CIMA F3 Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

A company is currently all-equity financed with a cost of equity of 9%.

It plans to raise debt with a pre-tax cost of 3% in order to buy back equity shares.

After the buy-back, the debt-to-equity ratio at market values will be 1 to 2.

The corporate income tax rate is 25%.

Which of the following represents the company's cost of equity after the buy-back according to Modigliani and Miller's Theory of Capital Structure with taxes?

An all equity financed company reported earnings for the year ending 31 December 20X1 of $8 million.

One of its financial objectives is to increase earnings by 5% each year.

In the year ending 31 December 20X2 it financed a project by issuing a bond with a $1 million nominal value and a coupon rate of 4%.

The company pays corporate income tax at 20%.

If the company is to achieve its earnings target for the year ending 31 December 20X2, what is the minimum operating profit (profit before interest and tax) that it must achieve?

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?