Question 1

One of an investment centre's products is sold on an external market. Output is limited because the specialist machine that manufactures the product is operating at full capacity.

Current data for the product are as follows.

Options :

A : $21,400

B : $17,800

C : $23,900

D : $26,160

Answer: A

Question 2

When considering a capital investment, relevant costs for decision making have which THREE of the following features?

Options :

A : They are future costs.

B : They are committed costs.

C : They are incremental costs.

D : They are unavoidable costs.

E : They are cash flows.

Answer: A,C

Question 3

Company D is about to launch an innovative and unique product which may face direct competition within three years. The company needs to achieve a rapid payback on all investments because it has limited access to external finance.
Which is the most appropriate pricing strategy for company D's new product, and for what reason?

Options :

A : Market skimming because it exploits areas of the market which are sensitive to price.

B : Penetration pricing because it can be used to rapidly build sales volume in mature markets.

C : Market skimming because it enables high prices to be charged to buyers who want the product as soon as possible.

D : Penetration pricing because it can be used to rapidly build sales volume in high growth markets.

Answer: C

Question 4

A company has three divisions, each of which is an investment centre. The divisional managers' performance is assessed using return on investment (ROI). A higher ROI will result in a higher bonus for the divisional manager.
The company's cost of capital is 15%.

For the forthcoming year each divisional manager has one investment opportunity available as follows:

The manager(s) of which division(s) will proceed with their respective investment opportunity?

Options :

A : Division 1 and Division 3

B : Division 2 and Division 3

C : Division 3 only

D : Division 1 only

Answer: B

Question 5

You have just assessed an investment proposal, involving an immediate cash outflow followed by a series of cash inflows over the next 7years, by deducing the NPV and the IRR. You have now discovered that you have
underestimated the discount rate.
Correcting the underestimation will have the following effect, relative to your original deductions:

Options :

A : NPV will reduce, IRR will not change

B : NPV and IRR will not change

C : NPV will increase, IRR will reduce

D : NPV and IRR will both increase

E : Not enough information given for an answer

Answer: A