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8 ACCA Strategic Professional questions with answers and explanations.
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Under IFRS 9, a debt instrument held to collect contractual cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest is measured at:
Correct answer: Amortised cost
The business model test (hold to collect) and the cash flow characteristics test give amortised cost.
A loan note is issued at $95,000 net of costs, with a nominal value of $100,000, a coupon of 5 percent and an effective rate of 8 percent. The liability at the end of year 1 is:
Correct answer: $97,600
Finance cost is 95,000 x 8% = 7,600. The liability is 95,000 + 7,600 - 5,000 = 97,600.
An equity investment not held for trading can be designated at initial recognition at:
Correct answer: Fair value through other comprehensive income, irrevocably
This option applies to equity instruments that are not held for trading, and gains are not recycled to profit.
In the general expected credit loss model, lifetime losses are recognised when:
Correct answer: Credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition
Stage 1 uses 12-month ECL and stage 2 uses lifetime ECL after a significant increase in credit risk.
In a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognised in:
Correct answer: Other comprehensive income
The ineffective portion goes to profit or loss. The OCI amount is later reclassified when the hedged item affects profit.
For a convertible bond, the equity component is measured as:
Correct answer: The proceeds less the fair value of the liability component
The liability is measured at the present value of cash flows at the market rate for a similar non-convertible debt, and the residual is equity.
A quoted price for an identical asset in an active market is which level of the IFRS 13 fair value hierarchy?
Correct answer: Level 1
Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices. Level 3 are unobservable inputs.
A financial liability is derecognised when:
Correct answer: It is extinguished, because the obligation is discharged, cancelled or has expired
Derecognition requires the obligation specified in the contract to end.