Professional Documents
Culture Documents
May/June 2022
FIN3702
70 Marks
2 Hours
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1. a, b, c.
2. b, c, d.
3. c, d, e.
4. a, d, e.
5. a, b, e.
3. First National Bank Ltd has offered Junior the following alternatives in response
to the R75 000 one-year loan application he made to the bank.
What will be the effective annual rate if Junior chooses to take the cheaper alternative?
1. 7.23%
2. 7.67%
3. 8.00%
4. 8.30%
a. Net working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and
current liabilities.
b. Net working capital is the portion of a firm’s current assets financed with short-
term funds
c. The less liquid a firm is, the less likely it will be able to meet its current
obligations.
d. The more predictable the firm’s cash inflows, the more net working capital it
requires.
e. Net working capital can be used to evaluate the possibility of technical solvency.
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1. a, b, c.
2. b, c, d.
3. a, c, e.
4. c, d, e.
5. b, d.
a. The aggressive approach makes use of partly short-term and partly long-term
funds to finance seasonal needs.
b. The conservative approach results in the lowest risk, return and cost.
c. The conservative approach has the highest cost.
d. Risk and return are highest with the aggressive approach.
e. The conservative approach has the lowest risk and return.
1. a, b.
2. a, c.
3. b, c.
4. b, d.
5. d, e.
6. Ignoring costs and other effects on the firm, which one of the following would
tend to reduce the cash conversion cycle?
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10. Which one of the following statements is correct with regards to “sources of
funds”?
1. An increase in an asset, a decrease in a liability
2. A decrease in an asset, an increase in a liability
3. A decrease in a liability, an increase in income
4. An increase in a liability, an increase in an asset
5. A decrease in liability, an increase in depreciation
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14. Most firms which purchase from their suppliers on credit, record these debts in
their financial statements or accounts as …
1. inventory.
2. notes payable.
3. accounts payable.
4. promissory notes.
5. accounts payable.
15. The primary reason a firm holds marketable securities is because they …
1. R10 000.
2. -R16 250.
3. -R16 875.
4. -R26 875.
17. A corporation borrowed R100 000 for six months from the bank. The rate is
prime rate plus 2%. At the beginning of the loan the prime rate was 8.5% but
this changed to 9% after two months. This was the only change. Approximately
how much interest must this company pay for the period (assume 365 days in
a year)?
1. R3 616
2. R3 667
3. R5 342
4. R5 416
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18. Seed stars Bank Ltd has issued R1 000 000 of commercial paper for R991 000
for 45 days. Based on this information and assuming 365 days per year, the
effective annual rate of interest on the commercial paper would be …
1. 7.61%.
2. 6.29%.
3. 6.24%.
4. 6.13%.
19. On average, a firm sells R2 000 000 in merchandise a month. It always keeps
the inventory equal to half of its monthly sales on hand. If this firm analyses its
accounts using a 365-day year, what will the firm’s average age of inventory be?
1. 10.5 days
2. 15.2 days
3. 30.3 days
4. 182.5 days
Dikhoba Ltd has 10 different items in its inventory. The average number of units held
in inventory and the average unit cost for each item are provided in the table below.
The firm uses an ABC system of inventory. Use the information below to answer
questions 20 and 21.
20. According to the table above, the items that belong in the category A include …
1. items 1 and 7
2. items 4 and 6
3. items 3 and 9
4. items 1, 6 and 7
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21. According to the table above, the items that belong in the category C include …
1. items 4 and 6.
2. items 1 and 7.
3. items 1, 3 and 9.
4. items 1, 6 and 7.
22. Which one of the following is a risk incurred by holding current assets?
23. Which one of the following items would increase the CCC?
1. 6.13%.
2. 6.24%.
3. 6.29%.
4. 7.61%.
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26. A firm with a very low current ratio in comparison to the industry standard could
lower the risk of unavailable short-term funds by moving towards … financing
strategy.
1. a seasonal
2. a permanent
3. an aggressive
4. a conservative
28. A firm expects to have funds of R150 000 idle for 60 days. If the firm could
purchase marketable securities yielding 10% and pay brokerage fees of R1 500,
the firm … (assume 365 days in a year).
29. The interest rate charged on secured short-term loans to a business is generally
higher than that charged on unsecured short-term loans because …
30. The disposition of the financial manager, marketing manager, and manufacturing
manager toward inventory levels is to keep them …, …, and … respectively.
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Additional information:
One third of the company’s sales in any month are paid for in the month of delivery
with the reminder paid one month later. During October, an old machine tool will be
replaced at a cost of R100 000 payable upon installation. Also, in November, the
company plans a promotion of its products which will cost R50 000. In January, an
amount of R50 000 is payable as taxes. At the beginning of August, the firm had a
positive cash balance of R50 000.
REQUIRED
1.1 Prepare a cash budget for this company for the period August to January to
indicate the cash surplus (or deficit) generated each month. (14)
Suggestion: Assume 365 days per year and restrict your final answer to whole figures
(omit the thousands R,000s) to fit the table. Use the space provided below for your
preliminary calculations and provide your final answer on the following page.
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1.2 Comment on the cash flow balances (cash surpluses/deficits) for this company
during the months of August to January. What advice would you give to
management regarding these expected cash flow projections? (4)
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1.3 Suggest any two ways in which this company could boost its net cash inflow
position (2)
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Keneilwe’s Beauty Ltd.’s sales for 2021 were a meagre R2.2 million. However, due to
the firm’s improved product mix, management expects a sales growth of 30 percent in
2022 and would like to determine the effect of the various current asset policies on the
firm’s performance during the current year. The firm has R1.2 million of fixed assets
and intends to keep its debt ratio at its historical level of 70 percent. The firm’s debt
interest rate is currently at 8 percent. As a financial analyst, you are required to
determine the firm’s return on equity under each of the current asset policies provided
below considering that the firm’s earnings before interest and taxes is expected to be
15 percent of sales and the firm’s tax rate is at 30 percent.
REQUIRED
2.1 Determine the expected return on equity under the tight current assets policy in
which the current assets are 45 percent of projected sales. (5)
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2.2 Determine the expected return on equity under the moderate current assets
policy in which 50 percent of sales are tied up in current assets. (5)
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2.3 Determine the expected return of equity under the relaxed current assets policy
which require current assets of 60 percent of sales. (5)
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2.4 In the above scenarios we assumed that the level of expected sales is
independent of the current asset policy. Is this a valid assumption? Explain why
or why not? (2)
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2.5 How would the overall riskiness of the firm vary under each policy mentioned
above? (3)
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ROUGH WORK
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ONLINE ASSESSMENT
BY
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(FULL NAMES AND SURNAME)
__________________________
(STUDENT NUMBER)
I hereby declare that the assessment is my own work and that all the sources
that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of
complete references.
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Signature Date
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