Question 1

A project has a positive net present value (NPV) when discounted at a company's weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The project has also been evaluated using a range of other investment appraisal techniques.
It has now been recognized that the project is of much higher risk than the average risk of the company's existing portfolio of projects. It has therefore been decided that the discount rate to be used when evaluating this project should be the WACC adjusted for risk.
As the result of changing the discount rate as described, which of following statements are correct?
Select ALL that apply.

Options :

A : The net present value would decrease.

B : The internal rate of return would decrease.

C : The accounting rate of return would decrease.

D : The internal rate of return would remain unchanged.

E : The profitability index would remain unchanged.

F : The net present value would increase.

Answer: A,D

Question 2

An organization has a decentralized structure in which division A supplies division B with an intermediate product for which there is no external market. Division B carries out further processing and then sells the final product on the external market. Due to organizational policy the current transfer pricing basis is variable cost.
The manager of division A has stated, 'The current transfer price is unfair because it does not enable us to recoup our costs'.
The manager of division B has stated, 'The current transfer pricing system enables us to quote competitive prices for the finished product'.
The Chief Executive of the organization is considering imposing a transfer pricing policy that uses dual pricing.
Dual pricing would:

Options :

A : be welcomed by the manager of division A but the manager of division B would resist it.

B : be welcomed by both divisional managers.

C : increase divisional autonomy.

D : involve a lump sum payment to division A in addition to the payment of the variable cost per unit.

Answer: B

Question 3

A company is investing $150,000 in a project which will yield an annual cash inflow of $40,000 for eight years. The company's cost of capital is 10%.
To the nearest $100, what is the project's equivalent annual net present value?

Options :

A : $11,900

B : $7,900

C : $63,400

D : $21,300

Answer: A

Question 4

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the activity based costing system when compared to absorption costing method?

Options :

A : ABC is easier to administer than an absorption costing system

B : ABC will be less detailed than an absorption costing system

C : ABC will provide more accurate overhead allocation than absorption costing

D : ABC will cost less to administer than an absorption costing system

Answer: C

Question 5

A company manufactures and sells a range of products. Relevant data for one unit of a particular product are as follows.

The company is using target costing to ensure that it achieves a contribution of 40% of the market selling price.
In order to achieve the target cost, by how much does the company need to reduce the variable cost per unit?

Options :

A : $ 2.10

B : $ 0.50

C : $ 1.40

D : $ 2.60

Answer: B