Question 1

Company D is about to launch an innovative and unique product which may face direct competition within three years. The company needs to achieve a rapid payback on all investments because it has limited access to external finance.
Which is the most appropriate pricing strategy for company D's new product, and for what reason?

Options :

A : Market skimming because it exploits areas of the market which are sensitive to price.

B : Penetration pricing because it can be used to rapidly build sales volume in mature markets.

C : Market skimming because it enables high prices to be charged to buyers who want the product as soon as possible.

D : Penetration pricing because it can be used to rapidly build sales volume in high growth markets.

Answer: C

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the activity based costing system when compared to absorption costing method?

Options :

A : ABC is easier to administer than an absorption costing system

B : ABC will be less detailed than an absorption costing system

C : ABC will provide more accurate overhead allocation than absorption costing

D : ABC will cost less to administer than an absorption costing system

Answer: C

Question 3

Which TWO of the following expressions are correct?

Options :

A : 1 + money rate = (1 + real rate) x (1 + inflation rate)

B : 1 + real rate = (1 + money rate) / (1 + inflation rate)

C : 1 + real rate = (1 + inflation rate) / (1 + money rate)

D : 1 + money rate = (1 + inflation rate) / (1 + real rate)

E : 1 + inflation rate = (1 + money rate) x (1 + real rate)

Answer: A,B

Question 4

A company has three divisions, each of which is an investment centre. The divisional managers' performance is assessed using return on investment (ROI). A higher ROI will result in a higher bonus for the divisional manager.
The company's cost of capital is 15%.

For the forthcoming year each divisional manager has one investment opportunity available as follows:

The manager(s) of which division(s) will proceed with their respective investment opportunity?

Options :

A : Division 1 and Division 3

B : Division 2 and Division 3

C : Division 3 only

D : Division 1 only

Answer: B

Question 5

A very large organization is financed by both debt and equity. It evaluates all projects on the basis of their net present value (NPV) using an organization wide weighted average cost of capital as the discount rate.
For a small project, which TWO of the following would affect the project's cash flows AND the discount rate?

Options :

A : Taxation rates

B : Inflation rates

C : Depreciation rates

D : Changes in working capital

E : The project-s terminal value

Answer: A,B

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