CIMA Updated F3 Exam Questions and Answers by iga

Company U has made a bid for the entire share capital of Company B.

Company U is offering the shareholders in Company B the option of either a share exchange or a cash alternative.

Advise the shareholders in Company B which THREE of the following would be considered disadvantages of accepting the cash consideration?

On 1 January:

• Company ABB has a value of $55 million

• Company BBA has a value of $25 million

• Both companies are wholly equity financed

Company ABB plans to take over Company BBA by means of a share exchange Following the acquisition the post-tax cashflow of Company ABB for the foreseeable future is estimated to be $10 million each year The post-acquisition cost of equity is expected to be 10%

What is the best estimate of the value of the synergy that would arise from the acquisition?

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?

Company P is a pharmaceutical company listed on an alternative investment market.  

The company is developing a new drug which it hopes to market in approximately six years' time.

Company P is owned and managed by a group of doctors who wish to retain control of the company.  The company operates from leased laboratories with minimal fixed assets. 

Its value comes from the quality of its research staff and their research.

The company currently has one approved drug which generates sufficient cashflow to cover day to day operations but not sufficient for major new research and development.

Company P wish to raise debt finance to develop the new drug. 

Recommend which of the following types of debt finance would be most appropriate for Company P to help finance the development of this new drug.