FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – BAC362

TERM PAPER: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – BAC362
Question A
1. The primary financial objective of a company is stated by corporate finance theory to
be the maximisation of the wealth of its shareholders, but this objective is usually
replaced by the surrogate objective of maximisation of the company’s share price.
Discuss how this substitution can be justified.
2. Explain why maximisation of a company’s share price is preferred as a financial
objective to the maximisation of its sales.
3. Discuss the ways in which the concepts of agency theory can be used to explain the
relationships that exist between the managers of a listed company and the providers of
its equity finance. Your answer should include an explanation of the following terms:

4. You are given the following details about ROGIM Company Ltd. Breakdown of
activities by percentage of total annual company turnover:

Instructions:
• This term paper covers the first three topics of the syllabus as contained in the course
outline namely, Introduction to Financial Management, Time Value of Money and
Valuing Financial Securities (Sources of Funds).
• You are required to type your answers using Times New Roman font, size 12.
• Ensure that you have your name and index number on your paper.
• Endeavour to cite sources of any material you consult in doing the assignment in order
to avoid plagiarising.
• This paper constitutes 40 percent of your total assessment of this course.
• Deadline for submission of paper is 31st May, 2020 by 11:59 pm.
• Copying shall not be tolerated. Make sure you read the material and submit an
independent paper.
2

The directors of the company were given share options by its remuneration committee
five years ago. In a year’s time the options will allow each director to purchase 100000
shares in the company at a price of GHc2.00. The directors’ average annual salary
currently stands at GHc200,000 on a five-year rolling contract basis, while average
salaries in the conglomerate sector are GHc150,000 and tend to be three-year rolling
contracts.
i. Using the above information to illustrate your answer, critically discuss the
extent to which ROGIM Company Ltd. can be said to be suffering from the
agency problem.

Question B
1. Explain how the concept of the time value of money can assist a financial manager in
deciding between two investment opportunities.
2. Describe the factors that influence the relative proportions of internal and external
finance used in capital investment.
3. Asempa has asked you for advice about her investment portfolio. She is considering
buying shares in companies listed on the recently created Alternative Investment
Market by the Ghana Stock Exchange. Jojoh, a friend of Asempa, has told her she
should invest only in shares that are listed on an efficient capital market as otherwise
she cannot be sure she is paying a fair price. Asempa has explained to you that she is
not sure what an ‘efficient’ capital market is.
a. Explain to Asempa what characteristics are usually required to be present for a
market to be described as efficient.
b. Discuss whether the Alternative Investment Market is considered to be an
efficient market.
c. Discuss the extent to which research has shown capital markets to be efficient.