CIMA Related Exams
F3 Exam
The CIMA F3 exam syllabus encompasses a wide range of financial strategy concepts, including:
The CIMA F3 and P3 exams are part of the Strategic Level of the CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) qualification, but they focus on different areas:
Company AAB is located in country A whose currency is the AS It has a subsidiary, BBA, located m country B that has the BS as its currency AAB has asked BBA to pay BS40 million surplus funds to AAB to assist with a planned new capital investment in country A The exchange rate today is AS1 = BS3
Tax regimes
• Company BBA pays withholding tax of 25% on all cash remitted to the parent company
• Company AAB pays tax of 10% on at cash received from its subsidiary
How much will company AAB have available for investment after receiving the surplus funds from BBA?
A company has 8% convertible bonds in issue. The bonds are convertible in 3 years time at a ratio of 20 ordinary shares per $100 nominal value bond.
Each share:
• has a current market value of $5.60
• is expected to grow at 5% each year
What is the expected conversion value of each $100 nominal value bond in 3 years' time?
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.