Practice with F3 Dumps for CIMA Strategic level Certified Exam Questions & Answer [Q86-Q102]

NO.86 A company is currently all-equity financed.
The directors are planning to raise long term debt to finance a new project.
The debt:equity ratio after the bond issue would be 40:60 based on estimated market values.
According to Modigliani and Miller’s Theory of Capital Structure without tax, the company’s cost of equity would:

NO.87 Which of the following statements about IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures is true?

NO.88 On 1 January 20X1, a company had:
* Cost of equity of 10 0%.
* Cost of debt of 5.0%
* Debt of $100Mmilion
* 100 million $1 shares trading at $4.00 each.
On 1 February 20X1:
* The company’s share police fell to $3.00.
* Debt and the cost of debt remained unchanged
The company does not pay tax.
Under Modigliani and Miller’s theory without lax. what is the best estimate of the movement in the cost of equity as a result of the fall in ne share price?

NO.89 If a company’s bonds are currently yielding 8% in the marketplace, why would the entity’s cost of debt be lower than this?

NO.90 H Company has a fixed rate load at 10.0%, but wishes to swap to variable. It can borrow at LIBOR 8%.
The bank is currently quoting swap rates of 3.1% (bid) and 3.5% (ask).
What net rate will HHH Company pay if it enters into the swap?

NO.91 On 1 January:
* Company X has a value of $50 million
* Company Y has a value of $20 million
* Both companies are wholly equity financed
Company X plans to take over Company Y by means of a share exchange. Following the acquisition the post-tax cashflow of Company X for the foreseeable future is estimated to be $8 million each year. The post-acquisition cost of equity is expected to be 10%.
What is the best estimate of the value of the synergy that would arise from the acquisition?

NO.92 A company is planning to issue a 5 year $100 million bond at a fixed rate of 6%.
It is also considering whether or not to enter into a 10 year $100 million swap to receive 5% fixed and pay Libor + 1% once a year.
The company predicts that Libor will be 4% over the life of the 5 years.
What is the impact of the swap on the company’s annual interest cost assuming that the Libor prediction is correct?

NO.93 Company A plans to acquire Company B, an unlisted company which has been in business for 3 years.
It has incurred losses in its first 3 years but is expected to become highly profitable in the near future.
No listed companies in the country operate the same business field as Company B, a unique new high-risk business process.
The future success of the process and hence the future growth rate in earnings and dividends is difficult to determine.
Company A is assessing the validity of using the dividend growth method to value Company B.
Which THREE of the following are weaknesses of using the dividend growth model to value an unlisted company such as Company B?

NO.94 A UK based company is considering investing GBP1 ,000,003 in a project it the USA. It is anticipated that the project will yield net cash inflows of USD580.000 each year for the next three years. These surplus cash flows will be remitted to the UK at the end of each year.
Currently GBP1.00 is worth USD1.30.
The expected inflation rates in the two countries ever the next four years are 2% in the UK and 4% in the USA.
Applying the purchasing power parity theory, which of the following represents the expected remittance at the end of year three, in GBP whole the nearest whole GBP)?

NO.95 Company AEE has a 10 year 6% corporate bond in issue which has a nominal value of $400 million, which is currently trading at 95%. The bond is secured on the company’s property
The Board of Directors has calculated the equity value of Company AEE as follows;

Which THREE of the following are errors in the valuation?

NO.96 PPA owns $500,000 of shares in Company ABB.
Company ABB has a daily volatility of 2% of its share price Calculate the 12-day value at risk that shows the most PPA can expect to lose during a 12-day period (PPA wishes to be 90% certain that the actual loss in any month will be less than your predicted figure)
Give your answer to the nearest thousand dollars.

NO.97 Company WWW is considering making a takeover bid for Company KKA Company KKA’s current share price is $5.00
Company WWW is considering either
” A cash payment of $5.75 for each share in Company KKA
” A 5 year corporate bond with a market value of $90 in exchange for 15 shares in Company KKA
Calculate the highest percentage premium which Company KKA shareholders will receive.

NO.98 A company generates and distributes electricity and gas to households and businesses.
Forecast results for the next financial year are as follows:

The Industry Regulator has announced a new price cap of $2.00 per Kilowatt.
The company expects this to cause consumption to rise by 15% but costs would remained unaltered.
The price cap is expected to cause the company’s net profit to fall to:

NO.99 A venture capitalist invests in a company by means of buying:
* 9 million shares for $2 a share and
* 8% bonds with a nominal value of $2 million, repayable at par in 3 years’ time.
The venture capitalist expects a return on the equity portion of the investment of at least 20% a year on a compound basis over the first 3 years of the investment.
The company has 10 million shares in issue.
What is the minimum total equity value for the company in 3 years’ time required to satisify the venture capitalist’s expected return?
Give your answer to the nearest $ million.
$ million.

NO.100 AA is considering changing its capital structure. The following information is currently relevant to AA:

The gearing rating raising the new debt finance will be 50%.
Which THREE of the following statement about the impact of AA’s change in capital structure are true under Modigliani and Miler’s capital structure theory with tax.

NO.101 Select the most appropriate divided for each of the following statements:

NO.102 VVV has a floating rate loan that it wishes to replace with a fixed rate. The cost of the existing loan is the risk-free rate + 3%. VW would have to pay a fixed rate of 7% on a fixed rate loan VVVs bank has found a potential counterparty for a swap arrangement.
The counterparty wishes to raise a variable rate loan It would pay the risk-free rate +1 % on a variable rate loan and 8% on a fixed rate.
The bank will require 10% of the savings from the swap and WV and the counterparty will share the remaining saving equally.
Calculate VWs effective rate of interest from this swap arrangement.