CFA Level 1 Free Practice Test

1. Company XYZ purchases land for USD5,000,000. XYZ intends to hold the land for a long term (20 years) and rent the land out to generate income. Under IFRS, at which price is the company allowed to use on its financial reports for the value of the land:

I. USD5,000,000
II. The current market price

2. A bookstore earned USD200,000 over the past year. At a tax rate of 40%, that bookstore incurs an income tax expense of USD80,000. Under which of the following accounting systems would the expense typically be categorized as an operating activity?

I. IFRS
II. U.S. GAAP

3. Which of the following are accurate in an oligopoly with stable equilibrium?

I. Marginal revenue is greater than marginal price.
II. All companies are producing the same level of output.

4. A company had equipment worth USD50 million on 1 January. During the year, they purchased equipment for USD10 million. On 31 December, the equipment account showed USD40 million. All figures are shown at cost, before depreciation.

The amount of equipment sold during the end of the year, at cost, would be closest to:

5. A portfolio manager has a tight tracking error of 50 basis points. The manager expects to be within this tracking error for a given quarter 85% of the time.

If that expectation is correct and each quarter is independent, the probability that the manager is within the tracking error for at least 7 of the next 8 quarters is closest to: