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            14  The appropriation account of an income statement:
                A  shows how profit is to be distributed between the business and the government

                B  shows how profit is to be distributed between stakeholders
                C  shows how profit is to be distributed between owners and the business

                D  shows how profit is to be distributed between shareholders and stakeholders.

            15  Profit is the reward to the owners/shareholders of a business for:
                A  working hard

                B  lending money to the business

                C  being an entrepreneur
                D  risking their investment in the business.


            16  An asset is something which a business:
                A  owes
                B  owns

                C  borrows
                D  lends.


            17  An example of a current asset is:
                A  machinery

                B  buildings
                C  profit

                D  inventories.

            18  Which of the following is not a current liability?

                A  Overdraft
                B  Bank loan

                C  Trade payables
                D  Taxation not yet paid


            19  Current assets and current liabilities can be used to measure:
                A  profitability
                B  productivity

                C  liquidity
                D  business performance.


            20  Shareholders’ funds include:
                A  share capital and taxation

                B  retained profit and dividend payments
                C  share capital and retained profits

                D  retained profit and taxation.



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