MAC4865
EXAM PACK
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MODULE +27 67 171 1739
,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
January/February 2024
MAC4865
Financial Strategy
100 Marks
Duration: 3 Hours
30 minutes for uploading to myExams (submission cut-off time)
EXAMINATION PANEL AS APPOINTED BY THE DEPARTMENT
Use of a non-programable pocket calculator is permissible
Closed book examination
The examination question paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and may
not be distributed beyond its intended use for this examination
THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF TWENTY-ONE (21) PAGES IN TOTAL.
THIS IS NOT AN OPEN BOOK EXAM! YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COPY FROM ANY
SOURCES INCLUDING YOUR TEXTBOOK OR TUTORIAL LETTERS.
EXAM QUESTION PAPER - INSTRUCTIONS:
Please note:
1. This paper consists of FOUR (4) questions, comprising 17 pages, as well as 3 tables
(p. i - iii) and formulae sheet (iv).
2. The Invigilator App is compulsory for this assessment/exam. (See page 2)
3. You are strongly advised to carefully read the required before attempting the questions
concerned.
4. All questions must be answered.
5. All calculations must be shown.
6. Each question attempted, must commence on a new (separate) page.
7. Include (write/type) your student number in the document/answer file.
PROPOSED TIMETABLE FOR THIS EXAM:
CONTENTS
TIME
QUESTION TOPIC MARKS
Minutes
1 Multiple choice questions (MCQs) – Covers
10 18
various parts of Financial Strategy
2 Financial policy decisions, business valuations and
35 63
acquisitions and sources of long-term funds
3 Financial policy decisions and sources of long-
35 63
term funds
4 Financial risks and risk management 20 36
TOTAL 100 180
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The Invigilator App
Please take note that the use of The Invigilator App is compulsory for this assessment/exam.
Please take note that The Invigilator App will request you take a picture of every page of your
answer sheet at the end of the assessment.
Please take note that this does NOT replace your formal answer file “scan and upload” to your
Learning Management System (myExams). You must upload your answer file to myExams.
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DAY OF ASSESSMENT:
• Ensure you are connected to the internet in order to log
into the Invigilator App and scan this QR code.
• If you encounter difficulty in scanning the QR code, you
can alternatively enter the Exam Access Code below
the QR code to start the invigilation.
• Unless otherwise specified by your institution, note that
you can only scan this QR code once. If your
assessment has multiple online sections, tests or
attempts, you should NOT finish the invigilation until
your entire assessment has been completed.
• Only scan the QR code when the assessment formally
commences.
• The QR code is only scannable for a limited time
and it should therefore be scanned as soon as
possible to start the invigilation.
• Once the QR code is scanned, ensure your media volume is turned up and place your
smartphone next to you. The Invigilator App will notify you with a notification beep when you are
required to action a request, which you should then perform.
• We recommend that you keep your smartphone on charge for the duration of the assessment.
• If you only have one device you may access your assessment in the application by pressing the
‘Access Exam’ button in the top right corner of your app.
• Keep the Invigilator App open on your cell phone for the full duration of the assessment.
You are not allowed to minimise or leave the app.
• Ensure you are connected to the internet in order to commence the invigilation as well as at the
end of the assessment. No internet connection is required during the assessment.
• You have to adhere to the assessment time limit communicated to you by your institution
as the time displayed in the Invigilator App could differ from the time allocated to complete your
assessment.
• You can click the "Finish Assessment" button in the app if you finish your assessment early.
• If you are performing a written or Scan-and-Upload assessment:
• The Invigilator App may request you to take a picture of every page of your answer sheet at
the end of the assessment. Unless otherwise specified by your institution, this does
NOT replace the normal upload of your script to your institution’s online portal.
• After completing invigilation and following all app instructions, you must upload your Invigilation
App data. If however there is a delay in the upload of the app data at the end of the assessment,
you should prioritise the upload of your script to your university portal and you can temporarily
minimise the app to do so. Uploading of app data is not time sensitive and you can come back
and do it after you have successfully uploaded your script to the exam portal.
• Should you encounter any technical difficulty, please WhatsApp The Invigilator Helpdesk
on 073 505 8273.
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INSTRUCTIONS - ACCESS myEXAMS AND UPLOADING ANSWER FILES:
Follow these steps to access myExams and submit your take-home answer file.
Direct link to access the myExams portal (College of Accounting Sciences):
https://cas.myexams.unisa.ac.za/my/
Access the myExams portal and navigate to the module site and take-home assessment:
1. Go to the College of Accounting Sciences’ myExams portal
https://cas.myexams.unisa.ac.za/my/
2. Use your myUnisa email address and password to sign in.
3. Click on the myExams button in the header and select the module, MAC4865-24-EX01, for
which you need to complete the exam.
4. On the module’s exam page select the Take-Home assessment
MAC4865-Exam Jan/Feb 2024.
5. You can now review the assessment information and start.
Follow the steps below to complete and submit a Take-Home exam assessment:
1. Open the Take-Home assessment MAC4865-Exam Jan/Feb 2024.
2. Download the question paper and note any additional information provided, such as the
proctoring tool to be used.
Please take note that the use of The Invigilator App is compulsory for this exam. Failure to
use the application will result in your exam mark being retained.
3. Complete the Take-Home assessment in MS Word or on paper.
Note: MS Word documents need to be saved as PDF documents, and paper-based answers
must be scanned into a combined PDF document.
Note: Students must upload their answer scripts in a single PDF file.
4. When ready to submit, open the Take-Home assessment again and click on the Add
Submission button.
Note: You only get 15 minutes after the due time to submit your script on the Invigilator App
and 30 minutes on the myExams portal.
5. Note the file requirements such as:
a. File size limit.
b. Number of files that can be submitted.
c. File formats allowed.
6. Check the acknowledgement checkbox and upload your answers document and then
click on the Save changes button.
Remember that you are required to check/accept the submission statement.
The submission statement is the declaration of honesty, where you acknowledge that the
submission is your own work.
7. Review your submission information regarding the status and click on your submission file
link to check if it's correct.
8. If you need to resubmit a file, you can click on the Edit Submission button. Note: You will
need to delete any existing files.
NOTE: You must successfully submit your single PDF file before the submission cut-off time.
Please do not wait until the last minute to submit, instead, submit your file as soon as the three (3)
hours duration of the examination has passed. If you do not successfully submit before the cut-off
time you will be marked as absent from the examination.
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EXAM PACK
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MODULE +27 67 171 1739
,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
January/February 2024
MAC4865
Financial Strategy
100 Marks
Duration: 3 Hours
30 minutes for uploading to myExams (submission cut-off time)
EXAMINATION PANEL AS APPOINTED BY THE DEPARTMENT
Use of a non-programable pocket calculator is permissible
Closed book examination
The examination question paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and may
not be distributed beyond its intended use for this examination
THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF TWENTY-ONE (21) PAGES IN TOTAL.
THIS IS NOT AN OPEN BOOK EXAM! YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COPY FROM ANY
SOURCES INCLUDING YOUR TEXTBOOK OR TUTORIAL LETTERS.
EXAM QUESTION PAPER - INSTRUCTIONS:
Please note:
1. This paper consists of FOUR (4) questions, comprising 17 pages, as well as 3 tables
(p. i - iii) and formulae sheet (iv).
2. The Invigilator App is compulsory for this assessment/exam. (See page 2)
3. You are strongly advised to carefully read the required before attempting the questions
concerned.
4. All questions must be answered.
5. All calculations must be shown.
6. Each question attempted, must commence on a new (separate) page.
7. Include (write/type) your student number in the document/answer file.
PROPOSED TIMETABLE FOR THIS EXAM:
CONTENTS
TIME
QUESTION TOPIC MARKS
Minutes
1 Multiple choice questions (MCQs) – Covers
10 18
various parts of Financial Strategy
2 Financial policy decisions, business valuations and
35 63
acquisitions and sources of long-term funds
3 Financial policy decisions and sources of long-
35 63
term funds
4 Financial risks and risk management 20 36
TOTAL 100 180
[CONFIDENTIAL] [TURN OVER]
, MAC4865
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024
The Invigilator App
Please take note that the use of The Invigilator App is compulsory for this assessment/exam.
Please take note that The Invigilator App will request you take a picture of every page of your
answer sheet at the end of the assessment.
Please take note that this does NOT replace your formal answer file “scan and upload” to your
Learning Management System (myExams). You must upload your answer file to myExams.
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DAY OF ASSESSMENT:
• Ensure you are connected to the internet in order to log
into the Invigilator App and scan this QR code.
• If you encounter difficulty in scanning the QR code, you
can alternatively enter the Exam Access Code below
the QR code to start the invigilation.
• Unless otherwise specified by your institution, note that
you can only scan this QR code once. If your
assessment has multiple online sections, tests or
attempts, you should NOT finish the invigilation until
your entire assessment has been completed.
• Only scan the QR code when the assessment formally
commences.
• The QR code is only scannable for a limited time
and it should therefore be scanned as soon as
possible to start the invigilation.
• Once the QR code is scanned, ensure your media volume is turned up and place your
smartphone next to you. The Invigilator App will notify you with a notification beep when you are
required to action a request, which you should then perform.
• We recommend that you keep your smartphone on charge for the duration of the assessment.
• If you only have one device you may access your assessment in the application by pressing the
‘Access Exam’ button in the top right corner of your app.
• Keep the Invigilator App open on your cell phone for the full duration of the assessment.
You are not allowed to minimise or leave the app.
• Ensure you are connected to the internet in order to commence the invigilation as well as at the
end of the assessment. No internet connection is required during the assessment.
• You have to adhere to the assessment time limit communicated to you by your institution
as the time displayed in the Invigilator App could differ from the time allocated to complete your
assessment.
• You can click the "Finish Assessment" button in the app if you finish your assessment early.
• If you are performing a written or Scan-and-Upload assessment:
• The Invigilator App may request you to take a picture of every page of your answer sheet at
the end of the assessment. Unless otherwise specified by your institution, this does
NOT replace the normal upload of your script to your institution’s online portal.
• After completing invigilation and following all app instructions, you must upload your Invigilation
App data. If however there is a delay in the upload of the app data at the end of the assessment,
you should prioritise the upload of your script to your university portal and you can temporarily
minimise the app to do so. Uploading of app data is not time sensitive and you can come back
and do it after you have successfully uploaded your script to the exam portal.
• Should you encounter any technical difficulty, please WhatsApp The Invigilator Helpdesk
on 073 505 8273.
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024
INSTRUCTIONS - ACCESS myEXAMS AND UPLOADING ANSWER FILES:
Follow these steps to access myExams and submit your take-home answer file.
Direct link to access the myExams portal (College of Accounting Sciences):
https://cas.myexams.unisa.ac.za/my/
Access the myExams portal and navigate to the module site and take-home assessment:
1. Go to the College of Accounting Sciences’ myExams portal
https://cas.myexams.unisa.ac.za/my/
2. Use your myUnisa email address and password to sign in.
3. Click on the myExams button in the header and select the module, MAC4865-24-EX01, for
which you need to complete the exam.
4. On the module’s exam page select the Take-Home assessment
MAC4865-Exam Jan/Feb 2024.
5. You can now review the assessment information and start.
Follow the steps below to complete and submit a Take-Home exam assessment:
1. Open the Take-Home assessment MAC4865-Exam Jan/Feb 2024.
2. Download the question paper and note any additional information provided, such as the
proctoring tool to be used.
Please take note that the use of The Invigilator App is compulsory for this exam. Failure to
use the application will result in your exam mark being retained.
3. Complete the Take-Home assessment in MS Word or on paper.
Note: MS Word documents need to be saved as PDF documents, and paper-based answers
must be scanned into a combined PDF document.
Note: Students must upload their answer scripts in a single PDF file.
4. When ready to submit, open the Take-Home assessment again and click on the Add
Submission button.
Note: You only get 15 minutes after the due time to submit your script on the Invigilator App
and 30 minutes on the myExams portal.
5. Note the file requirements such as:
a. File size limit.
b. Number of files that can be submitted.
c. File formats allowed.
6. Check the acknowledgement checkbox and upload your answers document and then
click on the Save changes button.
Remember that you are required to check/accept the submission statement.
The submission statement is the declaration of honesty, where you acknowledge that the
submission is your own work.
7. Review your submission information regarding the status and click on your submission file
link to check if it's correct.
8. If you need to resubmit a file, you can click on the Edit Submission button. Note: You will
need to delete any existing files.
NOTE: You must successfully submit your single PDF file before the submission cut-off time.
Please do not wait until the last minute to submit, instead, submit your file as soon as the three (3)
hours duration of the examination has passed. If you do not successfully submit before the cut-off
time you will be marked as absent from the examination.
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