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FIN571 WEEKLY PRACTICE QUIZZES

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Multiple Choice Question 42

Which of the following business organizational forms subjects the owner(s) to unlimited liability?

a) sole proprietorship

b) partnership

c) corporation

d) a and b


Which of the following business organizational forms is easiest to raise capital?

a) sole proprietorship

b) partnership

c) corporation

d) a and b


Which organizational form best enables the owners of the firm to monitor the actions of other owners of the same firm?

sole proprietorship

partnership

private corporation

public corporation


Which of the following factors or activities can be controlled by the management of the firm?

The level of economic activity.

The level of interest rates.

Stock market conditions.

Capital budgeting.


The legal system and market forces impose substantial costs on individuals and institutions that engage in unethical behavior. Which of the following would not be an example of the above?

Agency conflicts.

Jail time.

Financial losses.

Legal fines.


The most common reason that corporate firms use the futures and options markets is

to take risk.

to hedge risk.

to make deposits.

none of these.


Galan Associates prepared its financial statement for 2008 based on the information given here. The company had cash worth $1,234, inventory worth $13,480, and accounts receivables of $7,789. The company's net fixed assets are $42,331, and other assets are $1,822. It had accounts payables of $9,558, notes payables of $2,756, common stock of $22,000, and retained earnings of $14,008. How much long-term debt does the firm have?

$54,342

$76,342

$12,314

$18,334


Tre-Bien Bakeries generated net income of $233,412 this year. At year end, the company had accounts receivables of $47,199, inventory of $63,781, and cash of $21,461. It also had accounts payables of $51,369, short-term notes payables of $11,417, and accrued taxes of $6,145. The net working capital of the firm is

$69,655

none of these

$68,931

$63,510


Which of the following best represents cash flows to investors?

Cash flow from operating activity, minus cash flow invested in net working capital, minus cash flow invested in long-term assets.

Net income, minus dividends paid to preferred stockholders.

Cash flow from operating activity, plus cash flow generated from net working capital.

Earnings before interest and taxes times 1 minus the firm’s tax rate.

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Which one of the following statements about trend analysis is NOT correct?

It allows management to examine each ratio over time and determine whether the trend is good or bad for the firm.

The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System is used to identify benchmark firms.

All of these are true statements.

This benchmark is based on a firm's historical performance.


Coverage ratios: Sectors, Inc., has an EBIT of $7,221,643 and interest expense of $611,800. Its depreciation for the year is $1,434,500. What is its cash coverage ratio?

18.34 times

14.15 times

None of these

15.42 times


Multiples analysis: Turner Corp. has debt of $230 million and generated a net income of $121 million in the last fiscal year. In attempting to determine the total value of the firm, an investor identified a similar firm in Jacobs, Inc., an all-equity firm. This firm had 150 million shares outstanding, a share price of $14.25, and net income of $182 million. What is the total value of Turner Corp.? Round to the nearest million dollars.

$1,421 million

$1,651 million

$1,191 million

$1,715 million


Coverage ratios, like times interest earned and cash coverage ratio, allow

a firm's creditors to assess how well the firm will meet its interest obligations.

a firm's creditors to assess how well the firm will meet its short-term liabilities other than interest expense.

a firm's management to assess how well they meet short-term liabilities.

a firm's shareholders to assess how well the firm will meet its short-term liabilities.


Peer group analysis can be performed by

a) management choosing a set of firms that are similar in size or sales, or who compete in the same market.

b) using the average ratios of this peer group, which would then be used as the benchmark.

c) identifying firms in the same industry that are grouped by size, sales, and product lines, in order to establish benchmark ratios.

d) Only a and b relate to peer group analysis.


Efficiency ratio: If Viera, Inc., has an accounts receivable turnover of 3.9 times and net sales of $3,436,812, what is its level of receivables?

$881,234

$81,234

$13,403,567

$1,340,357



The operating cycle

begins when the firm receives the raw materials it purchased that would be used to produce the goods that the firm manufactures.

begins when the firm uses its cash to purchase raw materials and ends when the firm collects cash payments on its credit sales.

ends not with the finished goods being sold to customers and the cash collected on the sales; but when you take into account the time taken by the firm to pay for its purchases.

To measure operating cycle we need another measure called the days' payables outstanding.


You are provided the following working capital information for the Ridge Company:Ridge Company

Account $

Inventory $12,890

Accounts receivable 12,800

Accounts payable 12,670

Net sales $124,589

Cost of goods sold 99,630Operating cycle: What is the operating cycle for Ridge Company?

36 days

51 days

47 days

85 days


Ticktock Clocks sells 10,000 alarm clocks each year. If the total cost of placing an order is $65 and it costs $85 per year to carry the alarm clock in inventory, use the EOQ formula to calculate the optimal order size.

26,154 clocks

161 clocks

15,294 clocks

124 clocks


The asset substitution problem occurs when

managers substitute less risky assets for riskier ones to the detriment of bondholders.

managers substitute riskier assets for less risky ones to the detriment of equity holders.

managers substitute less risky assets for riskier ones to the detriment of equity holders.

managers substitute riskier assets for less risky ones to the detriment of bondholders.


M&M Proposition 1: Dynamo Corp. produces annual cash flows of $150 and is expected to exist forever. The company is currently financed with 75 percent equity and 25 percent debt. Your analysis tells you that the appropriate discount rates are 10 percent for the cash flows, and 7 percent for the debt. You currently own 10 percent of the stock.

How much are your cash flows today?

$4.50

$150

$12.38

$15


M&M Proposition 2: Melba's Toast has a capital structure with 30% debt and 70% equity. Its pretax cost of debt is 6%, and its cost of equity is 10%. The firm's marginal corporate income tax rate is 35%. What is the appropriate WACC?

7.44%

6.35%

8.80%

8.17%


According to the text, the financial plan covers a period of

one year.

ten years.

three to five years.

none of these.


The financing plan of a firm will indicate

the dollar amount of funds that has to be raised externally and the sources of funds available to the firm, the desired capital structure for the firm, and the firm's dividend policy.

the dollar amount of funds that has to be raised externally and the sources of funds available to the firm, the firm's dividend policy, and the firm's working capital policy.

the firm's dividend policy, the desired capital structure for the firm, and the firm's working capital policy.

the dollar amount of funds that has to be raised externally and the sources of funds available to the firm, the desired capital structure for the firm, and the firm's working capital policy.


Payout and retention ratio: Tradewinds Corp. has revenues of $9,651,220, costs of $6,080,412, interest payment of $511,233, and a tax rate of 34 percent. It paid dividends of $1,384,125 to shareholders. Find the firm's dividend payout ratio and retention ratio.

25%, 75%

69%, 31%

34%, 66%

66%, 34%



Present value: Tommie Harris is considering an investment that pays 6.5 percent annually. How much must he invest today such that he will have $25,000 in seven years? (Round to the nearest dollar.)Present Value (PV) is a formula used in Finance that calculates the present day value of an amount that is received at a future date. The premise of the equation is that there is "time value of money".http://www.financeformulas.net/Present_Value.html

$16,088

$26,625

$23,474

$38,850


PV of multiple cash flows: Jack Stuart has loaned money to his brother at an interest rate of 5.75 percent. He expects to receive $625, $650, $700, and $800 at the end of the next four years as complete repayment of the loan with interest. How much did he loan out to his brother? (Round to the nearest dollar.)

$2,545

$2,404

$2,713

$2,250

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PV of multiple cash flows: Hassan Ali has made an investment that will pay him $11,455, $16,376, and $19,812 at the end of the next three years. His investment was to fetch him a return of 14 percent. What is the present value of these cash flows? (Round to the nearest dollar.)

$39,208

$33,124

$36,022

$41,675


PV of multiple cash flows: Pam Gregg is expecting cash flows of $50,000, $75,000, $125,000, and $250,000 from an inheritance over the next four years. If she can earn 11 percent on any investment that she makes, what is the present value of her inheritance? (Round to the nearest dollar.)

$309,432

$412,372

$434,599

$361,998


Present value of an annuity: Transit Insurance Company has made an investment in another company that will guarantee it a cash flow of $37,250 each year for the next five years. If the company uses a discount rate of 15 percent on its investments, what is the present value of this investment? (Round to the nearest dollar.)

$124,868

$251,154

$101,766

$186,250


Future value of an annuity: Carlos Menendez is planning to invest $3,500 every year for the next six years in an investment paying 12 percent annually. What will be the amount he will have at the end of the six years? (Round to the nearest dollar.)

$28,403

$24,670

$26,124

$21,000


Bond price: Briar Corp is issuing a 10-year bond with a coupon rate of 7 percent. The interest rate for similar bonds is currently 9 percent. Assuming annual payments, what is the present value of the bond? (Round to the nearest dollar.)

$990

$945

$1,066

$872


PV of dividends: Cortez, Inc., is expecting to pay out a dividend of $2.50 next year. After that it expects its dividend to grow at 7 percent for the next four years. What is the present value of dividends over the next five-year period if the required rate of return is 10 percent?

$11.88

$11.50

$9.80

$10.76


PV of dividends: Givens, Inc., is a fast growing technology company that paid a $1.25 dividend last week. The company's expected growth rates over the next four years are as follows: 25 percent, 30 percent, 35 percent, and 30 percent. The company then expects to settle down to a constant-growth rate of 8 percent annually. If the required rate of return is 12 percent, what is the present value of the dividends over the fast growth phase?

$8.37

$7.24

$1.25

$6.46



Genaro needs to capture a return of 40 percent for his one-year investment in a property. He believes that he can sell the property at the end of the year for $150,000 and that the property will provide him with rental income of $25,000. What is the maximum amount that Genaro should be willing to pay for the property?

$150,000

$137,500

$112,500

$125,000


The process of identifying the bundle of projects that creates the greatest total value and allocating the available capital to the projects is known as

capital rationing.

risk analysis.

budgeting.

rationing.


Capital rationing. You are considering a project that has an initial cost of $1,200,000. If you take the project, it will produce net cash flows of $300,000 per year for the next six years. If the appropriate discount rate for the project is 10 percent, what is the profitability index of the project?

2.09

2.18

0.09

1.09


What might cause a firm to face capital rationing?

If a firm has more than one project with a positive NPV.

If a firm has several projects that are expected to generate negative IRR’s.

If a firm rejects some capital investments that are expected to generate positive NPV’s.

If investors require returns for their capital that are too high.


How firms estimate their cost of capital: The WACC for a firm is 19.75 percent. You know that the firm is financed with $75 million of equity and $25 million of debt. The cost of debt capital is 7 percent. What is the cost of equity for the firm?

19.75%

24.00%

32.50%

58.00%


The cost of debt: Bellamee, Inc., has semiannual bonds outstanding with five years to maturity and are priced at $920.87. If the bonds have a coupon rate of 7 percent, then what is the YTM for the bonds?

4.5%

7.0%

9.0%

9.2%


The cost of debt: Beckham Corporation has semiannual bonds outstanding with 13 years to maturity and are currently priced at $746.16. If the bonds have a coupon rate of 8.5 percent, then what is the after-tax cost of debt for Beckham if its marginal tax rate is 35%? Assume that your calculation is made as on Wall Street.

12.500%

12.890%

6.250%

8.125%


The cost of equity: RadicalVenOil, Inc., has a cost of equity capital equal to 22.8 percent. If the risk-free rate of return is 10 percent and the expected return on the market is 18 percent, then what is the firm's beta if the firm's marginal tax rate is 35 percent?

4.10

1.28

1.60

1.0


Which type of project do financial managers typically use the highest cost of capital when evaluating?

Efficiency projects

Extension projects

New product projects

Market expansion projects



Planning models that are more sophisticated than the percent of sales method have

all variable costs change directly with sales.

working capital accounts like inventory, accounts receivables, and accounts payables vary directly with sales.

fixed assets that do not always vary directly with sales.

all of these are true.


Firms that achieve higher growth rates without seeking external financing

have a high plowback ratio.

all of these are true.

are not highly leveraged.

have less equity and/or are able to generate high net income leading to a high ROE.


External financing needed: Triumph Company has total assets worth $6,413,228. Next year it expects a net income of $3,145,778 and will pay out 70 percent as dividends. If the firm wants to limit its external financing to $1 million, what is the growth rate it can support?

26.5%

6.4%

32.9%

30.3%

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