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Rounding off and abbreviations

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA PM Exams › Rounding off and abbreviations

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 12 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • October 7, 2012 at 12:21 pm #54575
    wahab11
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    To how many decimal places do we need to round figures in f5 exams .
    Can we use abbreviations in exam , for an instance: f.c in place of fixed costs , r instead of revenue, P-x instead of product xerox and I.S instead of INCOME STATEMENT?

    October 8, 2012 at 4:49 am #105361
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    For rounding, it really depends on the question. Usually costs per unit should be to the nearest cent, and total costs should be to the nearest $.

    You can use standard abbreviations, but not the examples you give – they are not standard.

    October 8, 2012 at 11:26 am #105362
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    can you tell me what are standard allowable abbreviations , in general , and how to know what are they , and in specific , can you tell me what are standard allowable abbreviations for examples I have given. and what do you mean by nearest cent ,for example for 57.83694?

    October 8, 2012 at 1:53 pm #105363
    John Moffat
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    There is no list of standard allowable abbreviations. Anything is allowed provided it is clear what they mean. For example, Inc Stat. would obviously be Income Statement. Fixed o/h’s is obviously fixed overheads. But just one word abbreviations as you suggest mean nothing.
    If in doubt then best to write in full.

    Nearest cent means exactly that. So, if something came to $24.456 then you would write $24.46

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