NO.71 Z is a multinational pharmaceuticals company with operations across Europe, America and Asia.
It is currently investigating the possibility of setting up a chemical and specialist production facility in South America. This would be a multi $billion investment. What steps should Z take to manage the following risks in this long term venture.

NO.72 JNH is a major corporation that stores its customer database in the Cloud JNH has suffered a data breach that has led to customer credit card details being made available for sale on the internet JNH’s Head of Security wishes to analyse network traffic at the cloud-based server in order to gain a better understanding of the manner in which the data was intercepted, but has been refused access.
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the third-party owner’s refusal to assist JNH’s Head of Security?

NO.73 Which method of quantifying risk exposure can be used to calculate the maximum loss on a portfolio occurring within a period of time with a given probability?

NO.74 Internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance of which of the following?

NO.75 M built a large factory last year and it has just been completed. The initial outflows on this project have a present value of $400 million and the entire project has a net present value of $30 million.
The initial phase of the project caused problems and there was an overspend of $35 million as there was unstable soil. The foundations had to be underpinned with large steel bars to ensure the building would be safe. There was no other suitable site for the project.
The construction could not be abandoned as the site would have had very little commercial value.
The Internal Audit department has been asked to carry out a post completion audit. What issues should it concentrate on?

NO.76 W plc is a large international supermarket chain. It has many thousands of suppliers and many thousands of others competing for “shelf space” in its supermarkets.
Which of the following would be appropriate provisions for W plc to include in its Ethical Code in relation to its suppliers?

NO.77 You are a consultant to an international charity which provides aid to people displaced by war, civil unrest, and natural disaster. The charity has requested you to carry out a post implementation review on their new procurement and logistics system. Which TWO of the following should you be most concerned about when conducting this review?

NO.78 The list below has duties performed by risk managers and internal auditors. Show who would carry out the duties assuming the company has both risk managers and internal auditors.

NO.79 NTN manufactures mobile phones. The company’s directors have created a new formal long term strategy The strategy is based on differentiation. NTN’s phones will be thinner and lighter than those of its competitors.
Which TWO of the following statements are correct?

NO.80 WTW is a global company which produces high-tech equipment such as smart televisions and mobile phones The CFO has just resigned, having been offered a post at a competitor The CFO was well regarded and WTWs share price has fallen in response to the announcement At a board meeting the production director commented that the share price fall is the fault of the nomination committee Which THREE of the following statements are correct?

NO.81 JC is a car manufacturing company in country C and manufactures diesel cars It is facing a number of serious risks Which TWO of the following risk factors are external?

NO.82 H sells machinery and also associated services, such as advice and repairs. H’s industry is going through considerable transformation.
Classify each of the examples of information available to H’s management as strategic, operational or of having little value.

NO.83 A project has a net present value of $2 million.
Total cash outflows of this project have a present value of $14 million, which includes staff costs of $10 million.
What is the project’s sensitivity to staff costs?

NO.84 COM is a well established company in the construction industry The company was founded by the Mac family
30 years ago and several family members still serve on the Board The company obtained a listing five years ago The Board has an appropriate balance between executive and non-executive members It also has audit remuneration and nomination committees The average age of board members is 68 COM is profitable but profit margins have been falling steadily and this year’s revenues are lower than it was achieved last year The Board recognis thai it does not have a long term strategy in place and has been losing business to newer, more aggressive competitors Which THREE of the following statements are correct?

NO.85 M plc is an IT company that bids for large contracts to sell computer systems and also to service existing systems. M plc’s senior management has always set budgets which are hard to achieve and have made no allowances for the recession.
The economy has improved and M plc’s senior managers have made the budget even more optimistic. The budgeted sales target has been increased by 40%.
In the past, sales staff have not tried to achieve the budget sales because it was generally believed that the targets were impossible to reach.
M plc has recently appointed a new Sales Director who has decided that sales staff will be dismissed if they fail to meet sales targets for three successive months. He is also looking for higher sales margins than were achieved before.
What are the likely consequences of the new Sales Director’s policy?

NO.86 A has an opportunity to invest $90,000 in a project that is expected to generate annual cash inflows of $60,000 for each of the next three years. The project’s beta coefficient implies a discount rate of 12% for this project, based on a risk-free rate of return of 3%.
A is prepared to forego the expected cash flows from this project in return for a guaranteed payment of
$50,000 at the end of year 1, $42,000 at the end of year 2 and $30,000 at the end of year 3.
What is the certainty equivalent value of this opportunity to A?