CPA ADVANCED LEVEL

ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

TUESDAY: 5 December 2023. Morning Paper. Time Allowed: 3 hours.

Answer ALL questions. Marks allocated to each question are shown at the end of the question. Show ALL your
workings. Do NOT write anything on this paper.

QUESTION ONE
(a) The management of Kapricon Ltd. are in the process of estimating utile and establishing the categories of
investors. The management has approached CPA Samuel Okeyo, a financial management consultant and provided
him with the following cases:

Case 1: There is 0.50 chance of receiving Sh.30 million and 0.50 chance of receiving Sh.100 million. The
investor is willing to pay a maximum of Sh.60 million.

Case 2: There is 0.40 chance of receiving Sh.55 million and 0.60 chance of receiving Sh.100 million. The
investor is willing to pay a maximum of Sh.82 million.

Case 3: There is 0.30 chance of receiving Sh.30 million and 0.70 chance of receiving Sh.60 million. The investor
is willing to pay a maximum of Sh.45 million.

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Required:
(i) Using the expected monetary value (EMV) technique, determine the category of investor in case 1, case
2 and case 3 above. (6 marks)

(ii) Compute the utile value for case 1, case 2 and case 3 respectively. (3 marks)

(b) In a study carried out by a financial analyst, the earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of Papa Ltd. and Kaka
Ltd. was found to be Sh.10 million.

Papa Ltd. is fully equity financed while Kaka Ltd. is financed partly using equity and debt. The capital structures
of both firms are given as follows:

Papa Ltd. Kaka Ltd.

Sh.“million” Sh.“million”
Equity (market value) 100 70
5% debt (trading at par) - 50

Additional information:
1. Both firms adopt a 100% pay out ratio as their dividend policy.
2. The cost of equity of Papa Ltd. is 10%.

Required:
Using Modigliani and Miller’s proposition in the absence of taxes:

(i) Determine the cost of equity of Kaka Ltd. (3 marks)

(ii) Comment on the equilibrium position on the value of both firms and hence show that the capital structure
decision will have no effect on both value of the firms and their weighted average cost of (WACC).
(4 marks)

(iii) Calculate the arbitrage profit (if any) for a shareholder holding 10% of the shares of Kaka Ltd. (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
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 QUESTION TWO
(a) Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) was formulated by European leaders. On 1 January 1999, the new
European currency, the Euro, came into being. From that date, there was to be no change in the exchange rates of
the member countries.

Euro notes and coins were introduced into circulation on 1 January 2002. Dual circulation of the Euro and the
legacy currencies of each country continued for a short period of time. Thereafter, participating countries have
only used Euro notes and coins.

Required:
In regards to the above statements, explain SIX arguments in favour of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).
(6 marks)

(b) Daniel Wekesa, an investment specialist has been entrusted with Sh.5,000,000 by an investment club and
instructed to invest the money optimally over a 1-year period.

Part of the instructions are given as follows:

1. The funds be invested in one or more of the three specified projects and in the money market.
2. The three projects are not divisible and cannot be postponed.
3. The investment club requires a return of 14% per annum.
4. The following details relate to the projects and money market:

Initial cash Forecasted rate of return Expected standard

outlay Sh. “000" (%) deviation of return (%)
Project 1(P1) 3,000 16 8
Project 2(P2) 2,000 15 6
Project 3 (P3) 2,000 22 10

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Between projects Between projects and Between projects and Between money market
market portfolio (MP) money market (MM) (MM) and market
portfolio (MP)
P1 and P2 = 0.90 P1 and MP = 0.80 P1 and MM = 0.30 MM and MP = 0.40
P1 and P3 = 0.50 P2 and MP = 0.10 P2 and MM = 0.75
P2 and P3 = 0.20 P3 and MP = 0.65 P3 and MM = 0.15

Additional information:
1. The risk free rate of return is 12%.
2. Expected return of the market portfolio is a weighted average return. Given below are forecasted rate of
returns from a market portfolio and their probability of occurrence in different states of nature:

State of nature Probability Forecasted rate of return (%)

Recession 0.30 10
Average 0.40 15
Boom 0.30 20

Required:
Evaluate how Daniel Wekesa should invest the Sh.5 million using:

(i) Capital market line (CML) analysis in portfolio theory. (7 marks)

(ii) Capital asset pricing model (CAPM). (7 marks)

(Total: 20 marks)

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 QUESTION THREE
(a) Highlight SIX economic and financial justifications advanced for mergers and acquisitions. (6 marks)

(b) Kubwa Ltd. is considering acquisition of Ndogo Ltd., a firm in an unrelated line of business in order to diversify
their risks.

Selected financial data for both firms are provided as follows:

Kubwa Ltd. Ndogo Ltd.
Sales (Sh.million) 100 50
Cost of sales (Sh.million) 30 10
Operating costs (Sh.million) 10 5
Finance cost (Sh.million) 5 2
Number of issued shares (million) 10 7
Market price per share (Sh.) 40 20

Additional information:
1. Kubwa Ltd. is considering financing the acquisition of Ndogo Ltd. using a share for share exchange or
share debenture exchange.
2. Corporation tax rate applicable is 30%.

Required:
(i) Non-diluting maximum exchange ratio. (3 marks)

(ii) The post acquisition earning per share (EPS) assuming an offer price is set at Sh.30 per share. (2 marks)

(iii) The post acquisition EPS assuming 1,000 ordinary shares are exchanged for 10 units of 15% debenture
with par value of Sh.100 each. (3 marks)

(iv) Considering your results in (b) (ii) above and (b) (iii) above, advise on the best financing plan. (1 mark)

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(c) A bond with a five year to maturity has a current value of Sh.92.41, a coupon rate of 8% per annum and a current

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market yield of 10% per annum.

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The bond will be redeemed at a par value of Sh.100.

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Required:
Using the Macaulay duration method, compute the bond’s duration. (5 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION FOUR
(a) Discuss FOUR real estate financing options available to real estate investors in your country. (8 marks)

(b) Highspeed Electronics Ltd. has taken delivery of 50,000 electronic devices from an American company. The
seller is in a strong bargaining position and has priced the devices in American dollars at $ 12.00 each.

Highspeed Electronics Ltd. has been granted three months credit. Assume that interest rates in America are 3%
per quarter. Highspeed Electronics Ltd. has all its money held up in its operations but it could borrow in United
States dollars at an interest rate of 3% per quarter if necessary.

Additional information:
1. The following foreign exchange rates are applicable:
United State Dollar (US$)/Kenya Shilling (KES)
Spot rate 0.013
Three month forward rate 0.0154
2. A three month dollar call option for US $ 600,000 is available at a premium of US $ 15,000.

Required:
Determine the amount payable by Highspeed Electronics Ltd. using the following hedging strategies:

(i) Forward contract. (2 marks)

(ii) Leading. (2 marks)
(iii) Money market hedge. (2 marks)
(iv) Use of options. (2 marks)
(v) Distinguish between a “currency option” and a “currency swap”. (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

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 QUESTION FIVE
(a) Explain the following terms as used in behavioural finance:

(i) Market paradox. (2 marks)

(ii) Herd mentality bias. (2 marks)

(iii) Loss aversion bias. (2 marks)

(b) One of the most notable qualitative model of predicting corporate failure is Argenti’s A model score. Argenti
suggested that the failure process follows a predictable sequence.

Required:
Examine the THREE failure sequence processes as predicted by Argenti’s model score. (6 marks)

(c) The current share price of Nonop Ltd. is Sh.7.00.

Additional information:
1. The continuously compounded risk free rate of interest is 8% per annum.
2. The variance of the rate of return on the share has been 12% per annum.

Required:
Using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, estimate the value of a European call option on the shares of the
company that has an exercise price of Sh.6.60 and has 3 months to run before it expires.

Note: The Black-Scholes formula is given as follows:

Pc = PS N(d1) – Xe –rTN(d2)

Where:
N(d) = Cumulative distribution function

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Ps = Share price
e = The exponential constant 2.7183
X = Exercise price of option
r = Annual (continuously compounded) risk free rate of return
T = Time of expiry of option in years
δ = Share price volatility, the standard deviation of the rate of return on shares.
N(dx) = Delta, the probability that a deviation of loss than dx will occur in a normal distribution with a
mean of zero and a standard deviation of one
ln = Natural log
(8 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
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 CPA ADVANCED LEVEL

ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

TUESDAY: 22 August 2023. Morning Paper. Time Allowed: 3 hours.

Answer ALL questions. Marks allocated to each question are shown at the end of the question. Show ALL your
workings. Do NOT write anything on this paper.

QUESTION ONE
(a) Over the years, the World Bank has evolved from a single institution to a group of five unique and collaborative
institutions known collectively as the World Bank or the World Bank Group.

Required:
In relation to the above statement, describe FIVE functions of the World Bank. (5 marks)

(b) Analyse FIVE differences between portfolio theory and capital asset pricing model (CAPM). (5 marks)

(c) Simon Kobia, an investor is evaluating six portfolios with the following characteristics:

Portfolio Expected return Standard deviation

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4 32 16
5 22.5 10
6 8 2

The expected return of the market portfolio is 12% with an accompanying standard deviation of 4% while the risk
free rate of interest is 5%.

Required:
(i) Using capital market line (CML), advise the investor on which portfolio(s) is inefficient, efficient or
superefficient. (6 marks)

(ii) In case of inefficient and superefficient portfolio(s) in (c) (i) above, compute the standard deviation that
the portfolio should have for efficiency to be achieved with the given expected return. (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION TWO
(a) Explain the following terms as used in mergers and acquisitions:

(i) Poison pill. (2 marks)

(ii) Staggered board of directors. (2 marks)

(iii) Golden parachutes. (2 marks)

(b) Tobin Ltd. is appraising an investment project which has a cost of Sh.20 million payable in full at the start of the
first year of operation. The project life is expected to be four years. Forecast sales, volumes, selling prices,
variable costs and fixed costs are as follows:

Year 1 2 3 4
Sales (units per year) 300,000 410,000 525,000 220,000
Selling price per unit (Sh.) 125 130 140 120
Variable cost per unit (Sh.) 71 71 71 71
Annual fixed cost (Sh.“000”) 3,000 3,100 3,200 3,000
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 Additional information:
1. Selling price and cost information are in current price terms before applying selling price inflation of 5%
per year, variable cost inflation of 3.5% per year and fixed cost inflation of 6% per year.
2. Tobin Ltd. pays annual corporation tax of 30%, with the tax liability being settled in the year in which it
arises.
3. The company can claim tax allowable depreciation on the full initial investment of Sh.20 million on a
25% straight line basis.
4. The company’s investment project is expected to have zero residual value at the end of four years.
5. Tobin Ltd. has a nominal after tax cost of capital of 12% and a real after tax cost of capital of 8%.
6. The general rate of inflation is expected to be 3.7% per year for the foreseeable future.

Required:
The nominal net present value (NPV) of Tobin Ltd.’s investment project. (8 marks)

(c) James Kamau had Ksh. 3,600,000 to invest and is considering the foreign exchange market (forex market). The
following information relates to two forex bureaus:

Forex Bureau X Forex Bureau Y

Bid/buy Ask/sell Bid/buy Ask/sell
Ksh. Ksh. Ksh. Ksh.
Tsh. quote 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.11

The two forex bureaus are in the same location.

Required:
(i) Calculate the locational arbitrage gain for James Kamau with Ksh. 3,600,000 to invest, if any. (4 marks)

(ii) Explain the scenario that is necessary for locational arbitrage to exist. (2 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

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(a) Discuss THREE challenges that organisations face while adopting blockchain technology in their operations.

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(6 marks)

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(b) The following information relates to an office complex:

Sh.“000”
Gross potential rental income 1,050,000
Insurance and taxes 78,000
Utilities 54,000
Repairs and maintenance 69,000
Depreciation 120,000
Interest on proposed financing 54,000

Additional information:
1. Vacancy and collection losses are estimated at 6%.
2. Recently, two buildings have been sold in the same locality:
• The first building had a net operating income of Sh.1,500,000 and was sold for Sh.12 million.
• The second building had a net operating income of Sh.675,000 and was sold for Sh.4.8 million.

Required:
(i) The net operating income (NOI) for the office complex. (4 marks)

(ii) The appraised price of the office complex using the income approach. (4 marks)

(c) You are provided with the following information on put and call options on a stock:

Call price, Co =Sh.6.64

Put price, Po = Sh.2.75
Exercise price, X = Sh.30
Days to option expiration = 219 days
Current stock price, So = Sh.33.19
Number of days in a year = 365 days
Risk free rate is 5%

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 Required:
Using put-call parity, calculate prices of the following:

(i) Synthetic call option. (2 marks)

(ii) Synthetic put option. (2 marks)

(iii) Synthetic bond. (2 marks)

(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION FOUR
(a) Kobe Ltd. is about to replace its existing delivery vehicle with a new design of a vehicle that offers greater fuel
economy. The company estimates that replacing the existing vehicle will save running costs of Sh.200,000 per
year. There are two financing options available:

Option 1: Borrowing funds and purchasing the vehicle

The vehicle could be purchased for Sh.3,400,000 using a bank loan with an after tax cost of borrowing of 4% per
year. The vehicle would have a useful life of four years and would have a residual value of Sh.1,400,000 at the
end of that period. Straight line tax allowable depreciation is available on the vehicle. The vehicle would be
subject to a special tax of Sh.60,000 at the end of each year of operation. The tax expenses are corporation tax
deductible.

Option 2: Leasing the vehicle

The vehicle could be leased for a period of four years for a payment of Sh.600,000 per year, payable at the start of
each year. The lessor will pay the special tax. Lease payments are a corporation tax deductible expense.

The firm after tax weighted average cost of capital is 8%. The company pays corporation tax at a rate of 30% one
year in arrears.

Required:
(i) Advise Kobe Ltd. on whether it should lease or borrow to finance the new vehicle. (8 marks)

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(b) The statement of financial position of two companies, Aco Ltd. and Bero Ltd. as at 31 December 2022 are shown
below:
Aco Ltd. Bero Ltd.
Sh.“000” Sh.“000”
Ordinary share capital (Sh.10 par value) 10,000 5,000
Preference share capital 2,000 -
Share premium account - 200
Profit and loss account balance 3,800 400
10% debentures 1,500 500
17,300 6,100
Non-current assets 12,200 3,500
Net current assets 5,100 2,600
17,300 6,100

Additional information:
1. Aco Ltd. is proposing to acquire Bero Ltd. by means of an issue of its own ordinary shares in exchange
for the ordinary shares of Bero Ltd.
2. The management of the two companies have availed the following information to assist in the takeover:
Aco Ltd. Bero Ltd.
Maintainable annual profits after tax
attributable to equity holders Sh.2,400,000 Sh.1,500,000
Current market price per ordinary share Sh.24 Sh.27
Current earnings per share (EPS) Sh.2.4 Sh.3.0
3. The corporation tax rate is 30%.

Required:
Using the following valuation basis and assuming no synergy effects accrue from the takeover, determine the total
number of shares the directors of Aco Ltd. will have to offer to the shareholders of Bero Ltd:

(i) Net asset value basis. (2 marks)

(ii) Earnings per share basis. (2 marks)

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 (iii) Market value basis. (2 marks)

(iv) Present value of future earnings basis. (3 marks)

(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION FIVE
(a) Assess THREE indicators of an organisation restructuring. (6 marks)

(b) Mapato Ltd. has the following capital structure which it considers optimal:
Debentures 25%
Preference share capital 15%
Ordinary share capital 60%
100%

Additional information:
1. Mapato Ltd.’s expected profit after tax for the year ended 30 June 2023 was Sh.34,285,714. Mapato Ltd.
has an established dividend pay-out ratio of 30%. The tax rate for the company is 30% and investors
expect earnings and dividends to grow at a constant rate of 9% per annum in the future.
2. The company paid a dividend of Sh.3.6 per share in the year ended 30 June 2023. The company’s shares
currently sells at Sh.60 per share.
3. The company can obtain new capital as follows:

Ordinary shares: New ordinary share capital can be issued at a floatation cost of 10%.
Preference share capital: New preference share capital can be issued to the public at Sh.100 per
share.
The floatation cost is Sh.5 per share and a dividend of Sh.11 per share.
Debentures: Debentures can be issued at an interest rate of 12% per annum.
4. Assume that the cost of capital is constant beyond the retained earnings breakpoint.
5. Mapato Ltd. has the following investment opportunities:

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E 10,000,000 12.0%

Required:
(i) Calculate the break point in the marginal cost of capital (MCC) schedule. (2 marks)

(ii) Determine the cost of each capital structure component. (4 marks)

(iii) Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) in the intervals between the break points in the
marginal cost of capital (MCC) schedule. (4 marks)

(iv) Using the marginal cost of capital schedule, identify the projects that the company should accept and
why. (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
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 CPA ADVANCED LEVEL

ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

TUESDAY: 25 April 2023. Morning Paper. Time Allowed: 3 hours.

Answer ALL questions. Marks allocated to each question are shown at the end of the question. Show ALL your
workings. Do NOT write anything on this paper.

QUESTION ONE
(a) (i) Explain the term “static trade off theory of capital structure”. (2 marks)

(ii) Selected financial information for Tembo Ltd. is shown below:

• Yield to maturity on debt 8%

• Market value of debt Sh.100 million
• Number of ordinary shares 10 million
• Market price per ordinary share Sh.30
• Cost of capital if all equity financed 10.3%
• Marginal tax rate 30%

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company’s cost of debt and cost of equity at various debt to total capital ratios are as shown below:

Estimates of Tembo Ltd. before tax costs of debt and equity:

Debt to total capital ratio (%) Cost of debt (%) Cost of equity (%)
20 7.7 12.5
30 8.4 13.0
40 9.3 14.0
50 10.4 16.0

Required
Determine the debt to total capital ratio that would minimise Tembo Ltd.’s weighted average cost of capital
(WACC). (5 marks)

(b) Adept Consultants is a research firm that provides market related data for use by market participants. Michael
Aloo is a financial manager at Adept Consultants tasked with estimating stock beta.

Required:
Explain THREE practical considerations that Adept Consultants should take when forecasting beta of an asset.
(3 marks)

(c) XYZ Limited is considering six investment projects with the following details:

Project Initial outlay Net present value

Sh. “000” Sh. “000”
1 1,000 390
2 750 325
3 1,125 590
4 1,850 840
5 1,300 635
6 1,500

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 Additional information:
1. Project 6 is expected to generate the following annual cash flows:
Year 1 2 3 4
Sh. “000” Sh. “000” Sh. “000” Sh. “000”
Sales 725 765 885 612
Cost 145 168 202 94
Project 6 cash flows are exclusive of inflation at the rate of 4% per year for sales income and 5% per year
for costs.
2. The cost of capital is 10%.
3. Due to management reluctance to raise additional finance, the capital for investment is currently
restricted to Sh.5,000,000.
4. Project 1, 3, 5 and 6 are all independent but project 2 and 4 are mutually exclusive.
5. All of the above projects are divisible and none can be delayed or repeated.

Required:
(i) The net present value (NPV) for project 6. (3 marks)

(ii) The optimum investment combination given the capital constraint. (6 marks)

(iii) The resulting net present value (NPV) in (c) (ii) above. (1 mark)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION TWO
(a) (i) Differentiate between “white knight” and “white squire” in relation to mergers and acquisitions.
(4 marks)

(ii) Felix Bodo has collected the following information relating to the pro-forma financial statements of ABC
Ltd., a company that is a target of its competitors.

Pro forma statement of profit or loss:

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Gross profit 7,088 7,797 8,577 9,435 10,378
Selling, general expenses 2,363 2,599 2,859 3,145 3,459
Depreciation 551 606 667 734 807
Earning before interest and taxes 4,174 4,592 5,051 5,556 6,112
Net interest expense 642 616 583 543 495
Earning before taxes 3,532 3,976 4,468 5,013 5,617
Income tax 1,236 1,392 1,564 1,755 1,966
Net income 2,296 2,584 2,904 3,258 3,651

Selected pro forma statement of financial position:

Year
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000”
Change in deferred income tax 19 21 23 26 28

Selected pro forma cash flow statement:

Year
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000”
Change in networking capital 455 551 607 667 734
Capital expenditures 1,461 1,709 1,880 2,068 2,275

Additional information:
1. ABC Ltd. has a corporate tax rate of 30%.
2. The weighted average cost of capital is 10%.
3. The terminal growth rate is 6%.

Required:
Determine using the discounted free cash flow analysis the value of ABC Ltd. (10 marks)

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 (b) Consider a two-period binomial model in which a share currently trades at a price of Sh.65. The share price can
go up 20% or down 17% each period. The risk free rate is 5%.

Required:
The price of a put option expiring in two periods with an exercise price of Sh.60. (6 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION THREE
(a) In regards to restructuring in the public sector, the ministry of finance or an equivalent body can use performance
results to motivate agencies to improve performance.

Required:
Examine THREE broad categories of potential mechanisms available to the Ministry of Finance to motivate
performance including the rewards and sanctions in each category line. (6 marks)

(b) One of the instruments of real estate financing is mortgages.

Highlight FOUR methods by which the interest on a mortgage may be charged. (4 marks)

(c) You have been appointed as a finance manager of Mamba Ltd. After evaluating the investment portfolio of the
company, you have divided the market into four portfolios following two dimensions; value/growth and
small/large.

The weight of each portfolio in the index is given below:

Portfolio Weight Sensitivity to factor 1 Sensitivity to factor 2 Sensitivity to factor 3

(%) (Market beta) (Price/book) Average capitalisation
Small value 10 0.87 0.83 2
Small growth 10 0.97 0.33 2
Large value 30 0.92 5 20

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Required:
(i) Using the arbitrage pricing theory (APT), determine the portfolio that has the highest expected return.
(4 marks)

(ii) The portfolio that would maximise your return if you decide to use capital asset pricing model (CAPM).
(4 marks)

(iii) In order to diversify his perceived risk, a competitor wants to combine the small value and large growth
portfolios. The new portfolio should have an overall sensitivity to factor 1 (market beta) of 1.

Determine the proportion to be invested in the small value and large growth. (2 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION FOUR
(a) Explain THREE differences between “futures contracts” and “forward contracts”. (6 marks)

(b) Pine Ltd. is considering an investment in one of two corporate bonds namely A and B. Both bonds have a par
value of Sh.1,000 and pay coupon interest on an annual basis.

The market price of bond A is Sh.1,079.60 with a coupon rate of 6% and is due to be redeemed at par in five
years. Bond B is about to be issued with a coupon rate of 4% and will also be redeemable at par in five years.

Additional information:
1. Both bonds are expected to have the same gross redemption yield (yield to maturity).
2. The yield to maturity of a company bond is determined by its credit rating.
Pine Ltd. considers duration of the bond to be a key factor when making decisions on which bond to invest in.

Required:
(i) The Macaulay duration for bond A and bond B. (10 marks)

(ii) Discuss TWO limitations of duration as a measure of a bond price to changes in interest rates. (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
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 QUESTION FIVE
(a) Globalisation has resulted in several organisations engaging in corporate alliances and the establishment of
trading blocks. The advent of e-commerce has enabled companies to greatly expand their market.

Required:
Elaborate on FOUR factors that complicate financial management in multinational firms. (8 marks)

(b) Explain THREE divestment strategies available to a company undertaking restructuring. (6 marks)

(c) A group of companies controlled from the United States has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom (UK), South
Africa (SA) and France (FR).

As at 30 November 2022, intercompany indebtness were as follows:

Debtors Creditors Amount Currency

UK SA 1,236,000 SA Rand
UK FR 494,400 Euro
FR SA 824,000 SA Rand
SA UK 76,220 Sterling Pound
SA FR 386,250 Euro

Additional information:
1. It is the company’s policy to net off inter-company balances to the greatest extent possible.
2. The central treasury is to use the following exchange rates for netting off purposes:

US$ = SA Rand 6.4323/£0.7140/Euro 6.1740

Required:
Calculate the net payment to be made between the subsidiaries after netting of inter-company balances. (6 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

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ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

TUESDAY: 6 December 2022. Morning Paper. Time Allowed: 3 hours.

Answer ALL questions. Marks allocated to each question are shown at the end of the question. Show ALL your
workings. Do NOT write anything on this paper.

QUESTION ONE
(a) (i) Explain the term “real option” as used in capital investment appraisal. (2 marks)

(ii) Evaluate THREE types of real options. (6 marks)

(b) The management of College Publishers Ltd. has estimated the following initial cash outlays and net cash flows
and probabilities for a new printing process in each case scenario:

Year Worst case Most probable case Best case

Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000”
0 (100,000) (100,000) (100,000)
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Year 0 is the initial cost of the new printing process, years 1 – 5 are the operating net cash flows and year 5* is the
estimated salvage value. The firm’s cost of capital for a project of average risk is 13% per annum.

Required:
(i) Assuming that the above project has an average risk, compute the expected net present value (ENPV) of
the project. (4 marks)

(ii) A sensitivity analysis of the salvage value if this variable changes from the base case value by + (plus or
minus) 80%. (4 marks)

(iii) Assume that all cash flows are positive perfectly correlated and that there are only three possible cash
flow scenarios over time namely; worst case, most probable case and best case with probabilities of 0.2,
0.6 and 0.2 respectively.

Determine the project’s standard deviation of the net present value (NPV). (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION TWO
(a) The modern portfolio theory (MPT) is a practical method for selecting investments in order to maximise their
overall returns within an acceptable level of risk.

Required:
Outline FIVE assumptions of modern portfolio theory (MPT). (5 marks)
(b) The following information is provided on the market, risk free rate and two stocks A and B:
Expected return Correlation with market Standard deviation
% %
Treasury bill rate 4 0.00 0.00
S & P 500 index 11 1.00 15.00
Stock A 14 0.70 25.00
Stock B 9 0.40 20.00
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(i) Draw the capital market line (CML). (3 marks)

(ii) Calculate the betas of Stock A and Stock B. (2 marks)

(iii) Calculate the Alphas (α) of the Stock A and Stock B. (2 marks)

(iv) Plot the Stocks A and Stock B relative to the CML and comment. (3 marks)

(c) Describe five forms of debt financing in regards to real estate. (5 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION THREE
(a) Two firms, A Ltd. and B Ltd. operate in the same industry. The two firms are similar in all aspects except for their
capital structures.

The following additional information is available:

1. A Ltd. is financed using Sh.100 million worth of ordinary shares.

2. B Ltd. is financed using Sh.50 million in ordinary shares and Sh.50 million 7% debentures.
3. The earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) are Sh.10 million for both firms. These earnings are
expected to remain constant indefinitely.
4. The cost of equity in A Ltd. is 10%.
5. The corporate tax rate is 30%.

Required:
Using the Modigliani and Miller (MM) model, determine the following:

(i) The market value of A Ltd. and B Ltd. (4 marks)

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The company is considering three choices in order to hedge the transaction exposure and has collected the
following information:

Annual interest rates and exchange rates currently available:

US Dollar Sterling Pound (£)

Deposit rate Borrowing rate Deposit rate Borrowing rate
% % % %
1 month 6 9.25 9.75 13.00
3 months 6 9.75 10.00 13.25

$/£ Exchange rate ($ = £1)

Spot 1.8625 – 1.8635
1 month forward 1.8565 – 1.8577
3 months forward 1.8445 – 1.8460

Required:
Determine the amount payable using the following methods:

(i) Forward exchange contracts. (4 marks)

(ii) Money market borrowing or lending. (4 marks)

(iii) Making a leading payment. (2 marks)

(c) Advise on the cheapest method based on your results in (b) (i) – (b) (iii) above. (2 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

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(a) Examine FOUR stages that a company might go through during restructuring. (4 marks)

(b) The Altman formula for prediction of bankruptcy is given as follows:

Z-score = 1.2X1 + 1.4X2 + 3.3X3 + 1X4 + 0.6X5

Where:
X1 = Working capital/Total assets.
X2 = Retained earnings/Total assets
X3 = Earnings before interest and tax/Total assets
X4 = Sales/Total assets
X5 = Market value of equity/Book value of debt

You are provided with the following information in respect of three listed companies:
Working Retained Earnings before Market value Total Liabilities Sales
capital Earnings interest and tax of equity assets
Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000” Sh.“000”
A Ltd. 4,000 60,000 10,000 20,000 200,000 120,000 200,000
B Ltd. 2,000 20,000 0 5,000 100,000 80,000 120,000
C Ltd. 6,000 20,000 –30,000 48,000 800,000 740,000 900,000

Required
(i) The Z-score for each of the three companies. (6 marks)

(ii) Comment on your results in (b) (i) above. (2 marks)

(c) Kilop Ltd. has decided to instal a new milling machine.

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Purchase the machine for cash using a bank facility. The current rate of interest is 15% before tax.

Option B
Lease the machine under an agreement which would entail payment of Sh.6,720,000 at the end of each
year for the next five years.
3. The corporate rate of tax is 30%.
4. Capital allowance is given at the rate of 100% in year one if the machine is purchased.
5. Tax is payable one year in arrears.
Required:
Advise Kilop Ltd. whether to lease or buy the machine. (8 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION FIVE
(a) Explain FIVE limitations of financial derivatives used in financial risk management. (5 marks)

(b) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has implemented many reforms in recent years designed to strengthen its
cooperative nature and improve its ability to serve its membership.

In context of the above statement, propose FOUR main reforms that have been designed by IMF in recent years.
(4 marks)

(c) Alpha Ltd. and Beta Ltd. are companies operating in the same line of business. In the recent past, Alpha Ltd. has
experienced very stiff competition from Beta Ltd. such that Alpha Ltd. is considering acquiring Beta Ltd. in order
to consolidate its market share.
The following financial data is available about the two firms:
Alpha Ltd. Beta Ltd.
Annual sales (Sh.million) 400 100
Net income (Sh.million) 150 20
Outstanding number of ordinary shares (millions) 50 10
Earnings per share (Sh.) 3.0 2.0
Market price per share (Sh.) 30 15
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 Both companies are in the 30% income tax bracket.

Required:
(i) Maximum exchange ratio that Alpha Ltd. should agree to if it expects no dilution in its post acquisition
Earning Per Share (EPS). (2 marks)

(ii) Alpha Ltd.’s post acquisition earning per share if the companies agree on an offer price of Sh.40.
(2 marks)

(iii) Alpha Ltd.’s post acquisition earning per share if for every 200 ordinary shares of Beta Ltd.’s are
exchanged for 5 units of 10% debenture of Sh.500 per value each. (3 marks)

(iv) Combined operating profit (EBIT) and post acquisition earning per share at point of indifference between
earnings of the firm under the financing plans in (c) (ii) and (c) (iii) above. (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
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ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

TUESDAY: 2 August 2022. Morning paper. Time Allowed: 3 hours.

Answer ALL questions. Marks allocated to each question are shown at the end of the question. Show ALL your
workings. Do NOT write anything on this paper.

QUESTION ONE
(a) A project requires an initial investment of Sh.500,000. It is expected to generate cash inflows of Sh.200,000 per
annum for the next 5 years.

Additional information:
1. The firm is indifferent between a certain amount of Sh.181,347 at the end of the first year and the
expected amount of Sh.200,000.
2. The risk free rate of return is 5% per annum.

Required:
(i) The net present value (NPV) of the project incorporating certainty equivalent coefficient (CEC).(5 marks)

(ii) Advise the management on whether the project is worthwhile. (1 mark)

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Probability Returns %
Dela Ltd. Alpha Ltd.
0.20 6 8
0.25 7 5
0.25 –3.5 14
0.30 14 –1

Required:
(i) Determine the proportion of each of the above shares required to formulate a minimum risk portfolio.
(8 marks)
(ii) The amount (in shillings) that should be invested in each share using the proportions determined in (b) (i)
above. (2 marks)

(c) Describe four factors that could significantly impact on the price of cryptocurrencies. (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION TWO
(a) Libe Ltd. debt-equity ratio, by market value is 2:5. The corporate debt, which is assumed to yield a return similar
to treasury bills have a rate of 10% before tax.

The beta value of the company’s equity is currently 1.1. The average returns on stock market equity are 15%.

The company is now proposing to invest in a project which would involve diversification into a new industry.

The following information is available relating to this industry:

1. Average beta coefficient of equity capital is 1.60.
2. Average debt-equity ratio in the industry is 1:2 (by market value).
3. The corporation rate of tax is 30%.

Required:
Determine the suitable cost of capital to apply to the project. (6 marks)
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 (b) Rona Hotel Ltd. is currently evaluating a proposal to take over Duet Restaurant Ltd. The Board of directors of
Rona Ltd. is in the process of making a proposal for acquisition of Duet Restaurant Ltd. but first needs to place a
value on the company.

Rona Ltd. has gathered the following financial data:

Rona Hotel Ltd.:

1. Weighted average cost of capital 12%
2. Price to earnings (P/E) ratio 12 times
3. Shareholders required rate of return 15%

Duet Restaurant Ltd.:

1. Current dividend payment per share (DPS) Sh.2.7
2. Past five years dividend payment:
Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Dividend per share (DPS) (Sh.) 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.3
3. The current Earnings Per Share (EPS) is Sh.3.7
4. The number of issued ordinary shares are 5 million shares.

Additional information:
1. It is estimated that the shareholders of Duet Restaurant Ltd. require a rate of return of 10% higher than
that of Rona Ltd. owing to the higher level of risk associated with Duet Restaurant Ltd.’s operations.
2. Rona Restaurant Ltd. estimates that the free cash flows from Duet Restaurant Ltd. at the end of the first
year will be Sh.2.5 million and these will grow at an annual rate of 5% for the first 4 years after which
the growth rate will revert to the historical earnings/dividend growth rate in perpetuity.
3. Rona Ltd. expects to raise Sh.5 million at the end of year 2 by selling off hotels of Duet Ltd. that are
surplus of its needs.

Required:
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(c) Discuss Modigliani and Miller’s proposition in a real estate finance context clearly stating the assumptions of the
theory. (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION THREE
(a) Evaluate five benefits of a currency swap. (5 marks)

(b) A United States (US) company buys goods worth 1,440,000 Euros (€) from a German company payable in 30
days. The US company wants to hedge against the Euro (€) strengthening against the United States dollar ($).

The following exchange rates are provided:

Current spot rate: $/€ 0.9215 – 0.9221

Futures exchange rate: $/€ 0.9245.

The standard size of a 3 month € futures contract is €125,000. In 30 days time, the spot rate is 0.9345 – 0.9351
$/€ and closing futures price will be 0.9367 $/€.

Required:
Determine the net outcome of the futures currency hedge. (5 marks)

(c) Bezo Construction Company Ltd. made a Sh.20 million bond issue 5 years ago when interest rates were
substantially high. The interest rates have now fallen and the firm wishes to retire this old debt and replace it with
a new and cheaper one. Given below are details about the two bond issue:

Old Bond: The outstanding Sh.20 million bond has a nominal value of Sh.1,000 and a coupon rate of 20%. They
were issued 5 years ago with a 25-year maturity. They were initially sold at 5% discount to attract investors and
the firm incurred a floatation cost of Sh.450,000. The bond is callable at Sh.1,150 per unit.
New Bond: The new bond issue of Sh.20 million would have Sh.1,000 nominal value per unit and 18% coupon
rate. They would have a 20-year maturity and will be sold at 10% discount to attract investors. Floatation cost on
the new bond are estimated at Sh.550,000.
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 Assume two months overlapping period and corporation tax rate of 30%.

Required:
(i) Determine the incremental initial cash outlay required to issue the new bond. (4 marks)

(ii) Calculate the annual cash flow saving (if any), expected from the bond refinancing. (3 marks)

(iii) Determine the net present value (NPV) of the bond refinancing and hence advise the company
accordingly. (3 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION FOUR
(a) Assess four circumstances under which a company would consider reorganising its operations rather than
liquidating. (4 marks)

(b) In relation to corporate restructuring and reorganisation, discuss the potential advantages for a company
undertaking the divestment of one of its division by means of:

(i) A sell off. (2 marks)

(ii) A demerger. (2 marks)

(iii) A divestment. (2 marks)

(c) Ngao Ltd. is considering investing in two capital investment projects; X and Y. The projects cash flows are
provided as shown below:
Project
Year X Y
Cash flow Sh.“000” Cash flow Sh.“000”
0 (40,000) (80,000)
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0 100,000
1 80,000
2 60,000

Additional information:
1. None of the projects will delay, that is, both investments will start in year 0.
2. The funds not utilised in one year shall not be available for investment in the subsequent years.
3. Both projects are divisible, that is, a project can be undertaken in part or in whole.
4. The cost of capital is 13%.

Required:
(i) Formulate a linear programming model to solve the problem. (4 marks)

(ii) Using the graphical approach, solve the linear programming model and hence determine the proportion
of each project to be undertaken to maximise net present value (NPV). (6 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION FIVE
(a) Summarise four objectives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). (4 marks)

(b) Discuss four advantages of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). (8 marks)

(c) The following information relates to the performance of three portfolios; A, B and C during the year ended
30 June 2022:

Portfolio Average return (%) Standard deviation (%) Covariance of portfolio

return with market returns
A 17.55 30 0.0088
B 13.26 34 0.0750
C 9.34 28 0.0021

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1. The market return and the risk-free rate averaged 14% and 7% respectively during the year ended
30 June 2022.
2. The standard deviation of the market is 10%.

Required:
Evaluate the performance of the three portfolios using:

(i) Sharpe’s performance measure. (4 marks)

(ii) Treynor’s performance measure. (4 marks)

(Total: 20 marks)
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 CPA ADVANCED LEVEL

PILOT PAPER

ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

December 2021. Time Allowed: 3 hours.

Answer ALL questions. Marks allocated to each question are shown at the end of the question. Show ALL your workings.

QUESTION ONE
(a) GLD Building Group is contemplating a takeover of Diarim Enterprise Ltd., a manufacturer of earthmoving
equipment.
The following information is available about the two companies.
GLD Diarim
Number of shares in issue 6,000,000 4,000,000
Dividend per share Sh.0.30 Sh.0.09
Price per price Sh.8.91 Sh.3.20

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to increase Diarim Ltd’s past dividends growth rate by a further 1%.
4. The merger will involve transactions cost of Sh.500000.
Required:
Based on the approximate dividend growth rate, estimate the post-acquisition value of Diarims Ltd. using the dividend growth
model, and evaluate the value gain arising as a result of the takeover. (7 marks)
(b) (i) Discuss the main economic and financial justification advanced for mergers and acquisitions. (4 marks)

(ii) According to evidence, to what extent do the shareholders of the companies tend to benefit from such an
activity? (2 marks)
(iii) According to the evidence, to what extent do the managers of companies tend to benefit from such activity?
(2 marks)
(iv) Explain what are referred to as “managerial” motives for mergers and acquisitions (M&A). (5 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION TWO
Arkard, an investment specialist has been entrusted with Sh.10 million by a collective investment scheme (unit trust) and
instructed to invest the money optimally over a two-year period.
Parts of the instruction are that:
1. The funds be invested in one or more of four specified projects and the money market.
2. The four projects are not divisible and cannot be postponed.
3. The unit requires a return of 24% over the two years. The following are details of the investment in the projects and
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two years of returns over the two years
Sh.”000” % %
Project 1(p1) 6,000 22 7
Project 2(p2) 4,000 26 9
Project 3(p3) 6,000 28 15
Project 4(p4) 6,000 34 13
Money market (MM) 1,000 (minimum) 18 5

The correlation coefficients of returns over the two years are as follows:
Between Between projects Between projects Between money
Projects &market portfolio and the money market and market
(MP) market (mm) portfolio
P1&p2=0.70 p1&mp=0.68 p1&mm=0.40 MM&MP=0.4
P2&p3=0.0 p2&mp=0.65 p2&mm=0.45
P1&p3=0.62 p3&mp=0.75 p3&mm=0.55
P1&p4=0.56 p4&mp=0.88
P2&p4=0.57
P3&p4=0

Over the two year period, the risk free rate is estimated to be 16%, the market portfolio return is 27% and the variance of the
return on the market 100%.
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(c) Examine four criticisms of the Modigliani and Miller (MM) hypothesis without taxes. (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION THREE
An investor is considering introducing a new product code named super pad into the market. This would involve purchasing
a plant costing Sh.300 million.
Additional information:
1. The plant has a useful life of five years and is to be depreciated on a straight line basis.
2. The salvage value is nil.
3. Due to market uncertainties, the sale price, variable cost and sales volume of the super pad have been
estimated stochastically as follows:
Selling price Variable Cost Sales Volume
Value Probability Value Probability Value Probability
Sh. Sh. units
30 0.20 10 0.20 4 million 0.20
40 0.60 20 0.50 6 million 0.50
50 0.20 30 0.30 8 million 0.30

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Required:
(a) The expected net present value (NPV) of the new product using expected values for each variable. (4 marks)

(b) The expected NPV by performing ten runs using the following random numbers for each variable.
Selling price: 76 64 02 53 16 16 55 54 23 36
Variable cost: 20 82 74 08 01 69 36 35 52 99
Sales volume: 55 50 29 58 51 14 86 24 39 47
Required:
Determine the expected NPV as simulated. (10 marks)

(c) The probability that this product will be a success. (1 mark)

(d) Discuss the advantage (merits) and disadvantages (limitations) of simulation analysis. (5 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION FOUR
(a) Unbundling is the process of selling off incidental non-core businesses to release funds, to reduce gearing in order
to allow management to concentrate on their chosen core business.
In relation to corporate restructuring and reorganization, briefly explain the following forms of unbundling:
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(b) Rhinox LTD is planning to invest in an expansion plan. The company has estimated Sh.20 million as the initial
investment for the expansion.
The plan is expected to generate Sh.5 million annual after tax cash inflow for the next 5 years. Cost of capital is
10%.
Required:
(i) The NPV of the project. (2 marks)

(i) The value of the call option to delay if the risk free rate of return is 7% and standard deviation of returns is
30%.
(6 marks)
(c) In relation to financial risk management, briefly explain four advantages of financial derivatives. (4 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION FIVE
(a) Alpha will receive US dollars 400,000 in 3 month’s time. The company treasurer has determined the following:
Spot rate Dollars 1.8250-Dollars 1.8361
3 months forward Dollars 1.8338-Dollars 1.8452

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US Dollars 5.1% 4.2%
Sterling 5.75% 4.5%
The money market rates are annual rates.
Required:
Determine whether a forward contract hedge or a money market hedge should be undertaken. (8 marks)

(b) Explain four advantages of investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts. (8 marks)

(c) Explain the meaning of the term crypto currency and give an example. (4 marks)

(Total: 20 marks)

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