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Free NACVA Certified Valuation Analysts CVA Exam Questions

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Question 1

The Build-Up model divides the risk premium into its subcomponents and estimates the cost of capital as the sum of the following:

1.A risk-free

2.A risk premium, including one or all of following subcomponents EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: D. Investment-specific risk

Question 2

An analysis of fixed and variable expenses will help the analyst understand:

Correct Answer: A. The extent to which increased or decreased volume will affect operating margins

Question 3

_________________ is computed by reverse re-engineering the price of a publicly traded option on the same underlying stock. This is the one when used in the Black-Scholes model along with the other four known variables results in a calculated value that matches the market price of the publicly traded options.

Correct Answer: A. Implied price volatility

Question 4

The application of any discounts should always be taken in the context of:

Correct Answer: D. A, B, C

Question 5

There is an additional ____________ valuation rule, which requires that the appraiser determine whether any of the extraordinary payment rights, if exercised in conjunction with any qualified distribution rights, would lower the total value of the preferred security.

Correct Answer: A. Lower of

Question 6

It is important to point out that _______________of the business can have an impact on the valuation conclusions, especially when it comes to partnership and limited liability companies.

Correct Answer: D. A different legal status

Question 7

_____________________ is the uncertainty of future returns resulting from the sensitivity of the return on the subject investment to movements in the return on the investment market as a whole.

Correct Answer: B. Systematic risk

Question 8

According to the American institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the term financial statement refers to:

Correct Answer: B. ''A presentation of financial data, including accompanying notes, derived from accounting records and intended to communicate any entity's economic resources or obligations at a point in time or the changes therein for a period of time in conformity with a comprehensive basis of accounting.''

Question 9

Most analysts agree that one of the most important factors in the estimation of the direct capitalization rate for the excess earnings is the perceived persistence of the excess earnings. The longer the time period and the greater the uncertainty of the expectation of excess earnings, the __________the direct capitalization rate.

Correct Answer: A. Lower

Question 10

Analysts should consider each of the following measure when estimating the remaining useful life of intangible asset EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: C. Remaining copyrighted life (e.g., time period for which copyrights are sold)

Question 11

Fair market value is defined as the price at which the property would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller when:

Correct Answer: C. Neither is under any compulsion to buy, or to sell, both parties having reasonable knowledge of the facts

Question 12

The accountant express limited assurance in _____________ that there are no material modifications that should be made to the statements in order for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Correct Answer: A. Reviewed statements

Question 13

The analyst should keep in mind that (1) if earning are adjusted from LIFO to FIFO and (2) if after-tax income or after-tax cash flow are used as the appropriate measure of economic income, then the adjustment should be net of:

Correct Answer: C. Income tax effect (either additional taxes or benefit) associated with it

Question 14

Once in a while, someone perhaps a broker trying to sell a business quotes return on equity computed on a pretax basis. This definition can be very misleading, since:

Correct Answer: A. Income taxes are very a real cost

Question 15

The definition of specific business interest can be broken down into two broad questions:

1)-Is the valuation to be a valuation of assets or a valuation of securities?

2)-In either case, exactly what assets or what securities are subject to valuation? By securities in above context, we mean:

Correct Answer: B. Ownership interests; such as stock, dept and partnership interests