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What are possible methods of investing in a company?
What are possible methods of investing in a company?
Ordinary shares belong to:
Ordinary shares belong to:
Owners of the company
With ordinary shares, what happens if company is wound up?
With ordinary shares, what happens if company is wound up?
They are last in line and final profits belong to them
Owners of ordinary shares are entitled to:
Owners of ordinary shares are entitled to:
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Loan notes/ debentures can be sold where?
Loan notes/ debentures can be sold where?
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What is a debenture?
What is a debenture?
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Debentures normally have a fixed interest rate
Debentures normally have a fixed interest rate
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Preference shares have voting rights
Preference shares have voting rights
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Preference shares have priority over ordinary shares if company is wound up
Preference shares have priority over ordinary shares if company is wound up
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How are earnings made on preference shares?
How are earnings made on preference shares?
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Preference shares can be issued to owners
Preference shares can be issued to owners
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Groups of companies are required to prepare:
Groups of companies are required to prepare:
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Why do groups of companies have to prepare consolidated accounts?
Why do groups of companies have to prepare consolidated accounts?
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Consolidated accounts include results of all group companies, but exclude inter-company trading
Consolidated accounts include results of all group companies, but exclude inter-company trading
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What is the goal of IFRS?
What is the goal of IFRS?
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What does prudence mean?
What does prudence mean?
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What does prudence ensure?
What does prudence ensure?
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Define asymmetric prudence
Define asymmetric prudence
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What are the fundamental qualitative characteristics?
What are the fundamental qualitative characteristics?
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What is meant by faithful representation?
What is meant by faithful representation?
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What is relevant financial information?
What is relevant financial information?
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Who enforces the rules on the stock exchange?
Who enforces the rules on the stock exchange?
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The companies act enforces:
The companies act enforces:
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What do profitability ratios measure?
What do profitability ratios measure?
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What do efficiency ratios measure?
What do efficiency ratios measure?
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What do liquidity ratios measure?
What do liquidity ratios measure?
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What do gearing ratios measure?
What do gearing ratios measure?
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What do investment ratios measure?
What do investment ratios measure?
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How much data do you use to review trends in exams?
How much data do you use to review trends in exams?
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What is a potential limitation of ratio analysis?
What is a potential limitation of ratio analysis?
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