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Secondary 4 Principles of Accounts Quiz - Ratios Analysis

Name: ___________________________
Class: ___________________________
Date: ___________________________
Score: _______ / 40

Duration: 50 minutes
Total Marks: 40

Instructions:

Answer all 20 questions.
Show all workings clearly for calculation questions.
Section A: Knowledge & Comprehension (Questions 1–5)
Section B: Application (Questions 6–13)
Section C: Analysis & Evaluation (Questions 14–20)
Use the formulas provided where needed.

Section A: Knowledge & Comprehension (5 marks)

1. State the formula for Gross Profit Margin. (1 mark)

2. State the formula for Current Ratio. (1 mark)

3. State the formula for Inventory Turnover. (1 mark)

4. State the formula for Return on Capital Employed (ROCE). (1 mark)

5. State the formula for Trade Receivables Collection Period. (1 mark)

Section B: Application (16 marks)

6. Bright Store had Credit Sales of $120,000 and Closing Trade Receivables of$ 30,000. Calculate the Trade Receivables Collection Period in days. (2 marks)

7. Calm Trading made Net Profit of $45,000 and had Capital Employed of$ 300,000. Calculate the Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) as a percentage. (2 marks)

8. Dream Ltd had Revenue of $200,000 and Cost of Sales of$ 140,000. Calculate the Gross Profit Margin. (2 marks)

9. Easy Mart had Current Assets of $80,000 and Current Liabilities of$ 40,000. Calculate the Current Ratio. (2 marks)

10. Fine Books had Opening Inventory $20,000, Closing Inventory$ 30,000, and Cost of Sales $100,000. Calculate the Inventory Turnover. (2 marks)

11. Green Co had Total Assets $250,000 and Total Liabilities$ 90,000. Capital Employed equals Total Assets minus Total Liabilities. If Net Profit is $40,000, calculate ROCE. (2 marks)

12. Happy Shop had Credit Sales $180,000, Opening Receivables$ 25,000, Closing Receivables $35,000. Calculate average receivables and the collection period in days. (3 marks)

13. Ice Ltd had Opening Inventory $15,000, Purchases$ 85,000, Closing Inventory $20,000. First calculate Cost of Sales, then Inventory Turnover. (3 marks)

Section C: Analysis & Evaluation (19 marks)

14. Compare the Gross Profit Margin of two companies:

Jaya: Revenue $150,000, COGS$ 90,000
Kaya: Revenue $150,000, COGS$ 105,000
Comment on profitability. (3 marks)

15. Lemon Ltd has Current Ratio 1.2 and Orange Ltd has Current Ratio 2.0. Both have Current Liabilities of $50,000. Explain which company is more liquid and the risk of high ratio. (3 marks)

16. Mint had Inventory Turnover 4 times, Nut had 8 times. Both in same retail industry. Comment on efficiency and possible causes. (3 marks)

17. Pearl Co: Net Profit $60,000, Capital Employed$ 400,000. Rubi Co: Net Profit $50,000, Capital Employed$ 250,000. Calculate ROCE for both and advise which is better for investors. (4 marks)

18. Star Trading extracted data:

Year	COGS	Avg Inventory
2023	$90,000	$30,000
2024	$120,000	$40,000

Calculate Inventory Turnover for both years and state the trend. (3 marks)

19. Use the data below to calculate Gross Profit Margin and Current Ratio, then evaluate the company's short-term position.

Revenue $300,000, COGS$ 210,000, Current Assets $90,000, Current Liabilities$ 60,000. (3 marks)

20. From the following, calculate Trade Receivables Collection Period and explain if it is satisfactory assuming industry norm is 30 days.

Credit Sales $240,000, Closing Receivables$ 60,000. (3 marks)

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Secondary 4 Principles of Accounts Quiz - Ratios Analysis (Answer Key)

Total Marks: 40
Topic: Ratios Analysis
Level: Secondary 4
Caveat: Generated from syllabus-first LLM templates; not derived from past-year exam papers.

Section A: Knowledge & Comprehension

1. (1 mark)
Gross Profit Margin = (Gross Profit ÷ Revenue) × 100%
Teaching note: Gross profit is Revenue minus Cost of Sales. This ratio shows how much of each dollar of sales remains after direct costs.

2. (1 mark)
Current Ratio = Current Assets ÷ Current Liabilities
Teaching note: Measures ability to pay short-term debts using short-term assets.

3. (1 mark)
Inventory Turnover = Cost of Sales ÷ Average Inventory
Teaching note: Average Inventory = (Opening + Closing) ÷ 2. Shows how many times stock is sold and replaced.

4. (1 mark)
ROCE = (Net Profit ÷ Capital Employed) × 100%
Teaching note: Capital Employed = Total Assets − Total Liabilities (or Equity + Long-term liabilities).

5. (1 mark)
Trade Receivables Collection Period = (Trade Receivables ÷ Credit Sales) × 365 days
Teaching note: Tells average days to collect cash from credit customers.

Section B: Application

6. (2 marks)
Collection Period = (30,000 ÷ 120,000) × 365 = 0.25 × 365 = 91.25 days
Marking: 1 mark formula/substitution, 1 mark answer.

7. (2 marks)
ROCE = (45,000 ÷ 300,000) × 100% = 15%
Marking: 1 mark working, 1 mark answer.

8. (2 marks)
Gross Profit = 200,000 − 140,000 = 60,000
Margin = (60,000 ÷ 200,000) × 100% = 30%
Marking: 1 mark GP, 1 mark %.

9. (2 marks)
Current Ratio = 80,000 ÷ 40,000 = 2.0 times
Marking: 1 mark working, 1 mark answer.

10. (2 marks)
Avg Inv = (20,000 + 30,000) ÷ 2 = 25,000
Turnover = 100,000 ÷ 25,000 = 4 times
Marking: 1 mark avg, 1 mark turnover.

11. (2 marks)
Capital Employed = 250,000 − 90,000 = 160,000
ROCE = (40,000 ÷ 160,000) × 100% = 25%
Marking: 1 mark CE, 1 mark ROCE.

12. (3 marks)
Avg Rec = (25,000 + 35,000) ÷ 2 = 30,000 (1 mark)
Period = (30,000 ÷ 180,000) × 365 = 60.83 days (2 marks)
Common mistake: Using closing only.

13. (3 marks)
COGS = 15,000 + 85,000 − 20,000 = 80,000 (1 mark)
Avg Inv = (15,000 + 20,000) ÷ 2 = 17,500 (1 mark)
Turnover = 80,000 ÷ 17,500 = 4.57 times (1 mark)

Section C: Analysis & Evaluation

14. (3 marks)
Jaya GP = 150,000 − 90,000 = 60,000; Margin = 40% (1 mark)
Kaya GP = 45,000; Margin = 30% (1 mark)
Jaya more profitable as higher margin (1 mark)

15. (3 marks)
Lemon CA = 1.2 × 50,000 = 60,000; Orange CA = 100,000 (1 mark)
Orange more liquid (1 mark)
High ratio may mean idle assets / poor resource use (1 mark)

16. (3 marks)
Nut more efficient (1 mark)
Causes: better sales, lean stock, fast-moving goods (2 marks)

17. (4 marks)
Pearl ROCE = 60,000/400,000 = 15% (1 mark)
Rubi ROCE = 50,000/250,000 = 20% (1 mark)
Rubi better for investors (1 mark)
Reason: higher return per dollar (1 mark)

18. (3 marks)
2023: 90,000/30,000 = 3 times (1 mark)
2024: 120,000/40,000 = 3 times (1 mark)
Stable efficiency (1 mark)

19. (3 marks)
GP = 90,000; Margin = 30% (1 mark)
CR = 90,000/60,000 = 1.5 (1 mark)
Adequate liquidity (1 mark)

20. (3 marks)
Period = (60,000/240,000) × 365 = 91.25 days (1 mark)
Not satisfactory (1 mark)
Too slow vs 30-day norm (1 mark)