(iii) Lateral or horizontal. (3 marks)

(b) Briefly explain the two types of informal communication known as the grapevine and rumour. (6 marks)

(c) (i) State the date by which Thai Curry Ltd’s self-assessment corporation tax return for the year ended

30 September 2005 should be submitted, and advise the company of the penalties that will be due if

the return is not submitted until 31 May 2007. (3 marks)

(ii) State the date by which Thai Curry Ltd’s corporation tax liability for the year ended 30 September 2005

should be paid, and advise the company of the interest that will be due if the liability is not paid until

31 May 2007. (3 marks)

(b) Discuss the limitations of the above estimates. (6 marks)

(c) Discuss the factors that might influence whether the initial bid is likely to be accepted by the shareholders of Wragger plc.

(d) Estimate by how much the bid might be increased without the shareholders of Paxis suffering a fall in their expected wealth, and discuss whether or not the directors of Paxis should proceed with the bid. (5 marks)

(b) Assuming that the cost of equity and cost of debt do not alter, estimate the effect of the share repurchase on the company’s cost of capital and value. (5 marks)

(c) Acting as an external consultant to Semer, discuss the validity of the proposed strategy to increase gearing, and explain whether or not the estimates produced in (b) above are likely to be accurate. (10 marks)

3 The managers of Daylon plc are reviewing the company’s investment portfolio. About 15% of the portfolio is represented by a holding of 5,550,000 ordinary shares of Mondglobe plc. The managers are concerned about the effect on portfolio value if the price of Mondglobe’s shares should fall, and are considering selling the shares. Daylon’s investment bank has suggested that the risk of Mondglobe’s shares falling by more than 5% from their current value could be protected against by buying an over the counter option. The investment bank is prepared to sell an appropriate six month option to Daylon for ￡250,000.

Other information:

(i) The current market price of Mondglobe’s ordinary shares is 360 pence.

(ii) The annual volatility (variance) of Mondglobe’s shares for the last year was 169%.

(iii) The risk free rate is 4% per year.

(iv) No dividend is expected to be paid by Mondglobe during the next six months.

Required:

(a) Evaluate whether or not the price at which the investment bank is willing to sell the option is a fair price.(10 marks)

（四）甲公司为上市公司，2010~2011年对乙公司股票投资有关的材料如下：(1)2010年5月20日，甲公司以银行存款300万元（其中包含乙公司已宣告但尚未发放的现金股利6万元）从二级市场购入乙公司10万股普通股股票，另支付相关交易费用1.8万元。甲公司将该股票投资划分为可供出售金融资产。(2)2010年5月27日，甲公司收到乙公司发放的现金股利6万元。(3)2010年6月30日，乙公司股票收盘价跌至每股26元，甲公司预计乙公司股价下跌是暂时性的。(4)2010年7月起，乙公司股票价格持续下跌；至12月31日，乙公司股票收盘价跌至每股20元，甲公司判断该股票投资已发生减值。(5)2011年4月26日，乙公司宣告发放现金股利每股0.1元。(6)2011年5月10日，甲公司收到乙公司发放的现金股利1万元。(7)2011年6月起，乙公司股票价格持续上升；至6月30日，乙公司股票收盘价升至每股25元。(8)2011年12月24日，甲公司以每股28元的价格在二级市场售出所持乙公司的全部股票，同时支付相关交易费用1.68万元。假定甲公司在每年6月30日和12月31日确认公允价值变动并进行减值测试，不考虑所得税因素，所有款项均以银行存款收付。要求：1．根据上述资料，逐笔编制甲公司相关业务的会计分录。2．分别计算甲公司该项投资对2009年度和2010年度营业利润的影响额。（“可供出售金融资产”科目要求写出明细科目，答案中的金额单位用万元表示）