Real CIMAPRA19-F03-1 Exam PDF Test Engine Practice Test Questions [Q89-Q106]

NO.89 A listed entertainment and media company produces and distributes films globally. The company invests heavily in intellectual property in order to create the scope for future film projects. The company has five separate distribution companies, each managed as a separate business unit The company is seeking to sell one of its business units in a management buy-out (MBO) to enable it to raise finance for proposed new investments
The business unit managers have been in discussions with a bank and venture capitalists regarding the financing for the MBO The venture capitalists are only prepared to invest a mixture of debt and equity and have suggested the following:

The venture capitalists have stated that they expect a minimum return on their equity investment of 39% a year on a compound basis over the first 5 years of the MBO No dividends will be paid during this period.
Advise the MBO team of the total amount due to the venture capitalist over the 5-year period to satisfy their total minimum return?

NO.90 It is now 1 January 20X0.
Company V, a private equity company, is considering the acquisition of 40% of the equity of Company A for a total amount of $15 million.
Company A has been established to develop a new type of engine which will be launched at the end of 20X1. Company A is forecasting that the new engine will result in free cash flows to equity of $2m in its first year of operation and that this will rise by 8% per year for the foreseeable future. The new engine is the only commercial activity that Company A is involved in.
Company V intends to sell its stake in Company A when the new engine is launched.
Company A has a cost of equity of 12%.
Assuming that Company V receives an amount that reflects the present value of their shares in company A.
What is the estimated annual rate of return to Company V from this investment? (To the nearest %)

NO.91 A company intends to sell one of its business units. Company W, by a management buyout (MBO). A selling price of S200 million has been agreed.
The managers are discussing with a bank and a venture capital company (VCC) the following financing proposal.

The VCC requires a minimum return on its equity investment In the MBO of 35% a year on a compound basis over 5 years.
What is the minimum total equity value of Company W in 5 years time in order to meet the VCC’s required return?
Give your answer to one decimal place.

NO.92 BBA is a wholly owned subsidiary of AAB BBA operates in country B where the currency is the B$.
The following is an extract from BBA’s financial statements at 31 December 20X1:

The following Information is relevant:
” The bonds were trading at $110 per $100 on 31 December 20X1. “Operating profit of BBA for the year ended 31 December 20X1 was S15 million
* The P/E ratio is 8
* Corporate income tax rate is 20%.
The tax authorities m country B Implemented thin capitalisation rules based on the level of gearing of the subsidiary, calculated as book value o( debt lo book value of equity The cut-off point for gearing used by the tax authorities for a company to be thinly capitalised is 75%.
Which of the following statements is correct as at 31 December 20X1?

NO.93 Company B is an all equity financed company with a cost of equity of 10%.
It is considering issuing bonds in order to achieve a gearing level of 20% debt and 80% equity.
These bonds will pay a coupon rate of 5% and have an interest yield of 6%.
Company B pays corporate tax at the rate of 25%.
According to Modigliani and Miller’s theory of capital structure with tax, what will be Company B’s new cost of equity?
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NO.94 Company A is located in Country A, where the currency is the A$.
It is listed on the local stock market which was set up 10 years ago.
It plans a takeover of Company B, which is located in Country B where the currency is the B$, and where the stock market has been operating for over 100 years.
Company A is considering how to finance the acquisition, and how the shareholders of Company B might respond to a share exchange or cash (paid in B$).
Which of the following is likely to explain why the shareholders of Company B would prefer a share exchange as opposed to a cash offer?

NO.95 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.96 A company is located in a single country. The company manufactures electrical goods for export and for sale in its home country. When exporting, it invoices in its customers’ currency. What currency risks is the company exposed to?

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 The value of a call option will increase because of:

NO.99 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.100 A manufacturing company based in Country R. where the currency is the R$, has an objective of maintaining an operating profit margin of at least 10% each year Relevant data:
* The company makes sales to Country S whose currency is the SS It also makes sales to Country T whose currency is the T$ ” All purchases are from Country U whose currency is the US.
* The settlement of an transactions is in the currency of the customer or supplier Which of the following changes would be most likely to help the company achieve its objective?

NO.101 A company has borrowings of S5 million on which it pays interest at 8%. It has an operating profit margin of 20%.
The company plans to increase borrowings by S2 million Interest on additional borrowings would be 10% and the operating profit margin would remain unchanged
A debt covenant attached to the new borrowings requires interest cover to be at least 4 times throughout the period of the borrowing
Interest cover is defined in the loan documentation as being based on operating profit
What is the minimum sales value required each year to avoid a breach of the interest cover covenant’

NO.102 Which of the following statements about the tax impact on debt finance is correct?

NO.103 An unlisted company.
* Is owned by the original founders and members of their families
* Pays annual dividends each year depending on the cash requirements of the dominant shareholders.
* Has earnings that are highly sensitive to underlying economic conditions.
* Is a small business in a large Industry where there are listed companies with comparable capital structures Which of the following methods is likely to give the most accurate equity value for this unlisted company?

NO.104 Which three of the following are most likely be primary objectives for a newly established, unincorporated entity in the service sector?

NO.105 A venture capitalist invests in a company by means of buying
* 6 million shares for $3 a share and
* 7% 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 8 million shares in issue What is the minimum total equity value for the company in 3 years’ time required to satisfy the venture capitalist’s expected return?

NO.106 A company has in a 5% corporate bond in issue on which there are two loan covenants.
* Interest cover must not fall below 3 times
* Retained earnings for the year must not fall below $3.5 million
The Company has 200 million shares in issue.
The most recent dividend per share was $0.04.
The Company intends increasing dividends by 10% next year.
Financial projections for next year are as follows:

Advise the Board of Directors which of the following will be the status of compliance with the loan covenants next year?