JHU has recently completed an eight year project. The project was evaluated at a discount rate of 10% and was accepted because the net present value was $18 million.
In year 3 of the project there was a significant unexpected repair arising because of the implementation stage of the project was rushed and some checks on equipment were skipped to save time. The cost of this was $8 million.
In year 8 of the project the costs of dismantling the project were $11 million more than anticipated because of unexpected changes to the law concerning disposal of industrial scrap.
How should these findings be reflected in the post completion audit?

B is a family run security company with a number of prestigious clients who rely on it to maintain online access to their CCTV and alarm systems and respond to any detected intrusions or malfunctions.
It designs and installs security systems for a number of UHNW (Ultra High Net Worth) individuals who may have several seasonal and city residences largely unoccupied for many months of the year.
B's reputation as 100% secure is crucial to its on-going success in this very specialised marketplace.
Select THREE factors which should be given prominence in B's fraud risk management strategy.

GHJ makes large export sales to customers in Country A, whose currency fluctuates significantly against GHJ's home currency. GHJ also makes large purchases from suppliers in Country A.
All of these transactions are in Country A's currency.
GHJ's Treasurer does not actively hedge currency risks because there is a natural hedge in place due to the company making both sales and purchases in the same currency.
GHJ's Board has instructed the Treasurer to put active hedging measures in place because the Risk Report would otherwise have to disclose the fact that GHJ has a currency risk which is not actively hedged.
Which of the following statements are correct?

The long-term prospects for inflation in the UK and the USA are 2% and 6% per annum respectively.
The GBP/USD spot rate is currently GBP/USD1.71.
Using purchasing power parity theory, what GBP/USD spot rate would you expect to see in three months' time?

A's directors do not believe that they always get value for money from their investment in capital projects.
Over the past decade the company has invested in 55 projects that have cost more than $1m. They are considering introducing a system of post completion audit to see if this will help them to understand any problems they have had with projects in the past. They hope to use the results of the post completion audits to significantly improve the results of their capital investments State whether you agree or disagree with the points raised by A's directors.