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Course # 771003
Accountant's Guide to Financial Management
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Accountant's Guide to Financial Management
by: Dr. Jae K. Shim, Ph.D., 2009, 288 pages


20 CPE Credit Hours
Finance

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Chapter 1 - An Overview of Financial Management

1.    Objectives of managerial finance do not include:   N/A
Employee profits
Stockholders wealth maximization
Profit maximization
Social responsibility
2.    Stockholder wealth maximization advantages do not include:   N/A
Emphasizes the long term
Maximizes short-term profits
Recognizes risk or uncertainty
Recognizes the timing of returns
3.    Which one of the following is not a policy decision that by itself is likely to affect the value of the firm?   N/A
Investment in a project with a large net present value.
Promotion of more aggressive and creative accounting practices
Sale of a risky division that will now increase the credit rating of the entire company.
Use of a more highly leveraged capital structure that resulted in lower cost of capital.
4.    Financial managers do all except:   N/A
Financial analysis and planning
Making investment decisions
Making financial and capital structure decisions
Posting payroll deductions
5.    In capital markets, the primary market is concerned with the provision of new funds for capital investments through   N/A
New issues of bond and stock securities.
Exchanges of existing bond and stock securities.
The sale of forward or future commodities contracts.
New issues of bond and stock securities and exchanges of existing bond and stock securities.
6.    Which of the following is not considered a financial institution?   N/A
Commercial banks
Money markets
Pension funds
Credit unions
7.    The basic financial statements include a   N/A
Balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in retained earnings.
Statement of financial position, income statement, and statement of changes in retained earnings.
Balance sheet, statement of financial position, income statement, and statement of changes in retained earnings.
Balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, and statement of retained earnings.
8.    The primary purpose of the balance sheet is to reflect   N/A
The fair value of the firm's assets at some moment in time.
The status of the firm's assets in case of forced liquidation of the firm.
The firm's potential for growth in stock values in the stock market.
Assets, liabilities, and equity (net worth).
9.    A statement of cash flows is to be presented in general purpose external financial statements by which of the following?   N/A
Publicly held business enterprises only.
Privately held business enterprises only.
All business enterprises.
All business enterprises and not-for-profit organizations.
10.    A statement of cash flows is intended to help users of financial statements   N/A
Evaluation a firm's liquidity, solvency, and financial flexibility.
Evaluate a firm's economic resources and obligations.
Determine a firm's components of income from operations.
Determine whether insiders have sold or purchased the firm's stock.
11.    A financial statement includes all of the following items: net income, depreciation, operating activities, and financing activities. What financial statement is this?   N/A
Balance sheet.
Income statement.
Statement of cash flows.
Statement of shareholders' equity.
12.    Footnote disclosures usually do not include:   N/A
Accounting methods
Statement of changes in stockholders' equity
Inventory pricing
Pension fund
13.    A segment is reportable if any one of the following conditions exist except:   N/A
Revenue is 10% or more of total corporate revenue
Operating profit is 10% or more of total corporate operating profit
Identifiable assets are 10% or more of total corporate assets
Foreign operations provide 3%or more of total corporate sales
14.    The Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires ___ additional reports on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting:   N/A
2
3
1
4
15.    Management is required to stare whether or not the company's internal control over financial reporting is effective. A negative assurance statement, such as "nothing has come to management's attention to suggest internal control is ineffective" is acceptable. T F   N/A
TRUE
FALSE
16.    Factors that an investor considers in evaluating a firm’s stock include all except:   N/A
Financial health
Industry factors
Number of future investors
Future outlook of the company
17.    Which of the following is an example of leverage ratios?   N/A
Times interest earned
Quick ratio
Payout ratio
Return on equity
18.    Which of the following is not a source of industry statistics?   N/A
Annual Statement Studies
The FTC Quarterly Report
Value Line
Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys
19.    Which of the following is an example of liquidity ratios?   N/A
Times interest earned
Quick ratio
Return on equity
P/E ratio
20.    If the debt ratio is 0.5 what is the debt-equity ratio?   N/A
0.5
1
1.5
2
21.    Given the following data: Sales = 2000; Cost of good sold = 1500; Average receivables = 100, calculate the average collection period:   N/A
24.33
18.25
137
50
22.    Gross profit margin is   N/A
Gross profits divided by net sales
Net sales divided by gross profit
Sales multiplied by gross profit
Average assets multiplied by gross profits
23.    Free cash flow (FCF) is cash flow from operations minus cash used to purchase fixed assets minus ____________________   N/A
Cash dividends
Stock dividends
Share repurchase
Debt
24.    Market value added (MVA) is ___________________ minus equity capital supplied by shareholders.   N/A
Economic value added
Market value
Price-earnings ratio (multiple)
Book value per share
25.    Which of the following is not true regarding the ROI breakdown, known as the Du Pont formula?   N/A
The importance of turnover as a key to overall return on investment is emphasized in the breakdown.
Turnover is not as important as profit margin in enhancing overall return.
The importance of sales is explicitly recognized.
The margin and turnover complement each other. In other words, a low turnover can be made up by a high margin; and vice versa.
26.    Return on Investment (ROI) can be enhanced by management:   N/A
Improving margin
Improving turnover
Improving both turnover and margin
Improving liquidity
27.    Margins may be increased by all except:   N/A
Reducing expenses
Reducing turnover
Raising selling prices
Increasing sales faster than expenses
28.    Another version of the Du Pont formula, called the modified Du Pont formula, reflects the effect of using other people’s money. The formula ties together the return on investment (ROI) and:   N/A
Operating leverage
Total leverage
Financial leverage
Times interest earned
29.    The equity multiplier is not equal to:   N/A
Total assets/ Stockholders' equity
Total assets/ Total liabilities
1/1-Total liabilities/Total assets
1/1-Debt ratio
30.    Basic steps in projecting financial needs by percent of sales method include all except:   N/A
Project the firm's sales
Project expenses
Estimate rate of return
Estimate level in current and fixed assets
31.    Major steps in preparing the budget do not include:   N/A
Prepare a sales forecast
Formulate present value
Estimate manufacturing costs and operating expenses
Determine cash flow and other financial effects
32.    The most direct way to prepare a cash budget for a manufacturing firm is to include   N/A
Projected sales, credit terms, and net income.
Projected net income, depreciation, and goodwill amortization.
Projected purchases, percentages of purchases paid, and net income.
Projected sales and purchases, percentages of collections, and terms of payments.
33.    The concept of “The Time value of Money” refers to:   N/A
A dollar has the same value now as in the future
A dollar in the past had less value than now
A dollar now is worth more than a dollar to be received later
A dollar value is constant in time
34.    The annuity is defined as a series of payments or receipts:   N/A
Of a variable amount for a definite period
Of a variable amount for an indefinite period
Of a fixed amount for an indefinite period
Of a fixed amount for a specific number of periods
35.    Present value of $110,000 expected to be received one year from today at an interest rate (discount rate) of 10% per year is:   N/A
121000
100000
110000
909000
36.    The minimum rate of return is also called:   N/A
Internal rate of return
Rate of return
Cost of capital
Time-adjusted rate of return
37.    The return of an investment consists of the following sources of income except:   N/A
Current income
Preferred return
Appreciation or depreciation
Capital gains or losses
38.    The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) computes the expected return on a security by adding the risk-free rate of return to the incremental yield of the expected market return, which is adjusted by the company’s beta. Assume that rf=6%, and rm=10% If DQZ’s has a beta of 2.0, what is DQZ’s expected rate of return?   N/A
0.14
0.122
0.072
0.12
39.    Beta does not measure the following   N/A
Systematic risk
Purchasing power risk
Market risks
Diversifiable risk
40.    The arbitrage pricing theory (APT) explains asset returns in terms of multiple macroeconomic factors. Assume the macroeconomic variables are the gross domestic product, inflation, real interest rates, differences in yields of different grades of corporate bonds, and differences in yields on long versus short-term government bonds. The market return or risk premium (RPi ) and the sensitivity or beta coefficient (bi) for each variable are given below: Variable = 1 2 3 4 5 RPi = .03 .04 .07 .05 .03 bi = .5 .3 .3 .4 .6 If the risk-free interest rate is .05, the expected rate of return according to the APT is   N/A
0.136
0.103
0.083
0.05
41.    What is the risk and the risk-return trade-off:   N/A
The lesser the risk, the greater the return expected
The greater the risk, the greater the return expected
The greater the investment, the lesser the risk expected
The greater the investment, the greater the return expected
42.    The valuation process for a bond does not require knowledge of:   N/A
Amount and timing of cash flows to be received by investor
Present bond price
Maturity date of the bond
Investor's required rate of return
43.    Preferred stock is like common stock except that:   N/A
It represents equity ownership
It offers control of the firm
It pays dividends
It provides for prior claims on earnings and assets
44.    Which of the following is directly applied in determining the value of a stock when using the dividend growth model?   N/A
The firm's capital structure.
The firm's cash flows.
The firm's liquidity.
The investor's required rate of return on the firm's stock.
45.    Assume that nominal interest rates just increased substantially but that the expected future dividends for a company over the long run were not affected. As a result of the increase in nominal interest rates, the company’s stock price should   N/A
Increase.
Decrease.
Stay constant.
Change, but in no obvious direction.
46.    The market value of a firm’s outstanding common shares will be higher, everything else equal, if   N/A
Investors have a lower required return on equity.
Investors expect lower dividend growth.
Investors have longer expected holding periods.
Investors have shorter expected holding periods
47.    Determine the cost of equity capital for a firm with a stock price of $50.00, an estimated dividend at the end of the first year of $5.00 per share, and an expected growth rate of 11.1%.   N/A
0.211
0.11
0.1
0.2
48.    If the before-tax cost of debt is 10% and the corporate tax rate is 30%, calculate the after-tax cost of debt:   N/A
0.1
0.03
0.07
0.13
49.    The cost of common equity for a firm is   N/A
The required rate of return on the company's stock
The yield to maturity on the bond
The risk-free rate
The market risk premium
50.    In computing the overall cost of capital, ____________________ cannot be used as the weights   N/A
Historical
Target
Marginal
Projected
51.    The capital budget is a(n)   N/A
Plan to insure that there are sufficient funds available for the operating needs of the company
Exercise that sets the long-range goals of the company including the consideration of the company including the consideration of external influences
Plan that coordinates and communicates a company's plan for the coming year to all departments and divisions.
Plan that assesses the long-term needs of the company for plant and equipment purchases.
52.    In order to grow companies, make all but one of the following investment decisions   N/A
Keep or sell a business segment
Lease or buy
Decrease turnover
Which asset to invest in
53.    Conditions under which mutually exclusive investments create contrary rankings include all except:   N/A
Projects that have different life expectancies
Projects that have different sizes of investment
The cost of capital gives a close approximation for the market rate of return
One project increases in cost while another decreases in time
54.    The easiest and most popular method of calculating depreciation is:   N/A
Straight-line method
Sum-of-the-years digit method
Double-declining-balance method
Modified accelerated cost recovery system
55.    Leverage is that portion of fixed costs which:   N/A
Represents a risk to the firm
Represents a risk to the investors
Represents a risk to the clients
Represents all of the above
56.    A firm’s optimal capital structure   N/A
Minimizes the firm's liquidity.
Minimizes the firm's overall cost of capital.
Minimizes the firm's return.
Maximizes the firm's degree of operating leverage.
57.    A company has unit sales of 300,000, the unit variable cost is $1.50, the unit sales price is $2.00, and the annual fixed costs are $50,000. Furthermore, the annual interest expense is $20,000, and the company has no preferred stock. Accordingly, the degree of total leverage is   N/A
1.875
1.5
1.25
1.2
58.    Capital structures decisions are influenced by all except:   N/A
Growth rate and stability of future sales
Asset makeup of the individual firm
Control status of market forces
The business risk to which the firm is exposed
59.    Working capital is the difference between   N/A
Current assets and current liabilities.
Fixed assets and fixed liabilities,
Total assets and total liabilities.
Shareholders' investment and cash.
60.    During the year, Mason Company’s current assets increased by $120, current liabilities decreased by $50, and working capital   N/A
Increased by $70.
Did not change.
Decreased by $170.
Increased by $170.
61.    A change in credit policy has caused an increase in sales an increase in discounts taken, a reduction in the investment in accounts receivable, and a reduction in the number of doubtful accounts. Based upon this information, we know that   N/A
Net profit has increased.
The average collection period has decreased.
Gross profit has declined.
The size of the discount offered has decreased.
62.    Types of delays in processing checks include all except   N/A
Mail float.
Processing float.
Deposit collection float.
Credit float.
63.    A working capital technique that increases the payable float and therefore delays the outflow of cash is   N/A
Concentration banking.
A draft.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
A lockbox system
64.    Ardmore Industries is in the process of reviewing its inventory and production policies. The company often has an excess supply of some products and shortages of other products needed for planned production runs. The method that Ardmore should use to establish its inventory policies regarding these products is   N/A
Linear programming.
Regression analysis.
Economic order quantity (EOQ) or production quantity analysis.
Contribution margin analysis
65.    A decrease in inventory order costs will   N/A
Decrease the economic order quantity.
Increase the reorder point.
Have no effect on the economic order quantity.
Decrease the carrying cost percentage.
66.    The economic order quantity (EOQ) formula assumes that   N/A
Purchase costs per unit differ because of quantity discounts.
Costs of placing an order vary with quantity ordered.
Periodic demand for the good is known.
Erratic usage rates are cushioned by safety stocks.
67.    The ABC Inventory Control Method   N/A
Segregate merchandise into components based on quantity
Compute annual dollar usage by grade
Rank inventory in terms of dollar usage
Works just like JIT.
68.    The credit instrument known as a banker’s acceptance   N/A
Calls for immediate payment upon delivery of the shipping documents to the bank's customer and acceptance of goods by the bank.
Involves an invoice being signed by the banker upon receipt of goods, after which both the banker and the seller record the transaction on their respective books.
Is a time draft payable on a specified date and guaranteed by the bank.
Is a method of sales financing in which the bank retains title to the goods until the buyer has completed payment.
69.    Short-term financial decisions are:   N/A
Less important than long-term financial decisions
Conceptually, more difficult to make than long-term financial decision
Easier to make than long-term financial decisions
Necessary for capital budgeting decisions
70.    The most common way to finance a temporary cash deficit is the use of:   N/A
Banker's acceptances
Call options
Commercial paper
Unsecured bank loans
71.    In general, it is more expensive for a company to finance with equity capital than with debt capital because   N/A
Long-term bonds have a maturity date and must therefore be repaid in the future.
Investors are exposed to greater risk with equity capital.
Equity capital is in greater demand than debt capital.
Dividends fluctuate to a greater extent than interest rates.
72.    Zero-coupon bonds   N/A
Sell for a small fraction of their face value because their yield is much lower than the market rate.
Increase in value each year as they approach maturity, providing the owner with the total payoff at maturity.
Are redeemable in measures of a commodity such as barrels of oil, tons of coal, or ounces of rare metal (e.g., silver).
Are high-interest-rate, high-risk, unsecured bonds that have been used extensively to finance leveraged buyouts.
73.    An advantage of issuing new securities to the public is   N/A
Stock prices accurately reflect the true net worth of the company.
Pressure is applied from outside shareholders for earnings growth.
The liquidity of the firm's stock increases.
Self-dealing by corporate insiders is limited.
74.    The date when the right to a dividend expires is called the   N/A
Declaration date.
Ex-dividend date.
Date of record.
Payment date.
75.    An equity issue sold to the firm's existing stockholders is called:   N/A
A rights offer
A general cash offer
A private placement
A discriminatory-price auction
76.    Mirage Corporation has 1,000,000 shares outstanding. It wishes to issue 250,000 new shares using rights issue. How many rights are needed to buy one new share?   N/A
1 right/share
2 rights/share
3 rights/share
4 rights/share
77.    A potential investor may obtain information about a firm making a new securities issue from which of the following publications?   N/A
Registration statement sent by its broker.
Prospectus.
Letter of comment.
Regulation A filing.
78.    All of the following are examples of services normally offered by investment bankers except   N/A
Securities sales.
Consultation on the offering price.
Underwriting.
Checking accounts to corporations.
79.    In what way do investment bankers make money under best efforts offerings?   N/A
By receiving the difference between the purchasing price and the offering price.
By receiving a commission.
By receiving a discount of the difference between the purchasing price and the offering price.
By purchasing unsold securities for their own account.
80.    A sale of securities to a very few parties that is exempt from registration with the SEC is known as a   N/A
Cash offer.
Rights offer.
Private placement.
Shelf registration.
81.    The Unique features of financial management of a multinational corporation (MNC) include: Multiple currency problems, various legal problems, institutional and economic constraints, and   N/A
Internal control problems.
Translation problems.
Accounting exposure.
Operations exposure.
82.    Which of the following is not?by definition?a multinational firm?   N/A
A firm with foreign production facilities.
Firms which only export products or import raw material.
Foreign joint ventures.
Acquisition of controlling interest in a foreign company.
83.    Exchange rates may be in terms of dollars per foreign currency (direct quote) or units of foreign currency per dollars called   N/A
Cross rates.
Indirect quote
Spot rates.
Premium quote.
84.    A foreign exchange rate is   N/A
The ratio of one country's cost-of-living index to that of another country.
The price of one country's currency in units of another country's currency.
The ratio of one country's imports to its exports.
The difference obtained by subtracting a country's exports from its imports.
85.    An indirect quote is when   N/A
The quotation is received indirectly from a foreign correspondent bank.
The price is in units of foreign currency needed to buy one unit of home currency.
The price is given as units of home currency per unit of foreign currency.
The quotation does not apply directly to forward transactions.
86.    A "forward" transaction   N/A
Is at a premium over the ôspotö rate.
Means that delivery and payment must be made within one business day (Canada) or two business days after the transaction date.
Calls for delivery of a currency at a fixed future date at a fixed rate of exchange.
Sets the future date when delivery of a currency must be made at an unknown spot exchange rate.
87.    A direct quote is when   N/A
The quotation is received directly from a foreign correspondent bank.
The price is in units of foreign currency needed to buy one unit of home currency.
The price is given as units of home currency per unit of foreign currency.
The quotation applies directly to forward transactions.
88.    Transaction exposure measures changes in the value of outstanding financial obligations   N/A
Incurred after a change in exchange rates.
Incurred prior to a change in exchange rates.
Which must determined before operating exposure is established.
Which must be settled before income tax liability is established.
89.    The potential for an increase or decrease in the parent’s net worth and reported net income caused by a change in exchange rates since the last consolidation of international operations is called   N/A
Economic Exposure.
Operating Exposure.
Translation Exposure.
Strategic Exposure.
90.    Hedging   N/A
Increases the variability of expected cash flows.
Increases the variability of reported profits.
Decreases the variability of expected cash flows.
Decreases the spread between spot and forward market quotes.
91.    All of the following operating strategies are used for the management of transaction exposure except   N/A
Leading and lagging accounts receivable and payable.
Buying or selling foreign exchange in the forward market.
Borrowing in foreign currency markets with foreign currency receivables as collateral.
Substituting debt for equity in a debt/equity swap.
92.    The primary method by which a firm may protect itself against operating exposure impacts is   N/A
Money market hedges.
Diversification of operations.
Forward contract hedges.
Balance sheet hedging.
93.    Operating exposure   N/A
Creates foreign exchange accounting gains and losses.
Causes exchange rates to fluctuate.
Is the possibility that future cash flows will change due to an unexpected change in foreign exchange rates
Measures a country's propensity to import and export.
94.    The objective of operating exposure management is   N/A
To eliminate the foreign exchange losses resulting from the settlement of outstanding financial obligations which are valued in a foreign currency.
To maximize the foreign exchange gains resulting from the settlement of outstanding financial obligations which are valued in a foreign currency.
To anticipate and influence the effect of unexpected changes in exchange rates on a firm's future cash flows.
To anticipate and influence the effect of expected changes in exchange rates on the firms financial statements.
95.    Foreign currency options can be purchased or sold to guard against changes in exchange rates during a period of contract or exposure to risk from such changes. This process is known as   N/A
Exposure.
Hedging.
Positioning.
Parity.
96.    Buying insurance policies for political risks are called _________________   N/A
Adaptation
Diversification
Risk transfer
Avoidance
97.    Interest Rate Parity (IRP) states   N/A
Interest rate should change in an equal amount but in the opposite direction to the difference in inflation rate between two countries.
The difference in the national interest rates for securities of similar risk and maturity should be equal to, but opposite in sign to, the forward rate discount or premium for the foreign currency, except for transaction costs.
Nominal interest rates in each country are equal to the required real rate of return plus compensation for expected inflation.
The interest rates between two countries start in equilibrium, any change in the differential rate of inflation between the two countries tends to be offset over the long-run by an equal but opposite change in the spot exchange rate.
98.    The mathematical relationship that links changes in exchange rates and changes in price level is called   N/A
Purchasing Power Parity.
the Law of One Price.
The Fisher effect.
Efficient Market Theory.
99.    Independent services that provide political risk rating include: Country Risk Rating. Economist Intelligence Unit, and   N/A
International Country Risk Guide.
Monetary rating guide.
United Kingdom Parity rate Guide.
Japanese Hedging Rate Manual.
100.    Which of the following is an acceptable method of adjusting for risk when analyzing the prospects of a foreign investment?   N/A
Adjusting the discount rate.
Adjusting the cash flows.
Conducting sensitivity and scenario analysis
All of the above are acceptable.


Chapter 2 - Financial Statements and Cash Flow



Chapter 3 - Evaluating a Firm's Financial Performance



Chapter 4 - Improving Financial Performance



Chapter 5 - Budgeting, Planning, and Financial Forecasting



Chapter 6 - The Time Value of Money



Chapter 7 - The Meaning and Measurement of Risk and Rates of Return



Chapter 8 - Valuation of Stocks and Bonds



Chapter 9 - The Cost of Capital



Chapter 10 - Capital Budgeting: Techniques and Practice



Chapter 11 - Determining the Financial Mix



Chapter 12 - Managing Liquid Assests



Chapter 13 - Short Term Financing



Chapter 14 - Debt Financing



Chapter 15 - Equity Financing



Chapter 16 - International Finance


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