ACCA Financial Management Dec Mock - Questions PDF
ACCA Financial Management Dec Mock - Questions PDF
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3 hours 15 minutes
Formulae sheet, present value and annuity tables are on pages 3–5.
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Formulae sheet
Present value table
Present value of 1 ie (1 + r)–n
where r = discount rate
n = number of periods until payment
Discount rates (r)
Periods
(n) 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10%
1 0.990 0.980 0.971 0.962 0.952 0.943 0.935 0.926 0.917 0.909
2 0.980 0.961 0.943 0.925 0.907 0.890 0.873 0.857 0.842 0.826
3 0.971 0.942 0.915 0.889 0.864 0.840 0.816 0.794 0.772 0.751
4 0.961 0.924 0.888 0.855 0.823 0.792 0.763 0.735 0.708 0.683
5 0.951 0.906 0.863 0.822 0.784 0.747 0.713 0.681 0.650 0.621
6 0.942 0.888 0.837 0.790 0.746 0.705 0.666 0.630 0.596 0.564
7 0.933 0.871 0.813 0.760 0.711 0.665 0.623 0.583 0.547 0.513
8 0.923 0.853 0.789 0.731 0.677 0.627 0.582 0.540 0.502 0.467
9 0.914 0.837 0.766 0.703 0.645 0.592 0.544 0.500 0.460 0.424
10 0.905 0.820 0.744 0.676 0.614 0.558 0.508 0.463 0.422 0.386
11 0.896 0.804 0.722 0.650 0.585 0.527 0.475 0.429 0.388 0.350
12 0.887 0.788 0.701 0.625 0.557 0.497 0.444 0.397 0.356 0.319
13 0.879 0.773 0.681 0.601 0.530 0.469 0.415 0.368 0.326 0.290
14 0.870 0.758 0.661 0.577 0.505 0.442 0.388 0.340 0.299 0.263
15 0.861 0.743 0.642 0.555 0.481 0.417 0.362 0.315 0.275 0.239
11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20%
1 0.901 0.893 0.885 0.877 0.870 0.862 0.855 0.847 0.840 0.833
2 0.812 0.797 0.783 0.769 0.756 0.743 0.731 0.718 0.706 0.694
3 0.731 0.712 0.693 0.675 0.658 0.641 0.624 0.609 0.593 0.579
4 0.659 0.636 0.613 0.592 0.572 0.552 0.534 0.516 0.499 0.482
5 0.593 0.567 0.543 0.519 0.497 0.476 0.456 0.437 0.419 0.402
6 0.535 0.507 0.480 0.456 0.432 0.410 0.390 0.370 0.352 0.335
7 0.482 0.452 0.425 0.400 0.376 0.354 0.333 0.314 0.296 0.279
8 0.434 0.404 0.376 0.351 0.327 0.305 0.285 0.266 0.249 0.233
9 0.391 0.361 0.333 0.308 0.284 0.263 0.243 0.225 0.209 0.194
10 0.352 0.322 0.295 0.270 0.247 0.227 0.208 0.191 0.176 0.162
11 0.317 0.287 0.261 0.237 0.215 0.195 0.178 0.162 0.148 0.135
12 0.286 0.257 0.231 0.208 0.187 0.168 0.152 0.137 0.124 0.112
13 0.258 0.229 0.204 0.182 0.163 0.145 0.130 0.116 0.104 0.093
14 0.232 0.205 0.181 0.160 0.141 0.125 0.111 0.099 0.088 0.078
15 0.209 0.183 0.160 0.140 0.123 0.108 0.095 0.084 0.074 0.065
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Annuity Table
1 (1 r)n
Present value of an annuity of 1 ie
r
where r = discount rate
n = number of periods
Interest rates (r)
(n) 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10%
1 0.990 0.980 0.971 0.962 0.952 0.943 0.935 0.926 0.917 0.909
2 1.970 1.942 1.913 1.886 1.859 1.833 1.808 1.783 1.759 1.736
3 2.941 2.884 2.829 2.775 2.723 2.673 2.624 2.577 2.531 2.487
4 3.902 3.808 3.717 3.630 3.546 3.465 3.387 3.312 3.240 3.170
5 4.853 4.713 4.580 4.452 4.329 4.212 4.100 3.993 3.890 3.791
6 5.795 5.601 5.417 5.242 5.076 4.917 4.767 4.623 4.486 4.355
7 6.728 6.472 6.230 6.002 5.786 5.582 5.389 5.206 5.033 4.868
8 7.652 7.325 7.020 6.733 6.463 6.210 5.971 5.747 5.535 5.335
9 8.566 8.162 7.786 7.435 7.108 6.802 6.515 6.247 5.995 5.759
10 9.471 8.983 8.530 8.111 7.722 7.360 7.024 6.710 6.418 6.145
11 10.368 9.787 9.253 8.760 8.306 7.887 7.499 7.139 6.805 6.495
12 11.255 10.575 9.954 9.385 8.863 8.384 7.943 7.536 7.161 6.814
13 12.134 11.348 10.635 9.986 9.394 8.853 8.358 7.904 7.487 7.103
14 13.004 12.106 11.296 10.563 9.899 9.295 8.745 8.244 7.786 7.367
15 13.865 12.849 11.938 11.118 10.380 9.712 9.108 8.559 8.061 7.606
11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20%
1 0.901 0.893 0.885 0.877 0.870 0.862 0.855 0.847 0.840 0.833
2 1.713 1.690 1.668 1.647 1.626 1.605 1.585 1.566 1.547 1.528
3 2.444 2.402 2.361 2.322 2.283 2.246 2.210 2.174 2.140 2.106
4 3.102 3.037 2.974 2.914 2.855 2.798 2.743 2.690 2.639 2.589
5 3.696 3.605 3.517 3.433 3.352 3.274 3.199 3.127 3.058 2.991
6 4.231 4.111 3.998 3.889 3.784 3.685 3.589 3.498 3.410 3.326
7 4.712 4.564 4.423 4.288 4.160 4.039 3.922 3.812 3.706 3.605
8 5.146 4.968 4.799 4.639 4.487 4.344 4.207 4.078 3.954 3.837
9 5.537 5.328 5.132 4.946 4.772 4.607 4.451 4.303 4.163 4.031
10 5.889 5.650 5.426 5.216 5.019 4.833 4.659 4.494 4.339 4.192
11 6.207 5.938 5.687 5.453 5.234 5.029 4.836 4.656 4.486 4.327
12 6.492 6.194 5.918 5.660 5.421 5.197 4.988 4.793 4.611 4.439
13 6.750 6.424 6.122 5.842 5.583 5.342 5.118 4.910 4.715 4.533
14 6.982 6.628 6.302 6.002 5.724 5.468 5.229 5.008 4.802 4.611
15 7.191 6.811 6.462 6.142 5.847 5.575 5.324 5.092 4.876 4.675
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Economic Order Quantity
2C o D
=
Ch
E(ri)= Rf + i (E (rm) – Rf )
The Asset Beta Formula
Ve Vd (1 T)
βa βe + βd
(Ve Vd (1 T)) (Ve Vd (1 T))
D0 (1 g) D0 (1 g)
P0 Re g
(Re g) P0
Ve Vd
WACC = ke + kd (1 – T)
Ve Vd Ve Vd
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Section A
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6 B plc is considering investing in a new machine. The machine will cost $20,000 and has an expected
life of five years with a residual value of $4,000. The machine will increase the operating cash flows of
the company as follows.
Increase in
Operating cash
Year flow
($)
1 3,000
2 4,500
3 6,500
4 5,200
5 4,000
What is the Accounting Rate of Return based upon the average investment?
A 38.7%
B 7.2%
C 23.2%
D 12.0%
7 You have the following information on a company:
$
PBIT 4,000,000
Interest expenses 400,000
Taxes 170,000
Preferred dividends 300,000
Ordinary dividends 200,000
There are 10 million ordinary shares.
What is the EPS of this company?
A $0.31
B $0.36
C $0.34
D $0.29
8 A company uses additional debt to finance a new investment. Equity capital and the level of operating
risk are unchanged.
What is the most likely effect on the company's weighted average cost of capital according to
traditional theory of gearing?
A It remains constant
B It increases
C It decreases
D It either increases or decreases
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9 Which of the following statements are correct?
(1) Share option schemes always reward good performance by managers.
(2) Performance-related pay can encourage dysfunctional behaviour.
(3) Value for money as an objective in not-for-profit organisations requires the pursuit of
economy, efficiency and effectiveness.
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3
10 A company's shares have gone ex div having just declared a dividend of 20c per share, but the market
expects this dividend to decline by 2% each year in perpetuity. The cost of equity is 8%.
What is the ex dividend price per share?
A $1.96
B $2.00
C $2.24
D $3.27
11 Which of the following are financial intermediaries?
(1) Venture capital organisation
(2) Pension fund
(3) Merchant bank
A 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3
12 Which of the following statements are correct?
(1) If a capital market is weak form efficient, an investor cannot make abnormal returns by using
technical analysis.
(2) Operational efficiency means that efficient capital markets direct funds to their most productive
use.
(3) Tests for semi-strong form efficiency focus on the speed and accuracy of share price
responses to the arrival of new information.
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3
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13 A company currently has 10 million $1 shares in issue with a market value of $3 per share. The
company wishes to raise new funds using a 1 for 4 rights issue.
If the theoretical ex rights price per share turns out to be $2.80, how much new finance was
raised?
A $2,500,000
B $4,000,000
C $5,000,000
D $7,000,000
14 A bond has a fixed annual coupon rate of 7% and it will be repaid at its face value of $100 in one
year's time. Similar bonds have a redemption yield (yield to maturity) of 8%.
What is the current ex interest value of the bond?
A $99.08
B $100.00
C $100.93
D $106.07
15 A newspaper article has recently been published referring to a growing trend whereby the proprietors
and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are replacing traditional bank finance
with funding from wealthy individuals who are willing to invest their own cash in new business
ventures in return for relatively high financial returns. The investor often contributes expertise and the
benefit of experience as well as their financial capital.
Which of the following best describes this kind of SME funding?
A Crowd funding
B Securitisation
C Business angel financing
D Underwriting
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Section B
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20 Which of the following government policies would be likely to cause a move in the exchange rate
that would help to support MJG's export sales?
A A contractionary fiscal policy
B A tightening of health and safety laws in Country M
C An increase in real interest rates
D An increase in the money supply
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24 Which of the following is NOT a benefit to JKL from using exchange traded option contracts,
compared to a forward contract for this transaction?
A The ability to take advantage of a favourable change in the value of the C$
B If the maturity date is beyond three months ahead, JKL could still use the option rate if the
customer pays late
C Lower transaction costs
D A put option could result in a better outcome than a forward
25 Which of the following statements is/are true?
(1) According to purchasing power parity theory the country with the higher rate of inflation will
see its currency weaken against the country with the lower rate of inflation.
(2) Importers face higher input costs if their own currency becomes stronger relative to other
currencies.
A 1 only
B 2 only
C Both 1 and 2
D Neither
JEH has an estimated cost of equity of 15% per year and has maintained a policy of reinvesting 55% of post-
tax profits. Dividends have grown on average by 4.5% per year in recent years.
JEH's most recent operating profits were $38.25m. The rate of tax on corporate profits is 20%.
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26 Which of the following statements are problems in using Predator's P/E ratio to value JEH?
(1) It does not take any account of JEH's business risk.
(2) It does not take into account JEH's financial risk.
(3) It may undervalue JEH because of JEH's status as an unlisted company.
A 1 only
B 2 only
C 1 and 2 only
D 2 and 3 only
27 What is the value of a JEH share, using the P/E valuation method?
A $8.93
B $7.14
C $12.6
D $6.3
28 What is the value of a JEH share, using the dividend growth model?
A $4.71
B $4.93
C $4.03
D $3.86
29 Predator Co and Fierce Co operate in the same industry, but have different price earning (P/E) ratios
as follows:
P/E ratio
Predator 7
Fierce 13
Which of the following is the most probable explanation of the difference in the P/E ratios between
the two companies?
A Fierce Co has a greater profit this year than Predator Co
B Fierce Co is higher risk than Predator Co
C Fierce Co has higher expected growth than Predator Co
D Fierce Co has higher gearing than Predator Co
30 According to which theory would the use of debt finance definitely be advantageous to Predator Co
as a way of financing this acquisition?
A Traditional theory
B Modigliani & Miller theory with no tax
C Pecking order theory
D Modigliani & Miller theory with tax
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Section C
31 NMG Co
NMG Co is listed on a major stock market.
NMG Co
$m
Assets
Non-current assets 107.59
Current assets 18.00
Total assets 125.59
Equity and liabilities
Ordinary shares, nominal value 50c 40.00
Retained earnings 26.00
Total equity 66.00
Non-current liabilities
7% bonds, redeemable at par in seven years' time 35.00
Medium term bank loan 17.59
Current liabilities 7.00
Total equity and liabilities 125.59
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32 Duo Co
Duo Co needs to increase production capacity to meet increasing demand for an existing product,
'Quago', which is used in food processing. A new machine, with a useful life of four years and a
maximum output of 600,000 kg of Quago per year, could be bought for $800,000, payable
immediately. The scrap value of the machine after four years would be $30,000. Forecast demand and
production of Quago over the next four years is as follows:
Year 1 2 3 4
Demand (kg) 1.4 million 1.5 million 1.6 million 1.7 million
Existing production capacity for Quago is limited to one million kilograms per year and the new
machine would only be used for demand additional to this.
The current selling price of Quago is $8.00 per kilogram and the variable cost of materials is $5.00 per
kilogram. Other variable costs of production are $1·90 per kilogram. Fixed costs of production
associated with the new machine would be $240,000 in the first year of production, increasing by
$20,000 per year in each subsequent year of operation.
Duo Co pays tax one year in arrears at an annual rate of 30% and can claim tax-allowable depreciation
(capital allowances) on a 25% reducing balance basis. A balancing allowance is claimed in the final
year of operation.
Duo Co uses its after-tax weighted average cost of capital when appraising investment projects. It has
an after tax market value weighted average cost of capital of 10%.
Required
(a) Calculate the net present value of buying the new machine and comment on the acceptability of
the proposed purchase (work to the nearest $1,000). (10 marks)
(b) Calculate the internal rate of return of buying the new machine and comment on the
acceptability of the proposed purchase (work to the nearest $1,000). (3 marks)
(c) Explain the difference between risk and uncertainty in the context of investment appraisal, and
describe how sensitivity analysis and probability analysis can be used to incorporate risk into
the investment appraisal process. (7 marks)
(Total = 20 marks)
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Student self-assessment
Having completed this exam take a few minutes to consider what you did well and what you found difficult.
Use this as a basis to focus your future study on effectively improving your performance.
Layout in Section C
Was your answer difficult to follow? Y/N Use headings and subheadings.
Use numbering sequences when identifying points.
Leave space between each point.
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Did you include irrelevant information? Y/N Focus on developing a logical structure to your answer.
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