Corporate Finance I

NYSE Dealer or auction market?

Auction

Purchaser is called the?
Agent
Principal

Principal

Treasurer or Controller?
Cash manager
credit manager
capital expenditures
Financial planning

Treasurer

Treasurer or Controller?
Tax Manager
Cost Accounting Manager
Financial Accounting Manager
Informational Technology manager

Controller

Accounting functions- Treasurer or Controller?

Controller

The mixture of debt and equity used by a firm to
finance its operations is called:
capital budgeting.
working capital management.
agency cost analysis.
financial depreciation

capital structure

Which one of the following is a capital budgeting?
determining how much inventory to keep on hand
deciding whether or not to purchase a new machine for the production line
deciding how to refinance a debt issue that is maturing
determining how many shares

deciding whether or not to purchase a new machine for the production line

Which one of the following is a capital structure
decision?
determining the amount of funds needed to finance customer purchases of a new product
determining how much inventory will be needed to support a project
determining how to allocate investment fun

determining how much debt should be assumed to fund a project

Which one of the following is a working capital
management decision?
determining whether or not a project should be
accepted
determining the number of shares of stock to issue to fund an acquisition
determining whether to pay cash for a purchase or use th

Determining whether to pay cash for a purchase or use the credit offered by the supplier

Which one of the following statements concerning
a sole proprietorship is correct?
A sole proprietor can generally raise large sums of capital quite easily.
A sole proprietorship is taxed the same as a C corporation.
The life of a sole proprietorship is p

It is easy to create a sole proprietorship

Negotiator:
Agent
Principal

Agent

Which one of the following is the financial
statement that shows the accounting value of a firm's equity as of a particular date?
income statement
creditor's statement
balance sheet
statement of cash flows
dividend statement

balance sheet

Net working capital is defined as:
total liabilities minus shareholders' equity.
current liabilities minus shareholders' equity.
fixed assets minus long-term liabilities.
total assets minus total liabilities.
current assets minus current liabilities.

current assets minus current liabilities

Which one of the following is the financial
statement that summarizes a firm's revenue and expenses over a period of time?
income statement
balance sheet
statement of cash flows
tax reconciliation statement
market value report

income statement

Which one of the following categories of securities
had the highest average return for the period 1926-2007?
U.S. Treasury bills
large company stocks
small company stocks
long-term corporate bonds
long-term government bonds

Small company stocks

Which one of the following categories of securities
had the lowest average risk premium for the period 1926-2007?
long-term government bonds
small company stocks
large company stocks
long-term corporate bonds
U.S. Treasury bills

U.S. Treasury bills

The percentage of the next dollar you earn that must be paid in taxes is referred to as the _____ tax rate.
mean
residual
total
average
marginal

marginal

The cash flow of a firm which is available for distribution to the firm's creditors and stockholders is called the:
operating cash flow.
net capital spending.
net working capital.
cash flow from assets.
cash flow to stockholders.

Cash flow from assets

Which term relates to the cash flow which results from a firm's ongoing, normal business activities?
operating cash flow
capital spending
net working capital
cash flow from assets
cash flow to creditors

Operating Cash flow

The decision to issue additional shares of stock is an example of which one of the following?
working capital management
net working capital decision
capital budgeting
controller's duties
capital structure decision

Capital structure decision

Ratios that measure a firm's financial leverage are known as _____ ratios.
asset management
long-term solvency
short-term solvency
profitability
book value

Long term solvency

The most acceptable method of evaluating the financial statements of a firm is to compare the firm's current:
financial ratios to the firm's historical ratios.
financial statements to the financial statements of similar firms operating in other
countries.

Financial ratios to the firm's historical ratios

Which one of the following terms is defined as
dividends paid expressed as a percentage of net income?
dividend retention ratio
dividend yield
dividend payout ratio
dividend portion
dividend section

dividend payout ratio

Which one of the following terms is applied to the
financial planning method which uses the projected sales level as the basis for determining changes in balance sheet and income statement account values?
percentage of sales method
sales dilution method
s

percentage of sales method

interest earned on both the initial principal and the interest reinvested from prior periods is called:
free interest.
dual interest.
simple interest.
interest on interest.
compound interest.

Compound interest

Shelley won a lottery and will receive $1,000 a year for the next ten years. The value of her winnings today discounted at her discount rate is called which one of the following?
single amount
future value
present value
simple amount
compounded value

Present value

An ordinary annuity is best defined by which one of the following?
increasing payments paid for a definitive period of time
increasing payments paid forever
equal payments paid at regular intervals over a stated time period
equal payments paid at regular

equal payments paid at regular intervals over a stated time period

Which one of the following accurately defines a perpetuity?
a limited number of equal payments paid in even time increments
payments of equal amounts that are paid irregularly but indefinitely
varying amounts that are paid at even intervals forever
unendi

unending equal payments paid at equal time intervals

Mary just purchased a bond which pays $60 a year in interest. What is this $60 called?
coupon
face value
discount
call premium
yield

Coupon

Currently, the bond market requires a return of 11.6 percent on the 10-year bonds issued by Winston Industries. The 11.6 percent is referred to as which one of the following?
coupon rate
face rate
call rate
yield to maturity
coupon rate

Yield to maturity

Which one of the following terms is used to describe a loan wherein each payment is equal in amount and includes both interest and principal?
amortized loan
modified loan
balloon loan
pure discount loan
interest-only loan

amortized loan

If interest Rate increases the value of your bond will:

decrease