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PRACTICE QUESTION 5 – Northern.

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA AFM Advanced Financial Management Forums › PRACTICE QUESTION 5 – Northern.

  • This topic has 7 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • August 20, 2014 at 3:30 pm #191675
    haseenababu
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    Hey there,

    I really need help in understanding the answer. The part b where the market value is calculated for a geared company : $775875 + (1/5MVg × 0.35)

    Conclusion was : 0.93 MVg = $775875

    How did it come to 0.93? I am really confused. I promise I can’t sleep until I get a solution. Please and thank you

    August 20, 2014 at 4:04 pm #191688
    John Moffat
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    MVg = 775,875 + (0.35 x 1/5 MVg)

    So…

    MVg = 775,875 + 0.07 MVg

    Subtracting 0.07 MVg from both sides gives:

    MVg – 0.07 MVg = 775,875
    or
    0.93 MVg = 775,875

    I hope that makes it clear (and that you will be able to sleep now 🙂 )

    August 25, 2014 at 3:59 pm #192266
    haseenababu
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    Dear sir, thank you for reply. Sorry for troubling you. I did find out the answer. Mvg – 0.07Mvg means 1 minus 0.07 I did sleep well.

    I have another question to ask. Practise Question 8 Sugar.

    Part b, on calculation cost of options. For put options $1.70, the overall costs were divided by 1.6967. I understand it in terms of selling pounds, so use 1.6967.

    The next put option $1.80, the overall costs were divided by 1.7006. Why would that be. I mean isn’t it the same transaction that we are going to pay $ means sell pounds?

    Need guidance please, thank you so much.

    August 25, 2014 at 4:27 pm #192270
    John Moffat
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    In the first case we do not have quite enough dollars and so we need to buy the extra (293,000 + 6038 – 297500 = $1538 need buying, and so we use 1.6967, which you understand.
    In the second case, we have too many dollars 293000+16310-315000 = – 5690 and so we need to sell them and therefore use 1.7006.

    August 25, 2014 at 4:41 pm #192272
    haseenababu
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    Thank you sir,

    I’m gonna practise more questions so that I understand better. By any chance, is there any past year analysis for P4 and P7?

    August 25, 2014 at 4:55 pm #192276
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

    Past year analysis for P4 is not really worthwhile – partly because the examiner change a couple of years ago, and partly because the format of the exam changed last year.
    There will be an analysis in your Revision/Exam Kit, but I am not sure it is worth spending too much time on 🙂

    I cannot speak for P7 – it is Mike who teaches P7.

    August 26, 2014 at 7:21 am #192336
    haseenababu
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    Ok, then I will proceed to PYQ. Thank you again.

    August 26, 2014 at 10:19 am #192371
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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