Question 61

A company enters into a floating rate borrowing with interest due every 12 months over the five year life of the borrowing.
At the same time, the company arranges an interest rate swap to swap the interest profile on the borrowing from floating to fixed rate.
These transactions are designated as a hedge for hedge accounting purposes under IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.
Assuming the hedge is considered to be effective, how would the swap be accounted for 12 months later?
  • Question 62

    A company is wholly equity funded. It has the following relevant data:
    * Dividend just paid $4 million
    * Dividend growth rate is constant at 5%
    * The risk free rate is 4%
    * The market premium is 7%
    * The company's equity beta factor is 1.2
    Calculate the value of the company using the Dividend Growth Model.
    Give your answer in $ million to 2 decimal places.

    Question 63

    A company's Board of Directors is assessing the likely impact of financing new projects by using either debt or equity finance.
    The impact of using debt or equity finance on some key variables is uncertain.
    Which THREE of the following statements are true?
  • Question 64

    A company is currently all-equity financed.
    The directors are planning to raise long term debt to finance a new project.
    The debt:equity ratio after the bond issue would be 30:60 based on estimated market values.
    According to Modigliani and Miller's Theory of Capital Structure without tax, the company's cost of equity would:
  • Question 65

    The Treasurer of Z intends to use interest rate options to set an interest rate cap on Z's borrowings.
    Which of the following statement is correct?