최신CIMA F3 Financial Strategy - F3무료샘플문제
Which of the following statements are true with regard to interest rate swaps?
Select ALL that apply.
Company GDD plans to acquire Company HGG, an unlisted company which has been in business for 3 years.
Company HGG has incurred losses in its first 3 years but is expected to become highly profitable in the near future There are no listed companies in the country operating in the same business field as Company HGG The future success of Company HGG's business and hence the future growth rate in earnings and dividends is difficult to determine Company GDD is assessing the validity of using the dividend growth method to value Company HGG Which THREE of the following are weaknesses of using the dividend growth model to value an unlisted company such as Company HGG?
Company Z has identified four potential acquisition targets: companies A, B. C and D.
Company Z has a current equity market value of S590 million.
The price it would have to pay for the equity of each company is as follows:

Only one of the target companies can be acquired and the consideration will be paid in cash.
The following estimations of the new combined value of Company Z have been prepared for each acquisition before deduction of the cash consideration:

Ignoring any premium paid on acquisition, which acquisition should the directors pursue?
Company A is identical in all operating and risk characteristics to Company B, but their capital structures differ.
Company B is all-equity financed. Its cost of equity is 17%.
Company A has a gearing ratio (debt:equity) of 1:2. Its pre-tax cost of debt is 7%.
Company A and Company B both pay corporate income tax at 30%.
What is the cost of equity for Company A?
A listed company with a growing share price plans to finance a four-year research project with debt.
The main criterion for the finance is to minimise the annual cashflow payments on the debt.
The research will be sold at the end of the project.
Which of the following would be the most suitable financing method for the company?
A venture capitalist is considering investing in a management buy-out that would be financed as follows:
* Equity from managers
* Equity from a venture capitalist
* Mezzanine debt finance from a venture capitalist
* Senior debt from a bank
The venture capitalist is planning to work with the management to grow the business in anticipation of an initial public offering within five years.
However, the cash forecast shows a potential shortage of funds in the first year and the venture capitalist is evaluating the potential impact of cash being generated in the first year being significantly lower than forecast.
The most important risk that a shortage of cash would create for the management buyout is that the new company has insufficient funds to:
A company has 6 million shares in issue. Each share has a market value of $4.00.
$9 million is to be raised using a rights issue.
Two directors disagree on the discount to be offered when the new shares are issued.
* Director A proposes a discount of 25%
* Director B proposes a discount of 30%
Which THREE of the following statements are most likely to be correct?
The following information relates to Company ZZA's current capital structure:

Company ZZA is considering a change in the capital structure that will increase gearing to 35:65 (Debt Equity).
The risk-free rate is 4% and the return on the market portfolio is expected to be 12%.
The rate of corporate tax is 25%
Using the Capital Asset Pricing Model, calculate the cost of equity resulting from the proposed change to the capital structure.
A UK company enters into a 5 year borrowing with bank P at a floating rate of GBP Libor plus 3% It simultaneously enters into an interest rate swap with bank Q at 4.5% fixed against GBP Libor plus 1.5% What is the hedged borrowing rate, taking the borrowing and swap into account?
Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
A company has undertaken a transaction with its shareholders which has had the following impact on its financial statements:
* Retained earnings has decreased
* Share capital has increased
* Earnings per share has decreased
* The book value of equity is unchanged
The company has undertaken a: