Online Access Free FIN Exam Questions
| Exam Code: | FIN |
| Exam Name: | Finance |
| Certification Provider: | CPA |
| Free Question Number: | 80 |
| Posted: | Sep 10, 2025 |
Pecking order theory states that, when financing new investment opportunities, a business will prefer to use:
1.Internal finance rather than external finance.
2.Equity rather than debt.
Which ONE of the following combinations (true/false) concerning the above statements is correct?
A public listed company has recently declared a dividend of $0.20 per share and maintains a constant dividend payout ratio of 40%. The market value of each share is $4.60 cum div and the nominal value of each share is $4.00.
The company pays 20% tax on its profits.
What is the price earnings ratio (ex div) of the company?
Aryal plc, a listed public company, received news on 1 June 2004, in the form of a confidential letter, that it had won a contract from the UK government. The new contract is expected to increase profits significantly from 2006 onwards.The news of the contract was not made publicly available until 5 June 2004.
Which one of the following combinations of possible share price reactions would you expect on 5 June 2004 under the semi-strong and strong forms of market efficiency?
Share price reaction
Semi-strongStrong form
Shares in Crate Co have an expected rate of return of 9% and a beta of 0.8. Shares in Lore Co have a beta of 1.2. The expected market rate of return is 10%.
Using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), what is the expected rate of return for shareholders in Lore Co?
Aurora plc is considering an investment in a new process. The new process will require an increase in stocks of $30,000 during the first year. There will also be an increase in debtors outstanding of $40,000 and an increase of creditors outstanding of $35,000 during the first year. The new process will use machinery that was purchased immediately before the first year of operations at a cost of $300,000. The machinery is depreciated using the straight-line method and has an estimated life of five years and no residual value. During the first year, the net operating profit before depreciation from the new process is expected to be $180,000. The business uses the net present value method when evaluating investment proposals.
When undertaking the net present value calculations, what would be the estimated net cash flow during the first year of the project? (Ignore taxation)