Which of the following statements best describes a residual dividend policy?
Company A is a large listed company, with a wide range of both institutional and private shareholders.
It is planning a takeover offer for Company B.
Company A has relatively low cash reserves and its gearing ratio of 40% is higher than most similar companies in its industry.
Which TWO of the following would be the most feasible ways of Company A structuring an offer for Company B?
Which THREE of the following statements are disadvantages of the net asset basis of valuation?
Company A has just announced a takeover bid for Company B. The two companies are large companies in the same industry_ The bid is considered to be hostile.
Company B's Board of Directors intends to try to prevent the takeover as they do not consider it to be in the best interests of shareholders Which THREE of the following are considered to be legitimate post-offer defences?
An unlisted company:
Is owned by the original founder and member of their families.
Is growing more rapidly than other companies in the same industry.
Pays a fixed annual divided
Which of the following methods would be the most appropriate to value this company's equity?
Company W has received an unwelcome takeover bid from Company B. The offer is a share exchange of 3 shares in Company B for 5 shares in Company Wora cash alternative of $5.70 for each Company W share.
Company B is approximately twice the size of Company W based on market capitalisation. Although the two companies have some common business interested the main aim of the bid is diversification for Company B.
Company W has substantial cash balances which the directors were planning to use to fund an acquisition.
These plans have not been announced to the market.
The following share price information is relevant.

Which of the following would be the most appropriate action by Company W's directors following receipt of this hostile bid?
A company has:
* $6 million market value of equity
* $4 million market value of debt
* WACC of 11.04%
* Corporate income tax rate of 20%
According to Modigliani and Miller's theory of capital structure with tax, what is the ungeared cost of equity?
A listed company has suffered a period of falling revenues and profit margins. It has been obliged to issue a profit warning to the market and its share price has fallen sharply. The company relies heavily on debt finance and is discussing with its banks possible refinancing options to assist with a restructuring programme.
Which THREE of the following are likely to be of MOST interest to the company's banks when they review the refinancing requests?