IMA CMA-Strategic-Financial-Management 問題集

質問 1：
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?
A. No, the IRR is less than the hurdle rate
B. Yes, the IRR is greater than the hurdle rate
C. Yes, the IRR is less than the hurdle rate
D. No, the IRR is greater than the hurdle rate
正解：B

質問 2：
Assuming mere are no other imitations, should AMI accept the one-time order from a financial perspective?
Explain your answer
Essay
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.

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.
正解：
See the explanation for the answer.
Explanation
As the price offered is $1200 which is greater than the contribution per unit of $1000, the project should be accepted.
It will increase the profits of me company by $100,000
(500 X $200)

質問 3：
Mow many student enrolments per year ate required for the new busmen English course to break, even at its current price? Snow 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.
正解：
See the explanation for the answer.
Explanation


質問 4：
Willcox Company plans to sell 100 000 units of Us only product for $300 per unit to its existing customers It has received a new customer request for 10,000 units at a selling price of $2S0 per unit Willcox's cost structure is shown below.

Capacity exists lo produce an additional 10 000 units and accepting the order would have no long-term implications If the order is accepted however a specialized piece of equipment costing S25 000 would need to I purchased If Wilcox accepts the special order its income would increase by
A. $75,000.00
B. $375,000.00
C. $1400, 000.00
D. $1,375,000.00
正解：D

質問 5：
Genco Healthcare has asked ns controller to summarize the company's financial performance for the past two years. The accountant provided the following two years financial ratios for reference.
A. More Liquid Less profitable less solvent
B. Less liquid mote profitable less solvent
C. Less liquid mote profitable more solvent
D. More liquid, less profitable mote solvent
正解：B

質問 6：
Below is the income statement and balance sheet for a retail corporation.

What is the corporation's debt to total capital in year 2?
A. 41%
B. 6%
C. 71%
D. 19%
正解：D

質問 7：
L&H Sports owns and operates several stadiums used for baseball and soccer games Management is considering installing machines that would be used to roast peanuts on the premises. This equipment would allow L&H to sell freshly roasted peanuts rather than the pre-roasted peanuts that are currently sold Marketing studies suggest that this feature would increase peanut sales.
The roasters can be purchased in several sizes, and the annual rental fees and operating costs vary with the size of the roaster Information about the roasters is shown below.

L&H currently sells pre-roasted peanuts for $0 60 pet bag. Management plans to sell the freshly roasted peanuts for a higher price but at no more than a 10% increase. The demand for freshly roasted peanuts is estimated to be 250, 000 bags pet year. Which roaster should L&H purchase to maximize its profit?
A. Super
B. Regular
C. Economy
正解：B