Free CIMA CIMAPRA19-P03-1-ENG Exam Questions

TRF is conducting a post completion audit on an investment in a pollution control machine that has reached the end of its five year useful life.
TRF could have been heavily fined if the machine had failed to keep pace with the output of emissions, measured in units. TRF's cost of capital is 10%. When the machine was purchased, there was a choice of three machines on the market:
TRF purchased the Big machine, but annual requirements only exceeded 600,000once, in year 3, when 720,000 units of emissions were emitted.
Calculate the amount that the post completion audit showsTRF overpaid for the ownership costs associated with this machine.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $ (in $'000s).

D plc is a public relations company. Shares in D plc have recently been listed on the UK stock exchange.
D plc has an internal audit department that reports to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CEO is considering outsourcing internal audit to an audit firm, whichwould not be the firm that conducts D plc's external audit.
Identify THREE advantages to D plc of outsourcing internal audit in this way.

MNBis a multinational IT company with headquarters in Asia and with operations in all continents.
MNBisattempting toexpand its operations in Europe. This is seen as a major challenge as the European market is very well developedand highly competitive.
MNBdevelopsandmanufacturesits own products. Parts and assemblies aresourced across Asia, America and Europe. These are sometimes purchased locally as a condition of a contract, but MNB aims to include as much of its own equipmentas possible. Transfer pricesbetween MNB's subsidiariescan be set in YEN, USD, EURO, GBP. Transfer prices are revised every month in line with production times as most goods are made on short order with sales cycles running at 3-4 months.
What types of risk are being presented here?

The internal audit department has just completed an investigation into the HR department's procedures relating to new staff appointments The head of HR is unhappy with the draft report prepared by the lead internal auditor The report lists several cases in which appointments were made despite the fact that one or more of the entity's formal procedures were not followed
The head of HR has complained that the internal auditor's comments do not allow for the fact that the HR department's staff members are often very busy and do not always have time to conduct every check.
The internal auditor's comments also reflect a failure to complete documents None of the omissions have led to the appointment of an unsuitable member of staff
Which TWO of the following statements reflect an appropriate response by the board of directors to this report?

C is a large international supermarket chain. It has many thousands of suppliers and many thousands of potential suppliers competing for shelf space m its supermarkets.
Which of the following provisions would be appropriate for C to include m its ethical code in relation to its suppliers?
Select ALL that apply