issue of new debt which has the effect of reducing the entity's weighted average cost of capital (WACC).
Which of the following would best explain why the WACC will have fallen?
GH acquired 3,000,000 of the 12,000,000 equity shares of JK. All shares carried equal voting rights and no other single shareholder of JK held more than 10% of the equity shares. GH has the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions but not control them.
Based on the information provided above, how would GH's investment in JK be accounted for in its consolidated financial statements?
AB, a listed entity, prepared its financial statements to 31 December 20X7, in accordance with international accounting standards.
Which THREE of the following were disclosed as related parties of AB in its financial statements?
AB owned 80% of the equity share capital of FG at 1 January 20X6. Â AB disposed of 10% of FG's equity share capital on 31 December 20X6 for $400,000. Â The non controlling interest was measured at $700,000 immediately prior to the disposal. Â
Which of the following represents the adjustment that AB made to non controlling interest in respect of the disposal when it prepared its consolidated financial statements at 31 December 20X6?
You are a Financial Controller at BCD and are in the process of preparing the year-end financial statements. A member of your finance team has come to see you about her provisions balance at year-end.
She says that the Managing Director has asked her to increase the provisions balance by $1 million overall. She thinks this is because BCD has had a very good year in terms of profit, and the Managing Director wants to put some profit aside to protect against any future reductions in profit. $1 million is material to BCD.
You believe that the provisions balance was fairly stated without the additional $1 million.
Which TWO of the following would be appropriate actions in this scenario?
XYZ had 600,000 ordinary shares in issue on 1 July 20X4. On 1 January 20X5, the entity made a 1 for 2 bonus issue. The profit attributable to ordinary shareholders for the year ended 30 June 20X5 was $2,925,000.
What is the basic earnings per share for the year ended 30 June 20X5?
LK acquired 100% of the equity shares of TU on 1 January 20X4. LK disposed of 60% of TU for £2,400,000 on 30 September 20X4. The sale proceeds reflected the fair value of TU's shares on that date.
The remaining 40% shareholding gave LK the ability to exercise significant influence over the activities of TU. TU reported profit of $1,800,000 for the year ended 31 December 20X4 and this accrued evenly throughout the year.
Calculate the investment in associate that will be presented in LK's consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 20X4.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $'000.
 $   000
JJ's current share price is $1.80, with a dividend of $0.20 a share just about to be paid.
Dividends have increased at an average annual growth rate of 4.5% and this is expected to continue into the future.
What is JJ's cost of equity?