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Fm Quiz fall 2009

Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 03:44:40 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Discounted cash flow methods provide a more objective basis for evaluating and selecting an investment project. These methods take into account:
Select correct option:

Magnitude of expected cash flows

Timing of expected cash flows

Both timing and magnitude of cash flows

None of the given options



Question # 2 of 20 ( Start time: 03:45:20 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the most important criteria in capital budgeting?
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Return on investment

Profitability index

Net present value

Pay back period


Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 03:46:33 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Discounted cash flow methods provide a more objective basis for evaluating and selecting an investment project. These methods take into account:
Select correct option:


Magnitude of expected cash flows

Timing of expected cash flows

Both timing and magnitude of cash flows

None of the given options




Question # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 03:47:23 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Companies and individuals running different types of businesses have to make the choices of the asset according to which of the following?
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Life span of the project

Validity of the project

Cost of the capital

Return on asset

I selected 4th



Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 03:47:52 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the present value of Rs.8,000 to be paid at the end of three years if the correct risk adjusted interest rate is 11%?
Select correct option:

Rs.5,850

Rs.4,872

Rs.6,725

Rs.1,842

I think 1st option is correct



Question # 6 of 20 ( Start time: 03:49:00 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The logic behind _________ is that instead of looking at net cash flows you look at cash inflows and outflows separately for each point in time.
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IRR

MIRR

PV

NPV


Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 03:50:13 AM ) Total Marks: 1
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 __________.
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Fall

Rise

Remain unchanged

Incomplete information



Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 03:51:32 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following would NOT improve the current ratio?
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Borrow short term to finance additional fixed assets

Issue long-term debt to buy inventory

Sell common stock to reduce current liabilities

Sell fixed assets to reduce accounts payable


Question # 9 of 20 ( Start time: 03:52:34 AM ) Total Marks: 1
According to timing difference problem a good project might suffer from _____ IRR even though its NPV is ________.
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Higher; lower

Lower; Lower

Lower; higher

Higher; higher


Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 03:53:14 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A statistical measure of the variability of a distribution around its mean is referred to as __________.
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Probability distribution

Expected return

Standard deviation

Coefficient of variation



Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 03:53:42 AM ) Total Marks: 1
To increase a given future value, the discount rate should be adjusted __________.
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Upward

Downward

First upward and then downward

None of the given options


Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 03:54:08 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT a cash outflow for the firm?
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Depreciation

Dividends

Interest

Taxes


Question # 13 of 20 ( Start time: 03:54:52 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Total portfolio risk is __________.
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Equal to systematic risk plus non-diversifiable risk

Equal to avoidable risk plus diversifiable risk

Equal to systematic risk plus unavoidable risk

Equal to systematic risk plus diversifiable risk



Question # 14 of 20 ( Start time: 03:55:40 AM ) Total Marks: 1
What is yield to maturity on a bond?
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Below the coupon rate when the bond sells at a discount, and equal to the coupon rate when the bond sells at a premium

The discount rate that will set the present value of the payments equal to the bond price

Based on the assumption that any payments received are reinvested at the coupon rate

None of the above



Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 03:56:26 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Why companies invest in projects with negative NPV?
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Because there is hidden value in each project

Because there may be chance of rapid growth

Because they have invested a lot

All of the given options



Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 03:57:41 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The current yield on a bond is equal to ________.
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Annual interest divided by the current market price

The yield to maturity

Annual interest divided by the par value

The internal rate of return


Question # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 03:58:21 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following market in finance is referred to the market for short-term government and corporate debt securities?
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Money market

Capital market

Primary market

Secondary market

(it should be money market)



Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 03:58:39 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following selects the combination of investment proposals that will provide the greatest increase in the value of the firm within the budget ceiling constraint?
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Cash budgeting

Capital budgeting

Capital rationing

Capital expenditure



Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 03:59:56 AM ) Total Marks: 1
A project that tells us the number of years required to recover our initial cash investment based on the project’s expected cash flows is:
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Pay back period

Internal rate of return

Net present value

Profitability index



Question # 20 of 20 ( Start time: 04:00:15 AM ) Total Marks: 1
How "Shareholder wealth" is represented in a firm?
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The number of people employed in the firm

The book value of the firm's assets less the book value of its liabilities

The market price per share of the firm's common stock

The amount of salary paid to its employees


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Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 08:13:52 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following statements is correct in distinguishing between serial bonds and sinking-fund bonds?
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Serial bonds mature at a variety of dates, but sinking-fund bonds mature at a single date.

Serial bonds provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to maturity, but sinking-fund bonds do not provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to maturity

Serial bonds do not provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to maturity, but sinking-fund bonds do provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to maturity.

None of the above are correct since a serial bond is identical to a sinking fund bond.






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Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 08:13:52 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following statements is correct in distinguishing between serial bonds and sinking-fund bonds?
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Serial bonds mature at a variety of dates, but sinking-fund bonds mature at a single date.

Serial bonds provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to maturity, but sinking-fund bonds do not provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to maturity

Serial bonds do not provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to maturity, but sinking-fund bonds do provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to maturity.

None of the above are correct since a serial bond is identical to a sinking fund bond.






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Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 08:15:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following will NOT equate the future value of cash inflows to the present value of cash outflows?
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Discount rate

Profitability index

Internal rate of return

Multiple Internal rate of return






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Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 08:17:50 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following would be considered a cash-flow item from an "operating" activity?
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Cash outflow to the government for taxes

Cash outflow to shareholders as dividends

Cash inflow to the firm from selling new common equity shares

Cash outflow to purchase bonds issued by another company






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Question # 6 of 20 ( Start time: 08:18:33 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Where there is single period capital rationing, what the most sensible way of making investment decisions?
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Choose all projects with a positive NPV

Group projects together to allocate the funds available and select the group of projects with the highest NPV

Choose the project with the highest NPV

Calculate IRR and select the projects with the highest IRRs






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Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 08:19:12 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Discounted cash flow methods provide a more objective basis for evaluating and selecting an investment project. These methods take into account:
Select correct option:



Magnitude of expected cash flows

Timing of expected cash flows

Both timing and magnitude of cash flows

None of the given options






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Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 08:20:29 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is NOT the form of cash flow generated by the investments of the shareholders?
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Income

Capital loss

Capital gain

Operating income






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Question # 9 of 20 ( Start time: 08:21:03 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The statement of cash flows reports a firm's cash flows segregated into which of the following categorical order?
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Operating, investing, and financing

Investing, operating, and financing

Financing, operating and investing

Financing, investing, and operating

Saving...




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Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 08:22:24 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which group of ratios measures a firm's ability to meet short-term obligations?
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Liquidity ratios

Debt ratios

Coverage ratios

Profitability ratios






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Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 08:22:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following value of the shares changes with investor’s perception about the company’s future and supply and demand situation?
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Par value

Market value

Intrinsic value

Face value






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Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 08:23:18 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What should be the focal point of financial management in a firm?
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The number and types of products or services provided by the firm

The minimization of the amount of taxes paid by the firm

The creation of value for shareholders

The dollars profits earned by the firm






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Question # 13 of 20 ( Start time: 08:24:41 PM ) Total Marks: 1
According to timing difference problem a good project might suffer from _____ IRR even though its NPV is ________.
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Higher; lower

Lower; Lower

Lower; higher

Higher; higher






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Question # 14 of 20 ( Start time: 08:25:47 PM ) Total Marks: 1
_________ is equal to (common shareholders' equity/common shares outstanding).
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Book value per share

Liquidation value per share

Market value per share

None of the above






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Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 08:26:20 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the present value of Rs.8,000 to be paid at the end of three years if the correct risk adjusted interest rate is 11%?
Select correct option:



Rs.5,850

Rs.4,872

Rs.6,725

Rs.1,842






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Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 08:27:38 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following effects price of the bond?
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Market interest rate

Required rate of return

Interest rate risk

All of the given options






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Question # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 08:27:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The value of direct claim security is derived from which of the following?
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Fundamental analysis

Underlying real asset

Supply and demand of securities in the market

All of the given options






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Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 08:29:15 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Companies and individuals running different types of businesses have to make the choices of the asset according to which of the following?
Select correct option:



Life span of the project

Validity of the project

Cost of the capital

Return on asset






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Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 08:30:47 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The benefit we expect from a project is expressed in terms of:
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Cash in flows

Cash out flows

Cash flows

None of the given option






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Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 09:20:12 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The value of a bond is directly derived from which of the following?
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Cash flows

Coupon receipts

Par recovery at maturity

All of the given options






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Question # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 09:21:27 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The DuPont Approach breaks down the earning power on shareholders' book value (ROE) as follows: ROE = __________.
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Net profit margin × Total asset turnover × Equity multiplier

Total asset turnover × Gross profit margin × Debt ratio

Total asset turnover × Net profit margin

Total asset turnover × Gross profit margin × Equity multiplier






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Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 09:22:47 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Who or what is a person or institution designated by a bond issuer as the official representative of the bondholders?
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Indenture

Debenture

Bond

Bond trustee






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Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 09:24:08 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following statements (in general) is correct?
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A low receivables turnover is desirable

The lower the total debt-to-equity ratio, the lower the financial risk for a firm

An increase in net profit margin with no change in sales or assets means a weaker ROI

The higher the tax rate for a firm, the lower the interest coverage ratio






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Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 09:24:55 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following techniques would be used for a project that has non–normal cash flows?
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Internal rate of return

Multiple internal rate of return

Modified internal rate of return

Net present value






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Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 09:25:57 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Cash budgets are prepared from past:
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Balance sheets

Income statements

Income tax and depreciation data

None of the given options






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Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 09:26:26 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is a major disadvantage of the corporate form of organization?
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Double taxation of dividends

Inability of the firm to raise large sums of additional capital

Limited liability of shareholders

Limited life of the corporate form






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Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 09:26:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Study the time line and accompanying 5-period cash-flow pattern below. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time line |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Rs.10 Rs.10 Rs.10 Rs.10 Rs.10 Cash flows ¦ ¦ A B The present value of the 5-period annuity shown above as of Point A is the present value of a 5-period ______________ , whereas the future value of the same annuity as of Point B is the future value of a 5-period ______________ .
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Ordinary annuity; ordinary annuity

Ordinary annuity; annuity due

Annuity due; annuity due

Annuity due; ordinary annuity






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Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 09:30:13 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ is the variability of return on stocks or portfolios not explained by general market movements. It is avoidable through diversification.
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Systematic risk

Standard deviation

Unsystematic risk

Coefficient of variation






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Question # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 09:31:46 PM ) Total Marks: 1
In the dividend discount model, _______ which of the following are not incorporated into the discount rate?
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Real risk-free rate

Risk premium for stocks

Return on assets

Expected inflation rate






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Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 09:32:57 PM ) Total Marks: 1
When bonds are issued, under which of the following category the value of the bond appears?
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Equity

Fixed assets

Short term loan

Long term loan






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Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 09:33:43 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is correct, if a firm has a required rate of return equal to the ROE?
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The firm can increase market price and P/E by retaining more earnings.

The firm can increase market price and P/E by increasing the growth rate.

The amount of earnings retained by the firm does not affect market price or the P/E.

None of the given options






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Question # 20 of 20 ( Start time: 09:34:48 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The statement of cash flows reports a firm's cash flows segregated into which of the following categorical order?
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Operating, investing, and financing

Investing, operating, and financing

Financing, operating and investing

Financing, investing, and operating
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