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:
Which THREE of the following long term changes are most likely to increase the credit rating of a company?
Extracts from a company's profit forecast for the next financial year is as follows:
Since preparing the forecast, the company has decided to return surplus cash to shareholders by a share repurchase arrangement.
The share repurchase would result in the company purchasing 20% of the 2,000 million ordinary shares currently in issue and cancelling them.
Assuming the share repurchase went ahead, the impact on the company's forecast earnings per share will be an increase of:
A company is considering either exporting its product directly to customers in a foreign country or establishing a manufacturing subsidiary in that country.
The corporate tax rate in the company's own country is 20% and 25% tax depreciation allowances are available.
Which THREE of the following would be considered advantages of establishing the subsidiary in the foreign country?