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Types and sources of risk

Questão 1 de 18

1

The risk of the other party to a contract failing to honour its obligations is an example of:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Financial market risk

  • Liquidity risk

  • Credit risk ( counter party risk)

  • Operational risk

Explicação

Questão 2 de 18

1

A company has an overdue trade receivable from a customer located abroad. The amount outstanding is due to be paid in a foreign currency. The greatest potential loss arises from:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Interest rate risk

  • Foreign exchange risk

  • Liquidity risk

  • Credit risk

  • Operational risk

Explicação

Questão 3 de 18

1

1st January X8: Company AB borrows £100,000 under a 5 year bank loan linked to 6-month LIBOR plus 50 basis points,
1st January X8 5 year semi-annual fixed rate swap rate is 6% against 6-months LIBOR
Outturn 6-month LIBOR rates were as follows:
1st January X8 5.0% 1st July X8 5.5% - 1st January X9 6.1%
For company AB. the interest rate exposure on the unhedged bank loan is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Continues - Committed - Transferable

  • Continues - Committed

  • Continues - Transferable

  • Committed - Transferable

  • Committed

Explicação

Questão 4 de 18

1

Generally aggressive financing:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • increases the risk of insolvency

  • reduces shareholders return

  • increases exchange rate risk

  • reduces the volatility of earnings

Explicação

Questão 5 de 18

1

A company's credit standing is LEAST likely to affect its ability to:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • borrow from a bank

  • use OTC derivatives

  • issue debt in the capital markets

  • sell on credit

Explicação

Questão 6 de 18

1

The interest rate arising on a long term floating rate is a:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Committed and transferable risk

  • Committed risk

  • Transferable risk

Explicação

Questão 7 de 18

1

The offices of a small company are threatened by fire risk. this risk is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • continues and transferable

  • an event led risk and transferable

  • an event risk and non-transferable

  • continuous and non-transferable

Explicação

Questão 8 de 18

1

Financial risk includes:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • operational risk, credit risk and liquidity risk

  • credit risk, liquidity risk and commercial risk

  • liquidity risk, commercial risk and financial markets risk

  • interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk

Explicação

Questão 9 de 18

1

ABC'S principal costs are a floating rate loan financing a property and staffing costs. ABC revenues depend primarily on chargeable staff hours. ABC has the following financial risks.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • interest rate and liquidity risk

  • interest rate risk

  • liquidity risk

Explicação

Questão 10 de 18

1

The loss of a building to fire is a

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • continuous risk

  • transferable risk

  • committed risk

  • sector-specific risk

  • commercial risk

Explicação

Questão 11 de 18

1

which of the following is MOST likely to indicate hight counterparty risk for a corporate?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • customers generally pay in cash prior to the dispatch of goods

  • suppliers provide goods that are widely available for cash payment

  • low net drawdown on a large bilateral revolving credit facility

  • investments are of low value

  • customers are large in number but generally small size

Explicação

Questão 12 de 18

1

which of the following is LEAST likely to influence decisions whether or not to manage a particular risk?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • risk culture of the organisation

  • financial ratios needed to maintain credit rating

  • shareholder expectations

  • length of the financial year

  • competitors' risk profiel

Explicação

Questão 13 de 18

1

A UK company exports hight-vloume goods to the USA priced in US dollars. The goods are manufactured to a customer's specific requirements. Standard terms are 90 days credit. Raw materials are sourced in the UK and main competitors are located in the UK.
What is the key foreign exchange risk to which the company is exposed?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Transaction

  • Pre-transaction (committed)

  • Strategic (economic exposure)

  • Pre-transaction and strategic

  • Strategic and transaction

  • Transaction, pre-transaction and strategic

Explicação

Questão 14 de 18

1

A company has debt of 100 million, operating profit of 30 million, interest cover of 4.0 and an average rate payable of 7.5%. What is the new interest cover if the average interest rate payable rises to 10%

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 2.0

  • 3.0

  • 3.6

  • 4.0

  • 5.3

Explicação

Questão 15 de 18

1

The share prince of a UK airline fluctuates with the changes in the USD price of oil. This is best classified as an example of:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • economic risk

  • transaction risk

  • pre-transaction risk

  • translation risk

Explicação

Questão 16 de 18

1

On 1 January 20X0 R GmbH, a German based manufacturing company is due to pay a UK supplier GBP 100,000 on 1 April 20X0. R GmbH has a 31 December year end. Market data is as follows:
FBP/EUR spot: 1.3008/16
Three--month forward points: 200/211
Three month standard deviation: 3.8%
Company R's GBP exposure on this future supplier payment is best classified as

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Economic risk

  • Transactional risk

  • Pre-transaction risk

  • Translation risk

Explicação

Questão 17 de 18

1

A BBB rated parent company has made loans, in EUR, to its French subsidiary. The US parent is close to breaching a book vaue gearing covenant. It is principally concerned with

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • economic risk

  • transaction risk

  • pre-transaction risk

  • translation risk

Explicação

Questão 18 de 18

1

A company is funded solely by a large overdraft and has no cash equal, what is the impact of a rise interest rates?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • the market value FALLS and interest rate WORSENS

  • the market value FALLS and interest rate IS UNCHANGED

  • the market value IS UNCHANGED and interest rate WORSENS

  • the market value IS UNCHANGED and interest rate IS UNCHANGED

Explicação