CIMAPRO19-P02-1 Exam - Topic 3 Question 90 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's CIMAPRO19-P02-1 exam

Question #: 90
Topic #: 3

A company has three divisions, each of which is an investment centre. The divisional managers' performance is assessed using return on investment (ROI). A higher ROI will result in a higher bonus for the divisional manager.

The company's cost of capital is 15%.

For the forthcoming year each divisional manager has one investment opportunity available as follows:

The manager(s) of which division(s) will proceed with their respective investment opportunity?

ADivision 1 and Division 3

BDivision 2 and Division 3

CDivision 3 only

DDivision 1 only

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Suggested Answer: A, B

by Chery at Jun 23, 2024, 10:02 AM

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Mabel

6 months ago

Division 2's investment seems risky with that cost of capital.

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Lenita

6 months ago

Division 1 looks solid too, don’t count them out!

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Elenor

6 months ago

Wait, are we sure about that? What if the risks are too high?

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Jennifer

7 months ago

Totally agree, Division 3 is the clear choice!

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Kati

7 months ago

Division 3 has the highest ROI opportunity.

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Sang

7 months ago

I think Division 2 has a decent ROI, but I’m not confident if it’s above 15%. I feel like I need to double-check the calculations for all divisions.

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Phillip

7 months ago

I’m a bit confused about how to determine which divisions would proceed. I remember something about only accepting investments with ROI above the cost of capital.

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An

8 months ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I think we had a similar question in practice where we had to evaluate multiple divisions. I feel like Division 1 might also be a contender.

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Tayna

8 months ago

I remember we discussed how to calculate ROI and compare it to the cost of capital. I think Division 3 might be the only one that meets the criteria.

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Charolette

8 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. I'll calculate the ROI for each division and see which ones exceed the 15% cost of capital. Those are the ones that should proceed with their investments to maximize the divisional managers' bonuses.

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Dorathy

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by the different investment opportunities and how they relate to the divisional managers' performance. I'll need to carefully review the information and make sure I understand the key factors before attempting to answer.

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Kimbery

8 months ago

This seems like a straightforward question about investment decisions based on ROI. I'll need to calculate the ROI for each division and compare it to the company's cost of capital to determine which ones should proceed.

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Whitley

8 months ago

This is a tricky one. I'll need to consider not just the ROI, but also how the divisional managers' incentives might influence their decisions. I'll have to think carefully about the bigger picture here.

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Olive

8 months ago

Okay, I've got this. The correct answer is clearly C - APP authentication. That's a common mobile app-based authentication method. I'm confident I can get this one right.

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Thaddeus

8 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think through the network security group configuration carefully to make sure I'm allowing access to the right storage account.

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Myra

8 months ago

Okay, I've got this. WSUS is a Microsoft tool for centrally managing Windows updates across an organization. So the correct answer has to be D - Windows updates for workstations and servers.

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