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Ratio AnalysisSection BSyllabus HFinancial Accounting
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SCENARIO: AgriSteel Heavy Industries manufactures specialized farming machinery. Draft financial statements for the year ended 30 September 20X6 show a draft net profit of $1,200,000. The following adjustments are needed:

  1. Closing inventory was valued at cost $450,000, but includes damaged tractors costing $50,000 that can only be sold for $30,000 after $5,000 repair costs.
  2. A machine bought for $200,000 on 1 Oct 20X5 was incorrectly charged to repairs. Depreciation is 20% reducing balance.
  3. A provision for a legal claim of $80,000 needs to be created.
  4. The allowance for receivables needs to increase by $15,000.

Calculate the Net Realizable Value (NRV) of the damaged tractors. (Enter the number only)

ACCA · Question 65 · Ratio Analysis

SCENARIO: AgriSteel Heavy Industries manufactures specialized farming machinery. Draft financial statements for the year ended 30 September 20X6 show a draft net profit of $1,200,000. The following adjustments are needed:

  1. Closing inventory was valued at cost $450,000, but includes damaged tractors costing $50,000 that can only be sold for $30,000 after $5,000 repair costs.
  2. A machine bought for $200,000 on 1 Oct 20X5 was incorrectly charged to repairs. Depreciation is 20% reducing balance.
  3. A provision for a legal claim of $80,000 needs to be created.
  4. The allowance for receivables needs to increase by $15,000.

Which user group would be MOST interested in AgriSteel's gearing ratio?

Answer options:

A.

Trade payables (suppliers)

B.

Employees

C.

Long-term lenders (e.g., banks)

D.

Customers

How to approach this question

Identify what gearing measures (long-term debt vs equity) and who cares most about long-term debt risk.

Full Answer

C.Long-term lenders (e.g., banks)✓ Correct
The gearing ratio measures the proportion of a company's capital that is financed by long-term debt. Long-term lenders (like banks) are highly interested in this ratio because a high gearing ratio indicates high financial risk, meaning the company might struggle to meet its interest and principal repayment obligations.

Common mistakes

Selecting trade payables, who are short-term creditors and care more about liquidity than long-term gearing.

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