A company has recently developed a new lawnmower with an estimated market life of 5 years. Production and sale of the lawnmower will require investment in new production equipment costing $750,000. It is expected that this equipment could be sold back to the original vendor for $50,000 at the end of five years.
Purchase of the equipment would be financed by a 5 year fixed rate bank loan at an interest rate of 6%.
A manager already employed by the company would be moved from their current position to manage production of the new lawnmower. Their original position would be filled by a new recruit on a fixed annual salary of $35,000.
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
An organization wishes to make its investment decisions on the basis of more than simply a financial appraisal. Which of the following will assist it to take into account both qualitative and quantitative factors?
An organization has the right to mine for gold on its land. The price of gold and the cost of extraction are such that mining is not currently financially viable. However, the organization has the right to commence mining at any time in the future if the price of gold increases and makes mining financially viable.
This right to commence mining in the future is an option to:
A company operates a divisional structure. The manager of division D receives a bonus based on the division's annual return on capital employed (ROCE).
A minimum ROCE of 20% must be achieved to receive any bonus and thereafter the bonus increases in line with increases in ROCE.
This year division D achieved a ROCE of 24% and the divisional manager received a large bonus.
The manager is considering an investment in a new machine for next year. The incremental ROCE earned by the machine is expected to be 19% although the ROCE for the division as a whole with the machine is expected to be 22%. Without the machine, ROCE is likely to be stable at 24%.
The cost of capital for the company as a whole is 18% per year.
Which of the following statements is correct?
SQ has the opportunity to invest in project X. The net present value for project X is $12,600. Cash inflows occur in years 1, 2 and 3. The company's cost of capital is 14%.
Calculate the annualized equivalent annuity of project X.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
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Product WB currently sells for $13 per unit. Annual demand at that price is 20,000 units. If the price increases to $15, the annual demand falls by 500 units.
What is the formula for the demand curve?
Which of the following is the ideal basis to use for a transfer price when there is a perfect external market?
To which technique for dealing with risk and uncertainty do ALL of the following statements apply?
• It requires that only one factor is considered at a time.
• It identifies areas which are crucial to a project, which can then be monitored if the project is chosen.
• It does not provide an indication of the likelihood of any change in the factors.
• Following the calculation, it requires the exercising of judgement to decide whether to accept or reject a project.
A company is investing $200,000 in a project which will generate a cash flow of $60,000 each year for five years starting immediately. The company's cost of capital is 7%.
The net present value of the investment to the nearest $100 is $
Firefighters risk serious and potentially fatal accidents whenever they attend an incident.
Which of the following statements is correct?
