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Yilandwe June 2015 Q1

Aanniemhug8y ago
Hi John Can you please provide some help with the working capital calculation in the question above... I understand that in Year 1 WC = 2112 (9600*22%) In Year 2 WC= 2422 (2112*1.147) as inflation drops to 14.7% In Year 3 WC = 2659 (2422*1.098) as inflation drops to 9.8% WC increased with inflation at the start of each next 3 years hence why I calculated wc as above for Year 1 and Year 2 but it is incorrect as I'm not getting same answer as examiner... In question Tramont December 2011 Q1 WC is calculated as above... the only difference being that inflation % does not change year on year... I know I'm missing some small detail.. I'd really appreciate your guidance here.. Many Thanks Annie
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor8y ago#1
The extra working capital needed at time 1 is indeed 2112. This means that the total working capital will then be 9600 + 2112 = 11712. So at time 2 they will need an extra 11712 x 0.147 = 1722 This means the total working capital will then be 11712 + 1722 = 13434 So at time 3, they will need an extra 13434 x 0.098 = 1316
Aanniemhug8y ago#2
Thank you John for the quick response and explanation..I understand it now.. Kind Regards Anne
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor8y ago#3
I am pleased that it is now clear :-)
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