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MANCOSA: BBA (HONS) Assessment
A class-based discussion with model answers to PAST EXAMINATIONS AND
Assignment
Model Solutions provided in this document are not intended for cheating, rather
to provide a starting point.
All solutions were presented based on class discussion.
Further breakdown are given for each question to give students a
comprehensive starting point and keep on referencing to the relevant areas.
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APPENDIX A: ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET
ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET
Surname
First Name/s
Student Number
Subject Accounting and Financial Management
Assessment Number EXAMINATION PACK 2025
Tutor’s Name Dhiren Maharaj
Date Submitted
Submission () First Submission Resubmission
Postal Address
0680538213
Contact Numbers
0680538213
0680538213
Course/Intake Bachelor of Business Administration Honours
Declaration: I hereby declare that the assignment submitted is an original piece of work produced by myself.
Signature: Date:
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Table of Contents
QUESTION 1 (25 Marks) ............................................................................................ 5
1.1.1 Decrease in payables (2 marks) ..................................................................... 5
1.1.2 Investment income (2 marks) ........................................................................ 5
1.2 Increase or decrease in non-current liabilities? (3 marks) ...................................... 5
1.3 THREE significant changes not revealed by the Statement of Comprehensive
Income (3 marks) .................................................................................................. 6
1.4 Comments ..................................................................................................... 6
1.4.1 Decrease in inventory of R500,000 (3 marks) .................................................. 6
1.4.2 Increase in receivables of R4,500,000 (3 marks) ............................................. 7
1.4.3 Cash flows from operating activities of R17,000,000 (3 marks) ......................... 7
1.4.4 Non-current assets purchased for R19,000,000 (3 marks) ............................... 7
1.4.5 Investment of R7,000,000 (3 marks) ............................................................... 7
QUESTION 2 (25 Marks) ............................................................................................ 7
2.4 Acid-Test Ratio / Quick Ratio (4 marks) .............................................................. 9
𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑠 − 𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐿𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 .................................................. 9
2.5 Earnings Per Share (EPS) (4 marks) ................................................................... 9
2.6 Retention Ratio (5 marks) ............................................................................... 10
QUESTION 3 (25 Marks) .......................................................................................... 11
3.1 Margin of Safety (as a percentage) (5 marks) .................................................... 11
QUESTION 4 (25 Marks) .......................................................................................... 15
4.1 Payback Period (6 marks) .................................................................................. 15
4.2 Accounting Rate of Return (ARR) for Project A (5 marks) ................................... 16
4.3 Net Present Value (NPV) of both projects (8 marks) .......................................... 17
4.4 Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for Project A (6 marks) .......................................... 18
References ............................................................................................................ 19
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