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Foundations in Accountancy FAB / ACCA Paper F1 Accountant in Business For exams from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017

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Foundations in Accountancy

P R A C T I C E

PAPER F1 FAB ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS

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R E V I S

Welcome to BPP Learning Media's Practice & Revision Kit for FAB. In this Practice & Revision Kit, which has been reviewed by the ACCA examination team, we: 

Include Do you know? Checklists to test your knowledge and understanding of topics

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Provide you with two mock exams including the Specimen Exam June 2014

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Provide the ACCA’s exam answers to the Specimen Exam June 2014 as an additional revision aid

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FOR EXAMS FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2016 TO 31 AUGUST 2017

FAB/F1 ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS

First edition May 2011 Fifth edition January 2016

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CONTENTS

Contents

Page

Finding questions Question index .............................................................................................................................. v

Helping you with your revision.......................................................................................................viii Using your BPP Practice & Revision Kit........................................................................................... ix Passing the FAB/F1 exam............................................................................................................... x Approach to examining the syllabus................................................................................................ xi The Computer Based Examination ................................................................................................. xii Tackling Multiple Choice Questions................................................................................................xiii Using your BPP products..............................................................................................................xiv

Questions and answers Questions .................................................................................................................................... 3 Answers .................................................................................................................................. 115

Exam practice Mock exam 1 – Specimen Exam June 2014  Questions ........................................................................................................................ 167  Answers .......................................................................................................................... 183 ACCA’s exam answers ............................................................................................................... 191 Mock exam 2 – Specimen Exam June 2014  Questions ........................................................................................................................ 197  Answers .......................................................................................................................... 211

Review form

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QUESTION INDEX

Question index Time allocation

Page

Marks

Mins

Questions

Answers

13

16

5

115

29

35

6

116

23

28

8

117

42

50

11

119

24

29

14

120

16

19

20

121

33

40

21

122

19

23

25

124

24

29

27

125

43

52

32

126

23

28

37

128

27

32

39

130

24

29

41

131

Part A: The business organisation, its stakeholders and the external environment Business organisations and their stakeholders Questions 1.1 to 1.8 The business environment Questions 2.1 to 2.17 The macro-economic environment Questions 3.1 to 3.14 Micro-economic factors Questions 4.1 to 4.25 Section A MTQs Questions 5.1 to 5.6 Part B: Business organisation structure, functions and governance Business organisation, structure and strategy Questions 6.1 to 6.10 Organisational culture and committees Questions 7.1 to 7.20 Corporate governance and social responsibility Questions 8.1 to 8.12 Section B MTQs Questions 9.1 to 9.6 Part C: Accounting and reporting systems, controls and compliance The role of accounting Questions 10.1 to 10.26 Control, security and audit Questions 11.1 to 11.14 Identifying and preventing fraud Questions 12.1 to 12.16 Section C MTQs Questions 13.1 to 13.6

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Time allocation

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Marks

Mins

Questions

Answers

33

40

47

132

30

36

50

134

16

19

52

136

28

34

54

137

28

34

57

138

28

34

60

140

22

26

63

142

24

29

65

143

31

37

71

145

24

29

74

146

33

40

79

147

24

29

82

148

Part D: Leading and managing individuals and teams Leading and managing people Questions 14.1 to 14.20 Recruitment and selection Questions 15.1 to 15.18 Diversity and equal opportunities Questions 16.1 to 16.10 Individuals, groups and teams Questions 17.1 to 17.17 Motivating individuals and groups Questions 18.1 to 18.17 Training and development Questions 19.1 to 19.17 Performance appraisal Questions 20.1 to 20.13 Section D MTQs Questions 21.1 to 21.6 Part E: Personal effectiveness and communication in business Personal effectiveness and communication Questions 22.1 to 22.19 Section E MTQs Questions 23.1 to 23.6 Part F: Professional ethics in accounting and business Ethical considerations Questions 24.1 to 24.20 Section F MTQs Questions 25.1 to 25.6

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QUESTION INDEX

Time allocation

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Marks

Mins

Questions

Answers

Mixed Bank 1: Questions 26.1 to 26.23

38

46

84

150

Mixed Bank 2: Questions 27.1 to 27.24

40

48

88

152

Mixed Bank 3: Questions 28.1 to 28.24

40

48

92

155

Mixed Bank 4: Questions 29.1 to 29.24

40

48

96

155

Mixed Bank 5: Questions 30.1 to 30.24

40

48

100

156

Mixed Bank 6: Questions 31.1 to 31.23

38

46

104

158

Mixed Bank 7: Questions 32.1 to 32.25

42

50

108

159

Mock exam 1 (Specimen Exam June 2014)

100

120

167

183

Mock exam 2

100

120

197

211

Mixed Banks

Mock exams

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Helping you with your revision

BPP Learning Media – ACCA Approved Content Provider As an ACCA Approved Content Provider, BPP Learning Media gives you the opportunity to use revision materials reviewed by the ACCA examination team . By incorporating the ACCA examination team’s comments and suggestions regarding the depth and breadth of syllabus coverage, the BPP Learning Media Practice & Revision Kit provides excellent, ACCA-approved support for your revision.

Selecting questions We provide signposts to help you plan your revision. •

A full question index

Attempting mock exams There are two mock exams that provide practice at coping with the pressures of the exam day. We strongly recommend that you attempt them under exam conditions. Mock exam 1 is the Specimen Exam June 2014. Mock exam 2 reflects the question styles and syllabus coverage of the exam.

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USING YOUR BPP PRACTICE AND REVISION KIT

Using your BPP Practice & Revision Kit Aim of this Practice & Revision Kit To provide the practice to help you succeed in the examination for FAB Accountant in Business .To pass the examination you need a thorough understanding in all areas covered by the syllabus and teaching guide.

Recommended approach 

Make sure you are able to answer questions on everything specified by the syllabus and teaching guide. You cannot make any assumptions about what questions may come up on your paper. The examination team aims to discourage 'question spotting'.

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Learning is an active process. Use the DO YOU KNOW? Checklists to test your knowledge and understanding of the topics covered in FAB Accountant in Business by filling in the blank spaces. Then check your answers against the DID YOU KNOW? Checklists. Do not attempt any questions if you are unable to fill in any of the blanks – go back to your BPP Interactive Text and revise first.

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When you are revising a topic, think about the mistakes that you know that you should avoid by writing down POSSIBLE PITFALLS at the end of each DO YOU KNOW? Checklist.

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Once you have completed the checklists successfully, you should attempt the questions on that topic. Each question is worth 1, 2 or 4 marks and carries with it a time allocation of 1.2 minutes per mark.

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You should attempt each bank of MCQs to ensure that you are familiar with their styles and to practise your technique. Ensure that you read Tackling Multiple Choice Questions on page xiii to get advice on how best to approach them.

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Once you have completed all of the questions in the body of this Practice & Revision Kit, you should attempt the MOCK EXAMS under examination conditions. Check your answers against our answers to find out how well you did.

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FAB/F1 ACCOUNTANT IN BUSINESS

Passing the FAB/F1 exam FAB introduces students (who may not have a business background) to the business entity made up of people and systems which interact with each other. There is a lot to learn, but none of it is particularly difficult and a good grasp of these topics will help you in higher-level business papers (ACCA papers P1 and P3). To access FIA and ACCA syllabuses, visit the ACCA website. www.accaglobal.com

The exam You can take this exam as a paper-based exam or by CBE. All questions in the exam are compulsory. This means you cannot avoid any topic, but also means that you do not need to waste time in the exam deciding which questions to attempt. There are 46 MCQs in the exam, worth either 1 or 2 marks, as well as 6 multiple task questions worth 4 marks each and a mixture of MCQs and other types of OTQ (number entry, multiple response and multiple response matching) in the CBE. This means that the examination team is able to test most of the syllabus at each sitting. So you need to have revised right across the syllabus for this exam.

Revision This Kit has been reviewed by the FAB examining team and contains the Specimen exam. Working through the questions in the Kit provides excellent preparation for the exam. It is important to tackle questions under exam conditions. Allow yourself just the number of minutes shown next to the questions in the index and don’t look at the answers until you have finished. For questions you answer incorrectly, think about your answer and the correct answer. If you require further clarification, refer to the explanation of the topic provided in your Interactive Text. Question practice is an essential part of your revision, don’t neglect it!

Passing the exam The following points will help you pass the exam.

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Read the question carefully.

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Don’t spend more than the allotted time on each question. Don’t become bogged down. If you are having trouble with a question, stop, think, decide on your best option and answer the question. Move on!

APPROACH TO EXAMINING THE SYLLABUS

Approach to examining the syllabus FAB is a two-hour paper. It can be taken as a paper based or a computer based examination. The exam is structured as follows: 30 compulsory multiple choice questions of 2 marks each 16 compulsory multiple choice questions of 1 mark each 6 compulsory multiple task questions of 4 marks each

No of marks 60 16 24 100

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The Computer Based Examination Computer based examinations (CBEs) are available for the first seven Foundation in Accountancy papers (not papers FAU, FTM or FFM), in addition to the conventional paper based examination. Computer based examinations must be taken at an ACCA CBE Licensed Centre.

How does CBE work? 

Questions are displayed on a monitor

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Candidates enter their answer directly onto the computer

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Candidates have two hours to complete the examination

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When the candidate has completed their examination, the final percentage score is calculated and displayed on screen

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Candidates are provided with a Provisional Result Notification showing their results before leaving the examination room

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The CBE Licensed Centre uploads the results to the ACCA (as proof of the candidate's performance) within 72 hours

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Candidates can check their exam status on the ACCA website by logging into myACCA.

Benefits 

Flexibility as a CBE can be sat at any time.

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Resits can also be taken at any time and there is no restriction on the number of times a candidate can sit a CBE.

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Instant feedback as the computer displays the results at the end of the CBE.

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Results are notified to ACCA within 72 hours.

CBE question types 

Multiple choice – choose one answer from four options

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Number entry – key in a numerical response to a question

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Multiple response – select m...