Question 46
Which of the following best describes the conflict between maximising profit and maximising shareholder wealth?
Question 47
Which of the following is the major advantage of Cloud storage for an enterprise?
Question 48
B is a horticultural retailer with limited funds available to acquire new retail property.
B's Finance Manager has analysed two potential property investments. Investing in property P shows an IRR of 21% while the IRR on property Q is 17%.
The Finance Manager has also advised that the NPV for property P is $750K, while the NPV of property Q is
$850K.
The Board needs to choose between the two properties as it has insufficient funds for both. Based purely on the Finance Manager's analysis, which of the following is true?
B's Finance Manager has analysed two potential property investments. Investing in property P shows an IRR of 21% while the IRR on property Q is 17%.
The Finance Manager has also advised that the NPV for property P is $750K, while the NPV of property Q is
$850K.
The Board needs to choose between the two properties as it has insufficient funds for both. Based purely on the Finance Manager's analysis, which of the following is true?
Question 49
You have just been appointed Financial Controller of Y, a marketing consultancy.
You are in a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Y, and have been discussing the need for a major upgrade of all the information systems throughout Y, as they are all very old.
Knowing that major change should be managed effectively, you have suggested that Y should have a 'systems steering committee'.
Advise the CEO which of the following should be included in the terms of reference of the steering committee.
You are in a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Y, and have been discussing the need for a major upgrade of all the information systems throughout Y, as they are all very old.
Knowing that major change should be managed effectively, you have suggested that Y should have a 'systems steering committee'.
Advise the CEO which of the following should be included in the terms of reference of the steering committee.
Question 50
A's directors do not believe that they always get value for money from their investment in capital projects.
Over the past decade the company has invested in 55 projects that have cost more than $1m. They are considering introducing a system of post completion audit to see if this will help them to understand any problems they have had with projects in the past. They hope to use the results of the post completion audits to significantly improve the results of their capital investments State whether you agree or disagree with the points raised by A's directors.
Over the past decade the company has invested in 55 projects that have cost more than $1m. They are considering introducing a system of post completion audit to see if this will help them to understand any problems they have had with projects in the past. They hope to use the results of the post completion audits to significantly improve the results of their capital investments State whether you agree or disagree with the points raised by A's directors.
