ACCA paper p4 advanced financial management examkit

Professional Examinations

Paper P4

Advanced Financial Management
EXAM KIT


P AP E R P4 : AD VANCE D F INAN C IA L MA NAGE MEN T

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Accountants. The original answers to the questions from June 1994 onwards were produced by
the examiners themselves and have been adapted by Kaplan Publishing.
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Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for permission to reproduce past examination
questions. The answers have been prepared by Kaplan Publishing.

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CONTENTS
Page
Index to questions and answers

v

Analysis of past papers

xi

Exam technique

xiii

Paper specific information

xv

Kaplan’s recommended revision approach

xix

Kaplan’s detailed revision plan

xxi

Mathematical tables and formulae sheet

xxvii

Section
1

Practice Questions – Section A

1

2

Practice Questions – Section B

53

3

Answers to Practice Questions – Section A

121

4

Answers to Practice Questions – Section B

235

Key features in this edition
In addition to providing a wide ranging bank of real past exam questions, we have also included
in this edition:
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An analysis of all of the recent examination papers.

•

Paper specific information and advice on exam technique.

•

Our recommended approach to make your revision for this particular subject as effective as
possible.
This includes step by step guidance on how best to use our Kaplan material (Complete text,
pocket notes and exam kit) at this stage in your studies.

•

Enhanced tutorial answers packed with specific key answer tips, technical tutorial notes and

exam technique tips from our experienced tutors.

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Complementary online resources including full tutor debriefs and question assistance to
point you in the right direction when you get stuck.

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You will find a wealth of other resources to help you with your studies on the following sites:
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INDEX TO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
INTRODUCTION

The majority of the questions within this kit are past ACCA exam questions. The index identifies
which sitting the questions were from. An ‘A’ next to the question in the index means that the
past exam question has been adapted in some way, for example some of the past exam questions
have been modified to reflect the current format of the exam.

KEY TO THE INDEX
PAPER ENHANCEMENTS
We have added the following enhancements to the answers in this exam kit:

Key answer tips
All answers include key answer tips to help your understanding of each question.

Tutorial note
All answers include more tutorial notes to explain some of the technical points in more detail.

Top tutor tips
For selected questions, we “walk through the answer” giving guidance on how to approach the
questions with helpful ‘tips from a top tutor’, together with technical tutor notes.
These answers are indicated with the “footsteps” icon in the index.

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ONLINE ENHANCEMENTS
Timed question with Online tutor debrief
For selected questions, we recommend that they are to be completed in full exam conditions (i.e.

properly timed in a closed book environment).
In addition to the examiner’s technical answer, enhanced with key answer tips and tutorial notes
in this exam kit, online you can find an answer debrief by a top tutor that:
•

works through the question in full

•

points out how to approach the question

•

how to ensure that the easy marks are obtained as quickly as possible, and

•

emphasises how to tackle exam questions and exam technique.

These questions are indicated with the “clock” icon in the index.

Online question assistance
Have you ever looked at a question and not known where to start, or got stuck part way through?
For selected questions, we have produced “Online question assistance” offering different levels of
guidance, such as:
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ensuring that you understand the question requirements fully, highlighting key terms and
the meaning of the verbs used

•

how to read the question proactively, with knowledge of the requirements, to identify the
topic areas covered

•

assessing the detail content of the question body, pointing out key information and
explaining why it is important

•

help in devising a plan of attack

With this assistance, you should then be able to attempt your answer confident that you know
what is expected of you.
These questions are indicated with the “signpost” icon in the index.

Online question enhancements and answer debriefs will be available on MyKaplan at:
www.mykaplan.co.uk

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INDEX TO QUES TIO NS AND ANSWE RS

SECTION A-TYPE QUESTIONS
Page number

Answer

Past exam
A=adapted

1

121

Jun 06(A)

Question

Role and responsibility towards stakeholders
1

Vadener plc

Advanced investment appraisal
2

Wurrall Inc

3

124

Jun 04(A)

3

Daron

6

129

Dec 95(A)

4

Sleepon Hotels Inc

8

135

Dec 05(A)

5

Partsea plc

10

140

Jun 07

6

Blipton International

12

143

Dec 08

7

Semer

13

147

Dec 05

8

Tramont Co

15

149

Pilot 2012

9

Chmura Co

17

155

Dec 13

Acquisitions and mergers
10

Stanzial Inc

19

161

Dec 06(A)

11

Burcolene

21

165

Dec 07(A)

12

Anchorage Retail Company

23

170

Dec 09

13

Pursuit Co

26

176

Jun 11

14

Nente Co

28

180

Jun 12

15

Mlima Co

30

184

Jun 13

16

Nahara Co and Fugae Co

32

190

Dec 14

Corporate reconstruction and reorganisation
17

BBS Stores

35

195

Jun 09

18

Coeden Co

37

201

Dec 12

Treasury and advanced risk management techniques
19

Somax plc

39

204

Jun 96

20

Lammer plc

41

208

Jun 06(A)

21

Casasophia Co

42

212

Jun 11

22

CMC Co

44

216

Jun 14

Economic environment for multinationals
23

AVTO

46

222

Dec 03

24

Oberberg AG

48

227

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SECTION B-TYPE QUESTIONS
Question

Answer

Past exam
A=adapted

Role and responsibility towards stakeholders
25

TYR Inc

53

235

Jun 03(A)

26

Forthmate Inc and Herander Inc

54

238

Dec 06(A)

27

Saturn Systems

55

240

Jun 08

28

Solar Supermarkets

56

243

Dec 08

29

International Enterprises

57

245

Dec 07(A)

30

Kengai Co

59

247

Dec 11

31

Ennea Co

59

249

Jun 12

32

Limni Co

61

253

Jun 13

33

Kamala Co

62

256

Dec 14

Advanced investment appraisal

34

Strayer Inc

65

260

Jun 02(A)

35

Tampem Inc

65

263

Dec 06(A)

36

Digunder

66

266

Dec 07(A)

37

Kenand Co

67

268

–

38

Fubuki Co

68

273

Dec 10

39

Investment Project Review

69

277

Jun 09(A)

40

MMC

70

281

Jun 11

41

Tisa Co

71

282

Jun 12

42

Arbore Co

72

284

Dec 12

43

Burung Co

74

287

Jun 14

44

Riviere Co

75

290

Dec 14

Acquisitions and mergers
45

Doubler Inc

76

294

Jun 07(A)

46

Mercury Training

78

297

Jun 08(A)

47

Kodiak Company

79

299

Dec 09(A)

48

Kilenc Co

80

302

Jun 12

49

Sigra Co

81

305

Dec 12(A)

50

Hav Co

83

307

Jun 13

51

Makonis Co

84

311

Dec 13

52

Vogel Co

85

313

Jun 14

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INDEX TO QUES TIO NS AND ANSWE RS

Corporate reconstruction and reorganisation
53

Reflator Inc

87

316

Dec 05(A)

54

Alaska Salvage

88

319

Dec 09

55

Proteus Co

88

321

Dec 11

56

Doric Co

89

324

Pilot 2012

57

Nubo Co

91

326

Dec 13

Treasury and advanced risk management techniques
58

Black-Scholes (AVT)

92

329

Dec 01(A)

59

Uniglow

93

331

Jun 02(A)

60

MJY plc

93

333

Dec 05(A)

61

Collar Hedge

94

335

Jun 03(A)

62

Interest Rate Hedges

95

337

Jun 05

63

Polytot plc

96

340

Jun 04(A)

64

Arnbrook plc

97

342

Jun 06(A)

65

Asteroid Systems

97

344

Jun 08

66

Phobos Co

98

348

Dec 08

67

Multidrop

99

351

Jun 10(A)

68

Pondhills

100

356

Jun 01(A)

69

Currency Swaps

102

358

Dec 04(A)

70

FNDC plc

103

360

Dec 06(A)

71

Levante Co

104

363

Dec 11

72

Sembilan Co

105

366

Jun 12

73

Lignum Co

105

368

Dec 12(A)

74

Alecto Co

107

371

Pilot 2012

75

GNT CO

108

375

Pilot 2012

76

Kenduri Co

109

377

Jun 13

77

Awan Co

110

379

Dec 13

78

Faoilean Co

111

382

Jun 14

79

Keshi Co

112

385

Dec 14

Economic environment for multinationals
80

Deputy Chief Financial Officer

113

389

Jun 09

81

Moose Co

114

391

Dec 09

82

Lamri Co

115

392

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Emerging issues in finance and financial management
83

GoSlo Motor Corporation

116

395

Jun 10

84

JJJ Co

117

397

–

85

Strom Co

118

400

Dec 12(A)

86

Integrated Reporting

119

403

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ANALYSIS OF PAST PAPERS
The table below summarises the key topics that have been tested in recent P4 examinations. The
list of topics matches the chapter titles in the Kaplan Complete Text.
Note that the references are to the number of the question in this edition of the exam kit.

TOPIC

Jun
12

Dec
12

The role and responsibility
of the financial manager
Investment appraisal

Q41

The financing decision

Q31,
Q72

Dec
13

Jun
14

Dec
14

Q15

Q9

Q22

Q79

Q43

Q16,
Q44

Q42
Q32

The dividend decision
International operations
and international
investment appraisal

Jun
13

Q32
Q85

Q9

Q48

International operations the financing decision and
the dividend decision
Option pricing

Q16,
Q44
Q14

WACC
Risk adjusted WACC and
APV

Q18
Q41

Corporate failure /
reconstruction
An introduction to risk
management

Q41

Hedging foreign exchange
risk
Hedging interest rate risk

Q15

Business valuation

Q14

Topical issues in financial
management

Q31,
Q48

Q78
Q22

Q18

Q43

Q18

Q15

Q42

Q32

Q73

Q76

Q72

Strategic aspects of
acquisitions

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Q9

Q57

Q33
Q16,
Q44
Q22

Q77

Q79

Q49

Q50

Q51

Q52

Q16

Q49

Q15,
Q50

Q51

Q52

Q16

Q85

Q57

Q79

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EXAM TECHNIQUE
•

Use the allocated 15 minutes reading and planning time at the beginning of the exam:
– read the questions and examination requirements carefully, and
– begin planning your answers.
See the Paper Specific Information for advice on how to use this time for this paper.

•

Divide the time you spend on questions in proportion to the marks on offer:
– there are 1.8 minutes available per mark in the examination
– within that, try to allow time at the end of each question to review your answer and
address any obvious issues
Whatever happens, always keep your eye on the clock and do not over run on any part of
any question!

•

Spend the last five minutes of the examination:
– reading through your answers, and
– making any additions or corrections.

•

If you get completely stuck with a question:
– leave space in your answer book, and
– return to it later.

•

Stick to the question and tailor your answer to what you are asked.
– pay particular attention to the verbs in the question.

•

If you do not understand what a question is asking, state your assumptions.
Even if you do not answer in precisely the way the examiner hoped, you should be given some
credit, if your assumptions are reasonable.

•

You should do everything you can to make things easy for the marker.
The marker will find it easier to identify the points you have made if your answers are legible.

•

Written questions:

Your answer should have:
– a clear structure
– a brief introduction, a main section and a conclusion.
Be concise.
It is better to write a little about a lot of different points than a great deal about one or two
points.

•

Computations:
It is essential to include all your workings in your answers.
Many computational questions require the use of a standard format:
e.g. net present value.
Be sure you know these formats thoroughly before the exam and use the layouts that you see
in the answers given in this book and in model answers.

•

Reports, memos and other documents:
Some questions ask you to present your answer in the form of a report, a memo, a letter or
other document.
Make sure that you use the correct format – there could be easy marks to gain here.

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PAPER SPECIFIC INFORMATION
THE EXAM
FORMAT OF THE EXAM
Section A:
Section B:

1 compulsory question worth 50 marks
Choice of 2 from 3 questions (25 marks each)

Total time allowed: 3 hours, plus 15 minutes for reading and planning

Number of marks
50
50
–––
100
–––

AIM
To apply relevant knowledge, skills and exercise professional judgement as expected of a senior
financial executive or advisor, in taking or recommending decisions relating to the financial
management of an organisation.

OBJECTIVES
On successful completion of this paper, candidates should be able to:

•

explain the role and responsibility of the senior financial executive or advisor in meeting
conflicting needs of stakeholders

•

evaluate potential investment decisions and assess their financial and strategic
consequences, both domestically and internationally

•

assess and plan acquisitions and mergers as an alternative growth strategy

•

evaluate and advise on alternative corporate re-organisation strategies

•

apply and evaluate alternative advanced treasury and risk management techniques

•

evaluate the impact of macro economics and recognise the role of international financial
institutions in the financial management of multinationals

•

identify and assess the potential impact of emerging issues in finance and financial

management.

PASS MARK
The pass mark for all ACCA Qualification examination papers is 50%.

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READING AND PLANNING TIME
Remember that all three hour paper based examinations have an additional 15 minutes reading
and planning time.
ACCA GUIDANCE
ACCA guidance on the use of this time is as follows:
This additional time is allowed at the beginning of the examination to allow candidates to read
the questions and to begin planning their answers before they start to write in their answer
books. This time should be used to ensure that all the information and, in particular, the exam
requirements are properly read and understood. During this time, candidates may only annotate
their question paper. They may not write anything in their answer booklets until told to do so by
the invigilator.
KAPLAN GUIDANCE
Since there is a choice of questions in Section B, you must decide which questions to attempt, and
in which order.
During the 15 minutes of reading time you should be able to review the questions in Section B and
decide which ones are most appealing. All students have different strengths and preferred topics,
so it is impossible to give general advice on which questions should be chosen. However, it is
worth noting that numerical questions can often be more time consuming than written questions,

so you are more likely to over run on numerical questions. Try to choose questions which give a
balance between numerical and written elements.
In relation to paper P4, we recommend that you take the following approach with your reading
time:
•

Skim through Section B, assessing the level of difficulty of each question. Try to decide
which question looks least appealing and ignore it.

•

Now focus on the other Section B questions (which, by a process of elimination, you have
now decided to attempt). Work out how much time you should spend on each part of the
requirements (using the measure of 1.8 minutes per mark). Decide which techniques you
will need to attack each of the questions.

•

Turn to Section A. Skim through the requirements and decide what topics are being tested
(e.g. business valuation, NPV).

•

Decide the order in which you think you will attempt the questions:
This is a personal choice and you have time on the revision phase to try out different
approaches, for example, if you sit mock exams.
A common approach is to tackle the question you think is the easiest and you are most
comfortable with first.
Others may prefer to tackle the longest question first, or conversely leave it to the last.
It is usual however that students tackle their least favourite topic and/or the most difficult

question in their opinion last. It is sensible to try to attack the preferred questions before
attempting the difficult looking ones.
Whatever your approach, you must make sure that you leave enough time to attempt all
questions fully and be very strict with yourself in timing each question.

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ANALYSIS OF PAST PAPERS

•

For each question in turn, read the requirements and then the detail of the question
carefully.
Always read the requirement first as this enables you to focus on the detail of the
question with the specific task in mind.
For computational questions:
Highlight key numbers / information and key words in the question, scribble notes to
yourself on the question paper to remember key points in your answer.
For written questions:
Take notice of the format required (e.g. letter, memo, notes) and identify the recipient of
the answer. You need to do this to judge the level of financial sophistication required in
your answer and whether the use of a formal reply or informal bullet points would be
satisfactory.
Plan your beginning, middle and end and the key areas to be addressed and your use of
titles and sub-titles to enhance your answer.
For all questions:
Spot the easy marks to be gained in a question and parts which can be performed

independently of the rest of the question.
Make sure that you do these parts first when you tackle the question.
Don’t go overboard in terms of planning time on any one question – you need a good
measure of the whole paper and a plan for all of the questions at the end of the 20
minutes.
By covering all questions you can often help yourself as you may find that facts in one
question may remind you of things you should put into your answer relating to a different
question.

•

With your plan of attack in mind, start answering your chosen question with your plan to
hand, as soon as you are allowed to start.

Always keep your eye on the clock and do not over run on any part of any question!

DETAILED SYLLABUS
The detailed syllabus and study guide written by the ACCA can be found at:
www.accaglobal.com/students/

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KAPLAN’S RECOMMENDED REVISION
APPROACH
QUESTION PRACTICE IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS
Success in professional examinations relies upon you acquiring a firm grasp of the required
knowledge at the tuition phase. In order to be able to do the questions, knowledge is essential.
However, the difference between success and failure often hinges on your exam technique on the
day and making the most of the revision phase of your studies.
The Kaplan complete text is the starting point, designed to provide the underpinning knowledge
to tackle all questions. However, in the revision phase, pouring over text books is not the answer.
Kaplan Online fixed tests help you consolidate your knowledge and understanding and are a
useful tool to check whether you can remember key topic areas.
Kaplan pocket notes are designed to help you quickly revise a topic area, however you then need
to practise questions. There is a need to progress to full exam standard questions as soon as
possible, and to tie your exam technique and technical knowledge together.
The importance of question practice cannot be over-emphasised.
The recommended approach below is designed by expert tutors in the field, in conjunction with
their knowledge of the examiner and their recent real exams.
The approach taken for the fundamental papers is to revise by topic area. However, with the
professional stage papers, a multi topic approach is required to answer the scenario based
questions.
You need to practise as many questions as possible in the time you have left.

OUR AIM
Our aim is to get you to the stage where you can attempt exam standard questions confidently, to
time, in a closed book environment, with no supplementary help (i.e. to simulate the real
examination experience).
Practising your exam technique on real past examination questions, in timed conditions, is also
vitally important for you to assess your progress and identify areas of weakness that may need

more attention in the final run up to the examination.
In order to achieve this we recognise that initially you may feel the need to practise some
questions with open book help and exceed the required time.
The approach below shows you which questions you should use to build up to coping with exam
standard question practice, and references to the sources of information available should you
need to revisit a topic area in more detail.

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Remember that in the real examination, all you have to do is:
•

attempt all questions required by the exam

•

only spend the allotted time on each question, and

•
get them at least 50% right!
Try to practise this approach on every question you attempt from now to the real exam.

EXAMINER’S COMMENTS
We have included many of the examiner’s comments to the examination questions in this kit for
you to see the main pitfalls that students fall into with regard to technical content.

However, too many times in the general section of the report, the examiner comments that
students had failed due to:
•

“misallocation of time”

•

“running out of time” and

•

showing signs of “spending too much time on an earlier question and clearly rushing the
answer to a subsequent question”.

Good exam technique is vital.

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THE KAPLAN PAPER P4 REVISION PLAN
Stage 1: Assess areas of strengths and weaknesses
Review the topic listings in the revision table plan below

Determine whether or not the area is one with which you are comfortable

Comfortable
with the technical content

Not comfortable
with the technical content

Read the relevant chapter(s) in
Kaplan’s Complete Text
Attempt the Test your understanding
examples if unsure of an area
Attempt appropriate Online Fixed
Tests

Review the pocket notes on this area

Stage 2: Practise questions
Follow the order of revision of topics as recommended in the revision table plan below and
attempt the questions in the order suggested.
Try to avoid referring to text books and notes and the model answer until you have completed
your attempt.
Try to answer the question in the allotted time.
Review your attempt with the model answer and assess how much of the answer you achieved in
the allocated exam time.

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Fill in the self-assessment box below and decide on your best course of action.

Comfortable with question attempt

Only revisit when comfortable with
questions on all topic areas

Not comfortable with question attempts

Focus on these areas by:
•
Reworking test your understanding
examples in Kaplan’s Complete Text
•
Revisiting the technical content from
Kaplan’s pocket notes
•
Working any remaining questions on
that area in the exam kit
•
Reattempting an exam standard
question in that area, on a timed,
closed book basis

Note that :
The “footsteps questions” give guidance on exam techniques and how you should have
approached the question.
The “clock questions” have an online debrief where a tutor talks you through the exam
technique and approach to that question and works the question in full.

Stage 3: Final pre-exam revision

We recommend that you attempt at least one three hour mock examination containing a set of
previously unseen exam standard questions.
It is important that you get a feel for the breadth of coverage of a real exam without advanced
knowledge of the topic areas covered – just as you will expect to see on the real exam day.
Ideally this mock should be sat in timed, closed book, real exam conditions and could be a mock
examination offered by your tuition provider.

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5

9

9

Foreign investment
appraisal

Risk adjusted WACC

APV

KA P LAN PUBL I SH ING

Module 1 Revision Test

2

Complete
Text
Chapter
8

Investment appraisal

WACC

Topic

9

9

5

2

Pocket
note
Chapter
8

4, 38, 43

8

41

6

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Questions
to
attempt
–

Module 1: Investment appraisal and WACC

KAPLAN’S DETAILED REVISION PLAN

Before you can start appraising projects,
it is vital to understand how the WACC
can be calculated. Notice that several
formulae used to derive WACC appear
on the formula sheet. Make sure you
identify which need to be learned and
which are given.
Investment appraisal is very commonly
tested. Make sure you understand NPV
and MIRR in particular.
Foreign NPV is very similar to “normal”
NPV. The parity theories are frequently
tested, so learn how to apply the
formulae.
Degearing and regearing betas is one of
the examiner’s favourite topics. The

formula is given in the exam, but learn
how to apply it.
APV questions are very common. The key
is to remember to discount the
investment cash flows at an ungeared
cost of equity and the financing cash
flows using the risk free rate.
Attempt these questions to check your
understanding of Module 1 topics.

Tutor guidance

Date
attempted

Self assessment

xx i ii


xx iv

15

Business valuation

Module 2 Revision Test

15

Complete
Text
Chapter
14

Free cash flow analysis

Strategic aspects of
acquisitions

Topic

15

15

Pocket
note
Chapter
14

16, 50, 51

10

12, 13

Questions
to
attempt

48

Module 2: Acquisitions and business valuation

PAPER P4: ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Valuation questions tend to contain
calculations and discussion. This chapter
covers the key discursive aspects.
The examiner’s favourite method of
business valuation is the discounted free
cash flow approach, so revise the
method from Chapter 15.
Now cover the other valuation methods.
Questions will tend to mix discursive and
computational elements, so focus on
both aspects.
Attempt these questions to check your
understanding of Module 1 and 2 topics.

Tutor guidance

Date
attempted

K A PLA N PUB L I SH ING

Self assessment

1

1

Roles / responsibilities
of the financial
manager
Module 3 Revision Test

KA P LAN PUBL I SH ING

10

Pocket
note
Chapter
7

10

Complete
Text
Chapter
7

Corporate failure /
reconstruction

Option pricing

Topic

9, 18, 27,
78

Attempt these questions to check your
understanding of Module 1, 2 and 3
topics.

Tutor guidance
Questions
to
attempt
58, 36, 40 The Black Scholes formulae are given on
the formula sheet, but make sure you
can apply them in various circumstances.
56
Following the recent global recession,
this is a very topical area, so highly
examinable. Learn the indicators of
financial distress and the calculation of
ratios.
28

Date
attempted

Module 3: Option pricing, corporate failure and roles / responsibilities of the financial manager
Self assessment

xx v

KA PLAN’ S DE TA ILE D REV IS ION PLAN