[2025] Pass CIMAPRA19-F03-1 Exam – Real Questions & Answers [Q212-Q236]

QUESTION 212
The Board of Directors of Company T is considering a rights issue to fund a new investment opportunity which has a zero NPV.
The Board of Directors wishes to explain to shareholders what the theoretical impact on their wealth will be as a result of different possible actions during the rights issue.
Which THREE of the following statements in respect of theoretical shareholder wealth are true?

QUESTION 213
Select the category of risk for each of the descriptions below:

QUESTION 214
Integrated reporting is designed to make visible the capitals on which the organisation depends, and how the organisation uses those capitals to create value in the short, medium and long term Which THREE of the following capitals are specifically identified in the Integrated Reporting <IR> Framework?

QUESTION 215
Select the most appropriate divided for each of the following statements:

QUESTION 216
Company Z has identified four potential acquisition targets: companies A, B, C and D.
Company Z has a current equity market value of $590 million.
The price it would have to pay for the equity of each company is as follows:

Only one of the target companies can be acquired and the consideration will be paid in cash.
The following estimations of the new combined value of Company Z have been prepared for each acquisition before deduction of the cash consideration:

Ignoring any premium paid on acquisition, which acquisition should the directors pursue?

QUESTION 217
Which THREE of the following methods of business valuation would give a valuation of the equity of an entity, rather than the value of the whole entity?

QUESTION 218
Company A has just announced a takeover bid for Company B. The two companies are large companies in the same industry_ The bid is considered to be hostile.
Company B’s Board of Directors intends to try to prevent the takeover as they do not consider it to be in the best interests of shareholders
Which THREE of the following are considered to be legitimate post-offer defences?

QUESTION 219
CI IJ has decided to move its production plant to overseas country X.
This would make the product cheaper to produce. The technology used to make the product is very advanced and some of the skilled staff would have to move to country X.
The Production Director has identified that there are some political risks in moving to county X.
For each of the political risks of moving to country X shown below, select the correct method for reducing the risk.

QUESTION 220
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.

QUESTION 221
A company generates and distributes electricity and gas to households and businesses.
Forecast results for the next financial year are as follows:

The Industry Regulator has announced a new price cap of $2.00 per Kilowatt.
The company expects this to cause consumption to rise by 15% but costs would remained unaltered.
The price cap is expected to cause the company’s net profit to fall to:

QUESTION 222
Company A is subject to a takeover bid from Company B, both companies operate in the same industry and each of them demand a significant market share Company B h3S made an of an of $5 per share to the shareholders of Company A.
The directors of Company A do not believe the takeover would be in the best interests of the stakeholders and other stakeholders of Company A due to the following reruns
1. Company B has recently taken ever several ether companies resulting in them breaking up the company and se ling on the assets.
2 The directors of Company A believe the offer of $5 per snare undervalues tie company
The directors of Company A are therefore keen to prevent the bid from going ahead
Which THREE of the following defence strategies could be used by the directors of Company Air this situation?

QUESTION 223
Clinic A provides free healthcare to all members of the community, funded by the central Government.
Clinic B provides healthcare which has to be paid for by the individual patients. It is a listed company, owned by a large number of shareholders.
In comparing the above two organisations and their objectives, which THREE of the following statements are correct?

QUESTION 224
A listed company with a growing share price plans to finance a four-year research project with debt.
The main criterion for the finance is to minimise the annual cashflow payments on the debt.
The research will be sold at the end of the project.
Which of the following would be the most suitable financing method for the company?

QUESTION 225
Company C has received an unwelcome takeover bid from Company P.
Company P is approximately twice the size of Company C based on market capitalisation.
Although the two companies have some common business interests, the main aim of the bid is diversification for Company P.
The offer from Company P is a share exchange of 2 shares in Company P for 3 shares in Company C.
There is a cash alternative of $5.50 for each Company C share.
Company C has substantial cash balances which the directors were planning to use to fund an acquisition.
These plans have not been announced to the market.
The following share price information is relevant. All prices are in $.

Which of the following would be the most appropriate action by Company C’s directors following receipt of this hostile bid?

QUESTION 226
A national rail operating company has made an offer to acquire a smaller competitor.
Which of the following pieces of information would be of most concern to the competition authorities?

QUESTION 227
Company A operates in country A with the AS as its functional currency. Company A expects to receive BS500.000 in 6 months’ time from a customer in Country B which uses the B$.
Company A intends to hedge the currency risk using a money market hedge
The following information is relevant:

What is the AS value of the BS expected receipt in 6 months’ time under a money market hedge?

QUESTION 228
A company has announced a rights issue of 1 new share for every 4 existing shares.
Relevant data:
* The current market price per share is $10.00.
* Rights are to be issued at a 20% discount to the current price.
* The rate of return on the new funds raised is expected to be 10%.
* The rate of return on existing funds is 5%.
What is the yield-adjusted theoretical ex-rights price?
Give your answer to two decimal places.
$ ?

QUESTION 229
A company generates operating profit of $17.2 million, and incurs finance costs of $5.7 million.
It plans to increase interest cover to a multiple of 5-to-1 by raising funds from shareholders to repay some existing debt. The pre-tax cost of debt is fixed at 5%, and the refinancing will not affect this.
Assuming no change in operating profit, what amount must be raised from shareholders?
Give your answer in $ millions to the nearest one decimal place.
$ ?

QUESTION 230
Companies A, B, C and D:
* are based in a country that uses the K$ as its currency.
* have an objective to grow operating profit year on year.
* have the same total levels of revenue and cost.
* trade with companies or individuals in the eurozone. All import and export trade with companies or individuals in the eurozone is priced in EUR.
Typical import/export trade for each company in a year are as follows:

Which company’s growth objective is most sensitive to a movement in the EUR/K$ exchange rate?

QUESTION 231
Company A is based in country A with the AS as its functional currency. It expects to receive BS20 million from Company B in settlement of an export invoice.
The current exchange rate is A$1 =B$2 and the daily standard deviation of this exchange rate = 0 5%
What is the one-day 95% VaR in AS?

QUESTION 232
TU has relatively few tangible assets and is dependent for profits and growth on the high-value individuals it employs. Which of the following statements best explains why the net asset valuator method’s considered unstable for TU?

QUESTION 233
A company’s Board of Directors wishes to determine a range of values for its equity.
The following information is available:
Estimated net asset values (total asset less total liabilities including borrowings):
* Net book value = $20 million
* Net realisable value = $25 million
* Free cash flows to equity = $3.5 million each year indefinitely, post-tax.
* Cost of equity = 10%
* Weighted Average Cost of Capital = 7%
Advise the Board on reasonable minimum and maximum values for the equity.

QUESTION 234
Company MB is in negotiations to acquire the entire share capital of Company BBA. Information about each company is as follows:

It is expected that Company BBA’s profit before interest and tax will be $30 million in each of the two years after acquisition. Company AAB is considering how best to structure the offer Company AAB’s discount factor and appropriate cost of equity for use in valuing Company BBA is 10% Shareholders taxation implications should be ignored Which of the following provides the shareholders of Company BBA with the highest offer price?

QUESTION 235
A company’s latest accounts show profit after tax of $20.0 million, after deducting interest of $5.0 million. The company expects earnings to grow at 5% per annum indefinitely.
The company has estimated its cost of equity at 12%, which is included in the company WACC of 10%.
Assuming that profit after tax is equivalent to cash flows, what is the value of the equity capital?
Give your answer to the nearest $ million.
$ ? million

QUESTION 236
PTT has a number of subsidiary companies around the world, including FTT based in Europe and CTT based in Indonesia CTT purchases all of us raw materials from FTT CTT processes these materials and the resulting products are exported to several different countries CTT pays FTT in the Indonesian currency.
Indonesia’s inflation is higher than that of FTTs home country
Which of the following statements are correct?
Select ALL that apply