2024 CFA Mock Test 2

1.Which of the following best describes the role of financial statement analysis?

A.To provide information about a company’s performance.
B.To provide information about a company’s changes in financial position.
C.To form expectations about a company’s future performance and financial position.

Correct Answer: C

Answer Explanation:

The role of financial statement analysis is to use a company’s financial reports, in conjunction with other information, to assess past, present, and potential performance and financial position, and to make investment, credit, and other economic decisions (to form expectations about the company’s future performance and financial position).

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2. Providing information about the performance and financial position of companies so that users can make economic decisions best describes the role of:

A.auditing.
B.financial reporting.
C.financial statement analysis.

Correct Answer: B

Answer Explanation:

The role of financial reporting is to provide information about the company’s operating conditions and financial position so that users can make economic decisions; the role of financial statement analysis is to use the company’s financial reports, combined with other information, to assess past, present, and potential performance and financial position. The role of financial statement analysis is to use a company’s financial reports, in combination with other information, to assess past, present and potential performance and financial position, and to make investment, credit and other economic decisions (to form an expectation of the company’s future performance and financial position).

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3. The role of financial statement analysis is best described as:

A.providing information useful for making investment decisions.
B.evaluating a company for the purpose of making economic decisions.
C.using financial reports prepared by analysts to make economic decisions.

Correct Answer: B

Answer Explanation:

The role of financial statement analysis is to use a company’s financial reports, in conjunction with other information, to assess past, present, and potential performance and financial position, and to make investment, credit, and other economic decisions (to form expectations about the company’s future performance and financial position).

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4. Providing information about the performance of a company, its financial position, and  changes in financial position that is useful to a wide range of users is most accurately described as the role of:

A.the audit report.
B.financial statement analysis.
C.financial reporting.

Correct Answer: C

Answer Explanation:

The role of financial reporting is to provide information about a company’s performance, financial position and changes in financial status that can help a wide range of users make economic decisions.

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5. Which of the following is most likely not an objective of financial statements?

A.To provide information about the performance of an entity.
B.To provide information about the financial position of an entity.
C.To provide information about the users of an entity’s financial statements.

Correct Answer: C

Answer Explanation:

The information provided by the financial statements to the users contains the financial position of the enterprise and its changes, the performance of the enterprise, which is for the users to use for reference and does not provide information about the users themselves.

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6. A company’s profitability for a period would best be evaluated using the:

A.balance sheet.
B.income statement.
C.statement of cash flows.

Correct Answer: B

Answer Explanation:

Balance sheet to reflect the current financial position; income statement (income statement) to reflect a period of time within the company’s performance of the financial results, profitability is also reflected through the income statement; statement of cash flows) reflects the cash inflow and outflow situation in a period of time.

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7. A company’s current financial position would best be evaluated using the:

A.balance sheet.
B.income statement.
C.statement of cash flows.

Correct Answer: A

Answer Explanation:

Balance sheet to reflect the current financial position; income statement (income statement) to reflect a period of time within the company’s performance of the financial results, profitability is also reflected through the income statement; statement of cash flows) reflects the cash inflow and outflow situation in a period of time.

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8. The financial statement that presents a shareholder’s residual claim on assets is the:

A.balance sheet.
B.income statement.
C.cash flow statement.

Correct Answer: A

Answer Explanation:

Owners’ equity is the residual interest of the owners in the assets of the company after deducting its liabilities and is reflected through the balance sheet.

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9. The income statement is best used to evaluate a company’s:

A.current financial position.
B.sources of cash flow.
C.financial results from business activities.

Correct Answer: C

Answer Explanation:

The company’s revenues and expenses are reflected through the income statement, which allows you to assess the financial results of the company’s performance over time; the current financial position is reflected through the balance sheet; and the sources of cash flow are reflected through the cash flow statement.

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10. Accounting policies, methods, and estimates used in preparing financial statements are most likely found in the:

A.auditor’s report.
B.management commentary.
C.notes to the financial statements.

Correct Answer: C

Answer Explanation:

Notes discloses the selection of accounting policies, methods, and estimates, C is correct; the audit report generally contains the auditor’s opinion, A is incorrect; and the management commentary generally contains the company’s strategic plans for the future and a description of the risks that may be encountered, B is incorrect.

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