CIMA F3 Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

The company invoices exports in customers’ currencies, so between invoicing and cash receipt it faces transaction risk (actual foreign-currency cash flows to convert).

Because it competes internationally, long-term exchange rate movements can affect sales volumes and margins, so it also faces economic risk.

It has no foreign subsidiaries or overseas balance sheets to translate, so translation risk is not relevant.

Q36

The company is deciding between:

Selling the business via a Management Buyout (MBO), or

Selling to an external private equity (PE) buyer.

From the original company’s viewpoint, an advantage of an MBO is:

The buyers are the existing management team. Relationships already exist, and there’s usually more trust and alignment.

Post-divestment, the original company may still trade with the divested unit (e.g., as a supplier or customer). Cooperation tends to be better with a familiar internal team than with an external PE house whose primary focus is financial returns.

Why the others are wrong:

B. Enhanced big data opportunities – unrelated to the divestment method.

C. Improved relationships with MBO team in the event of a sale to PE – logically inconsistent; if sold to PE, it’s not an MBO.

D. Higher price due to synergistic benefits – PE typically looks for financial engineering and operational improvements, not classic corporate synergies. You are more likely to see synergy premia when selling to a trade buyer, not in an MBO.

So the key pro-MBO argument here is better cooperation post divestment → A.

C. Helps access to wider sources of finance – A key benefit of listing is easier access to equity and sometimes cheaper debt.

D. Provides an exit route for the founders – Listing 70% allows them to sell down and realise value.

E. Increases the profile and reputation of the business – Public companies usually gain visibility, credibility, and brand recognition.

A is doubtful (agency conflicts can increase with dispersed ownership), and B (higher dividends) is not a guaranteed benefit of listing.