CIMA F3 Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

B has a S3 million loan outstanding on which the interested rate is reset every 6 months for the following 6 month and the interested is payable at the end of that 6 month period. The next 6 monthly reset period starts in 3 months and the treasurer of B thinks interested rates are likely to raise between and then.

Current 6-month rates are 6.4% and the treasurer can get a rate of 6.9% for a 6-month forward rate agreement (FRA) starting in 3 months time. By transacting an TRA the treasurer can lock in a rate today of 6.9%.

If interested rates are 7.5% in 3 months’ time, what will the net amount payable be?

Give your answer to the nearest thousand dollars.

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 HHG?

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 3Q°/o 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?