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SPECIAL NOTE :
- WRITE DOWN YOUR NAME, STUDENT ID, CLASS & LECTURER NAME ON THE ANSWER SHEET
PROVIDED IN EXCEL. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ANSWER SHEET IN EXCEL.
- There are 40 multiple choice questions. In order to pass the exam, you will need to answer 25
questions correctly.
Balance Sheet
(in $ 1,000) 2019 2018
Cash 24,000 2,000
Marketable securities 0 18,000
Accounts receivable 43,500 41,900
Inventories 59,700 61,700
Total current assets 127,200 123,600
Land and buildings 125,000 105,000
Machinery and equipment 400,600 356,800
Furniture and fixtures 30,100 28,900
Vehicles 2,700 3,200
Other (including financial leases) 1,100 1,100
Total gross fixed assets (at cost) 559,500 495,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation 168,300 148,500
Net fixed assets 391,200 346,500
Total assets 518,400 470,100
Answer questions 1 to 7 based on the information above. You may need to construct (part of) an income
statement for the year 2019 to answer some of the questions.
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2. Calculate the depreciation expenses for 2019:
a. $ 13,860,000
b. $ 15,648,000
c. $ 19,800,000
d. $ 22,380,000
3. Calculate the operating profit (=income from operations or EBIT) for 2019:
a. $ 143,500,000
b. $ 163,300,000
c. $ 443,800,000
d. $ 463,600,000
Answer questions 8 to 12 based on the information above. In addition, use the information in the table below.
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8. Calculate the amount that corresponds to letter A in the table above:
a. -$ 1,600
b. +$ 1,600
c. +$ 41,900
d. +$ 43,500
10. Calculate the amount that corresponds to letter C in the table above:
a. -$ 84,300
b. -$ 64,500
c. +$ 64,500
d. +$ 84,300
11. Calculate the amount that corresponds to letter D in the table above:
a. -$ 20,000
b. +$ 20,000
c. +$ 130,000
d. +$ 150,000
12. Calculate the amount that corresponds to letter E in the table above:
a. -$ 2,000
b. +$ 2,000
c. +$ 4,000
d. +$ 24,000
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16. Calculate the return on equity for 2019:
a. 28.5%
b. 29.0%
c. 32.9%
d. 33.5%
A number of selected ratios have been calculated for Rommel in 2019, as well as the average for its four
closest competitors.
18. When evaluating the financial performance of Rommel Corporation in 2019 in comparison to its
industry peers in terms of profitability ratios and debt ratios, indicate which of the following is most
accurate:
a. Rommel outperforms its peers both in terms of profitability ratios and debt ratios.
b. Rommel outperforms its peers in terms of debt ratios, but not in terms of profitability ratios.
c. Rommel outperforms its peers in terms of profitability ratios, but not in terms of debt ratios.
d. Rommel underperforms its peers both in terms of profitability ratios and debt ratios.
19. Using the table above, indicate which of the following is most accurate:
a. Rommel outperforms its peers both in terms of average collection period and total asset turnover.
b. Rommel outperforms its peers in terms of average collection period, but not in terms of total asset
turnover.
c. Rommel outperforms its peers in terms of total asset turnover, but not in terms of average collection
period.
d. Rommel underperforms its peers both in terms of average collection period and total asset turnover.
20. When applying the modified DuPont analysis to compare the return on common equity of Rommel in
2019 to its industry peers, indicate which of the following is most accurate:
a. Rommel’s return on common equity is higher than the industry average, despite the higher financial
leverage multiplier of Rommel.
b. Rommel’s return on common equity is higher than the industry average, to a small extent driven by
Rommel’s higher financial leverage multiplier.
c. Rommel’s return on common equity is lower than the industry average, due to the higher financial
leverage multiplier of Rommel.
d. Rommel’s return on common equity is lower than the industry average, on which Rommel’s higher
financial leverage multiplier had little impact.
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3. TIME VALUE OF MONEY (15 POINTS)
For problem 3, selected formulas are available in the appendix.
21. You deposit EUR 500 in your savings account today. The account earns you 5% in annual interest.
You do not make any further deposits or withdrawals. You will leave your money in the account for 6
years. Calculate the amount that is in your account after 6 years:
a. EUR 350.00
b. EUR 373.11
c. EUR 650.00
d. EUR 670.05
22. You aim to have EUR 100,000 in 10 years from now, to start your own business. You will earn 4% in
annual interest on your savings. After an initial deposit today, you do not make any further deposits or
withdrawals. Calculate the amount you need to deposit today to meet your objective:
a. EUR 60,000
b. EUR 67,556
c. EUR 68,301
d. EUR 71,429
23. You want to invest your current savings of EUR 1,000 in Amazon stock, with the aim to grow your
wealth to EUR 12,000. You expect Amazon to generate 30% return per year (=interest rate). You do
not make any further deposits or withdrawals. Calculate the time it will take to meet your objective:
a. 9.14 years
b. 9.47 years
c. 21.58 years
d. 24.29 years
24. You want to increase your savings from EUR 1,000 to EUR 2,000 in 10 years from now. You do not
make any further deposits or withdrawals. Calculate the annual interest rate you need to obtain, to
meet your objective:
a. 6.70%
b. 7.18%
c. 7.27%
d. 10.00%
25. You want to save in order to travel to Australia in 5 years from now. You want to save EUR 850 at the
beginning of each of the coming 5 years, starting today. You will earn 6% interest per year. Calculate
the amount you will have saved after 5 years:
a. EUR 3,580.51
b. EUR 3,795.34
c. EUR 4,791.53
d. EUR 5,079.02
26. You take out a EUR 25,000 annuity business loan, against an annual interest rate of 10%. The loan
will be settled with 5 payments of equal size, at the end of each of the coming five years. Calculate
the payment you will make at the end of each year:
a. EUR 4,094.94
b. EUR 5,995.40
c. EUR 6,594.94
d. EUR 7,500.00
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4. CAPITAL BUDGETING (20 POINTS)
Patton Corporation is considering two mutually exclusive investment alternatives, under code names
Symphony and Philharmonic. Patton has determined its discount rate (=weighted average cost of capital or
WACC) to be 10%. The following information is available about the cash flows of the investment alternatives
(in EUR millions):
31. Indicate, which statement most accurately uses the available information to come to an appropriate
investment decision:
a. The investor should select the project with the highest cash payback period.
b. The investor should select the project with the highest net present value.
c. The investor should select the project with the lowest cash payback period.
d. The investor should select the project with the lowest net present value.
32. Suppose that the discount rate (=WACC) would dramatically drop, due to a drop in interest rates, to a
level of just 1.0%. Indicate which statement is most accurate:
a. The choice of the project could be affected; both projects will become less attractive, a calculation is
necessary to determine the exact impact.
b. The choice of the project could be affected; both projects will become more attractive, but this applies
even more to Symphony, given its high cash flows towards the end of the project.
c. The choice of the project will not be affected; both projects will become more attractive, but this
applies even more to Philharmonic, given that its cash flows are evenly distributed.
d. The choice of the project will not be affected, as the cash flows do not change.
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33. Suppose the two projects would be independent, instead of mutually exclusive, and Patton has ample
financing available. Indicate which statement is most accurate:
a. This could change the investment decision: a calculation of the profitability index would be required to
select the most appropriate project.
b. This would change the investment decision: as both projects have a cash payback period in excess of
3 years, both should be rejected.
c. This would change the investment decision: as both projects have a positive net present value, both
should be selected.
d. This would not change the investment decision: the projects’ characteristics do not change.
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39. Suppose Montgomery is able to reduce the average collection period by 12 days, ceteris paribus.
Calculate the reduction in accounts receivable:
a. $ 1,200,000
b. $ 1,266,667
c. $ 12,000,000
d. $ 12,666,667
40. De Gaulle Corporation purchases 1,200,000 units per year of Component XYZ. The fixed costs per
order amount to $ 25.00. The annual carrying cost of the item is 27% of its value. The cost per unit of
the item is $ 2.00. Calculate the economic order quantity (EOQ):
a. 5,692 units
b. 7,454 units
c. 10,541 units
d. 111,111,111 units
𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪 𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬
𝑩𝑩𝑩𝑩𝑩𝑩𝑩𝑩 𝑽𝑽𝑽𝑽𝑽𝑽𝑽𝑽𝑬𝑬 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷 𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺 =
𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵 𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶 𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺 𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶 𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪 𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺 𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶
𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨
𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪 𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹 =
𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪 𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳
𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳
𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫 𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹 =
𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨
𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳
𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫𝑫 − 𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 − 𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬 𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹 =
𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪 𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬
𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨
𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭 𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳𝑳 𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴 =
𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪 𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬
𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷
𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮𝑮 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷 𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴 =
𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺
𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷
𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷 𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴 =
𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺
𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹 𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶 𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬 = 𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷 𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴 × 𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨 𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 × 𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭 𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴
𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹𝑹 𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶 𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨 = 𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷 𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴 × 𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨 𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻
𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬
𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑺𝑺 − 𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰 − 𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬 =
𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰
𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺𝑺
𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨 𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 =
𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻𝑻 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨
(𝟏𝟏 + 𝒓𝒓)𝒏𝒏 − 𝟏𝟏
𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭 𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶𝑶 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨𝒏𝒏 = 𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪 ×
𝒓𝒓
𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝒏𝒏
𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥 � �
𝒏𝒏 = 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷
𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥 (𝟏𝟏 + 𝒓𝒓)
𝟏𝟏
𝑭𝑭𝑭𝑭𝒏𝒏 𝒏𝒏
𝒓𝒓 = � � − 𝟏𝟏
𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷
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