Which THREE of the following would be most important if a hospital wishes to review the effectiveness of its services?

Company W is a manufacturing company with three divisions, all of which are making profits:
* Division A which manufactures cars
* Division B which manufactures trucks
* Division C which manufactures agricultural machinery
Company W is facing severe competitive pressure in all of its markets, and is currently operating with a high level of gearing Company W's latest forecasts suggest that it needs to raise cash to avoid breaching loan covenants on its existing debt finance in 6 months' time In a recent strategy review. Divisions A and B were identified as being the core divisions of Company W The management of Division C is known to be interested in the possibility of a management buy-out.
Company Z is known to be interested in making a takeover bid for Company W's truck manufacturing division A rival to Company W has recently successfully demerged its business, this was well received by the Financial markets Which of the following exit strategies will be most suitable for company W?

A manufacturing company is based in Country L whose currency is the L$.
One of the company's products is exported to Country M, a rapidly growing economy, whose currency is the M$.
In the most recent financial year:
* 100,000 units of the product were sold to customers in country M
* The unit selling price was M$12
The spot rate today is L$1 = M$5
The company has an objective of growth in total sales value in L$ of 10% a year.
If the L$ strengthens by 5% next year against the M$, what volume of sales of this product is needed next year to achieve the objective?

Company R is a well-established, unlisted, road freight company.
In recent years R has come under pressure to improve its customer service and has had some cusses in doing this However, the cost of improved service levels has resulted In it marketing small losses in its latest financial year. This is the forest time R has not been profitable.
R uses a' residual divided policy ad has paid dividends twice in the last 10 years.
Which of the following methods would be most appropriate for valuating R?

A company has accumulated a significant amount of excess cash which is not required for investment for the foreseeable future.
It is currently on deposit, earning negligible returns.
The Board of Directors is considering returning this excess cash to shareholders using a share repurchase programme.
The majority of shareholders are individuals with small shareholdings.
Which THREE of the following are advantages of the company undertaking a share repurchase programme?