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1 Briefly explain the key variables which a financial manager should consider in evaluating alternative sources of business finance.
2 Distinguish between spontaneous and non-spontaneous sources of short-term finance. Give examples of each.
3 Summarise the advantages and disadvantages of bank overdrafts and bank loans as sources of short-term finance.
4 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of leasing as a source of medium-term finance.
5 As a newly appointed assistant to the financial manager of Growfast Ltd you have been asked to assist in preparing an application for a substantial medium-term loan to finance the company’s
6 Factoring services. Your friend John owns and operates Craft Catering, a mediumsized catering service business, which has supply contracts with leading airlines, local pubs, and supermarket chains.
7 Working capital management—general.(a) Discuss:(i) the significance of trade creditors in a firm’s working capital cycle, and(ii) the dangers of over-reliance on trade credit as a source of
8 Factoring and invoice discounting. Distinguish between factoring and invoice discounting, explaining the benefits which companies obtain from each.
9 The Interest Yield Curve. You are required(i) to explain what is meant by the Interest Yield Curve, illustrating your explanation numerically and with a freehand graph;(ii) to suggest what
10 Leasing versus purchase. Rembrandt Reprographics, a specialist printing and publications design company, has decided to acquire state-of-the-art printing and reprographics equipment at a purchase
11 Leasing versus purchase. MRF is a charitable organisation and exempt from all taxes. It is about to acquire some new capital equipment for a special project. The President of the charity has been
12 per cent interest. Your boss, Helen, has asked you to advise her whether the lease terms could be reduced so as to be competitive with the bank loan. The leasing company pays tax at the marginal
12 Financing. Assume you are a consultant to a small engineering company that wishes to borrow £400,000 to expand. The annual turnover is £2 million, pre-tax profits are £280,000 and 35 staff are
13 Evaluating alternative sources of financing. Oldsyl Ltd expects to need to borrow an average of £550,000 during the next year. Borrowing is expected to be as low as £500,000 at some times during
14 Working capital—various. Bardsey plc operates a chain of city centre furniture stores, specialising in high quality items. It is 60 per cent owned by the original family founders. Its sales over
1 For the two years given in the accounts, analyse and compare each company’s working capital structure. Calculate their respective working capital ratios, operating and cash cycles.Have there been
2 Can you identify their respective working capital policies? Is it possible to explain any variations? Briefly discuss any difficulties you encounter in making your comparisons.
3 Do the annual reports refer to any particular problems or future developments with regard to working capital management?Highlight these in your analysis.
1 explain the role and goal of financial management in a modern business enterprise;
2 explain the financial management process; and
3 understand the role of the core concepts in financial management.
A company with an issued share capital of 3 million ordinary shares and an investment of £17,714,000 has reported the following financial results (figures are in £000s):Operating profit £2,480;
Identify which of the following represent investment, financing, or other types of decisions for a food manufacturing company:1 ) Building an extension to the factory.2 ) Arranging a long-term loan
(a) What do you consider would be the main financial objectives of:(i) a hotel and restaurant company?(ii) an NHS Hospital Trust?(b) What actions might the manager of an hotel take to improve profits
Given the following information for Oakgrove Enterprises, calculate the company’s free cash flow. Figures in £000s.Dividends £38, interest £21, operating profit £364, capital expenditure £109,
Briefly explain what is meant by the risk-return trade-off.
1 (a) Do you consider shareholder wealth maximisation to be a valid objective for a commercial firm? Give reasons for your answer.(b) Is a commercial firm likely to have objectives other than
2 Why is profit maximisation not considered a valid goal in financial management?
3 (a) What are the fundamental concepts of financial management? (b) How do they relate to the goal of the firm?
4 (a) How are risk and return related in financial decision-making? (b) When faced with an identical risk-return relationship for an investment, are all managers or investors likely to make the same
5 Explain the difference between strategic and operational financial decisions.
6 What is the financial management process? Outline its various stages.
7 Profitability planning. WestWood Leisure is a rapidly growing company which owns a number of health clubs and leisure centres. Presented below is summary financial information for the current year
8 Liquidity planning. You have now been requested to calculate WestWood’s free cash flow (FCF) for the current and future years. The following information is relevant:• Depreciation is to be
1 define the role of the financial manager including treasury management;
2 explain how issues of agency and stakeholder theory impact on financial decisionmaking and the goal of the firm;
3 explain the role of corporate governance and ethics in financial decision-making.
Recalculate Davies gearing ratio, assuming the company raised an additional £1 million long-term loan to finance the acquisition of new fixed assets.
Identify which aspect of a company’s risk is likely to be affected by the following:1. Raising an additional, variable interest rate, loan from a financial institution.2. goods on credit to a
Identify which of the following activities are not the responsibility of the financial manager or treasurer.1) Securing adequate funding for the organisation.2) Preparing the annual report and
Why would a company’s managers be interested in knowing who the company’s shareholders are?
Assume you are the financial director of a public company which has been experiencing a decline in financial performance. At a board meeting it is being proposed that all directors and senior
Assume you are the financial director of a company which has been experiencing a decline in financial performance. It is approaching the next annual general meeting
1 (a) What are the key activities of the financial manager? (b) What is the goal of these activities?
2 (a) What is meant by the terms agency problem and agency costs? (b) How may the agency problem be managed or resolved?
3 Apart from the shareholders, who are a commercial firm’s other stakeholders? What are the benefits to an organisation (public or private sector) of considering the interests of other stakeholders?
4 What do you understand by the term ‘corporate governance’? What are its aims and objectives?
5 Why do you think ethics has become such a prominent issue for business managers in recent years?
6 The treasury function. ABC plc is a UK-based service company with a number of wholly-owned subsidiaries and interests in associated companies throughout the world. In response to the rapid growth
7 The goal of the firm. The primary financial objective of companies is usually said to be the maximisation of shareholders’ wealth. Discuss whether this objective is realistic in a world where
8 Corporate governance. Discuss the arguments for and against the introduction of statutory controls on corporate governance.
9 Agency theory. Agency theory presents the firm as a combination of competing interest groups, two of which are shareholders and management.You are required to discuss how the firm’s attitude to
10 Treasury management. Glass Industries Ltd manufactures glass containers for the food, drinks, and pharmaceutical industries. The company’s summarised profit and loss account for the current year
1 understand the nature and role of the financial environment;
2 discuss the respective roles of financial markets, financial institutions and financial instruments;
3 define the role of the financial manager in the financial environment.
Summarise the main functions of financial markets in relation to the corporate firm.
Explain why a corporate treasury department may prefer to issue securities in the euromarkets rather than domestic markets.
What do you consider would be some of the difficulties for suppliers and demanders of funds in the absence of financial intermediaries?
Can you think of an example of how the financial system enables:(a) an individual investor to reduce investment risk?(b) an individual or company to share or transfer risks?
What are the main forms of long-term capital which a company can raise? How do their characteristics compare?
If the market price of a Treasury bill falls to £97, calculate the annualised rate of return. Before attempting the calculation, do you think the rate of return will be higher or lower than that
1 (a) Describe the financial environment in which the business firm operates, (b)Explain the financial manager’s role in this environment.
2 (a) What are financial markets? (b) Discuss their role in the financial management of the firm, (c) Distinguish between (i) money and capital markets and (ii) primary and secondary markets.
3 Explain the role and function of merchant and investment banks.
4 Explain the following terms: derivatives; disintermediation; euromarkets;eurocurrency market; eurobond; securitisation.
5 Financial intermediaries. Explain the functions of financial intermediaries in bringing together individual borrowers and savers.
6 Financial regulation, (a) What are the arguments for and against the introduction of greater statutory controls to regulate financial markets? (b) Briefly describe the role and function of the
7 Venture capital, (a) What is a venture capital company (VCC)? (b) Explain the role of a venture capital company.
1 understand the nature and role of capital markets;
2 define the respective roles of securities markets;
3 understand the importance of market efficiency;
4 explain the difficulties experienced by small firms in raising capital in the markets.
Briefly explain the role of a securities market.
Hoseknit Clothing has 9 million £1 ordinary shares in issue. The shares are currently trading in the stock market at £3.75. The directors wish to raise a further £4.5 million for expansion and a
If, before the capitalisation issue, Airtours’ ordinary shares were trading at £12.35, an increase of 406 per cent in the share’s market value over six years, you are required to:(a) Calculate
Survey the financial press for two examples of companies whose share price has moved in response to new information about the companies becoming known to the financial markets. One example should
Do you agree with Lord Weinstock’s view of the stock market?Explain your answer.
1 (a) What are capital markets? (b) What role do they play in financial management?
2 Describe the main securities traded in a stock market.
3 (a) Discuss the aims and activities of the London Stock Exchange, (b) Summarise the key requirements which a company must satisfy in order to obtain admission to the Official List.
4 What is meant by stock market ‘liquidity’ and why is it considered important?
5 Outline the respective roles of market maker and broker-dealer.
6 (a) What do you understand by the term ‘market efficiency’ in financial management? (b) What are the implications of market efficiency for the financial manager?
7 Small firms financing, (a) Outline the particular problems experienced by small firms in raising finance, (b) Identify the main sources of specialised financing available to small firms.
8 Rights issue. Describe briefly what a ‘rights issue’ is and explain why such issues are a common way of raising additional finance.
9 Stock exchange listing methods. Briefly explain the methods whereby a company can obtain a quotation for its shares on the London Stock Exchange.
10 The Alternative Investment Market (AIM). (a) Discuss the role of the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM).(b) Lofty Enterprises is a rapidly growing private company which
11 Market efficiency. The following two comments were drawn from separate articles in a highly respected financial newspaper:‘Market efficiency does not mean that share prices can be forecast with
12 Seeking a stock market listing. (a) CP plc is a company operating primarily in the distribution industry. It has been trading for 15 years and has shown steady growth in turnover and profits for
13 Rights issue. Hoseknit Clothing has 9 million £1 ordinary shares in issue. The shares are currently trading in the stock market at £3.75. The directors wish to raise a further £4.5 million for
1 Prepare forecast profit and loss statements for each year of the three year planning period.
2 Using the forecast profit and loss statements calculate three relevant financial ratios for each year of the forecast.
3 Prepare statements showing the expected free cash flow for the current year and for each year of the planning period. For convenience you should assume that tax, interest, and dividends are all
4 Based on your findings, present relevant comments and observations on the company’s plans, objectives and methods of forecasting.
5 How do you think the company’s objectives relate to the goal of the shareholder wealth maximisation?
1 understand the time value of money (TVM) concept and its role in financial decision-making;
2 calculate the future value (FV) and the present value (PV) of differing cash flow streams;
3 understand and calculate net present value (NPV);
4 calculate perpetuities.

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