These are ACCA F9 (FM) Financial Management MCQs for Part-G of the Syllabus “Risk management”.

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Course:	ACCG – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Fundamental Level:	Applied Skills
Subject:	Financial Management
Paper:	F9 – FR
Chapter and Topic	The nature and types of risk and approaches to risk management, Causes of exchange rate differences and interest rate fluctuations, Hedging techniques for foreign currency risk, Hedging techniques for interest rate risk
Syllabus Area:	G – “Risk management”
Questions Type:	CBE MCQs
Exam Section:	Section A

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These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) cover the Syllabus Area Part G of the Syllabus; “Risk management” of ACCA F9 (FM) Financial Management Module.

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F9 (FM) - Part G - MCQs - Risk management

Course: ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Subject: F9 (FM) - Financial Management
Syllabus Area: G - Risk management
Chapter: 19 Foreign currency risk, 20 Interest rate risk
Exam Section: Section A
Questions type: MCQs
Time: No Time Limit

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1 / 15

Which of the following statements are CORRECT?

Interest rate options allow the buyer to take advantage of favourable interest rate movements
A forward rate agreement does not allow a borrower to benefit from a decrease in interest rates
Borrowers hedging against an interest rate increase will buy interest rate futures now and sell them at a future date

1 and 2 only

1, 2 and 3

1 and 3 only

2 and 3 only

2 / 15

A company that has a $10m loan with a variable rate of interest, has acquired a forward rate agreement (FRA) with a financial institution that offered a 3–6, 3.2% – 2.7% spread.

What would be the payment made to the financial institution under the terms of the FRA if the actual rate of interest was 3%? (to the nearest dollar)

$_______

3 / 15

Which of the following statements concerning the causes of interest rate fluctuations is CORRECT?

Liquidity preference theory suggests that investors want more compensation for short-term lending than for long-term lending.

Market segmentation theory suggests long-term interest rates depend on how easily investors can switch between market segments of different maturity.

According to expectations theory, the shape of the yield curve gives information on how inflation rates are expected to influence interest rates in the future.

An inverted yield curve can arise if government policy is to keep short-term interest rates high in order to bring down inflation.

4 / 15

Which of the following statements are correct?

The general level of interest rates is affected by investors' desire for a real return
Market segmentation theory can explain kinks (discontinuities) in the yield curve
When interest rates are expected to fall, the yield curve could be sloping downwards

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

2 and 3 only

5 / 15

Act Co wishes to hedge interest rate movements on a borrowing it intends to make three months from now for a further period of six months.

Which TWO of the following will best help Act Co hedge its interest rate risk?

Enter into a 3 v 9 forward rate agreement

Buy interest rate futures expiring in three months' time

Enter into a 3 v 6 forward rate agreement

Sell interest rate futures expiring in three months' time

6 / 15

An investor plans to exchange $1,000 into euros now, invest the resulting euros for 12 months, and then exchange the euros back into dollars at the end of the 12-month period. The spot exchange rate is €1.415 per $1 and the euro interest rate is 2% per The dollar interest rate is 1.8% per year.

Compared to making a dollar investment for 12 months, at what 12-month forward exchange rate will the investor make neither a loss nor a gain?

€1.412 per $1

€1.439 per $1

€1.418 per $1

€1.223 per $1

7 / 15

Handria is a country that has the peso for its currency and Wengry is a country that has the dollar ($) for its currency.

The current spot exchange rate is 1.5134 pesos = $1.

Using interest-rate differentials, the one year forward exchange rate is 1.5346 pesos = $1.

The currency market between the peso and the dollar is assumed perfect and the International Fisher Effect holds.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Handria has a higher real rate of interest than Wengry.

The forecast future spot rate of exchange will differ from the forward exchange rate.

Handria has a higher nominal rate of interest than Wengry.

Wengry has a higher forecast rate of inflation than Handria.

8 / 15

The current spot rate for the peso (the currency of country P) to the $ (the currency of country A) is 2 peso:$1. Annual interest rates in the two countries are 8% in country P, and 4% in country A.

What is the three months forward rate (to four decimal places) in terms of peso to the $?

2.0769

1.9804

1.9259

2.0198

9 / 15

A company whose home currency is the dollar ($) expects to receive 500,000 pesos in 6 months' time from a customer in a foreign country. The following interest rates and exchange rates are available to the company:

Spot rate	15.00 peso per $
Six-month forward rate	15.30 peso per $

	*Home country*	*Foreign country*
Borrowing interest rate	4% per year	8% per year
Deposit interest rate	3% per year	6% per year

Working to the nearest $100, what is the 6-month dollar value of the expected receipt using a money market hedge?

$31,900

$31,800

$32,500

$33,700

10 / 15

In comparison to forward contracts, which TWO of the following are true in relation to futures contracts?

They may be an imprecise match for the underlying transaction.

They are less flexible.

They are only available in a small amount of currencies.

They are more expensive.

11 / 15

A US company owes a European company €3.5m due to be paid in 3 months' The spot exchange rate is $1.96 – $2:€1 currently. Annual interest rates in the two locations are as follows:

	Borrowing	Deposit
US	8%	3%
Europe	5%	1%

What will be the equivalent US$ value of the payment using a money market hedge?

$6,979,750

$7,485,149

$6,965,432

$7,122,195

12 / 15

Which of the following derivative instruments are characterized by a standard contract size?

Futures contract
Exchange-traded option
Forward rate agreement
Swap

1 and 2

3 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 4

13 / 15

The forward rate is 8500 – 0.8650 euros to the 1$.

What will a €2,000 receipt be converted to at the forward rate?

$1,730

$2,312

$1,700

$2,353

14 / 15

The current euro/US dollar exchange rate is €1:$2. ABC Co, a Eurozone company, makes a $1,000 sale to a US customer on credit. By the time the customer pays, the euro has strengthened by 20%.

What will the euro receipt be? (to the nearest euro)

€_____