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*** December 2023 ACCA FM exam – Instant Poll and comments ***

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA FM Financial Management Forums › *** December 2023 ACCA FM exam – Instant Poll and comments ***

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  • December 8, 2023 at 7:00 am #696298
    opentuition_team
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    How was your December 2023 ACCA FM exam?

    Vote in the Instant Poll


    (Comments will be opened after 5PM UK)

    December 8, 2023 at 5:47 pm #696395
    katiewebb
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    That was awful. Section c not too bad but still think I messed them up NPV was one of my 12 mark questions which was nice. The section A and B were horrific didn’t know any of them

    December 8, 2023 at 5:48 pm #696396
    ACCAStudent111111
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    I had the NPV section C as well. Got confused if development costs should be included . Was your NPV – or +?

    December 8, 2023 at 5:49 pm #696397
    ACCAStudent111111
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    Had the same issue for section A & B , too many theory questions with multiple answers per question 🙁

    December 8, 2023 at 5:56 pm #696399
    katiewebb
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    I was told if they have ready been spent then it is sunk costs and not to include them. Even the 1m absorbed costs in fixed costs shouldn’t have been included. I got a + NPV don’t know if it’s right though. I’m so annoyed studied so so much took all week off work to study and nothing really came up relevant to what I have been studying. Nothing on Islamic finance when I learnt all of the different terms

    December 8, 2023 at 5:57 pm #696400
    ivalka
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    I understood that they have been already incurred them, so they should not benn included in NPV…

    But I also lost in this question..
    If the net CF is negative for the first year what tax payable should be? I indicated zero..

    December 8, 2023 at 5:59 pm #696401
    katiewebb
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    Yes I messed that bit up I hadn’t come across a question like that before

    December 8, 2023 at 6:00 pm #696402
    ivalka
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    Totally agree.
    And even smth that I learned and practiced (again NPV) I completely forgot some things related to tax and working capital… Like just blank peace of paper into the head

    December 8, 2023 at 6:02 pm #696404
    Alessia.Modonutti
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    What was it with all the market hedging questions??? Defo no what I was expecting

    December 8, 2023 at 6:05 pm #696408
    ivalka
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    Mine second section C question was to calculate gearing, interest cover and EPS. But they told “for both favourable and unfavourable cases”. But here were also 2 ways of investment, so I calculated for 4 cases ?? Rights issue Unf, Rights issue F. Loan notes unf, and loan notes F ?? hope at lease smth is correct ?

    But I messed up with gearing because in last minute decided to change RE and in addition some formulas I used moved…

    Oh, it is too emotional to take this ACCA

    December 8, 2023 at 6:15 pm #696411
    Robert
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    Section A was good and section C too – AgeAid which was a NFP with a lease or buy decision and then a WACC for the other Sect C Q. Lots of commentary / discussion marks available – CAPM & DVM, 3Es and VFM, why a lease v buying, and link between cost of finance and creditor hierarchy.

    However – section B was brutal!!!! FX question & Working capital were horrible but the business valuation was ok. So overall I voted ok and am hopeful for a first time pass.

    December 8, 2023 at 6:19 pm #696414
    crapants
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    I had the same section C,
    Did you get that AgeAid purchase PV was cheaper? I did but the the next question seemed to imply lease was cheaper
    The exam was okay I didn’t feel completely lost at any point

    December 8, 2023 at 7:38 pm #696419
    estherhazy
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    Phew that was full on. So many choice questions in A where I just had to hedge my bets. Section B I had a right panic on. Section C the NPV I think I did well but not sure if tax was starting in period 1 or 2? I think the first year loss got a tax rebate as indicated to do that in the question.

    My second C question was accounts receivable offer discount or factor. I had net costs for both with the discount cost huge so feel I might have been off on it by quite some way.

    Barely any WACC or Capm etc, so odd to learn so so much stuff that doesn’t crop up then 8 marks on difference between real and money rate – I can’t think of how you can say enough to get to that level of marks – bananas!

    Enjoying reading comments everyone

    December 8, 2023 at 8:02 pm #696420
    apeksha.jadhav091201@gmail.com
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    Yeah even i got that question. I literally did the whole bpp and kaplan but never came across a sum like this.

    December 8, 2023 at 8:04 pm #696421
    apeksha.jadhav091201@gmail.com
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    I think the NPV development cost is suppose to be a sunk cost so it will become an irrelevant cost so we do not take that. Fixed cost should be 6m-1m=5m

    December 8, 2023 at 8:35 pm #696422
    HJohns
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    My 2nd qstn in section C was disaster. The first 12 marks required calculation of Gearing, interest cover EPS in 1 yr for both favorable and unfavorable where there was rights issue or loan note issue.
    I don’t think I will get any mark on those 12 marks.

    December 8, 2023 at 8:43 pm #696424
    HJohns
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    Anyone with an idea on the section A sensitively analysis question. Sensitivity to savings options answer were for A around 20K, another around 13k, another around 2k and another around 4k

    Then there was loan note conversion in sec A again option A while said conversion premium was around $500 other options I don’t remember.

    December 8, 2023 at 8:48 pm #696425
    ACCAStudent111111
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    I adjusted fixed cost but considered the development cost 🙁

    December 8, 2023 at 8:57 pm #696426
    HJohns
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    That question was terrible for a last question in an exam. You have to think hard when the exam is almost time up. I don’t think I will get any mark on those 12 marks.

    December 8, 2023 at 9:03 pm #696427
    HJohns
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    I did the same. Do we start adjusting for inflation in year 1?

    December 8, 2023 at 9:06 pm #696428
    ACCAStudent111111
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    That is what I did year 1 would be for example x 1.04 , then 2nd year x1.04^2 and so on

    December 8, 2023 at 10:30 pm #696430
    josukegiorno10
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    Does anyone remember answer to the question that asked purchase power parity for 18 months loan payment in section B? I chose the first option.

    December 8, 2023 at 11:31 pm #696434
    Robert
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    I had the lease as slightly cheaper and the next q implied this was correct … it said other than NPV cost

    December 9, 2023 at 12:11 am #696435
    Asheimi97
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    The question related to finding the foreign currency payment in dollar using the purchasing power parity theory what the hell was this? I really wanted to understand what is this concept

    December 9, 2023 at 12:14 am #696438
    Asheimi97
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    Who solved the Early settlement discount and the factoring question in Section C? Did it end up choosing the benefit of factoring as it was a net benefit and the other option ( early settlement resulted in net cost ) so the option was to factor?

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