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(a) Describe the following leaching processes leading to the formation of various soil types.
Ferralisation
Eluviation
Illuviation
Podzolisation
Calcification
Ribification
Salinisation
(b) Differentiate between eluviation and illuviation.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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State circumstances that promoted Christianity in West Africa in the 19th century.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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(a) Distinguish between money, near money and money substitutes.
(b) Identify and explain the functions of money. (6 marks)
(c) Explain the reasons for liquidity preference for money.
(d) Explain any four qualities of money.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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Discuss the emerging trends within the family and how they change and impact the family.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
BEGGAR IN THREE PIECE
My jumbo
Shot its way
Across the sky
To distant lands
Across blue seas.
I descended the ladder
To a waiting ribbon
Of blood-red carpet
A quick glance at my
Three piece suit
And the tie
That beautifully strangled my neck.
On my left hand hang
My beaded knobkerrie
On my right clutched
My rusty inter-Nation begging Bowl
On my face I wore humility and need
And of course dignity.
Sir, the dearth of food
Has rendered by people thin
And hungry
Scoop us a little
You know,
Just a little,
To keep them till next rains’
‘But Sir, beggars
In three piece
Are a rare sight
But your suit is beautiful
- Honestly
Now my suit
Which cost me a fortune
In a Parisian Textile
Has denied me a fortune
And my countrymen, lie.
L.O. Sunkuli
Questions
a) Who is the persona in this poem?
b) What is the subject matter of this poem?
c) Explain the satire in this poem and comment on its effectiveness.
d) Describe the tone of the poem.
e) Explain what the last stanza implies.
f) Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem.
i) My Jumbo
Shots its way
Across the sky
ii) That beautifully strangled my neck.
iii) To keep them till next rains.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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Describe the formation of an outwash plain
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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“Action must be specifically taken to prevent the occurrence of frauds involving the assets of the company”, Finance Director of Food All Limited addressing accounting staff of the company. Of particular interest to the directors are:
1. The safety of unclaimed wages
2. The receipt of cash from customers.
3. The company’s cheque books
4. Issue of credit notes to debtors.
Required:
a. For each of the above, explain how a fraud can occur in the area.
b. What controls should be in place to prevent the occurrence of each of the frauds described in (a) above?
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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The Companies Act (Cap.486) sets out the duties of the auditors for a company in respect of his report and other matters.
Required:
a. State four situations under which the Act requires auditors to qualify their report.
b. State two circumstances in which the auditors may qualify their report owing to inherent uncertainty.
c. State four types of circumstances in which the auditors may qualify their report as a result of disagreement with the directors
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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The principle objective of the verification of liabilities, commitments and contingencies is to form an opinion as to their completeness, existence, valuation and presentation in the financial statements.
Required:
a. Why does the auditor examine statements received from suppliers of goods and services?
b. How would the auditor ensure that at the year end all goods received by a client were included in both inventories and creditor balances?
c. How would the auditor ensure that the amounts accrued for wages and salaries due but unpaid were properly calculated and recorded in the books?
d. What tests would the auditor need to undertake in order to ensure that capital commitments at the year end were fairly stated in the books?
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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The auditing guideline on ‘planning, controlling and recording’ contains the following statement with regard to working papers: ‘audit working papers should always be sufficiently complete and detailed to enable an experience auditor with no previous connection with the audit subsequently to ascertain from them what work was performed and to support the conclusions reached.’
Required:
a) Describe four benefits that the auditor will obtain from working papers that meet the above requirement.
b) If the auditor has discovered that a claim for damages is a significant item requiring exercise of judgement in the financial statements, show what type of evidence on the matter the auditor must record in the current file. Give reasons for the inclusion of such evidence in the current file.
c) List three types of information which is normally retained in the audit file and state why such information should be available for reference in the course of an audit.
d) Comment on the desirability of using standardised working papers and give an example of such working paper and its use.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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Difference between objects linking and embedding
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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Give reasons why teachers study economics of education.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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Give reasons why economists are interested in education.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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Outline the solutions to problems of education planning.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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Discuss the major problems facing educational planning in developing countries.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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State the methodologies of education planning
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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Advantages of maintaining control accounts.
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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Solving for x using the rules of indices
Date posted:
March 16, 2018
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What is the past tense of the word (seek)?
Date posted:
March 15, 2018
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Why did Moses finally agree to go to Egypt?
Date posted:
March 15, 2018
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Differentiate between computer onboard devices and peripheral devices. Give an example of each.
Date posted:
March 15, 2018
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Explain the adaptation of the kidney to its functions.
Date posted:
March 15, 2018
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Critically examine the views that the 1st Chimurenga war of 1896 to 1897 was a necessity to the Zimbabwean people.
Date posted:
March 15, 2018
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Describe the social organization of the Nandi during the pre-colonial period.
Date posted:
March 14, 2018
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a. Briefly explain two practical circumstances when the auditor may be liable for damages arising from material misstatements in published financial statements on which the auditors have expressed an audit opinion.
b. List the classes of persons who may make a successful legal action against the auditors negligence.
c. Explain how an audit firm can minimise its potential legal liability for professional negligence.
Date posted:
March 14, 2018
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a. Explain why auditors carry out circularisation of debtors
b. Distinguish between ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ debtors circularisation procedures
c. Describe in detail the work you would carry out in scrutinising the replies tothedebtors circularisation and in confirming whether the debtors balances are collectable in the following situations:
• Where the debtor does not agree with the balance and states a difference;
• Where the debtor reports that he cannot confirm the balance;
• Where no reply is received from the debtor
Date posted:
March 14, 2018
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a) Describe the reasons for maintaining proper audit working papers.
b) The documents, records and related information listed below are normally maintained in ‘permanent’ audit file.
In each case indicate the importance of maintaining the respective document, record and
information.
• Memorandum and articles of association:
• Principal activities and locations;
• Specific legislation and regulations
• History including summary of results;
• Key staff;
• Description of accounting systems and internal control
• Organisation charts;
• Copy of letter of engagement
Date posted:
March 14, 2018
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Your firm has been approached by the directors of UB Bank Ltd. a newly formed commercial bank to undertake the audit for its first complete financial year ended 31 December 1996. Your manager has assigned you the responsibility for leading the team. You have had various discussions with the directors about the timetable and the respective responsibilities of management and the auditor. You have drafted a letter of engagement and have sent it to the managing director for approval and acceptance but the management has not yet responded to your letter.
Required:
a) Explain why a letter of engagement is sent before any new audit appointment is accepted.
b) Set out the main contents of a letter of engagement.
c) Itemise the actions you would take in response to the non-reply by the management to your draft engagement letter.
d) State when it might be necessary to re-draft an engagement letter and have it re-affirmed by the client’s management.
Date posted:
March 14, 2018
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State TWO reasons why the earth pin in a three pin plug is longer than the others
Date posted:
March 14, 2018
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Give any three examples of pyramidal peaks on Mount Kenya
Date posted:
March 13, 2018