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PCI SSC CMA-Strategic-Financial-Management CMA Part 2: Strategic Financial Management Exam Exam Practice Test

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CMA Part 2: Strategic Financial Management Exam Questions and Answers

Question 1

A company is considering a capital project that includes the purchase of a new machine costing $100,000. The machines estimated useful life is five years with no salvage value. The annual operating cash inflows from the project are shown below.

Given an effective income tax rate of 20% and using straight-line depreciation, what would be the projects net cash flow in Year 3?

Options:

A.

$16,000

B.

$20,000

C.

$32,000

D.

$36,000

Question 2

Each of the following describes a limitation of financial statement analysis except

Options:

A.

financial statement analysis is based on historical costs rattier man current costs which can lead to distortions in measurement

B.

financial statements may include significant estimated items which may distort results

C.

it Is difficult to compare one company with another even within the same industry due to differences in accounting principles used.

D.

financial statement analysis can use more than one measure to examine the interrelationships among data

Question 3

A company plans to purchase equipment for $110 000. The equipment is expected to generate an annual cash flow o( $44 500 (of the next three years The company has a predetermined hurdle rate of 9% Using the internal rate of return (IRR). should the company purchase this equipment?

Options:

A.

No, the IRR is less than the hurdle rate

B.

No, the IRR is greater than the hurdle rate

C.

Yes, the IRR is less than the hurdle rate

D.

Yes, the IRR is greater than the hurdle rate

Question 4

FumiSelf is a global manufacturer of consumer-assembled furniture with a business presence in nearly every country. The Vice President of Production was presented with the following information by the Vice President of Finance as of the end of the current quarter.

Options:

A.

Asian division has the highest days' sales in inventory

B.

North American division has the lowest days' sales in Inventory.

C.

African division is the most efficient in manage its inventory

D.

Europe division is the most inefficient in managing its inventory

Question 5

When evaluating a capital Budgeting proposal, an advantage of using the payback method is that Bits process

Options:

A.

assesses the liquidity of the project.

B.

considers the time value of money.

C.

incorporates all of the project's cash inflows and outflows

D.

objectively determines if the proposal should be accepted or rejected.

Question 6

Which one or the following costs Is a variable product cost?

Options:

A.

Office rent in a temporary staffing company

B.

Plant manager s salary for a computer chip manufacturer

C.

Payroll taxes based on the hourly wages of plant personnel

D.

Promotional materials distributed to raise brand awareness

Question 7

Which one of the following statements regarding portfolio diversification is not correct?

Options:

A.

A well diversified portfolio can eliminate systematic risk.

B.

A well diversified portfolio can minimize unsystematic risk

C.

A well diversified portfolio should include individual stock investments having a balance of positive and negative betas.

D.

The standard deviation of a well diversified portfolio's percentage returns should be approximately equal to the standard deviation of the entire stock market's percentage returns.

Question 8

A company manufactures two products Product X and Product Y, during a joint process Product Y canoe processed further to create Product Z Relevant data are shown below.

Question # 8

Options:

A.

Product Y should be processed further because me selling once of Product Z Is higher than Product Y

B.

Product Y should he processed further because an additional S5.000 profit can be achieved by processing further

C.

Product y should not be processed further because an additional S35 000 loss can be achieved by processing further

D.

Product Y should be processed further because an additional $45,000 prof* can be achieved by processing further

Question 9

The human resources manager of BankUS has noted mat me company s employee turnover has increased. He has also had his budget cut, and will have to reduce training for new associates. He has a meeting scheduled with the CFO lo go over risks that his department faces. What should the human resources manager tell the CFO about risk?

Options:

A.

He should notify the CFO of a potential operations risk

B.

Me does not need to notify me CFO of a potential risk

C.

He should notify the CFO of a potential internal factor risk

D.

He should notify the CFO of a need for additional funding

Question 10

Explain me concept of relevant cost in the season-making process and discuss whatever the €200, 000 course development coil is relevant to OLi's price decisions in future years

Essay

Online Learning Inc. lOLI) is a privately-held company based in the IUC that specializes in providing online courses in English as a Second Language (ESL). OLI is trying to set up a new sales office in a foreign country. It needs a business license to operate in that country. The license normally lakes six months to obtain. An official of that country said that he could expedite the process for a fee of €300.

OLI estimates the new sales office can bring €300,000 incremental profit annually OLI has just launched a new online 40-houi course to help adult ESL learners master basic business English. The price of the new course is €500 per student, the variable cost is €300 per student, and the total fixed cost of the new course is €300.000 per year OLI spent €200.000 to develop the new course before launching it. There are many online course providers in the marketplace, and each has its own feature However, OLI's highly qualified staff and good reputation have enabled it to charge a premium price compared to its major competitors. Recent market research indicates that if OLI raises the price of its new business English course by 10V the student enrollment would decrease by 5V A regional airlines company in Asia has approached OLI and offered to enroll 1.000 of its employees in the new course if OLI would agree to a special price of €350 per employee If OLI accepts this offer, an additional €10,000 onetime cost would be required to temporally expand its capacity to accommodate the new students.

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Question 11

Calculate Guda’s marginal cost of capital- Show your calculations.

Apex Manufacturing lnc. (AMI) is a Canada-based company that manufactures a manufactures and unique part for aircrafts. It has few competitors in the market. The company is exposed to exchange rate risk because about 90% of its products are exported to the U.S, and most of its sales contracts are in U.S. dollars. AMI has the capacity to manufacture 1,500 units of the part per year. For the year just ended. AMI manufactured and sold 1,000 units. The operating results are shown below.

Question # 11

Recently, A new customer made a one-area order of 500 units of the part at $1.200 per unit. The CTO asked the controller to analyze this offer. AMI is considering adjusting its sales price next year in a recent meeting, the CFO suggested to use the market-based approach for pricing decisions, bat the controller insisted that the cost-based approach is more favorable to the company.

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Question 12

Should OLI accept the proposal from the regional airline? Show your calculations

Essay

Online Learning Inc. lOLI) is a privately-held company based in the IUC that specializes in providing online courses in English as a Second Language (ESL). OLI is trying to set up a new sales office in a foreign country. It needs a business license to operate in that country. The license normally lakes six months to obtain. An official of that country said that he could expedite the process for a fee of €300.

OLI estimates the new sales office can bring €300,000 incremental profit annually OLI has just launched a new online 40-houi course to help adult ESL learners master basic business English. The price of the new course is €500 per student, the variable cost is €300 per student, and the total fixed cost of the new course is €300.000 per year OLI spent €200.000 to develop the new course before launching it. There are many online course providers in the marketplace, and each has its own feature However, OLI's highly qualified staff and good reputation have enabled it to charge a premium price compared to its major competitors. Recent market research indicates that if OLI raises the price of its new business English course by 10V the student enrollment would decrease by 5V A regional airlines company in Asia has approached OLI and offered to enroll 1.000 of its employees in the new course if OLI would agree to a special price of €350 per employee If OLI accepts this offer, an additional €10,000 onetime cost would be required to temporally expand its capacity to accommodate the new students.

Options:

Question 13

Identify the market structure in which OLI operates and explain how OLi's pricing is affected by this mantel structure

Essay

Online Learning Inc. lOLI) is a privately-held company based in the IUC that specializes in providing online courses in English as a Second Language (ESL). OLI is trying to set up a new sales office in a foreign country. It needs a business license to operate in that country. The license normally lakes six months to obtain. An official of that country said that he could expedite the process for a fee of €300.

OLI estimates the new sales office can bring €300,000 incremental profit annually OLI has just launched a new online 40-houi course to help adult ESL learners master basic business English. The price of the new course is €500 per student, the variable cost is €300 per student, and the total fixed cost of the new course is €300.000 per year OLI spent €200.000 to develop the new course before launching it. There are many online course providers in the marketplace, and each has its own feature However, OLI's highly qualified staff and good reputation have enabled it to charge a premium price compared to its major competitors. Recent market research indicates that if OLI raises the price of its new business English course by 10V the student enrollment would decrease by 5V A regional airlines company in Asia has approached OLI and offered to enroll 1.000 of its employees in the new course if OLI would agree to a special price of €350 per employee If OLI accepts this offer, an additional €10,000 onetime cost would be required to temporally expand its capacity to accommodate the new students.

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Question 14

Explain why facilitating payments can create possible ethical and legal issues tor a company

Essay

Online Learning Inc. lOLI) is a privately-held company based in the IUC that specializes in providing online courses in English as a Second Language (ESL). OLI is trying to set up a new sales office in a foreign country. It needs a business license to operate in that country. The license normally lakes six months to obtain. An official of that country said that he could expedite the process for a fee of €300.

OLI estimates the new sales office can bring €300,000 incremental profit annually OLI has just launched a new online 40-houi course to help adult ESL learners master basic business English. The price of the new course is €500 per student, the variable cost is €300 per student, and the total fixed cost of the new course is €300.000 per year OLI spent €200.000 to develop the new course before launching it. There are many online course providers in the marketplace, and each has its own feature However, OLI's highly qualified staff and good reputation have enabled it to charge a premium price compared to its major competitors. Recent market research indicates that if OLI raises the price of its new business English course by 10V the student enrollment would decrease by 5V A regional airlines company in Asia has approached OLI and offered to enroll 1.000 of its employees in the new course if OLI would agree to a special price of €350 per employee If OLI accepts this offer, an additional €10,000 onetime cost would be required to temporally expand its capacity to accommodate the new students.

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Question 15

Identify and describe two defenses Blue Moon could use if it does not wish to be acquired by Guda.

Essay

Food Depot Ltd, (FDL) is a privately-held company that provides catering services to airlines and operates several restaurant chains including fast food, casual dining, and fine dining restaurants, FDL has been profitable in recent years and has a very strong cash position. FDL's newest division. Food_TO-Go is an online meal ordering and delivery platform acquired by FDL two year ago.

In 20X7, sales for the entire company were $1 billion, with 50% of the business coming from the Airline Catering division. FDL is the country ‘s leading airline catering services provider and control 60% of the market share. However, the outlook of the airline catering industry is gloomy. The compound annual growth rate of the industry for the past five years was only 0.5% as airline networks have increasingly dropped catering on short domestic flights.

The Food-To-division only contribution 5% of FDL’s total sales in 20X7 and is far behind in competing for marketing for market share of the online meal ordering and delivery industry, it is estimated that Food-To-Go’s sales were only 20% of the industry leader’s sales. However, the outlook for the online meal ordering and delivery services industry is bright. The compound annual growth rate of the industry since it started three years ago was 50%. It is estimated the rapid growth of the industry will continue in the foreseeable future.

Susan Willey, the head of Food-To-Go, does not agree that the Airline Catering division is the best-performing division in the company. Wiley argues that ber division bad the highest ROI in 20X7, and it deserves more capital finding. FDL’s requested rate of return is 12%. The selected financial data for the Airline Catering division and Food-To-Go division in 20X7 are as follow (in $ millions)

Question # 15

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Question 16

Calculate QDDs financial leverage ratio show your calculations

Essay

Quality Digital Design (QDD) Inc is a public-traded technology company Selected financial data of QDD for the prior year are as follows

Question # 16

QDD's stock was trading at $160 per share at the beginning of the yea: and at $176 per share by the end of the year. The company paid dividends of S5 per share. The company "s stock had a beta of 1 4 The stock market provided a total return of 12% last year, well above the 3°o risk free rate of return

QDD is considering the issuance of $200 million of bonds to fund the repurchase of $200 million of its stock. QDD is evaluating the bond, including its term structure, maturity, and whether it should be callable obtaining the lowest coupon interest is an important objective of QDD. The CFO has estimated that sales for the current year would remain the same as last year and the new bond would add S12 million in annual interest payments

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Question 17

Discuss whether QDD stock provided a return that was Better, worse, or the same as its investors would have expected using CAPM snow your calculations

Essay

Quality Digital Design (QDD) Inc is a public-traded technology company Selected financial data of QDD for the prior year are as follows

Question # 17

QDD's stock was trading at $160 per share at the beginning of the yea: and at $176 per share by the end of the year. The company paid dividends of S5 per share. The company "s stock had a beta of 1 4 The stock market provided a total return of 12% last year, well above the 3°o risk free rate of return

QDD is considering the issuance of $200 million of bonds to fund the repurchase of $200 million of its stock. QDD is evaluating the bond, including its term structure, maturity, and whether it should be callable obtaining the lowest coupon interest is an important objective of QDD. The CFO has estimated that sales for the current year would remain the same as last year and the new bond would add S12 million in annual interest payments

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Question 18

Identify and explain the type of acquisition that would occur if Guda acquires Blue Moon.

Essay

Food Depot Ltd, (FDL) is a privately-held company that provides catering services to airlines and operates several restaurant chains including fast food, casual dining, and fine dining restaurants, FDL has been profitable in recent years and has a very strong cash position. FDL's newest division. Food_TO-Go is an online meal ordering and delivery platform acquired by FDL two year ago.

In 20X7, sales for the entire company were $1 billion, with 50% of the business coming from the Airline Catering division. FDL is the country ‘s leading airline catering services provider and control 60% of the market share. However, the outlook of the airline catering industry is gloomy. The compound annual growth rate of the industry for the past five years was only 0.5% as airline networks have increasingly dropped catering on short domestic flights.

The Food-To-division only contribution 5% of FDL’s total sales in 20X7 and is far behind in competing for marketing for market share of the online meal ordering and delivery industry, it is estimated that Food-To-Go’s sales were only 20% of the industry leader’s sales. However, the outlook for the online meal ordering and delivery services industry is bright. The compound annual growth rate of the industry since it started three years ago was 50%. It is estimated the rapid growth of the industry will continue in the foreseeable future.

Susan Willey, the head of Food-To-Go, does not agree that the Airline Catering division is the best-performing division in the company. Wiley argues that ber division bad the highest ROI in 20X7, and it deserves more capital finding. FDL’s requested rate of return is 12%. The selected financial data for the Airline Catering division and Food-To-Go division in 20X7 are as follow (in $ millions)

Question # 18

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