Finance and Accounting Strategy

Worked examples (6)

• 1Identify the part of the annual report (4 marks)
• 2Match the stakeholder to what they read (4 marks)
• 3Explain how a statement informs strategy (5 marks)
• 4Explain the usefulness of the auditor's report (5 marks)
• 5Analyse the limits of accounting data for strategy (8 marks)
• 6Analyse the value of narrative reports (6 marks)

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 3 style
• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 3 style
• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 3 style
• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 3 Q1/Q2 style
• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 3 Q3/Q4 style
• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 4 style

Worked examples (6)

• 1Identify the ratio affected (4 marks)
• 2Classify trend vs inter-firm comparison (4 marks)
• 3Explain the impact of debt on the ratios (5 marks)
• 4Explain the impact of a dividend change (5 marks)
• 5Analyse the impact of rapid growth on the ratios (8 marks)
• 6Analyse the limitations of ratio analysis (6 marks)

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 3 style
• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 3 style
• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 3 style
• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 3 Q1/Q2 style
• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 3 Q3/Q4 style
• ✓Model answer — 9609 Paper 4 style