Dr.G.R.

Damodaran College of Science

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II BBA (RM)(2018-21 BATCH)

SEMESTER -IV
CORE:FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT- 420B
Multiple Choice Questions.

1. Basic objective of Financial Management is ________________.

A. Maximization of profit.
B. Maximization of share holder's wealth
C. Ensuring Financial discipline in the firm.
D. All of these.
ANSWER: B

2. Financial structure refers to ________________.

A. Short-term resources.
B. All the financial resources.
C. Long-term resources.
D. All of these.
ANSWER: B

3. The market value of the firm is the result of__________.

A. dividend decisions.
B. working capital decisions.
C. capital budgeting decisions.
D. trade-off between risk and return.
ANSWER: D

4. Cost of capital is __________________.

A. Lesser than the cost of debt capital.
B. Equal to the last dividend paid to the equity shareholders.
C. Equal to the dividend expectations of equity shareholders for the coming year.
D. None of the above.
ANSWER: D

5. In Walter model formula D stands for _________________.

A. dividend per share.
B. direct dividend.
C. direct earnings.
D. none of these.
ANSWER: A

6. ___________ security is known as variable income security.

A. Debentures.
B. Preference shares.
C. Equity shares.
D. None of these.
ANSWER: C

7. A risk free stock has a beta of_________.

A. -1.
 B. 0
C. 0.5
D. 1
ANSWER: B

8. Quick asset does not include ____________.

A. government bonds.
B. book debts.
C. advance for supply of raw materials.
D. inventories.
ANSWER: D

9. Long term finance is required for ______________.

A. Current assets.
B. Fixed assets.
C. Intangible assets.
D. None of these.
ANSWER: B

10. If the slopes of the security market line is zero, which of the following is/are true?
A. Risk-free return = market return.
B. Market return minus expected return.
C. Expected return = risk-free return.
D. All of (a) (b) and(c) above.
ANSWER: D

11. If the coefficient correlation between x and y is 0.4, the covariance between them is 0.8 and standard
deviation of y is 0.2, variance of x would be_____________.
A. 0.1.
B. 1
C. 10
D. 100
ANSWER: D

12. Which of the following is not a non diversifiable risk?

A. Lock out in a company due to workers demanding interest hike.
B. Slump in the industry.
C. A change in the tax-structure for corporate in the union budget.
D. Lack of strategy for the management in a company.
ANSWER: D

13. The amount of risk reduction depends on__________.

A. degree of correlation.
B. number of stocks in the portfolio.
C. the market index movement.
D. both (a) and (b) above.
ANSWER: D

14. Which of the following is diversifiable risk?

A. Inflation risk.
B. Interest-rate risk.
C. Market risk.
D. Business risk.
ANSWER: D

15. If a person holds a diversified portfolio the risk a security adds would be________.
A. specific risk.
B. systematic risk.
 C. portfolio risk.
D. liquidity risk.
ANSWER: B

16. Financial leverage can be measured in ___________________.

A. Stock term.
B. Flow term.
C. Both (a) and (b).
D. None of these.
ANSWER: C

17. Proprietary ratio is calculated by _____________.

A. total asset / total outside liability.
B. total outside liability / total tangible assets.
C. fixed assets / long term source of funds.
D. proprietor's fund / total.
ANSWER: D

18. If the security return plot is below the SML, Then it can be said that__________.
A. it is overpriced.
B. the required rate of return is much lower than the actual rate of return.
C. the investors would try to buy more of the security.
D. it is a defensive security.
ANSWER: A

19. Current ratio of a concern is 1, its net working capital will be _________.
A. positive.
B. negative.
C. negative.
D. none of the above.
ANSWER: C

20. Which of the following is not a non diversifiable risk?.

A. Interest rate risk.
B. Purchasing power risk.
C. Operating risk.
D. Market risk.
ANSWER: C

21. Risk-return trade off implies_____________.

A. increasing the portfolio of the firm through increased production.
B. not taking any loans which increases the risk.
C. not granting credit to risky customers.
D. taking decision in such a way which optimizes the balance between risk and return.
ANSWER: D

22. If the covariance of returns of a stock and markets is 514.92(%) 2 and standard deviation of the returns
on the market is 16.25%, then the stock is___________.
A. 0.80.
B. 1.00.
C. 1.25.
D. 1.95.
ANSWER: D

23. _____________ is a specific risk factor.

A. Market risk.
B. Inflation risk.
C. Interest rate risk.
 D. Financial risk.
ANSWER: D

24. Risk premium in the capital Asset pricing model (CAPM) is given by___________.
A. Rf.
B. Km-Rf.
C. B (Km-Rf).
D. BKm.
ANSWER: C

25. The risk arising due to uncertainty about the time element and the price concession in selling a security
is called____________.
A. price risk.
B. market risk.
C. trading risk.
D. liquidity risk.
ANSWER: D

26. _____________ is not a diversifiable or specific risk factor.

A. Company strike.
B. Bankruptcy of a major supplier.
C. Death of a key company officer.
D. Industrial recession.
ANSWER: D

27. Mr.Anil purchased 100 stocks of futura informatics ltd, for Rs.21 on March 15, sold for Rs.35 on
March 14 next year. In the company paid a dividend of Rs.2.50 per share, them Anils holding period return
is______________.
A. 11.90%.
B. 45.40%.
C. 66.70%.
D. 78.60%.
ANSWER: D

28. The 182-day annualized T bills rate is 9%p.a., the return on market is 15% p.a., and the beta of stock B
is1.5 the required rate of return from investment in stock B is___________.
A. 17% p.a.
B. 18% p.a.
C. 19% p.a.
D. 20% p.a.
ANSWER: B

29. Real rates of return are typically less than nominal rates of return due to________.
A. inflation.
B. capital gains.
C. dividend payment.
D. deflation.
ANSWER: A

30. Real rates of return will be positive as long as_________________.

A. the nominal return is positive.
B. the inflation rate is positive.
C. the nominal return exceeds real return.
D. none of the above.
ANSWER: C

31. The major benefit of diversification is to____________.

A. increase the expected return.
 B. increase the size of the investment portfolio.
C. reduce brokerage commissions.
D. reduce the expected risk.
ANSWER: D

32. If a stock is purchased for Rs.120 per share and held for one year during which time Rs.15 Per share
dividend is paid and the decreases Rs.115, the nominal rate of returns is_________.
A. 6.33%.
B. 8.33%.
C. 9.33%.
D. 10.33%.
ANSWER: B

33. The risk free rate of return is 8% the expected rate of return on market portfolio is15% the beta of eco
boards equity stock is 1.4.the required rate on eco boards equity is__________________.
A. 15.4%.
B. 16.8%.
C. 17.2%.
D. 17.8%.
ANSWER: D

34. The relationship between of a security and required rate of return is represented by ____________.
A. characteristic line.
B. security market line.
C. capital market line.
D. all of the above.
ANSWER: B

35. ________ is concerned with the acquisition, financing, and management of assets with some overall
goal in mind.
A. Financial management.
B. Profit maximization.
C. Agency theory.
D. Social responsibility.
ANSWER: A

36. Jensen and Meckling showed that __________ can assure them that the __________will make optimal
decisions only if appropriate incentives are given and only if the __________ are monitored.
A. principals; agents; agents.
B. agents; principals; principals.
C. principals; agents; principals.
D. agents; principals; agents.
ANSWER: A

37. __________ is concerned with the maximization of a firm's earnings after taxes
A. Shareholder wealth maximization.
B. Profit maximization.
C. Stakeholder maximization.
D. EPS maximization.
ANSWER: B

38. _______________ is the most appropriate goal of the firm.

A. Shareholder wealth maximization.
B. Profit maximization.
C. Stakeholder maximization.
D. EPS maximization
ANSWER: A
39. Which of the following statements is correct regarding profit maximization as the primary goal of the
firm?
A. Profit maximization considers the firm's risk level.
B. Profit maximization will not lead to increasing short-term profits at the expense of lowering expected
future profits.
C. Profit maximization does consider the impact on individual shareholder's EPS.
D. Profit maximization is concerned more with maximizing net income than the stock price.
ANSWER: D

40. __________ is concerned with the branch of economics relating the behavior of principals and their
agents.
A. Financial management.
B. Profit maximization.
C. Agency theory.
D. Social responsibility.
ANSWER: C

41. If a company issues bonus shares the debt equity ratio ________________.
A. remain unaffected.
B. will be affected.
C. will improve.
D. none of the above.
ANSWER: C

42. Which of the following is not normally a responsibility of the treasurer of the modern corporation but
rather the controller?
A. Budgets and forecasts.
B. Asset management.
C. Investment management.
D. Financial management.
ANSWER: A

43. The __________ decision involves determining the appropriate make-up of the right-hand side of the
balance sheet.
A. asset management.
B. financing.
C. investment.
D. capital budgeting.
ANSWER: B

44. Treasurer should report to _______________.

A. chief Financial Officer.
B. vice President of Operations.
C. chief Executive Officer.
D. board of Directors.
ANSWER: A

45. The __________ decision involves a determination of the total amount of assets needed, the
composition of the assets, and whether any assets need to be reduced, eliminated, or replaced.
A. asset management.
B. financing.
C. investment.
D. accounting.
ANSWER: C

46. The par value of the stocks and bonds outstanding is termed as ___________________.
A. Capitalization.
B. Multiplication.
 C. Outstanding income.
D. Earnings before interest and taxes.
ANSWER: A

47. According to the text's authors, ___________ is the most important of the three financial management
decisions.
A. asset management decision.
B. financing decision.
C. investment decision.
D. accounting decision.
ANSWER: C

48. The __________ decision involves efficiently managing the assets on the balance sheet on a day-to-
day basis, especially current assets.
A. asset management.
B. financing.
C. investment.
D. accounting.
ANSWER: A

49. Which of the following is not a perquisite (perk)?

A. Company-provided automobile.
B. Expensive office.
C. Salary.
D. Country club membership.
ANSWER: C

50. _____________ is not normally a responsibility of the controller of the modern corporation.
A. Budgets and forecasts.
B. Asset management.
C. Financial reporting to the IRS.
D. Cost accounting.
ANSWER: B

51. All constituencies with a stake in the fortunes of the company are known as __________.
A. shareholders.
B. stakeholders.
C. creditors.
D. customers.
ANSWER: B

52. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding earnings per share (EPS) maximization as
the primary goal of the firm?
A. EPS maximization ignores the firm's risk level.
B. EPS maximization does not specify the timing or duration of expected EPS.
C. EPS maximization naturally requires all earnings to be retained.
D. EPS maximization is concerned with maximizing net income.
ANSWER: D

53. __________ is concerned with the maximization of a firm's stock price.

A. Shareholder wealth maximization.
B. Profit maximization.
C. Stakeholder welfare maximization.
D. EPS maximization.
ANSWER: A

54. Corporate governance success includes three key groups. _____________ represents these three
groups.
 A. suppliers, managers, and customers.
B. board of directors, executive officers, and common shareholders.
C. suppliers, employees, and customers.
D. common shareholders, managers, and employees.
ANSWER: B

55. The Short Holder bank pays 5.60%, compounded daily (based on 360 days), on a 9-month certificate
of deposit. If you deposit Rs.20, 000 you would expect to earn around __________ in interest.
A. Rs.840.
B. Rs.858.
C. Rs.1, 032.
D. Rs.1, 121.
ANSWER: B

56. With continuous compounding at 8 percent for 20 years, ____________ is the approximate future
value of a Rs.20, 000 initial investment?
A. Rs.52, 000.
B. Rs.93, 219.
C. Rs.99, 061.
D. Rs.915, 240.
ANSWER: C

57. In 2 years you are to receive Rs.10, 000. If the interest rate were to suddenly decrease, the present
value of that future amount to you would __________.
A. fall.
B. rise.
C. remain unchanged.
D. cannot be determined.
ANSWER: B

58. You are considering investing in a zero-coupon bond that sells for Rs.500. At maturity in 8 years, it
will be redeemed for Rs.1, 000. During the life of the bond NO interest coupons will be paid. Using the
Rule of 72, what approximate annual rate of growth does this represent?
A. 8 percent.
B. 9 percent.
C. 12 percent.
D. 25 percent.
ANSWER: B

59. To increase a given future value, the discount rate should be adjusted __________.
A. upward.
B. downward.
C. first upward and then downward.
D. None of the above.
ANSWER: A

60. Interest paid (earned) on both the original principal borrowed (lent) and previous interest earned is
often referred to as __________.
A. present value.
B. simple interest.
C. future value.
D. compound interest.
ANSWER: D

61. The long-run objective of financial management is to _____________.

A. maximize earnings per share.
B. maximize the value of the firm's common stock.
C. maximize return on investment.
 D. maximize market share.
ANSWER: B

62. What is the present value of a Rs.1, 000 ordinary annuity that earns 8% annually for an infinite number
of periods?
A. Rs.80.
B. Rs.800.
C. Rs.1, 000.
D. Rs.12, 500.
ANSWER: D

63. Which one of the following is / are the relevance theory?

A. Gorden.
B. Walter.
C. Residual.
D. Both (a) and (b).
ANSWER: A

64. A set of possible values that a random variable can assume and their associated probabilities of
occurrence are referred to as __________.
A. probability distribution.
B. the expected return.
C. the standard deviation.
D. coefficient of variation.
ANSWER: A

65. The weighted average of possible returns, with the weights being the probabilities of occurrence is
referred to as __________.
A. a probability distribution.
B. the expected return.
C. the standard deviation.
D. coefficient of variation.
ANSWER: B

66. ___________ on capital gain and current income may influence form of capital.
A. Legal stipulation.
B. Rate of tax.
C. Capital market condition.
D. Cost of floating.
ANSWER: B

67. ____________ period refers the period between commencement of project construction and first
commercial operation of the project.
A. Debt period.
B. Preference period.
C. Gestation period.
D. Stipulation period.
ANSWER: C

68. Which of the following indexes would be most the appropriate proxy to measure the return of the
market portfolio in the CAPM?
A. Dow Jones Industrial Index.
B. Standard & Poor's 500.
C. Solomon Brothers Bond Index.
D. Wilshire Gold Index.
ANSWER: B

69. The __________ describes the linear relationship between expected rates of return for individual
securities (or portfolios) and __________.
A. characteristic line; standard deviation.
B. characteristic line; beta.
C. security market line; standard deviation.
D. security market line; beta.
ANSWER: D

70. The __________ describes the relationship between an individual security's returns and returns on the
market portfolio. The slope of this line is __________.
A. security market line; beta.
B. characteristic line; beta.
C. security market line; equal to +1.
D. characteristic line; equal to +1.
ANSWER: B

71. ________________ describes an index measure of systematic risk.

A. Beta.
B. Standard deviation.
C. Coefficient of variation.
D. Variance.
ANSWER: A

72. ______________ is the price at which the bond is traded in the stock exchange.
A. Redemption value.
B. Face value.
C. Market value.
D. Maturity value.
ANSWER: C

73. The most important and common form of dividend is ________________.

A. Stock dividend.
B. Cash dividend.
C. Bond dividend.
D. Scrips dividend.
ANSWER: A

74. ________ form of market efficiency states that current security prices fully reflect all information, both
public and private.
A. Weak.
B. Semi-strong.
C. Strong.
D. Flexible.
ANSWER: C

75. Which form of market efficiency states that current prices fully reflect the historical sequence of
prices?
A. Weak.
B. Semi-strong.
C. Strong.
D. Flexible.
ANSWER: A

76. ______________ form of market efficiency states that current prices fully reflect all publicly available
information.
A. Weak.
B. Semi-strong.
C. Strong.
D. Flexible.
 ANSWER: B

77. __________ is concerned with the acquisition, financing, and management of assets with some overall
goal in mind.
A. Financial management.
B. Profit maximization.
C. Agency theory.
D. Social responsibility.
ANSWER: A

78. Deposit amount: 200000 per year Interest rate: 12% Year time: 4 Deposit amount at the end of 4th
year?
A. 955800/-.
B. 987650/-.
C. 966580/-.
D. 987500/-.
ANSWER: A

79. __________ is the employment of an asset is sources of fund for which the firm has to pay a fixed cost
or fixed return.
A. Financial management.
B. Profit maximization.
C. Asset management.
D. Leverage.
ANSWER: D

80. _____________ is the minimum required rate of earnings or the cut off rate of capital expenditure.
A. Cost of capital.
B. Working capital
C. Equity capital.
D. None of the above.
ANSWER: A

81. _________________ is a long term planning for financing proposed capital outlay.
A. Capital Budgeting.
B. Budgeting.
C. Cash Budget.
D. Sales Budget.
ANSWER: A

82. Which of the following is the first step in capital budgeting process?
A. Final approval.
B. Screening the proposal.
C. Implementing proposal .
D. Identification of investment proposal.
ANSWER: D

83. The term _________________ refers to the period in which the project will generate the necessary
cash flow to recoup the initial investment.
A. internal return.
B. payback period.
C. discounting return.
D. accounting return.
ANSWER: B

84. A mutually exclusive project can be selected as per payback period when it is _________.
A. less.
B. more.
 C. more than 5 years.
D. none of the above.
ANSWER: A

85. The project can be selected if its profitability index is more than ______.
A. 1%.
B. 3%.
C. 5%.
D. 10%.
ANSWER: A

86. Initial outlay 50,000, life of the asset 5 yrs, estimated annual cash flow 12,500, IRR = ____________.
A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 8%
D. 10%
ANSWER: C

87. A project costs Rs, 1,00,000 annual cash flow of Rs. 20,000 for 8 years. Its pay back period is
______________.
A. 1 year .
B. 2 years.
C. 3 years.
D. 5 years.
ANSWER: D

88. X ltd issues rupees 50,000 8% debentures at a discount of 5%. The tax rate is 50% the cost of debt
capital is __________.
A. 4%.
B. 4.2%.
C. 4.6%.
D. 5%.
ANSWER: B

89. Cost of the project is 6,00,000 , life of the project is 5 years annual cash flow is 2,00,000 cut off rate is
10% the discounted pay back period is ______________.
A. 2 yrs.
B. 2 yrs 6 months.
C. 3 yrs.
D. 3 yrs 9 months.
ANSWER: D

90. To increase the given present value, the discounted rate should be adjusted
A. upward.
B. downward.
C. no change.
D. constant.
ANSWER: B

91. Cost of not carrying enough inventory includes ________.

A. lost sale.
B. customer disappointment.
C. possible work lay offs.
D. all of these.
ANSWER: D

92. Which form of market efficiency states that current security prices fully reflect all information, both
public and private?
 A. Weak.
B. Semi-strong.
C. Strong.
D. Highly strong.
ANSWER: C

93. Which form of market efficiency states that current prices fully reflect the historical sequence of
prices?
A. Weak.
B. Semi-strong.
C. Strong.
D. Highly strong.
ANSWER: A

94. ________________ is one that maximizes value of business, minimizes overall cost of capital, that is
flexible, simple and futuristic, that ensures adequate control on affairs of business by the owners and so on.
A. Minimal capital structure.
B. Moderate capital structure.
C. Optimal capital structure.
D. Deficit capital structure.
ANSWER: C

95. ___________________ refers to make-up of a firm's capitalization.

A. Capital structure.
B. Capital budgeting.
C. Equity shares.
D. Dividend policy.
ANSWER: A

96. _____________ of different sources of capital influences capital structure.

A. Restrictive covenants.
B. Tax advantage.
C. Cost of capital.
D. Trading on equity.
ANSWER: C

97. ___________ of debt capital is a factor in favor of using more debt capital.
A. Tax advantage.
B. Debt equity norms.
C. Leverage effect.
D. Security of assets.
ANSWER: A

98. __________ is a payment of additional shares to shareholders in lieu of cash.

A. Stock split.
B. Stock dividend.
C. Extra dividend.
D. Regular dividend.
ANSWER: B

99. _______________ such as restriction on business expansion, on raising additional capital, on

declaration of dividend, nominee directors on the board, convertibility clause, etc.
A. Trading on equity.
B. Security of assets.
C. Restrictive covenants.
D. Debt capacity of a business.
ANSWER: C
100. Debt capacity of a business needs _____________.
A. restriction.
B. consideration.
C. leverage.
D. Security
ANSWER: B

101. ______________ is another measure of debt capacity of a firm.

A. Cost of capital.
B. Debt equity ratio.
C. Interest coverage ratio.
D. Leverage effect.
ANSWER: C

102. Financial leverage refers to the rate of change in earnings per share for a given change in earnings
___________________.
A. before tax.
B. before interest.
C. before interest and tax.
D. after interest and tax.
ANSWER: C

103. Security of assets is determining factor for using ________.

A. debt capital.
B. equity capital.
C. preference capital.
D. cost of capital.
ANSWER: A

104. Land at prime locations, modern buildings, machinery in good condition, etc are accepted as
__________.
A. funds.
B. security.
C. liquid cash.
D. debt.
ANSWER: B

105. ____________ refers the period between commencement of project construction and first commercial
operation of the project.
A. Maturity period.
B. Initial period.
C. Gestation period.
D. Growth period.
ANSWER: C

106. Financial risk perception is an influencing factor of _____________.

A. equity structure.
B. preference structure.
C. debt structure.
D. capital structure.
ANSWER: D

107. ____________ bonds are again superior to ordinary bonds in terms of sale ability.
A. Redeemable.
B. Irredeemable.
C. Convertible.
D. Non-convertible.
ANSWER: C
108. __________, roll over, swap early retirement and the like need to be adopted when needed.
A. Periodic servicing.
B. Involvement.
C. Responsibility.
D. Investment.
ANSWER: A

109. The risk averse prefers debt instruments, while the risk seekers go for ________.
A. equity investments.
B. preference investments.
C. debt investments.
D. none of these.
ANSWER: A

110. When capital market is booming, firms can take market route to ________.
A. raise capital.
B. decrease capital.
C. stop growing.
D. stagnate.
ANSWER: A

111. __________ is the expected cash dividend that is normally paid to shareholders.
A. Stock split.
B. Stock dividend.
C. Extra dividend.
D. Regular dividend.
ANSWER: C

112. What method of stock repurchase occurs when the buyer seeks bids within a specified price range and
accepts the lowest price that will allow it to acquire the entire block of securities desired?
A. Dutch-auction.
B. Fixed-price.
C. Open-market.
D. Fair-warning.
ANSWER: A

113. What method of stock repurchase occurs when the buyer purchases securities through a brokerage
house?
A. Dutch-auction.
B. Fixed-price.
C. Open-market.
D. Fair-warning.
ANSWER: B

114. "Large-percentage stock dividends" are typically __________ percent or higher of previously
outstanding common stock.
A. 25.
B. 35.
C. 51.
D. 70.
ANSWER: C

115. The __________ is the proportion of earnings that are paid to common shareholders in the form of a
cash dividend.
A. retention rate.
B. 1 plus the retention rate.
C. growth rate.
 D. dividend payout ratio.
ANSWER: A

116. A firm that acquires another firm as part of its strategy to sell off assets, cut costs, and operates the
remaining assets more efficiently is engaging in __________.
A. a strategic acquisition.
B. a financial acquisition.
C. two-tier tender offer
D. shark repellent.
ANSWER: B

117. A would-be acquirer's offer to buy stock directly from shareholders is referred to as __________.
A. a white knight.
B. a joint venture.
C. a tender offer.
D. a takeover.
ANSWER: C

118. The arbitrage process is the behavioral foundation for the ______________.
A. MM hypothesis.
B. RG hypothesis.
C. Dividend policy.
D. Shareholders earnings.
ANSWER: A

119. A merger that signals to the investors in the market place a change in strategy or operating efficiency
that can not be conveyed in another manner is referred to as __________.
A. the information effect.
B. the wealth effect.
C. strategic effect.
D. bootstrapping effect.
ANSWER: D

120. An element of modern portfolio theory. A mathematical model showing an "appropriate" price, based
on relative risk combined with the return on risk-free assets is __________.
A. CAPM model.
B. Miller model.
C. Gordan model.
D. Walter model.
ANSWER: A

121. A method of budgeting that estimates todays value of money to be received in the future; It is
discounted due to the uncertainty of its true value in the future and for the cost of the capital
is______________.
A. cash inflow.
B. cash outflow.
C. discounted cash flow.
D. payback.
ANSWER: C

122. The long-run objective of financial management is to ___________.

A. maximize earnings per share.
B. maximize the value of the firm's common stock.
C. maximize return on investment.
D. maximize market share.
ANSWER: A

123. The field of finance is closely related to the fields of _________.

 A. statistics and economics.
B. statistics and risk analysis.
C. economics and accounting.
D. accounting and comparative return analysis.
ANSWER: C

124. The ultimate measure of performance is _____________.

A. amount of the firm's earnings.
B. the how the earnings are valued by the investor.
C. the firm's profit margin.
D. return on the firm's total assets.
ANSWER: B

125. Which of the following are not among the daily activities of financial management?
A. Sale of shares and bonds.
B. Credit management.
C. Inventory control.
D. The receipt and disbursement of funds.
ANSWER: A

126. A main benefit to the corporate form of organization is __________.

A. double taxation of corporate income.
B. simplicity of decision making and low organizational complexity.
C. limited liability for the corporate shareholders.
D. a major management role exists for the firm's owners.
ANSWER: C

127. Capital is allocated by financial markets by _______________.

A. a lottery system between investment dealers.
B. pricing securities based on their risk and expected future cash flows
C. by pricing risky securities higher than low-risk securities.
D. by a government risk-rating system based on AAA for low risk and CCC for high risk.
ANSWER: B

128. The allocation of capital is determined by _________.

A. expected rates of return.
B. the Bank of Canada.
C. the initial sale of securities in the primary market.
D. the size of the federal debt.
ANSWER: A

129. The mix of debt and equity in a firm is referred to as the firm's _______.
A. primary capital.
B. capital composition.
C. cost of capital.
D. capital structure.
ANSWER: C

130. The main focus of finance for the last 40 years has been _______.
A. mergers and acquisitions.
B. conglomerate firms.
C. inflation.
D. risk-return relationships.
ANSWER: A

131. Cost of floating is high in ________.

A. America.
B. France.
 C. Japan.
D. India.
ANSWER: D

132. A preliminary prospectus is known as a ____________.

A. golden parachute.
B. red herring.
C. blue sky.
D. green shoe.
ANSWER: A

133. Rate of tax on capital gain and current income may influence form of _________.
A. equity.
B. preference.
C. debt.
D. capital.
ANSWER: D

134. In finance, "working capital" means the same thing as __________.

A. total assets.
B. fixed assets.
C. current assets.
D. current assets minus current liabilities.
ANSWER: C

135. In deciding the appropriate level of current assets for the firm, management is confronted with
_____________.
A. a trade-off between profitability and risk.
B. a trade-off between liquidity and marketability.
C. a trade off between equity and debt.
D. trade off between current assets and profitability.
ANSWER: A

136. ___________ varies inversely with profitability.

A. Liquidity.
B. Risk.
C. Accounts.
D. Trade.
ANSWER: A

137. Permanent working capital ___________.

A. varies with seasonal needs.
B. includes fixed assets.
C. is the amount of current assets required to meet a firm's long-term minimum needs.
D. includes accounts payable.
ANSWER: C

138. Net working capital refers to ___________.

A. total assets minus fixed assets.
B. current assets minus current liabilities.
C. current assets minus inventories.
D. current assets.
ANSWER: B

139. Earlier a debt equity norm of _______ was generally insisted on by the controller of capital issues.
A. 1:1.
B. 1:2.
C. 2:1.
 D. 2:2.
ANSWER: C

140. Financial intermediaries _______________.

A. do not invest in new long-term securities.
B. include insurance companies and pension funds
C. include the national and regional stock exchanges.
D. are usually underwriting syndicates.
ANSWER: B

141. A best efforts offering is sometimes used in connection with a _________ of new, long-term
securities.
A. private placement.
B. privileged subscription.
C. public issue.
D. all of the above.
ANSWER: C

142. The following is (are) the limitation of Economic Order Quantity assumption(s).
A. Demand may vary throughout the year.
B. It assumes that the storage space is unlimited.
C. Prices of materials change throughout the year.
D. All of the above.
ANSWER: D

143. In calculating the value of one right when the stock is selling "rights-on," the analyst needs to know
the number of rights needed to buy one share of stock and _________.
A. the subscription price per share.
B. the transactions costs involved.
C. the price-earnings ratio of the firm's stock.
D. the length of the rights offering period.
ANSWER: A

144. If an investment banker has agreed to sell a new issue of securities on a best-efforts basis, the issue is
____________.
A. most likely involves an unusually large stock offering.
B. most likely involves bonds instead of common stock.
C. results in no assumption of underwriting risk by the investment banker.
D. most likely involves a well-established, large company.
ANSWER: C

145. Free pricing of public capital issues, now in vogue in the country has made companies using more
equity financing than _____________.
A. equity financing.
B. debt financing.
C. preference financing.
D. rate of interest.
ANSWER: B

146. Shareholder wealth" in a firm is represented by____________.

A. the number of people employed in the firm.
B. the book value of the firm's assets less the book value of its liabilities.
C. the amount of salary paid to its employees.
D. the market price per share of the firm's common stock.
ANSWER: D

147. The symptom of large inventory accumulation in anticipation of price rise in future will be indicated
by ________.
 A. Asset turnover ratio.
B. Working Capital turnover ratio.
C. Inventory turnover ratio.
D. All of the above.
ANSWER: C

148. The comparison of financial data of same time period of different organisations engaged in similar
business.
A. Time series analysis.
B. Cross-sectional analysis.
C. Spatial data analysis.
D. None of the above.
ANSWER: B

149. To financial analysts, "gross working capital" means the same thing as ________.
A. fixed assets.
B. current assets.
C. working capital.
D. cost of capital.
ANSWER: B

150. An example of fixed asset is________.

A. Live stock.
B. Value stock.
C. Income stock.
D. All of the above.
ANSWER: A

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