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P5-June 2014 ques 1

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA APM Exams › P5-June 2014 ques 1

  • This topic has 7 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by Ken Garrett.
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  • May 8, 2015 at 12:47 pm #244794
    samiirah
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    i refer to above, for EVA, when capitalised marketing, advertising or r & D, should we deduct depreciation. for eg in the above ques no dep has been deducted for marketing.

    thanks

    May 8, 2015 at 4:30 pm #244808
    Ken Garrett
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    You can only deduct depreciation if you know what it is. It can’t be book depreciation. It has to be economic depreciation and unless the question tells you that you won’t be able to make that adjustment.

    May 24, 2015 at 1:50 pm #248412
    jemma242
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    with regards to the same question how is the WACC calculated?

    Debt/equity is 30%

    Debt pre tax 6.5%
    equity is 15.7%

    I am unsure how the answer has been calculated.

    Thank you

    May 24, 2015 at 3:43 pm #248443
    Ken Garrett
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    It tells you in the question that 11% is the cost of capital (just at the end of appendix 2)

    May 24, 2015 at 4:23 pm #248457
    jemma242
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    sorry Gromit I cant see it. The answer works the WACC out to be 13.2%

    They have done (1/1.3 x 15.8%) + (0.3/1.3 x 6.5% x (1 – 25%) = 13.2%

    I just did 15.8% x 70% and 6.5% x 30% x (1-25%) and I got 12.4%!!

    I do not understand this?

    Thanks
    Jemma

    May 24, 2015 at 9:00 pm #248645
    Ken Garrett
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    Sorry – I was looking at the wrong exam!

    The problem is interpreting what’s meand by Debt/Equity = 30%.

    They mean, for example, $30 million D and $100 E. Then D+E = 130

    The WACC is therefore

    15.8 x 100/130 + 6.5 x (1 – 25%) x 30/130

    May 24, 2015 at 11:21 pm #248702
    jemma242
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    Blimey I would not get that I ended up doing 30% to 70% …. but I suppose this will only count for 1 or 2 marks wont it!?

    thank u

    May 25, 2015 at 7:19 am #248740
    Ken Garrett
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    I’m sure most people did what you would have done.

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