Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FM Exams › PLEASE HELP
- This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.
- AuthorPosts
- June 24, 2015 at 9:35 am #258706
Dear Sir Moffat,
I have been battling with this question for days now. It was given to me as an assignment. It is not part of ACCA syllabus. I will appreciate if you could be kind enough to help out.
John plc is considering acquiring matron plc. They are both in related line if business. Matron plc presently has a cash flow of $3million after tax per ammunition with the acquisition. Synergism would be expected to result in a growth rate of this cash flows of 10% per annum for 8yrs after which the cash flow stream would stop growing. John PLC will need to invest on average $1.2million annually. To be conservative, john plc for the purpose of analysis intends to limit its calculation of cash flows to 20years.
If the required rate of return in matron plc is 20%, calculate the maximum price John plc should pay to purchase matron plcI solved it this way. Am I right?
Year 1-20 Cashflow outflow (1,200,000) * 4.870 = (5,844,000)
Year 1-8 CashInflow (Using annuity formula) = 15,044,092.6
Year 9-20 Cash Inflow 6430766.43 * 1.033 = 6642981.7Maximum Amount = $15843074.3
Am I correct Sir?
June 25, 2015 at 8:18 am #258786It looks correct
June 25, 2015 at 10:14 am #258809Thank you sir!
June 26, 2015 at 9:30 am #258873You are welcome 🙂
- AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.