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FM – Nov 2016 – L3 – SC – Q7 – Mergers and Acquisitions

Advise on the benefits, drawbacks, alternatives, and target selection criteria for expansion through mergers or acquisitions.

Question

One of the means by which companies expand is through mergers and acquisitions. However, there are other means of expansion aside from these methods.

Inkline Plc. is one of your client companies intending to expand its business by means of merger or acquisition. Your firm of management consultants has been asked to advise the management of the company on what steps to take while considering the merger and acquisition methods, and whether it should go ahead with the expansion programme or otherwise.

Required:

a. (i) FOUR benefits derivable from its proposed means of expansion. (4 Marks)
(ii) THREE probable demerits of employing its proposed method of expansion. (3 Marks)

b. TWO alternatives to merger and acquisition in your report. (2 Marks)

c. Where the company decides to go ahead with either of these methods, indicate THREE criteria the company may consider in choosing its target company. (6 Marks)

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Tags: Acquisitions, Benefits, Business Strategy, Drawbacks, expansion, Mergers, Target Selection
Level: Level 3

Topic: Mergers and acquisitions
Series: NOV 2016

AAA – May 2019 – L3 – Q7 – Group Audits

Explain joint audit, its benefits, and challenges in the context of an automotive company’s acquisition.

Question

You are an audit manager in a firm of Chartered Accountants. Your firm has been appointed as joint auditors with another firm to carry out the audit of Opeloyeru Automotive Company Limited, which has acquired another company in the same industry to expand its business across six states in the southwest zone of Nigeria.

Required:
a. Explain the concept of joint audit. (5 Marks)
b. Discuss the reasons why joint audit is considered desirable. (5 Marks)
c. Explain possible setbacks for engagement in joint audits. (5 Marks)

Answer

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Tags: Audit Management, Business Growth, expansion, Joint Audit
Level: Level 3

Topic: Group audits

PSAF – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q6b – Fiscal Policy and Public Finance

Explain the five phases of the economic cycle in relation to fluctuations in GDP.

Question

Economic cycle, also known as business cycle, refers to the upward and downward movements (fluctuations) as shown in the national gross domestic product during a given period.

Required:
Explain the five phases of an economic cycle.

Answer

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Tags: Business Cycle, Economic Cycle, expansion, GDP, Recession
Level: Level 2

Topic: Fiscal Policy and Public Finance
Series: NOV 2020

CSME – Nov 2018 – L2 – Q2 – Corporate Governance

Identify five key corporate governance issues for expansion and principles of good corporate governance for PKL Restaurants Limited.

Question

PKL Restaurants Limited was established in 1995 and now has 12 branches in different parts of Lagos. The company wants to expand its operations to Abuja and Port Harcourt. Consequently, it seeks to restructure the business and build structures for good corporate governance.

Required:

a. Develop a proposal highlighting five key issues of corporate governance. (10 Marks)

b. Evaluate five principles of good corporate governance that the company should adhere to. (10 Marks)

Answer

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Tags: Board Responsibilities, Corporate Governance, expansion, Governance Principles, Restaurants
Level: Level 2

Topic: Corporate Governance
Series: NOV 2018

SCS – Dec 2022 – L3 – Q4a – Strategy implementation

Evaluate non-financial factors affecting TCWL’s strategic expansion using Johnson and Scholes’ model.

Question

TCWL plans to expand to Kenya and South Africa to produce for Eastern and Southern Africa markets respectively. This move is largely influenced by the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) which was launched in July 2020. This strategic direction would require substantial investments to upgrade production facilities to meet the new market demand.

Required:

Using Johnson and Scholes suitability/feasibility/acceptability model, evaluate the non-financial factors that could influence the success of this strategic decision. (10 marks)

Answer

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Tags: AfCFTA, expansion, Johnson and Scholes, Non-Financial Factors, Strategic Decision-Making
Level: Level 3

Topic: Strategy implementation
Series: DEC 2022

FM – Nov 2016 – L3 – SC – Q7 – Mergers and Acquisitions

Advise on the benefits, drawbacks, alternatives, and target selection criteria for expansion through mergers or acquisitions.

Question

One of the means by which companies expand is through mergers and acquisitions. However, there are other means of expansion aside from these methods.

Required:

a. (i) FOUR benefits derivable from its proposed means of expansion. (4 Marks)
(ii) THREE probable demerits of employing its proposed method of expansion. (3 Marks)

b. TWO alternatives to merger and acquisition in your report. (2 Marks)

c. Where the company decides to go ahead with either of these methods, indicate THREE criteria the company may consider in choosing its target company. (6 Marks)

Answer

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Tags: Acquisitions, Benefits, Business Strategy, Drawbacks, expansion, Mergers, Target Selection
Level: Level 3

Topic: Mergers and acquisitions
Series: NOV 2016

AAA – May 2019 – L3 – Q7 – Group Audits

Explain joint audit, its benefits, and challenges in the context of an automotive company’s acquisition.

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Answer

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Tags: Audit Management, Business Growth, expansion, Joint Audit
Level: Level 3

Topic: Group audits

PSAF – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q6b – Fiscal Policy and Public Finance

Explain the five phases of the economic cycle in relation to fluctuations in GDP.

Question

Economic cycle, also known as business cycle, refers to the upward and downward movements (fluctuations) as shown in the national gross domestic product during a given period.

Required:
Explain the five phases of an economic cycle.

Answer

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Tags: Business Cycle, Economic Cycle, expansion, GDP, Recession
Level: Level 2

Topic: Fiscal Policy and Public Finance
Series: NOV 2020

CSME – Nov 2018 – L2 – Q2 – Corporate Governance

Identify five key corporate governance issues for expansion and principles of good corporate governance for PKL Restaurants Limited.

Question

Required:

a. Develop a proposal highlighting five key issues of corporate governance. (10 Marks)

b. Evaluate five principles of good corporate governance that the company should adhere to. (10 Marks)

Answer

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Tags: Board Responsibilities, Corporate Governance, expansion, Governance Principles, Restaurants
Level: Level 2

Topic: Corporate Governance
Series: NOV 2018

SCS – Dec 2022 – L3 – Q4a – Strategy implementation

Evaluate non-financial factors affecting TCWL’s strategic expansion using Johnson and Scholes’ model.

Question

Required:

Using Johnson and Scholes suitability/feasibility/acceptability model, evaluate the non-financial factors that could influence the success of this strategic decision. (10 marks)

Answer

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Tags: AfCFTA, expansion, Johnson and Scholes, Non-Financial Factors, Strategic Decision-Making
Level: Level 3

Topic: Strategy implementation
Series: DEC 2022

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FM – Nov 2016 – L3 – SC – Q7 – Mergers and Acquisitions

Advise on the benefits, drawbacks, alternatives, and target selection criteria for expansion through mergers or acquisitions.

AAA – May 2019 – L3 – Q7 – Group Audits

Explain joint audit, its benefits, and challenges in the context of an automotive company’s acquisition.

PSAF – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q6b – Fiscal Policy and Public Finance

Explain the five phases of the economic cycle in relation to fluctuations in GDP.

CSME – Nov 2018 – L2 – Q2 – Corporate Governance

Identify five key corporate governance issues for expansion and principles of good corporate governance for PKL Restaurants Limited.

SCS – Dec 2022 – L3 – Q4a – Strategy implementation

Evaluate non-financial factors affecting TCWL’s strategic expansion using Johnson and Scholes’ model.

FM – Nov 2016 – L3 – SC – Q7 – Mergers and Acquisitions

Advise on the benefits, drawbacks, alternatives, and target selection criteria for expansion through mergers or acquisitions.

AAA – May 2019 – L3 – Q7 – Group Audits

Explain joint audit, its benefits, and challenges in the context of an automotive company’s acquisition.

PSAF – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q6b – Fiscal Policy and Public Finance

Explain the five phases of the economic cycle in relation to fluctuations in GDP.

CSME – Nov 2018 – L2 – Q2 – Corporate Governance

Identify five key corporate governance issues for expansion and principles of good corporate governance for PKL Restaurants Limited.

SCS – Dec 2022 – L3 – Q4a – Strategy implementation

Evaluate non-financial factors affecting TCWL’s strategic expansion using Johnson and Scholes’ model.

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