CIMA F3 Financial Strategy - F3 模擬練習
A company has a covenant on its 5% long term corporate bond.
* Covenant - The earnings must not fall below $7 million
The bond has a nominal value of $60 million.
It is currently trading at 80% of its nominal value.
The projected earnings before interest and taxation for next year are $11.5 million.
The company retains 80% of its earnings. It pays tax at 20%.
Advise the Board of Directors which of the following covenant conditions will apply next year?
* Covenant - The earnings must not fall below $7 million
The bond has a nominal value of $60 million.
It is currently trading at 80% of its nominal value.
The projected earnings before interest and taxation for next year are $11.5 million.
The company retains 80% of its earnings. It pays tax at 20%.
Advise the Board of Directors which of the following covenant conditions will apply next year?
正解: B
The ex div share price of a company's shares is $2.20.
An investor in the company currently holds 1,000 shares.
The company plans to issue a scrip dividend of 1 new share for every 10 shares currently held.
After the scrip dividend, what will be the total wealth of the shareholder?
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
An investor in the company currently holds 1,000 shares.
The company plans to issue a scrip dividend of 1 new share for every 10 shares currently held.
After the scrip dividend, what will be the total wealth of the shareholder?
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
正解:
$ ? .
2200
2200
A company is considering whether to lease or buy an asset.
The following data applies:
* The bank will charge interest at 7.14% per annum
* The asset will cost $1 million
* Tax-allowable depreciation is available on a straight line basis over 5 years
* There is no residual value
* Corporate tax is paid at 30% in the year when the profit is earned
What is the NPV of the buy option?
Give your answer to the nearest $000.
The following data applies:
* The bank will charge interest at 7.14% per annum
* The asset will cost $1 million
* Tax-allowable depreciation is available on a straight line basis over 5 years
* There is no residual value
* Corporate tax is paid at 30% in the year when the profit is earned
What is the NPV of the buy option?
Give your answer to the nearest $000.
正解:
$ ?
740
740
Select whether the following statements are true or false with regard to Modigliani and Miller's dividend policy theory.
正解:
Which of the following statements about the tax impact on debt finance is correct?
正解: C
An entity prepares financial statements to 30 June.
During the year ended 30 June 20X2 the following events occurred:
1 July 20X1
* The entitiy borrowed $100 million at a variable rate of interest.
* In order to protect itself against the variability of its interest cashflows, the entity entered into a pay-fixed-receive-variable interest swap with annual settlements. The fair value of the swap on this date was zero.
30 June 20X2
* The entity received a net settlement of $2 million under the swap. After this net settlement, the fair value of the swap was $5 million - a financial asset.
The entity decides to use hedge accounting for this arrangement and has designated it as a cash flow hedge.
The swap is a perfect hedge of the variability of the cash interest payments.
Which of the following describes the treatment of the settlement and the change in the fair value of the swap in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended 30 June 20X2?
During the year ended 30 June 20X2 the following events occurred:
1 July 20X1
* The entitiy borrowed $100 million at a variable rate of interest.
* In order to protect itself against the variability of its interest cashflows, the entity entered into a pay-fixed-receive-variable interest swap with annual settlements. The fair value of the swap on this date was zero.
30 June 20X2
* The entity received a net settlement of $2 million under the swap. After this net settlement, the fair value of the swap was $5 million - a financial asset.
The entity decides to use hedge accounting for this arrangement and has designated it as a cash flow hedge.
The swap is a perfect hedge of the variability of the cash interest payments.
Which of the following describes the treatment of the settlement and the change in the fair value of the swap in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended 30 June 20X2?
正解: D
A company is currently all-equity financed with a cost of equity of 9%.
It plans to raise debt with a pre-tax cost of 3% in order to buy back equity shares.
After the buy-back, the debt-to-equity ratio at market values will be 1 to 2.
The corporate income tax rate is 25%.
Which of the following represents the company's cost of equity after the buy-back according to Modigliani and Miller's Theory of Capital Structure with taxes?
It plans to raise debt with a pre-tax cost of 3% in order to buy back equity shares.
After the buy-back, the debt-to-equity ratio at market values will be 1 to 2.
The corporate income tax rate is 25%.
Which of the following represents the company's cost of equity after the buy-back according to Modigliani and Miller's Theory of Capital Structure with taxes?
正解: B
A company needs to raise $20 million to finance a project.
It has decided on a rights issue at a discount of 20% to its current market share price.
There are currently 20 million shares in issue with a nominal value of $1 and a market price of $5 per share.
Calculate the terms of the rights issue.
It has decided on a rights issue at a discount of 20% to its current market share price.
There are currently 20 million shares in issue with a nominal value of $1 and a market price of $5 per share.
Calculate the terms of the rights issue.
正解: A
A company is considering the issue of a convertible bond compared to a straight bond issue (non-convertible bond).
Director A is concerned that issuing a convertible bond will upset the shareholders for the following reasons:
* it will dilute their control
* the interest payments will be higher therefore reducing liquidity
* it will increase the gearing ratio therefore increasing financial risk Director B disagrees, and is preparing a board paper to promote the issue of the convertible bond rather than a non-convertible.
Advise the Director B which THREE of the following statements should be included in his board paper to promote the issue of the convertible bond?
Director A is concerned that issuing a convertible bond will upset the shareholders for the following reasons:
* it will dilute their control
* the interest payments will be higher therefore reducing liquidity
* it will increase the gearing ratio therefore increasing financial risk Director B disagrees, and is preparing a board paper to promote the issue of the convertible bond rather than a non-convertible.
Advise the Director B which THREE of the following statements should be included in his board paper to promote the issue of the convertible bond?
正解: A,C,E