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CIMAPRO19-P03-1 Exam - Topic 3 Question 31 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's CIMAPRO19-P03-1 exam
Question #: 31
Topic #: 3
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A project has an NPV of 1,200,000. The present value of material costs which are included in the NPV calculation are 8,000,000.

What is the sensitivity of the project to changes in material costs?

Give your answer to the nearest whole percentage.

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Ivan
4 months ago
Totally agree, 15% makes sense with those figures!
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Tuyet
4 months ago
Really? 15% seems high for sensitivity.
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Louis
4 months ago
I think it's around 15%, sounds right.
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Yolando
4 months ago
Wait, material costs are 8M? That's a lot!
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Phung
5 months ago
The NPV is positive, so that's good!
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Wynell
5 months ago
Blue/green deployment is the way to go here. It allows you to seamlessly switch between the old and new versions without any interruption in service. Seems like the perfect fit for this scenario.
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Carman
5 months ago
Okay, let's see... the key is to focus on the features of the BCV side panel. I think I can figure this out.
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Myrtie
5 months ago
The key here is that Jian was conducting a real-time assessment and acquiring feeds from various sources. That suggests he was gathering external intelligence feeds to get a comprehensive view of potential threats. I'll go with option B.
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Ronnie
9 months ago
Okay, let me break this down step-by-step. The NPV is 1,200,000 and the material costs are 8,000,000. So the sensitivity would be the change in NPV divided by the change in material costs, expressed as a percentage. I think the answer is 15%.
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Kristel
8 months ago
Exactly, the sensitivity of the project to changes in material costs is 15%.
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Aleta
8 months ago
So in this case, it would be 1,200,000 divided by 8,000,000, which equals 0.15 or 15%.
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Jenelle
8 months ago
Yes, that's correct. The sensitivity is calculated by dividing the change in NPV by the change in material costs.
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Casie
9 months ago
I think the answer is 15%.
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Denny
9 months ago
I'm not an accountant, but I do know that the more material costs you have, the more material you need. And the more material you need, the more you have to buy. And the more you have to buy, the more you have to pay. And the more you have to pay, the less profit you make. Aha! I'm a genius!
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Tamekia
10 months ago
Wait, is this a trick question? What if the material costs are actually a negative number? Then the sensitivity would be, like, -15% or something. Oh, wait, that doesn't make sense. Let me think about this again...
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Ruthann
8 months ago
C) 20%
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Lanie
8 months ago
B) 10%
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Laurel
9 months ago
A) 15%
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Noelia
10 months ago
Ah, I got it! The sensitivity is the ratio of the change in NPV to the change in material costs, expressed as a percentage. So if material costs go up by 1%, the NPV would go down by 15%. That's the right answer!
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Flo
9 months ago
That's correct! The sensitivity of the project to changes in material costs is 15%.
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Eladia
9 months ago
So, if material costs increase by 1%, the NPV would decrease by 15%.
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Leah
9 months ago
Exactly! The sensitivity is calculated by dividing the change in NPV by the change in material costs.
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Adelle
9 months ago
It's important to understand how changes in material costs can impact the overall profitability of a project. The sensitivity analysis helps us assess the risk and make informed decisions.
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Georgeanna
9 months ago
So in this case, if material costs increase by 1%, the NPV would decrease by 15%. That's how you calculate the sensitivity of the project.
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Makeda
10 months ago
Exactly! The sensitivity is calculated by dividing the change in NPV by the change in material costs, then expressing it as a percentage.
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Corazon
10 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. Is the sensitivity just the percentage of material costs in the total NPV? That would make it 8,000,000 / 1,200,000 = 66.67%. But the question is asking for the nearest whole percentage, so maybe it's 67%.
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Marvel
10 months ago
Okay, let's think this through. The NPV is 1,200,000 and the present value of material costs is 8,000,000. The sensitivity of the project to changes in material costs would be the percentage change in NPV relative to the percentage change in material costs. That sounds like the right approach.
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Art
11 months ago
I agree with William, the project's NPV is heavily dependent on material costs, so the sensitivity is likely higher than 15%.
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William
11 months ago
I disagree, I believe the sensitivity is higher than 15% because the NPV is significantly affected by material costs.
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Gladys
11 months ago
I think the sensitivity of the project to changes in material costs is 15%.
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