Financial Statement Analysis

CFA® Program Level I · Weight on the exam: 11–14 %.

Sample questions

1.

An analyst compares Solvberg Assurance, an IFRS 9 reporter, with Prairie Hollow Insurance, a US GAAP reporter. Each insurer holds a 3% stake in a listed company that is not held for trading, and Solvberg has not elected to measure its stake at fair value through other comprehensive income. Prairie Hollow classifies its corporate bond portfolio as held-to-maturity. Which statement about where the insurers report these items' gains and losses is least likely correct?

2.

Glowacki Residential Developments, an IFRS reporter that presents a classified balance sheet, builds apartment blocks for sale. Its normal operating cycle, from buying land to selling completed apartments, is about 30 months. At year-end it holds apartments under construction that it expects to sell in about two years. In its balance sheet, these apartments are most likely presented as:

3.

Quaresma Event Rentals supplies stage lighting to concert promoters, sometimes from its own stock and sometimes by arranging equipment from other rental firms. Under IFRS 15 and the converged US GAAP standard (ASC 606), Quaresma reports revenue on a gross basis, as a principal, when it:

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