ACCT5910

Final Examination Guide - T2, 2024

The final exam will be 2.5 hours. The exam will be conducted in an unsupervised environment and is open book, however, you are not allowed to discuss the exam. Questions will be made available on Moodle under the “Final Exam” tab on Tuesday 13th August at  1:50 p.m. (Australian Eastern Time). To view to exam paper you will need to have first accessed and read the appropriate ‘Student Declaration’. The exam will need to be submitted via Turnitin in the same Moodle section by 4:30pm (Australian Eastern Time). If you are concerned about internet speed and being able to upload the exam responses, please email them to Buck Samrai at [email protected]. All questions must be answered via Word. When submitting your answers,please name your file with the following protocol: z1234567_ACCT5910_final.docx (where you replace 1234567 with your zID). You will also have the ability to upload any workings in an excel spreadsheet, using the following protocol: z1234567_ACCT_5910_final.xlsx (where you replace 1234567 with your zID).

The exam is based on a company listed on the ASX. The name of the case company to be used is Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX:CWY). No materials will be provided, but you will be able to refer to FactSet along with any other resources you feel are relevant. You are free to prepare prior to the exam. Questions on the case will not be answered during consultation or lectures.

Question   1 concerns business strategy analysis. It is primarily concerned with an understanding of corporate strategy and forces of competition within the current and recent economic environment. This question is worth 20 marks and contains several parts.

Question 2 is concerned with Accounting Analysis. It does not contain any calculations. This question is worth 10 marks and may contain several parts.

Question 3 is concerned with financial analysis. This question may require you to compute ratios and comment on the ratios. This question is worth 17 marks and may contain several  parts.

Question 4 involves forecasting. It also involves consideration of questions 1, 2 and 3 in order to ensure explanations of the validity of your responses. Question 4 is worth 30 marks and contains several parts.

Question 5 involves valuation. It involves estimates of your forecasts in Question 4 to estimate a value per share. Question 5 is worth 23 marks and contains several parts.

Consultation for the exam period will be posted on Moodle. Please note, however, that course instructors are not able to discuss the content of the final examination during lectures or consultation – and additional information about the examination would (if required) only be posted on the course Moodle page.